Roadies in the Midst - Touring with the Red Hot Chili Peppers Comments

justin alfafara: Who Woulda Knew!

nospam@example.com (justin alfafara) — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:52:49 -0700

hey dave, just a question.. i've never really worked on shows with as many FOH consoles as there is on this one, was wondering if you could post like Sound Nerd Speak article on it as to how they are all wired up to ONE PA system. like do they all come into 1 master console and that consoles feeds the PA system? just really curious on how so many different engineers can work in harmony.

eric: Who Woulda Knew!

nospam@example.com (eric) — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:45:09 -0700

Hey Dave........This is Eric...Lampi Scott's cousin........I've totally enjoyed keeping up with your blog. I miss you buddy. Haven't seen you in months.......The morels are a poppin'. Remember fishing at my buddies farm pond and then finding all those mushrooms??????? Hope we reconnect soon............eric

pete plympton: Who Woulda Knew!

nospam@example.com (pete plympton) — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:01:32 -0700

right on,
thanks dave
pete

Johnny Garlick: Who Woulda Knew!

nospam@example.com (Johnny Garlick) — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:57:33 -0700

you take awsome pictures of FOH and back stage, and roadies and tanks!!

thank you so much for writing about your life!

-Johnny

The Reverend: Me versus We

nospam@example.com (The Reverend) — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:28:49 -0700

hi Dave,

looks nice hope to get to coachella some year soon.
I got one question, what's a Lee (FOH console I guess), I can't find any info on the internet.

Last weekend I was system engineering on the Groezrock festival (Belgium) and I saw my first real life RatSound shirt (proudly worn by Bob Strakele - FOH for Billy Talent)

Hope to get one of those soon as well.

Blessings

The Reverend

PS let the nice blogs keep on comin'

Lee: Me versus We

nospam@example.com (Lee) — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:25:33 -0700

Thanks for the Coachella! Its good to be a Rat!
lp

Josh: Me versus We

nospam@example.com (Josh) — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:18:33 -0700

Hey Dave,

How often do you get solicitations to be on the Rat Sound crew? The Jimmy Eat World tour came through RIT recently, and most of the guys said they were on contract rather than full-time shop guys. I guess I'm mostly familiar with being a shop/gig guy at a regional one-off company where I was full-full-time. Could you post something sometime about how getting a job at a touring company works? I can't really figure out how to break into the business without interviewing directly at the shop..

Thomas: Me versus We

nospam@example.com (Thomas) — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:27:53 -0700

Are all the different consoles put up by Rat Sound or is it in the age of digital compactness (PM5D vs. Heritage plus all the Outboard) more normal that the bands bring their own Desk?
Regards,

Thomas

Greg Cameron: Me versus We

nospam@example.com (Greg Cameron) — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:39:11 -0700

Rat Super Subs? Now this I've gotta hear about....

Dave Rat: Time Circles and Gatherings

nospam@example.com (Dave Rat) — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:36:37 -0700

Those are Rat Subs, sort of. Jeff Lee who built Rat subs for us asked if he could make some for his PA system a while back. They are similar but not identical. We rent them from Jeff when we run out.

Dave Rat: Time Circles and Gatherings

nospam@example.com (Dave Rat) — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:32:07 -0700

Ideally they would have a bit more angle but Hoover had the tent system sounding great so why what aint broke!

Dave Rat: Day 23 - Berlin Show Day

nospam@example.com (Dave Rat) — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:22:08 -0700

Look closer, that actually is a 91 in there!

Greg Cameron: Time Circles and Gatherings

nospam@example.com (Greg Cameron) — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:49:21 -0700

Having the flat faced Rat traps in the center wasn't a combing problem, or was this one of those situations where you needed the power of 8 boxes a side and just had to live with it?

Greg

: Time Circles and Gatherings

nospam@example.com () — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:47:10 -0700

Hey Dave, what subs are those that the Rat Traps are sitting on? They look Rat-esque, but they're not the dual 18's...

Greg

Andrew Curtin: Time Circles and Gatherings

nospam@example.com (Andrew Curtin) — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:41:11 -0700

Hey! Here is a sweet picture from Coachella that I got off Last Nights Party. I knew that was a Rat System as soon as I saw it!

http://www.lastnightsparty.com/coachella/slides/DB_1045.html

Sweet to hear you did Roger Waters tour, buddy of mine was doin' the lighting for it!