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27 Oct 2009

Do you need a PA and Sound Guy?

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Posted By : Scott - Metalleeka | Comments : 13

I'm offering my services :-D

I have to buy out the other guys' share of the PA from Without Reason so I'm looking at ways of trying to come up with some additional dosh to pay them off as soon as I can.

Would any of you guys consider paying for someone to come down with their PA system and do your sound for you?
How much would you be happy to pay?

Just putting out the feelers :-)
I probably won't end up doing it, but if there turns out to be a demand I might.

Not the greatest PA system in the world but for most pubs and clubs it does us fine.
We always put the whole band through the desk just to get a nice even sound.

20 channel Behringer PMP5000 1200watt Desk with 2 monitor channels and effects
2xPeavey Full Range UL15's + Stands
2 powered monitors and a passive monitor
30ft multicore with 12 channel stage box
Superlux 3 piece drum mics + clips
Sennheiser/Shure mics + leads
NJD Quartet Lights with foot controller

sorry if I'm treading on any PA hire companies toes but needs must :-)

Comments

# Posted by delete 79 - 27/10/2009, 13:35 (GMT)

may be worth getting in touch with steve dixon on this one pal. hes got some ideas that you might be interested in?

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 27/10/2009, 13:41 (GMT)

Yeah Ben, I seen Stev'e comments, but I wouldn't be able to commit full time if you knwo what I mean. I would only be able to do certain dates that we're not gigging.

# Posted by delete 79 - 27/10/2009, 14:15 (GMT)

im not sure if steve is looking for a full time guy coz ive not spoken to him about it yet but even if you can come along to the odd one or two gigs we are open to having a dabble and seeing what improvements can be made.

# Posted by THE STIG - 27/10/2009, 16:52 (GMT)

good luck scott, sounds like a good set up.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 27/10/2009, 17:11 (GMT)

There's not a lot of cash available for PA hire at this level Scott!
Why not get another covers band going your a really good guitarist so should be able to get something going pretty quick?
Or you could design a few websites and sell em off to the bands on here?
Or what about some dep work on the gob? I'd give you a go when Tetley's off on his yankee travels!

# Posted by Recovery - 27/10/2009, 19:48 (GMT)

You could always get yourself a red light and hang out on street corners. You might earn more money that way, but then again looking at your pictures you might not. (only kidding).I heard George Michael hangs around the public loos in and around Chorley!!

Steve

# Posted by Recovery - 27/10/2009, 19:49 (GMT)

Hey Sabre are looking for a vocalist, couldn't you dep for them instead until permanent guys turns up?

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 28/10/2009, 11:43 (GMT)

yeah I know there's not a lot of cash about and I ain't really expecting much from it. Would probably be aiming more towards the younger originals bands who haven't got a pa etc.
It's just an idea.
Wouldn't charge much, prob about £20-£30, it all adds up.

As for the website stuff, sod that, I hate it. I can only really do relavtively simple sites anyway.

Looks like I'm gonna start up the home PC support thing again. It's fekkin awful going to people's houses trying to get partypoker.com running on a windows 95 machine with 32mb ram and a smell of p!ss and burnt toast. lol

still, there's money in it and at the moment I could do with getting this PA paid off asap.

As for the suggestion about joining another band, I just don't have the time to commit to another band, plus, I'm not a singer. I'm just pushed up front to shout along to metallica songs...give me a melody and I'm fucked pmsl

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 28/10/2009, 13:24 (GMT)

Give over Scott!
That gig with Metaleeka was a stonker!
anyone who can get through a set list like that will have no trouble doing other stuff!
Get learning our set,I might have a gig for you in a couple of weeks!

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 28/10/2009, 14:01 (GMT)

yeah but there's a difference between balling "searchiiing seek and destroy", compared to doing a Bruce Dickinson number or AC/DC or the like. Plus, I wouldn't know what to do with my hands...oooh er :-)

Thx for the offer anyway :-D

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 28/10/2009, 14:10 (GMT)

Yer can bring yer axe!
might even let yer plug it in???

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 28/10/2009, 14:16 (GMT)

pm me the setlist and the possible date and venue and I'll think about it.....

# Posted by Marigolds - 29/10/2009, 01:02 (GMT)

We sometimes have original bands on and the cost of P.A. hire and sound engineer is one of the reasons we don't do it much, so we could definitely be interested some time Scott...

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