Love this! I 100% agree that we should keep our auditorium, lobby, stage clean. Just as Jesus left the tomb with the cloth folded and clean, we should do the same!
In our church the congregation can't really see the stage floor because the stage is elevated. But with streaming and having cameras mounted much higher than normal head height, suddenly the wiring mess becomes visible and it's really distracting IMHO. Wiring looms are great. You don't need cable runners either. Velcro strips work great. The velcro will even stick to the carpet it you use the hook side out. This just helps keep the wire loom from moving around too much. I recently redid our cable runs and I ran all the wires along the back and side walls and then ran bundles out to the musicians as needed. I used a lot of velcro strips to keep the looms tight and clean. It really helped clean up the stage!
Some of these points were great! I never thought of putting the iem mixers on the floor, but I plan on now giving everyone the option for a cleaner look. I totally agree with keeping the stage clean. My non-anesthetic team-members have to be regularly reminded that it's not for cleanliness sake, but for the people who are coming who have a spiritual maturity that would be put off by clutter. We need to put a greater value on ministering to them rather than the five minutes it takes to clean our area up. I do have qualms on the "no instruments" on stage thinking. If your auditorium and green room are not identically climate controlled, that can cause tuning instability between rooms. Our green room (in michigan) isn't insulated and doesn't have any climate control and regularly sits in the 40's during the winter months. I use a hollow gretsch and a semi-hollow Gibson, and both are very susceptible to temp and humidity changes. If I were to "keep my guitar off the stage", I would have to bring it to my seat during the service. I wonder if you could provide this type of information or alternate ideas for the pastors out there that are totalitarian in their control and watch these types of videos for input on an area they're not familiar with. Cheers
Also, when you come back and "jack on", there's a loud click, especially with a hollow body. Considering that most times when you're coming back on, it's during a quiet prayer or at the end of the message, it could be a potentially audible and distracting sound.
You're speaking my language! One of the other things I've done is get rid of "permanently installed instruments". If no one is playing keys this week, we don't need to have the keyboard set up in the middle of the stage. Same goes for vacant mic stands with no vocalist. It's the little things that really add up. You also didn't mention music stands, but I'm assuming it's just because of how volatile that topic can be, so I won't say anything more about them either.
One would think the "portable" part of the various stands descriptions would be a hint, but in many Churches it seems like once one is placed somewhere it takes "root". 🤔🥴
Amen Brother. I have musicians who play their songs to the point of redundancy, but still have music stands on the stage. Learn the song before you step on that stage. And what's with the device that just makes those horrible drone sounds.
Love this! I 100% agree that we should keep our auditorium, lobby, stage clean. Just as Jesus left the tomb with the cloth folded and clean, we should do the same!
Nice tips. We built a small false wall 1ft high behind the band. Hides all the cables and mess. 😀
In our church the congregation can't really see the stage floor because the stage is elevated. But with streaming and having cameras mounted much higher than normal head height, suddenly the wiring mess becomes visible and it's really distracting IMHO.
Wiring looms are great. You don't need cable runners either. Velcro strips work great. The velcro will even stick to the carpet it you use the hook side out. This just helps keep the wire loom from moving around too much. I recently redid our cable runs and I ran all the wires along the back and side walls and then ran bundles out to the musicians as needed. I used a lot of velcro strips to keep the looms tight and clean. It really helped clean up the stage!
great very informative sir
Some of these points were great! I never thought of putting the iem mixers on the floor, but I plan on now giving everyone the option for a cleaner look. I totally agree with keeping the stage clean. My non-anesthetic team-members have to be regularly reminded that it's not for cleanliness sake, but for the people who are coming who have a spiritual maturity that would be put off by clutter. We need to put a greater value on ministering to them rather than the five minutes it takes to clean our area up.
I do have qualms on the "no instruments" on stage thinking. If your auditorium and green room are not identically climate controlled, that can cause tuning instability between rooms. Our green room (in michigan) isn't insulated and doesn't have any climate control and regularly sits in the 40's during the winter months. I use a hollow gretsch and a semi-hollow Gibson, and both are very susceptible to temp and humidity changes. If I were to "keep my guitar off the stage", I would have to bring it to my seat during the service. I wonder if you could provide this type of information or alternate ideas for the pastors out there that are totalitarian in their control and watch these types of videos for input on an area they're not familiar with.
Cheers
Also, when you come back and "jack on", there's a loud click, especially with a hollow body. Considering that most times when you're coming back on, it's during a quiet prayer or at the end of the message, it could be a potentially audible and distracting sound.
Also pedalboards.
You're speaking my language! One of the other things I've done is get rid of "permanently installed instruments". If no one is playing keys this week, we don't need to have the keyboard set up in the middle of the stage. Same goes for vacant mic stands with no vocalist. It's the little things that really add up. You also didn't mention music stands, but I'm assuming it's just because of how volatile that topic can be, so I won't say anything more about them either.
One would think the "portable" part of the various stands descriptions would be a hint, but in many Churches it seems like once one is placed somewhere it takes "root". 🤔🥴
Amen Brother. I have musicians who play their songs to the point of redundancy, but still have music stands on the stage. Learn the song before you step on that stage. And what's with the device that just makes those horrible drone sounds.
But Dave! We guitar players purposely put our guitars on the stand, positioned in a way where we can sit and admire them during the sermon!!!
It's my opinion that the only way there can be too many floor pockets in the stage is if they cause the stage's structure to be capable of failing.
Get behind me satan 😂😂