Australian live engineer- some questions

[joseph]

Hello,

I'm a live sound engineer living and working in Australia. I'm thinking of working in the UK for a few months next year and have some questions. Maybe someone here could offer me some advice?

Is there a peak season for live work in the UK? Is summer significantly busier than the other seasons of the year?

Where do show rates start and end? I know pay varies greatly within the live sound production industry (experience, the shows budget, etc.) but any sort of indication would be appreciated. Here in Australia, rates generally start around $200 (80 pounds?) for a day and can go up to two, three and four times as much.

I'm really interested in working for a large audio-production business (I am current working for a largish audio company), music/corporate, in any role- loading, maintenance, prepping, operating etc. Are there any companies you guys would recommend?

I'd greatly appreciate any input from anyone working in the live sound industry. Thanks.

[Larry]

Hi Joesph, I'm afraid i cant help you atall!as i am still at school!but i couldnt help seeing that you were in Australia!
I visted Australia a few years ago with my family, and ever since i have wanted to live there. And i am also very interested in being a live/recording sound engineer. I suppose i have the same question as you really! I wasnt sure whether this sort of thing was big over there??Whether i would struggle to find a job doing what i wanted to do or whether it would be easy?

Any comments would be grately appreciated, and soory i couldnt help with your question!
Thanks, Larry ;D

[joseph]

In the live sound industry there's plenty of work. I don't know about recording studios because I do not do any of that kind of work but from what I can gather many studios are running out of business and shutting down. There's SAE over here and several other similar institutions churning out hundreds of "qualified" sound engineers and no studios opening for them to work in.

Live work, on other hand, is fairly plentinful. I wouldn't travel overseas to work before getting at least a few years of show experience. If you can do the work I don't think you'll struggle to find the work.

Any specific questions, just ask.

By the way, is this board for mostly recording engineers? Just wondering why nowhone has anything to say about the live sound industry as per my original post. Thanks.

[Adminaway from home]

Board is for anyone involved with sound in any field.
Live
Broadcast
Studio
Radio
Theatre

or anything else I have forgotten



Ian