- Sound Engineer - is a person that is in charge of the total output and quality of the sound. They also mic up the equipment such as amps, drum kit etc. They goal is to effect all the sounds so they all level, and there's no feed back. For a live performance this role is very important. An amazing musical act can be ruined by terrible sound engineering by putting too much reverb on vocals or making an instrument over powering. If this was done was done where it was a showcase to record labels, opportunity to be signed or get session work is most likely lost.
- Artists or Musicians/Performers - are the people or person playing on the night of the event. If it weren't for the performers or artist then basically there is no show or entertainment, ultimately not needing the rest of the staff.
- Stage Managers - are the people or person that organises what is placed and where it is placed on the stage. This role can help make the show smoother and less complicated and also look nicer. Though this role isn't as important as others, it does add extra to the show.
- Visual and Lighting Engineers - are the people or person to that add extra effects and provide light for the performers. As well as practical use, they are also have a decorative use. They help make the performance a "show" and add a professional element to the event. This role is fairly important. They can show images that relate to the songs being performed to help get a message across that are embedded in the lyrics or can display colours that help set the mood to a certain genre of music being played E.g. vibrant colours for upbeat happy sounding music or softer colours for a more relaxed type of music.
- Box Office Staff - are the staff that work at the box office. Though this role doesn't seem as big as others like sound engineer, it is important because this involves things like budget and profits. The staff sell tickets at a set a price and count how many are sold. From this, the profits are counted. This can also be the foundation for the budget where the money made from tickets can be used for things like resupplying refreshments for the bartender to sell.
- Bartender - is the person that works at the bar. They sell or hand out refreshments that have been asked for such as alcohol or snacks. This role also helps turn a profit which can add to the foundation of the budget.
When it came to the our final performance, "Signed", us as a class individuals were given such roles simular to the roles that were previously explained. My role, which was also assigned to Bea as my co-worker in this, was that I was in charge or promotion. This being the generation where social networks are taking over, I decided to start by making a facebook event a few weeks before the actual event. This was updated ever few days to see who accepted the invite etc. John was in charge of the poster which turned out well due to it looking very appropriate and relevant to the theme of the event. Sinai and Christina where in charge of the of the visual effects changing the lighting to colours that suited the song which helped set the mood. On top of my role as promoter, I was also a performer and bartender. During my time as the bartender, I had to make sure customers where giving me tickets that were bought at the box office instead of taking cash up front. Also I had to keep notifying superiors when we were low in stock of refreshments.
Overall I was pleased on how the performance turned out. The sound engineering was good, the set up and staging was very clever and nicely set out. There was a main stage for the live bands and some acoustic acts and there was an totally separate acoustic stage This worked very well with the set list because it allowed band members to prepare while an acoustic act was playing. The lighting was consistenly appropriate through out the show. There were a few faults that occurred in the first show, like as a drummer,I could not hear the bass coming out of my personal monitor, but after the kinks were all worked out in the first show, the other shows we very smooth and executed nicely. Everything gelled together nicely and evenly which helped form our set list. We started with a nice upbeat live song which was "Locked out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars which basically welcomed the audience with a positive vibe. Acoustic songs were put in the middle of the set list to help the audiences ears rest a bit from the live performances. Then we ended it with another upbeat song because we wanted to end with a bang. On one performance it was "Work It Out" by Beyonce, then on another day it was "Erase Me" by Shevelle Anderson. In my opinion, "Erase Me" was the best song to end with because it had everyone playing to there comfortable strengths and was the best received when it came to the audience's reaction. This reaction was a extremely positive and had the audience dancing and enjoying themselves a lot, which mean we finished on good terms with all the audience that attended.
If I were to do anything differently it would be to prepare more. In the first set on wednesday at 2, the set list was too long. This ended up in having no interval with then led to me not having time to set up the drum kit I usually use in my preferable way. This also led to other problems with the drum kit like the bass drum peddle being jammed by the leg of the snare drum and the toms facing away enough that they were unable to be hit properly. To counteract this mistake in the future I would do a full set run to se how the transitions between bands, players and equipment goes.
Overall I was pleased on how the performance turned out. The sound engineering was good, the set up and staging was very clever and nicely set out. There was a main stage for the live bands and some acoustic acts and there was an totally separate acoustic stage This worked very well with the set list because it allowed band members to prepare while an acoustic act was playing. The lighting was consistenly appropriate through out the show. There were a few faults that occurred in the first show, like as a drummer,I could not hear the bass coming out of my personal monitor, but after the kinks were all worked out in the first show, the other shows we very smooth and executed nicely. Everything gelled together nicely and evenly which helped form our set list. We started with a nice upbeat live song which was "Locked out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars which basically welcomed the audience with a positive vibe. Acoustic songs were put in the middle of the set list to help the audiences ears rest a bit from the live performances. Then we ended it with another upbeat song because we wanted to end with a bang. On one performance it was "Work It Out" by Beyonce, then on another day it was "Erase Me" by Shevelle Anderson. In my opinion, "Erase Me" was the best song to end with because it had everyone playing to there comfortable strengths and was the best received when it came to the audience's reaction. This reaction was a extremely positive and had the audience dancing and enjoying themselves a lot, which mean we finished on good terms with all the audience that attended.
If I were to do anything differently it would be to prepare more. In the first set on wednesday at 2, the set list was too long. This ended up in having no interval with then led to me not having time to set up the drum kit I usually use in my preferable way. This also led to other problems with the drum kit like the bass drum peddle being jammed by the leg of the snare drum and the toms facing away enough that they were unable to be hit properly. To counteract this mistake in the future I would do a full set run to se how the transitions between bands, players and equipment goes.
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