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Started by Nephew Twiddleton, December 02, 2012, 05:25:50 AM

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December 02, 2012, 05:25:50 AM
Im at a certain venue in cambridge with a certain soundguy we all know and love. Playing bass for daniel tonight.
Well the headline just started chewing out the soundguy on stage and brought up his smoking habits in between bands. Now it feels kinda awkward.
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Nephew Twiddleton

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December 02, 2012, 07:58:34 PM
Anyway, some further detail now that I'm at a computer-

There's this particular soundguy, and his fondness for a particular herbal supplement is well known to Boston area musicians like LMNO and myself. Because he smells of it all the time and has this lethargic dopey look on his face by the 3rd band in.

Last night, I came in late and had to ask him for the house bass amp and the smell of it on his breath was intense. Like made me a little nauseous intense. But he's a generally likable guy and it's just something we've all come to expect from this particular venue. There's even a drinking game. Take a shot every time you see him asleep at the soundboard.

There was no lead up to it at all. Suddenly the guitarist just started shouting at him on the microphone, telling him precisely what to do with the soundboard. They played a little bit and then he shouted "ok , now bring our monitors back!" Because, well, if you shout at the soundguy from the stage, what do you imagine he'll do than fuck with your set. Well, after that song he went back to shouting at him, saying "this is what happens when you go and get stoned between each band! Was there ever a point in your life when you took pride in your job?!"  Then they started another song, meanwhile, the soundguy comes up to the stage and the guitarist comes off of the stage and they're arguing.

Eventually I saw the venue staff having a conversation with the promoter while looking at a a piece of paper, meanwhile the co-headliner took over the soundboard.

Now, this was a touring band, so on the one hand it's understandable that he would get frustrated with the alternate reality that this venue sometimes is. On the other hand, this was a touring band, and you'd expect a little more tact, at least until tact was no longer an option.


The unintended consequence of this is that it seems now that Villager's brother and I have buried the hatchet. (He was the first act on)
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December 03, 2012, 01:18:11 PM
Considering the "monitors" are pretty much vocals only, unless you're going DI, I'm not sure what they were looking for.

I can only wonder where these guys have played on their tour that, if they walk into a concrete basement that smells like old beer and piss and has a couple of half-assed stage lights, they're gonna be getting some prime sounboard action.

That place is a prime example of, "it's up to the band to get a good sound, because nothing has microphones on it."

And I try not to stand too close to that particular sound guy.

Nephew Twiddleton

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December 03, 2012, 04:26:19 PM
To be fair everyone on that night had some sort of computer or synthesizer going through the house. But yeah its not exactly the highest quality venue. I think the ice cubes in the urinal is a nice touch.
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#4
December 03, 2012, 04:36:03 PM
I dunno, if you're gonna play shitty clubs, get a separate amp for the computer, because there's no guarantee the PA will be in any shape to deal with it.

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December 03, 2012, 04:41:05 PM
Makes sense. The more control you have over your sound the better.
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December 03, 2012, 04:42:16 PM
Quote from: Nephew Twiddleton on December 03, 2012, 04:41:05 PM
Makes sense. The more control you have over your sound the better.

Balls.  Feedback adds that extra bit of spice that makes a room full of drunks behave.
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December 03, 2012, 04:45:07 PM
Hmm... Feedback as a means of crowd control...
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December 03, 2012, 04:46:31 PM
Quote from: Nephew Twiddleton on December 03, 2012, 04:45:07 PM
Hmm... Feedback as a means of crowd control...

Sort of like firing a pistol into the air to "control" a herd of cattle.
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- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Nephew Twiddleton

#9
December 03, 2012, 05:20:30 PM
:lulz:
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December 03, 2012, 09:59:54 PM
Quote from: Nephew Twiddleton on December 03, 2012, 04:26:19 PM
I think the ice cubes in the urinal is a nice touch.
Now that i think about it: Cooling the urinal should actually work great to reduce the smell.Connect an outside (shadowy alley or even better: underground) heatsink with the sewerpipes and at least in winter you'll have less stink!
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December 03, 2012, 10:22:34 PM
Youd think it would help reduce the smell. Youd think that the odor absorbing canisters would also assist with that.

However this particular venue exists in another universe. The normal laws that govern our universe dont exist there. It doesnt have a door. It has a wormhole that looks like a door. I suspect that universe is actually where evil musicians go when they die.

Hmm. I might riff on this when i get home.
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December 03, 2012, 10:37:35 PM
Quote from: Nephew Twiddleton on December 03, 2012, 10:22:34 PM
Youd think it would help reduce the smell. Youd think that the odor absorbing canisters would also assist with that.

However this particular venue exists in another universe. The normal laws that govern our universe dont exist there. It doesnt have a door. It has a wormhole that looks like a door. I suspect that universe is actually where evil musicians go when they die.

Hmm. I might riff on this when i get home.

Sounds like the Strand, in Watertown, New York.
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- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Nephew Twiddleton

#13
December 03, 2012, 10:49:35 PM
Nah. This place is the combination of an english verb indicating ability and that thing you ask the bartender to leave open for you.
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#14
December 03, 2012, 10:55:42 PM
Though i suppose theyre really all the same place its just that the wormhole leading between each city has a different name.
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