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Thursday, March 30, 2006

Asking Permission - Soundboard

This guy's bloc party story inspired me to figure out what my batting average was in terms of getting 'board'. i'm only counting times i actually asked either a band member or the soundman.

19/38= .500

Yes/NO-Date-Band

Y-06.11.02 - Stutterfly
N-10.25.02 - Dog Fashion Disco, opened for MSI, ok from the band, but no go from the sound man
N-01.31.03 - Stabilo, got the ole "did you ask", eventually offered XLRs, which i didn't have at the time, my fault...
Y-02.20.03 - Stabilo
N-02.27.03 - Dredg, couldn't find an out on the board.
Y-03.26.03 - Stabilo
Y-05.23.03 - Three Inches of Blood
Y-06.04.03 - Explosions in the Sky
Y-06.24.03 - Dredg
N-06.28.03 - Blood Brothers, apparently again no outputs
Y-07.24.03 - Three Inches of Blood
N-09.26.03 - Mogwai, found their soundman 15m before they went on. he said it was too late
Y-09.27.03 - Dog Fashion Disco, Nuclear Rabbit
N-10.18.03 - Stabilo, radiostation ppl were already plugged in.
Y-10.31.03 - Three Inches of Blood
N-11.09.03 - Red Light Sting, denied by this band but...
Y-11.09.03 - The Blood Brothers
N-11.15.03 - Pretty Girls Make Graves, had perm from band but soundman wants a band member to talk to him directly,too late,they were on stage.
N-12.10.03 - Explosions in the Sky, got a yes but someone already grabbed the board. (he still hasn't got me a copy despite multiple emails.)
N-02.01.04 - The Blood Brothers, asked soundman, no outputs apparently.
N-02.16.04 - In Medias Res, ok from band, soundman was unfamiliar w/ the board.
Y-03.26.04 - Chris/Jessie (from stabilo)
Y-06.04.04 - End this Week With Knives
N-07.13.04 - Dredg, band soundman said it was against venue rules
Y-07.24.04 - Blood Brothers
Y-10.09.04 - Unearth
Y-11.17.04 - Isis
Y-12.11.04 - Darkest Hour
Y-01.26.05 - Pretty Girls Make Graves
Y-03.25.05 - Mono
N-05.05.05 - Raveonettes, denied by tour manager
Y-06.05.05 - Against me
N-06.13.05 - Dredg, denied by house tech
N-06.14.05 - Dredg, distorted signal from board, need attenuateur
N-07.06.05 - Wintersleep, didn't allow it.
N-07.22.05 - Dredg, plugged in, but soundman fucked up.
Y-01.29.06 - The Blood Brothers
N-xx.xx.06 - Pride Tiger - Yes by the band, no by the soundman.
Y-09.xx.06 - Pelican
N-11.04.06 - Islands - got a no from the underlings, however i didn't ask nick...

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