CMUSE

You’re standing underneath this black ceiling looking up at this steel truss with three hundred pounds worth of lighting fixtures hanging off it. You’ve got … Read more

A breaker trip can happen to you when you are out alone; it’s personal, the lights go off and audience continues applauding as you stand … Read more

Ever extended an arm on a C-stand only to have it begin to wobble, then tip over? That silent danger is familiar to any photographer, … Read more

The floor vibrate as you stand beneath it. Faster than you could of said the calculation in your brain’s physics processor, you know whether that … Read more

Physics books don’t teach this lesson. A full flight case of gear on the back of a truck will teach you more then you bargained … Read more

When I say “load-in,” you might think this would take longer than it does. You’re standing there in the dark venue holding a clipboard. Your … Read more

When I say “first sign,” what’s the number one giveaway that a load in plan went off the rails? It isn’t a missing cable. It … Read more

The digital mixer reboots and there’s a power outage during the gig… Cue panic! It wipes out all of your scene presets and network switch … Read more

When it comes to matching output tubes, that’s not simply looking for a pair of equal numbers on a screen. That’s making sure your amplifier … Read more