Man, I'm getting behind - prom requests

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Scott Harris said:
Very cool venue! If you can get subs into the crotch of the cement V it might corner load and provide some nice bass for a short distance. You probably want to get your position off to the side a little so you don't stand in the chamber of boom. :triwink:
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Thanks for the mention on placement, that's exactly what I was thinking as well. I've also got to decide how I'm going to place video screens. I agree, the venue is pretty cool and I'm glad to put it on the resume but the gig's kinda been annoying in a way. My H.S. friend contacted me several months ago to see if I was available. His wife is a teacher and co-sponsor on the prom. They presented my website to their committee and I was given the job. I booked a Gold Package ($750) and threw in the travel for free. Like I said, this is the "big city school" from the town I grew up in so I thought it was worth it. A few weeks back, my friend's wife went down there, along with the rest of the committee, to plan how they were going to set it up. Now my contract is clear, I am to be in a rain-free, dry location. Of course, my friend's wife got trumped and the lead girls decided it'd be oh-so-cool to have it outside instead of under the shed where they'd originally said to do it. Under the circumstances, if I squawk, then I feel like it's going to reflect poorly on my friend's wife. To make matters worse, the first thing I told my friend when he contacted me was "Boy, they screwed up on selecting a venue. What if it rains or is cold?" He said they'd had a huge drama over it and that I'd nailed their concerns as well. We're talking dirty concrete structure and a dirt parking area (prom dresses - hello). He said half the school was threatening to not show at this prom because of it. Anyways, fast forward a few weeks after they'd signed me, and a bunch of the kids liked my Live-Pics and texting so they were back on board. Now in regards to the outdoor portion, current forecast for Bham on Saturday of 69 high and 51 low. It's probably going to be mid-50s with zero heat. It was 36 here (usually 5 degrees colder than Bham) this morning. I guess my main beef is I feel like I'm not in a position to enforce my contract and I'm being taken advantage of by the others on the committee and I'm getting REALLY touchy about people who ignore my contract. At this point, I'm just going to grin and bear it and try to do a decent job but now you bunch of kill-joys have me all skeert that I'm gonna be under-powered and still end up embarrassing my friends (not to mention it being the hometown). As of now, I'm planning to use 1 sba760 sub and 2 Live-X 12s. I've got 2 more 600-watt, 15" homemade subs and there's also my Bose (but I don't plan to use it). I figured if I put a sub up against the wall, inside that "V" that it'll throw enough (hopefully). Might stack the other subs if needed. In the end though I guess my schtick is more video and pictures than anything else so that's where I'll put the focus.

If you guys have any other good ideas, hey, I'm all ears. Thanks for listening.

P.S. Yes, I do have an EZ-Up and yes, I'll have it with me. I hate trying to work under that thing.
 
Jon Tuck said:
267 gives you alot of buffer room. Clear the chaff and gain the gems.
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Gotta hand it to them, the kids are picking a lot of winners. This should make my job easy. Problem now is the low for Bham on Saturday night is 48 degrees and walk-out isn't until 8pm. brrr
 
Papa Deuce said:
Well, if you play Shots, there is a failrly good chance you won't work at that school again. Once again, I see a list like that, and I know right away, that I am glad I don't even attempt any school stuff higher than 5th grade. But I also know that where I live, my list would be a whole lot less urban, with more classic rock, and some country.
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There is a version of Shots here in LA that has a lot of basketball and Lakers references. Gives a whole new meaning to the song.sTill trying to find it for sale. There might be local team version elsewhere in the country.
 
Rick you have a way cool addition to your lighting sales marketing. No venue too difficult to add the Rick Ryan Touch To. Looks awesome dude.
 
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