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Frustrated Soundman Many residents of the Naked City could relate to this guy’s story,
am I right? Read it, and instead of weeping, let’s slap some sense
into this character - Wondering if you have had this question before. PROBABLY, BUT GO AHEAD. |
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YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH MANY FELLOW AMERICANS! AND FOREIGNERS, TOO! Although my employer never seems to get the gigs. SEE, YOU HAVE EVEN MORE IN COMMON WITH MANY DIFFERENT AUDIO SERVANTS! AND PEOPLE ALL OVER, WHO WORK FOR CATERERS, TOP-40 BANDS, LASER COMPANIES, GARDENING SERVICES AND OF COURSE THE HIGHLY SKILLED “ZAMBONI” TECHNICIANS, WHO PERFORM THEIR WORK IN FULL VIEW OF THE PAYING AUDIENCE, AT YOUR LOCAL ICE HOCKEY ARENA! Meanwhile I am stuck running his system in a club, which I am also employed by (we won't get into how not much I get paid). DO YOU WANT SOME CHEESE TO GO WITH THAT WHINE? BUCK UP, BUCKEROO! THINGS COULD BE WORSE! YOU COULD BE WORKING IN A FACTORY OUTSIDE JUAREZ, LIVING IN A SHACK MADE OF CARDBOARD, WHILE A STREAM OF TOXIC INDUSTRIAL RUNOFF AND HUMAN #2 RAN OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR! OR, YOU COULD BE RAMMSTEIN’S MONITOR MIXER! LOOK AT THE WHOLE WORLD ECONOMY, NOT JUST THE SWINGING MIXERS YOU READ ABOUT IN THE SOUND MAGAZINES! IF YOU DO NOT LOVE YOUR WORK, WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER BE DOING? WE ASSUME THAT CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS IS NOT A POSSIBILITY. But to the meat of the matter. YOU AREN’T A CANNIBAL, ARE YOU? I WOULD REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I receive many accolades from several of the bands that come through the Venue I work for (no, not getting a big head here) YES, YOU ARE, FRUSTRATED! THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING! BUT IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU A BAD PERSON. MY HEAD IS AS BIG AS ALL OUTDOORS. THEY SHOULD PUT ME ON MOUNT RUSHMORE! I WROTE THE BOOK ON FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNS! … as to how much attention I give to the monitors, and how good it sounds out in FOH ( I do both). The dilemma I run into is my boss (sound company) will come in and complain about how crappy it sounds. While at the same time I have the customers telling me how good it sounds. DOES YOUR BOSS ENJOY CONSUMING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, BY ANY CHANCE? HOW ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS? At least my sound company employer rarely ever grabs faders and changes the mix. But I am wondering who to believe here. STICK WITH ME, FRUSTRATED. I KNOW YOU ARE TEMPTED TO GO WITH TOMMY LEE, BECAUSE OF HIS TITTY CAM, BUT STICK WITH THE OSM. There are several local bands that would refuse to perform unless I am doing their sound, and two of them have wanted to get their own PA and take me on the road with them. AND YET THEY HAVE NOT. IS THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO? WANTING TO IS SUCH A DIFFERENT VERB THAN ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING, ARE YOU SEEING THAT, FRUSTRATED? THAT MUST BE WHY YOU ARE FRUSTRATED! As well as the fact that said sound company employer rarely even on the big shows ever runs his own equipment instead, hiring other people to do FOH, etc.. YOU RESENT HIS WEALTH, DON’T YOU, FRUSTRATED? I UNDERSTAND. IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY. Personally, I would rather be working for one of the bigger companies, but for now am paying my dues in the small time. But I am wondering how I should deal with my employer. WANT TO KEEP YOUR JOB? OBEY HIM, AND AGREE WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES. DO NOT ASK FOR A RAISE. I don't want to burn any bridges… WHY NOT? BRIDGE BURNING IS REALLY SEXY. LISTEN TO MORE RAMMSTEIN, FRUSTRATED. … but the annoyance factor is approaching 15 on a 1-10 scale. I have even had to argue with him over feedbacks (guitar on stage or vocal in the monitors). YOU WEREN’T SAYING “FEEDBACKS” ARE GOOD, WERE YOU? GET WITH THE PROGRAM, PAL! Just wondering how you would handle this? Thank you in advance Frustrated I AM NOT YOUR PARENT! YOU ARE AN ADULT AMERICAN SOUNDMAN! (I THINK.) DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE COMPLEX, FRUSTRATED? YOU ARE CONLFICTED. PART OF YOU WANTS TO GET FIRED. BUT ANOTHER (RATIONAL) PART OF YOU DOESN’T KNOW WHERE ELSE YOU WOULD GO OR WHAT YOU COULD DO. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ALASKA? THE FOOD CHAIN IS BASED ON REPTILIAN AND PRIMATE PRINCIPLES OF SURVIVAL AND KILLING, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU MUST SURVIVE, FRUSTRATED, WHILE SOCIETY INSISTS THAT YOU MAY NOT KILL. DOESN’T SEEM FAIR, DOES IT? THAT’S BECAUSE IT’S NOT! LUV - THE OLD SOUNDMAN
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