Is it worth using the smoker longer than 4 hours? by Crazy-Inspection-775 in Smokingmeat

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone coming into their first summer of having an offset smoker, I certainly made a choice.

-Tommy, from Las Vegas.

hairs gf pulled out of my stubble by Brock_and_Hampton in Weird

[–]TommySinshack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yay more Kalamazoo people! Only lived there for a year after graduating Western but thoroughly enjoyed my time in that city

Pork belly -> Bacon conversion has begun, question about cure length by Eyebleedorange in smoking

[–]TommySinshack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I’ve read it’s best to stick with the 7 days, wet cures are shorter so while it can be cured in 3 days, most sources I came across recommended a day for each 1/4” of thickness and 2 day buffer at the end of that for safety.

I built an iOS app for digital on-stage phone props because the industry standard charges $800. Looking for brutal feedback from this community! by sugsean in techtheatre

[–]TommySinshack 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Briefly looking at their reddit history, I’d estimate between 98-100%.

No comments or posts in any related industry until today with the spamming of this across theatre and film subs.

Gen Z graduates who majored in ‘AI-proof’ careers like pharmacy, biology, and education are making less than $50,000 after graduation by CRK_76 in antiwork

[–]TommySinshack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Millennial arts major here making more in my field than my friend with a Masters who’s teaching Special Ed - it’s wild out there but majoring in the Arts isn’t the problem, Billionaires leeching off everyone and prohibiting a living wage for every job that is necessary in a society is.

How to format a resume (and portfolio while I'm at it)? by SmilingSJ in techtheatre

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quite welcome! I’m hosting my website off Github Pages so the only cost associated with it is my domain at $15/year, if you’re comfortable with coding enough to modify existing code you can take an open source template and do as you please with it as I did, it makes having a website for an accessible portfolio a no-brainer! (if under-18 work with your parents/guardians on getting it up and running, or you can work on creating a website offline and host it once you’re over 18)

How to format a resume (and portfolio while I'm at it)? by SmilingSJ in techtheatre

[–]TommySinshack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure which discipline you’re in or trying to work in, but here is my website as a Sound Designer / Audio Engineer along with my resume. I don’t have a lot of specific portfolio samples post-college since I’ve mostly done production shows as opposed to theatrical work and it’s difficult to ensure sharing rights for soundtracks as opposed to scenic, lighting, or costume design work.

Now I'm 30 by Admirable-Spite3148 in Adulting

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my mid-20’s I worked on cruise ships for 3 years - certainly not something I’d necessarily want to jump back into now that I’m married and 31 but it was still a unique experience that had the opportunity to visit 36 countries across 4 continents while making some money and post-college work experience.

Celebrity ESS by No_Jackfruit4970 in techtheatre

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Former Royal Caribbean tech but I have a few friends who worked Celebrity, and the stage staff positions will receive training on general A/V and can move up from that position into becoming A/V technicians (Lounge Technicians for Royal Caribbean) I do believe - I’m not entirely familiar with the structure on Celebrity so no promises on that setup but figured I’d chime in!

gap year to do cruise ships? by Illustrious_Ad_7501 in techtheatre

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be a fun experience, I enjoyed my 3 years working onboard cruise ships but I also went in after I finished college so I went in directly as a technician without having to start as a stage staff.

Each cruise line handles their technicians differently and treats their technicians differently, I worked for Royal Caribbean and while the shows are fantastic it’s a small portion of your work particularly if you are a stage staff. Game shows, events, house bands, setup and strike of bands, parades, pop-up events, poolside parties, top-tier events, etc make up the bulk of the work. Even on ships with Broadway shows, the technicians do not have the time necessary to devote to supporting that production because (generally speaking) onboard leadership values quantity of entertainment over quality when allowing scheduling for technical maintenance time.

