300 person wedding today

Gig report afterwards please....

Scott Hanna said:

View attachment 55387View attachment 55388View attachment 55389View attachment 55390Have a ceremony/reception for 300 today. Taking 2 pro32’s with subs, 1 pro 16(in a big rolling bag) 12 uplights, 2 s1 pro+’s, RnR cart, 2 ecoflow River 2 pro battery packs, along with some miscellaneous equipment.

The pro16 will be used as a remote speaker for patio. The s1 pro+’s will be used for ceremony. All in the Tesla
Savings using home electric charging vs gas is $12 for trip today.

Click to expand...

I can’t grasp the load it all up, unload at gig, pack up after get home and unload thing. I’ve been a trailer user for decades, get home put the trailer in the shed, hook up and go next time

Back in the early 1980’s I had to not only load/unload but had to take everything around the house then down stairs to the basement. Looking back I guess we were very young. By 1985 I moved to a van and installed alarm which paged me if activated. Now I get home I’m so beat sometimes I have trouble backing into the garage.

adj2ent said:

Back in the early 1980’s I had to not only load/unload but had to take everything around the house then down stairs to the basement. Looking back I guess we were very young.

Click to expand...

I had the same home load in sitaution for a few months until I wised up and got a climate controlled storage room near by.....

tunes4046 said:

I can’t grasp the load it all up, unload at gig, pack up after get home and unload thing. I’ve been a trailer user for decades, get home put the trailer in the shed, hook up and go next time

Click to expand...

Same here. If I had to custom load for every gig I'd would always be leaving something at home. I always kept everything in the van, year round. It's the only way I could have everything I needed.

A lot of DJ work is just rinse and repeat, but I've not found that the van/trailer guys are any less likely to be showing up sans something needed, or found defective at the last gig and not replaced. They also seem just as likely to leave something behind. Ultimately it comes down to good procedure rather than storage method.

We also only have to look to Mix's thread to understand the risk of storing anything for any length of time in a van or trailer. It probably takes little more than 90 seconds to back up with a truck, cut the locks on any shed or hitch, and drive away with the whole trailer or van. If you look at how bold and fast thieves are at snatching catalytic converters - it's not hard to imagine a whole trailer disappearing with little or no notice.

Personally. all of my gigs differ greatly, needing different gear, or large volumes of cable. This requires a pull sheet that specifies everything that needs to be onsite - even if it's just a backup. Some things are stored as "kits" and there's a FOH work box that accounts for variables and common needs, but everything known to be working goes back into inventory and is pulled next time it shows up on a list. Anything that even hints at having an issue is marked and separated until fully evaluated or repaired.

rickryan.com said:

Same here. If I had to custom load for every gig I'd would always be leaving something at home. I always kept everything in the van, year round. It's the only way I could have everything I needed.

Click to expand...

Even for DJ gigs, where the gear was nearly the same each time - I used a printed checklist when loading. Having it in Excel made it easy to customize for a unique gig while planning, even months ahead. Once printed it would already contain changes needed for that client, plus space to write in new information.

I would think (hope) you are already doing this for your venue bookings, including additional forms like floor plans, etc. so that anyone else who had to step in and help you at any time would have ready access to the information needed.

Proformance said:

Even for DJ gigs, where the gear was nearly the same each time - I used a printed checklist when loading. Having it in Excel made it easy to customize for a unique gig while planning, even months ahead. Once printed it would already contain changes needed for that client, plus space to write in new information.

I would think (hope) you are already doing this for your venue bookings, including additional forms like floor plans, etc. so that anyone else who had to step in and help you at any time would have ready access to the information needed.

Click to expand...

Yes, regarding my venue bookings I have a timeline document that gets filled out by the bride. As far as equipment, it's all perm-installed so nothing to do but walk in the door and turn everything on. My son can step in and DJ at a moment's notice and I also have a few guys in backup.

Scott Hanna said:

Savings using home electric charging vs gas is $12 for trip today.

Click to expand...

1 Roll of Gaff tape: $19

Proformance said:

Even for DJ gigs, where the gear was nearly the same each time - I used a printed checklist when loading. Having it in Excel made it easy to customize for a unique gig while planning, even months ahead. Once printed it would already contain changes needed for that client, plus space to write in new information.

Click to expand...

I too use a checklists when loading , but its just a general equipment checklist and I still find I forget things occasionally , I think I need to switch to individual event checklist.

I remember once we were using CDJ's b and forgot to bring the mixer. We had to go back and get it or we couldn't do the event. That was funny. Good thing we weren't that far away and we had enough time to get it.