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The Gaffa Tapes: Fifty Ways To Lose Your Agent
My first band gig was with a 17-year-old bass player who refused to wear shoes, and a stand-in drummer who’d drank half a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and took a loaded weapon into the venue.
Read MoreWhat’s In A Name?
I’ve often wondered if it is the industry that attracts such outsized characters, or that it just makes them weirder. Maybe it is part of the road life that scars our souls, and leaves names inked like a nominal tattoo, as titular legacies for later folklore
Read MorePutting the thinking & feeling caps on
We all have the ability to be creative. Creativity comes in many forms and guises, whether that is in the kitchen, the boardroom, the spreadsheet or at the easel
Read MoreDid the earth move for you?
Duncan Fry recalls being in Santa Monica, California during the 1994 earthquake that topped out at 6.7 on the Richter scale.
Read MoreMissing in Action in the CD Era
Duncan Fry uncovers some rare items from The Early CD Age while cleaning out the shed.
Read MoreSplendid Isolation
Now’s a good time to learn a new language or new musical instrument, suggests Duncan Fry.
Read MoreStaying in Touch in NZ During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Some tips and resources for staying proactive and connected during COVID-19, with a focus on the New Zealand tech industry.
Read MoreDuncan Fry – Par 43 Launch
Duncan Fry puts a tentative toe into to the murky waters of lighting… A CX History extract from July-Sept 2007.
Read MoreStaying Safe Together
John O’Brien discusses the importance of collaboration as a volunteer CFA firefighter.
Read MoreCry havoc and let slip the junkyard dogs
DUNK’S WORLD Cry havoc and let slip the junkyard dogs by Duncan Fry. According to Jim Croce, Bad Bad Leroy Brown was meaner than a junkyard dog. That’s a bit harsh on junkyard dogs – we had one next door to us at ARX for quite a few years, so draw close you youngsters, and…
Read MoreCrewing Services – From an Unashamed Loader
INDUSTRY INSIDER Crewing Services – From an Unashamed Loader by John O’Brien. I got my start in the black box industry by pushing big black boxes in and out of trucks. I lived with a stage tech and our house was muso central but I wanted my own way in, so I rang an agency…
Read MoreMoving the Wall of Vinyl
DUNK’S WORLD Moving the Wall of Vinyl by Duncan Fry. They say that vinyl (as in records, not wet-look trousers) is making a comeback. As I look at my wall of 12” LPs I realise that for a lot of us it never went away! The reason I was looking at the…
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