Production and Los Angeles guides.
Guides for production days: backline around Los Angeles productions, last-minute recovery, backline techs, and showcases on a budget.
Backline in Los Angeles: showcases, rehearsals and TV tapings
How backline rental works around Los Angeles productions: showcases, rehearsal days, and TV and studio tapings, and what to plan for each.
When gear falls through: last-minute backline recovery
What to do when backline is late, wrong, or broken close to show time: triage, who to call, acceptable substitutes, and how to protect the set.
Working with a backline tech: what they do and when you need one
What a backline technician does before, during, and after a show, when a production benefits from one, and how to brief them well.
Industry showcases on a small budget
How to produce a tight industry showcase without overspending: shared backline, simple stage plots, short changeovers, and where not to cut corners.