I know there must be info on these boards about it, but I can't find it. Does anyone have any advice on how to get gear into venues to record taper-friendly bands? I have never tried to take an open setup in, always assuming that the venue probably doesn't know/care if the bands allow taping and I'll be left standing at the door with my gear.
As a result, I've been taping with a stealth setup that works fine for me, but when the new gear I recently ordered arrives, I'll want to be able to get a stand in to record FOB. Any advice or links to threads that I couldn't find?
I don't even want to think about the hoops you guys must be jumping through to get on the soundboard...
I'll be trying to get gear into the venues in the near future, and each (i think) will be really different:
- Irvine Meadows amphitheater (18,000 capacity)
- House of Blues, San Diego (1,100 capacity, but "big-corporate")
- the Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura, CA (1,150 capacity, privately owned)
- The Wiltern, LA (2,200 capacity, not really friendly staff in my experience...)
thanks