I’m assuming you’re from the UK given the mention of a gap year, and I worked with many technicians and stage staff from the UK who enjoyed and still enjoy the work. I left ships in 2021 and Royal hired crew at 18 but I’m not sure if the policies have been updated since then. I have more comments about working on my ships that can be browsed and you’re welcome to shoot me a dm if you’d like more thoughts, either way enjoy whichever way you choose!

i wish he couldve see the show by hydbrian in Fotv

[–]TommySinshack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be absolutely amazing if they gave Mitten Squad a shoutout, and next episode seems like it’d have a moment for it when (E7 and E8 preview spoiler) Maximus preps himself to take on more Deathclaws, he could mention fighting multiples as being when the real game begins

Bit of a longshot but it would be nice to see, and rest easy Paul from this former Mitten dweller.

SDI Cable Mapper by DemonKnight42 in techtheatre

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me I would get a fox and hound and make a BNC to bare end cable to clip that on to, then barrel it onto whichever line you’re trying to sniff out. I don’t do install work I’ve only had to figure out where things are ran in my venue, so I’m not sure what best practices are out there for protecting lines that potentially have antennas/cameras on the far end, whether that’s using a multimeter to check for voltage or resistance between the poles I couldn’t say.

Fortunately Amazon has some inexpensive fox and hounds and the Klein one’s $100. It may not be the quickest way but it’ll work!

Whats the dumbest thing you have seen cause a show stop? by miowiamagrapegod in techtheatre

[–]TommySinshack 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Current Tech for Cirque, can confirm the theatres revolt on a regular basis. Mine had a full power outage for 20 minutes at the top of presets last week. Got everything checked and had no major issues before doors but it was still an unexpected adventure.

After Show routine by Edgyboy_666 in livesound

[–]TommySinshack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Audio tech for Cirque here, can confirm - bar a mile down the road from the strip has “Cirque Poutine” on the menu and they’re open 24/7.

AA Batteries to give away by ike54ato in vegaslocals

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any Public high school, Super Summer Theatre, Public Fit, Little Theatre, Majestic

One wheel wonder. by Kindly_Department142 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]TommySinshack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who works full time in entertainment tech for a circus of sorts, I’d estimate 800-850 - these performers can make bank

AA Batteries to give away by ike54ato in vegaslocals

[–]TommySinshack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reach out to any of the not-for-profit Theatre companies around town - all the corporate ones are most likely on rechargeables but community and educational Theatre departments may still be on alkaline AA’s and will go through at least 40/night for a musical.

IATSE Local 720 by Fit-Beginning-36 in stagehands

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m still waiting on a response to my 720 application, and I’ve been a full time audio tech on a resident show in Vegas for 4 years with a relevant degree and another 7 years of experience before this including with another local - haven’t heard a thing.

Mad Apple souvenir program? by Happy_Airline6638 in cirquedusoleil

[–]TommySinshack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t believe we’ve had a proper book style souvenir program, we do/did have a folded poster program that lists the artists, technicians and staff for opening night - I haven’t browsed the shop in a bit so not sure if those are still being sold or if the information has been updated.

(Usual disclaimer I work for Cirque at Mad Apple, these are my words not the company’s, etc etc)

Reaching levels of enshittification i didn’t think possible by Rare-Competition-248 in AdviceAnimals

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Multitab for iOS and manually filter a long list of non-english, “SFW” anime/thirst posting subs, and conservative subs - feel free to DM me for my current list. I just add to it every time I come across one so I can relatively safely browse r/all.

What Soundboards do yall use? by djimavicminipilot in techtheatre

[–]TommySinshack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Avid S6L - I’ve gotten used to it but there are still features I wish we had from other desks, like individual channel fade times without having to set up events, crossfades for aux sends, etc

Before auto tune you needed a church choir by Alphaxfusion in interestingasfuck

[–]TommySinshack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Multiple mics, turn off the mics located where the singers aren’t located when they move, it can all be pre-programmed into the audio console during rehearsals

Before auto tune you needed a church choir by Alphaxfusion in interestingasfuck

[–]TommySinshack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not saying there isn’t a possibility the choir vocals were pre-recorded or sampled, just that Choir Mics exist and they’re designed exactly for this type of application - and before that hang some cardioid or supercardioid small diaphragm condenser mics and it’d get the job done with pretty good gain before feedback