Management

That working philosophy is born out of many years of travelling to every point on the North American continent with events for the corporate, theatrical and concert industries.

Is there a school for that?

Yes, there is. The one where you have to learn on the fly and understand what creative problem solving actually is.

That takes collaboration and a depth of experience that can not be acquired any other way.

The excellent aspect to learning this way is that you can think outside of the box while still satisfying the structural and artistic standards needed.

Technical Design

Identifying, understanding, compiling equipment is the first phase.

I spent 16 years touring with many types of productions of concerts, theatre and corporate events that employed different approaches to management for the wide variety of venues and environments. This, if nothing else, expands ideas of what you need, what you have and what is possible in the space.

Advancing the show requires I understand the limitations of the venue and how my particular event will need to leverage those to an advantage.

Personnel

When those advantages have been identified, that will inform how much crew will be required to have the job done safely, above all other demands. 

Measuring timelines and ensuring the skilled people needed, are available, is step two.

Rigging

Moving around the continent and installing too numerous a show into large and small venues means I have to ask questions, communicate what is needed in ideal situations and anticipate what might be required in smaller, less standardized venues.

Touring with competent, experienced people taught me a lot about gravity and temporarily suspending its effects.

Lighting & Sound

I like to learn and be ready as a Technical Director.

That means I keep learning about the latest standards of production equipment 

for lighting and sound.

My interest in lighting is thorough and accomplished in theatre, concert, video, exterior accent and other functional types by applying the expected and unexpected.

I use equipment from other segments of the production industries, to human behavioural sciences in choosing colour or creating an effect that you will want to love, or run away from.

FOH sound and monitor mixing for bands or political campaign speeches and large area distributed sound, is another skill set that good people taught me a lot about, while working with the latest speaker systems and desks in varying situations.

Past & Present

Theatre BC (North Shore Zone) for Technical Direction at Presentation House Theatre on an annual contract.

Jericho Arts Centre as Technical Director and venue liaison.

The Walking Fish Festival

Neanderthal Festival

Numerous ethnic music festivals

Mega Stage & Stageline hydraulic portable decks for Briere Production Services

Many tour transportation and production management for travel co-ordination

Centennial Commission Vancouver - Event technical design & logistics

Western Sound Rentals department manager

Mediaco A/V rental department manager

Plaza of Nations for Strongco A/V

Howe Campaign support  (Municipal & Provincial Electoral Campaigns)

Presentation House Theatre

Deep Cove Theatre