so...here's the story:
due to personal reason i'm leaving school this semester and i am going to start working. i hope to have some sort of job at least lined up, if not beginning, in the next 3 weeks. i want to be a lighting tech on a concert tour. i will take any job related to lighting (ie on small shows, i'm fine with being both a carp and a lighting b*tch). i'm very good at: hang and focus, basic repair and maintenance, troubleshooting (with manual in hand usually), and all other basic skills. i'm fairly good at: board operation, followspots, and working with moving lights (i can troubleshoot and i am learning how to repair small problems). i'm a good climber, very little in the fear of heights department (i have a healthy respect for falling though). i'm a quick learner too, i actually enjoy reading manuals is probably why. and i hope that you can see i'm passionate about this from what i've written here and on other posts.
so now for the questions:
a.) are there any entry-level openings that you know about? if yes, please message me the pertinent info (website, address, any info you have about the company or people)
b.) what is the industry looking like as a whole now? economically speaking, is it possible for me to get a good, interesting job (preferably in the concert industry) right now?
c.) what is Art Search (sp?) and how do i get a password?
d.) what sites are there out there on the 'tubes for me to peruse for jobs? are there any that cater to the concert industry?
e.) what trade magazines or the like have classifieds? is there a publication that is strictly job listings?
f.) what advice do you have for someone making the big leap from college to the real world, and concert touring?
thank you guys! any help will be appreciated. right now i'm looking for openings, and while i've found a few, i know i need to find a lot more to up my chances of getting a good job. i will keep you guys posted on how it goes, and will probably have more questions.
peace
~punktech (aka Meghan)
due to personal reason i'm leaving school this semester and i am going to start working. i hope to have some sort of job at least lined up, if not beginning, in the next 3 weeks. i want to be a lighting tech on a concert tour. i will take any job related to lighting (ie on small shows, i'm fine with being both a carp and a lighting b*tch). i'm very good at: hang and focus, basic repair and maintenance, troubleshooting (with manual in hand usually), and all other basic skills. i'm fairly good at: board operation, followspots, and working with moving lights (i can troubleshoot and i am learning how to repair small problems). i'm a good climber, very little in the fear of heights department (i have a healthy respect for falling though). i'm a quick learner too, i actually enjoy reading manuals is probably why. and i hope that you can see i'm passionate about this from what i've written here and on other posts.
so now for the questions:
a.) are there any entry-level openings that you know about? if yes, please message me the pertinent info (website, address, any info you have about the company or people)
b.) what is the industry looking like as a whole now? economically speaking, is it possible for me to get a good, interesting job (preferably in the concert industry) right now?
c.) what is Art Search (sp?) and how do i get a password?
d.) what sites are there out there on the 'tubes for me to peruse for jobs? are there any that cater to the concert industry?
e.) what trade magazines or the like have classifieds? is there a publication that is strictly job listings?
f.) what advice do you have for someone making the big leap from college to the real world, and concert touring?
thank you guys! any help will be appreciated. right now i'm looking for openings, and while i've found a few, i know i need to find a lot more to up my chances of getting a good job. i will keep you guys posted on how it goes, and will probably have more questions.
peace
~punktech (aka Meghan)