Contributor / Behind The Show
Much of live-production knowledge is learned backstage, during load-ins, soundchecks, changeovers and shows.
I've spent 26 years working around those environments, across production planning, technical requirements, venues, suppliers, artists and show execution.
Behind The Show exists to document that knowledge, explain it clearly and make it useful to the next person who needs it.
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Live event production, professional AV, concerts, corporate events, artist requirements, backline, rental operations, technical planning, venue production, inventory and logistics.
Practitioner observations published in their original editorial context.
The load-in and load-out window is one of the most important details people forget when asking for a production quote. The same event can require a very different crew and logistics plan depending on how much time is available to get the equipment into the venue, build the production and remove it afterwards.
How venue access and working windows affect production planning and quotation scope.
The rider we first receive is rarely identical to the final show-day plan. Equipment availability, venue constraints, what the artist is carrying, approved alternatives and changes to the show can all affect what is ultimately supplied. The important thing is that those differences are clarified, approved and reflected in the final production plan rather than left to assumption.
Advancing an artist technical rider from the initially received requirement to the final approved show-day production plan.
When nobody is looking at the production as a whole, teams begin working in silos. Details get missed, decisions collide and problems that could have been resolved in advance become onsite chaos.
Live event production coordination and the consequences of fragmented departmental planning.
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