The Music Tech 2.08

Experience

Aug-17 Rock the Park, Wrexham. Stage Managing the Main Stage
1 Build Day and 1 Show Day.
9 Bands including Live Wire 'The AC/DC Show' and Metallica Reloaded.
All the Bands were tribute bands.

July-17 Liverpool Pride - Stage Manager 1 Day - 1 Stage 11 Acts including Louis Jayy & The Soul Collective and Silence of the Lamps

June-17 Chester Live - Stage Manager - 4 Days 2 Stages 17 Acts including Hot 8 Brass band, The Anchoress and Into The Ark

June 1-4 2017 Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival, Ballyshannon, Eire - Stage Tech - 3 Days 12 bands, including King King, Ten Years After, Bernie Marsden and Band of Friends, featuring Gerry McAvoy and Ted McKenna.

May-17 Focus Wales - Stage Manager - 3 Days 2 Stages 25 Acts

Mar-17 St David's Festival - Stage Manager - 3 Days 1 stage, 21 Acts

Oct-16 House of Lux - Stage Manager - 1 Stage - 4 Bands - 1 Day

Sept 2016 Brymbo Rocks - Stage Manager - 1 Stage - 8 Bands - 1 Day

Sept 2016 Summer of Love - Stage Manager - 1 Stage - 12 Bands - 2 days

Sept 2016 Festival No.6 - Stage Crew - 1 Stage - 21 Bands - 3 days

Aug 2016 Ellesmere Rocks - Stage Manager - 1 Stage - 7 Bands - 1 Day

July 2016 - Wrexfest - Stage Manager - 1 stage - 7 bands - 2 days

June 2016 - Chester Live - Stage Manager - 1 stage - 8 bands - 2 days

June 2016 - Focus Wales Summer Music Fayre - Stage Manager -
1 Stage - 6 Acts - 1 day

May 2016 - Rock & Bowl Festival - Stage Tech - 1 Stage - 24 Acts - 3 Days

2016 - Focus Wales - Stage Manager 1 Stage 15 Bands 3 Days


2016 - Rock & Bowl 2016 Warmup - Stage Tech -1 Stage 3 Bands

2015 - Brymbo Rocks - Stage Manager 1 stage 8 Bands

2015 - Summer Of Love - Stage Manager 1 stage 7 Bands

2015 - Ellesmere Rocks - Backline Tech 1 Stage 8 Bands

2015 – Focus Wales – Summer BBQ - Stage Manager 1 stage 10 bands

2015 – Chester Live Festival - Stage Manager - 3 Days, 3 stages, 19 bands/performers

2015 – Focus Wales Festival – Stage Manager 3 Days, 2 stages, 22 bands

2014 – Focus Wales – Stage Manager Christmas show 8 bands 1 stage

1990 – 1992 – Stage Manager - various one off projects with production companies, corporate
launches, festivals, events, including Reading & Nostell Priory

1990 – Keyboard Tech – Bee Gees – Rehearsals for tour and one gig. The regular tech had recording
commitments.

1987 – 1989 – Terence Trent Darby - Stage Manager and Drum Tech – Clive Mgaza and Preston Hayman – UK and European Tours,
Video shoots, Personal Appearances

1985 – Backline Tech – Lloyd Cole and the Commotions – Summer Festivals in UK and Europe

1983 – 1987 In-House Tour and Stage Manager and Backline Tech for David Massey Management.
On the roster were Wang Chung, Tom Robinson among others - Tours to UK, US, Europe,
Japan and Australia – The Townhouse, SARM East, AIR and various other recording studios. Video shoots, Personal Appearances.

1982 – 1983 – Motorhead - Guitar Tech for Brian Robertson and Lemmy – UK and Europe tour. Olympic Studios recording Another
Perfect Day Album

1980 – Backline Tech for Midnight Flyer – UK and European Tour supporting Bob Seger and the
Silver Bullet Band - Maggie Bell’s new band after Stone The Crows, managed by Peter Grant
of Led Zeppelin.

1980 – Backline Tech - Couple of one off gigs with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.

1980 – 1981 Backline & Drum Tech - Nigel Glockler and Simon Phillips - Toyah – UK tours

1980 - Monitors and Backline for The Only Ones – UK tour

1979 – 1980 Backline Tech for Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club – UK, US and Canada tours, Olympic Studios recording English Garden Album.

1979 – Monitors and Backline for Metro on Dire Straits - Communiqué Tour UK and Europe

1977 – 1978 BacklineTech - Worked with XTC up and down the UK, clubs and Unis.
When XTC weren’t touring, I did backline for Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch on a number of UK and European tours as they were managed by the same company.
This company also promoted gigs and I was the runner for them.
Gigs included X-Ray Specs, Wreckless Eric, Elvis Costello, Gerry Rafferty and Talking Heads

1976 Helping out with a mate’s band (Stadium Dogs), playing working men’s clubs, pubs and
nightclubs in the South West. I went on a short tour of Holland with Stadium Dogs as Backline Tech and FOH Sound Tech.

1975 Roadie for band in North London, playing pubs and clubs

1972 Stage Manager for One Off free festival for Hackney Council.