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Roadies

As part of the the development of our YMDT Bands, you will sometimes be asked to be one of the Roadies.

Skills developed are

• team building skills
• communication skills
• knowledge of a live band stage set up
• sound check and Audio Engineering skills.

This involves:

• Meeting at an arranged time at the band rooms.
• At least two vehicles and a full band turnout.
• All gear required will be loaded into vehicles.
• All gear will be carried into venue.
• Drummers to take full charge of dismantling then setting up the drum kit.
• Guitarists and Bass players to take charge of respective amps and guitar set up.
• Keyboardists likewise.
• Vocalists set up all mics/stands/leads.
  
• At least one person will set up the PA with supervision from tutor.
• All members must remain available for the soundcheck.
• At the end of the gig, all members help to pack down and return gear to band rooms.
• Check in with your band tutor if you need to leave

Jobs involving this kind of work in the music industry are:

• Roadie
• Stage Hands
• Stage Managers
• Audio Engineers

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