Hi all,
All the contacts I've been building are in the corporate and theater lighting worlds. I've gotten my
foot in the door pretty well in these 2 industries and have a decent grasp of them. The touring world though, not so much. Who actually hires touring LDs? Does the record label hire a production company and then they just assign one of their full time guys to it? Do bands ever hire LDs directly? Should I try and approach bands directly, or get in as a tech at a bigger company and try to work my way up to designing?
I know everything is about who knows who, but where do I get my
foot in the door to begin with?
I don't need a lot of gear to
play with. I'd just love to give a concert the attention to detail I can give a 2 act
play. Are there smaller touring production companies where I could get my
foot in the door instead of trying to knock at the huge doors of
PRG, Christie or Bandit?
Any advice on how to transition from the corporate world to touring would be super appreciated!