ronmac
Member
- Joined
- May 7, 2005
- Location
- Nova Sotia
I am recently retired (mostly) and living in a rural community in Nova Scotia. We have/had a very active arts scene that punched far above our demographic, drawing audiences from ~150kms. All indoor venues are small (50~200 seats) but manage a few outdoor festivals each year that attract 500~5,000. Being the solo tech guy, and supplying all of the gear, I try to promote as many shows as I can while walking the technical and financial tightrope.
My retirement plan is to only promote and tech shows that bring me more joy than grief. Good luck with that.
I have been investing in video gear the past few years, seeing the trend moving in that direction, and have used my audio and technical management background to build a mini-career in feature film and documentary work. The plan is to completely self-fund all future projects so that I can eliminate the reliance on artists to get their sh#* together. So far, so good.
One of my huge challenges in this area is the lack of stable, high speed internet. This completely rules out any "live to air" shows, and that is a good thing, in my opinion. I want to provide a quality experience for the viewing audience, so that means preparing the stage/set as I would for a live show, rehearsing so that lighting/cameras/audio suits the performance, running the show (with retakes, if necessary), capturing the media and doing what I can in post to stitch it together. The edited product will be presented at a future date and monetized by selling web streaming access and hard media.
I did a trial run by producing a traditional (this was 44th year) Christmas service of Lessons and Carols that was streamed on Christmas Eve. The on-line audience was more than 8 times the capacity of the local host church, and was a financial success. Everyone involved were very pleased with the quality and positive response.
I feel for a lot of musicians who are struggling right now, and are doing what they can to stay in front of their audience. The quality is all over the place, and I can't bear to watch or listen to most of it.
I am not sure that what we have experience the last year will be the "new normal", but I do feel that there is a paying audience for decent quality, locally produced on-line shows.
Time will tell.
Looking forward to further discussion on this topic.
My retirement plan is to only promote and tech shows that bring me more joy than grief. Good luck with that.
I have been investing in video gear the past few years, seeing the trend moving in that direction, and have used my audio and technical management background to build a mini-career in feature film and documentary work. The plan is to completely self-fund all future projects so that I can eliminate the reliance on artists to get their sh#* together. So far, so good.
One of my huge challenges in this area is the lack of stable, high speed internet. This completely rules out any "live to air" shows, and that is a good thing, in my opinion. I want to provide a quality experience for the viewing audience, so that means preparing the stage/set as I would for a live show, rehearsing so that lighting/cameras/audio suits the performance, running the show (with retakes, if necessary), capturing the media and doing what I can in post to stitch it together. The edited product will be presented at a future date and monetized by selling web streaming access and hard media.
I did a trial run by producing a traditional (this was 44th year) Christmas service of Lessons and Carols that was streamed on Christmas Eve. The on-line audience was more than 8 times the capacity of the local host church, and was a financial success. Everyone involved were very pleased with the quality and positive response.
I feel for a lot of musicians who are struggling right now, and are doing what they can to stay in front of their audience. The quality is all over the place, and I can't bear to watch or listen to most of it.
I am not sure that what we have experience the last year will be the "new normal", but I do feel that there is a paying audience for decent quality, locally produced on-line shows.
Time will tell.
Looking forward to further discussion on this topic.