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DEPARTMENTS & ROLES

SOUND

NO.1/FOH

- Theatre sound engineer, plays/musicals

- Comfortable mixing up to 16 radio mics

- Usual venue size 200-700 capacity

- Previously mixed live bands

NO.2/3/STAGE AUDIO

- 15 radio mics (No.2), 36 radio mics (No.3)

- Patch tech for festival stage, 2017​

- Backline/Band duties (theatre with live musicians and live bands)

MONITORS

- Festival monitor engineer, 2018

- In-ear monitor mixing when touring with bands

EVERYTHING ELSE

- Ability to multi-task; operating mics/QLab/calling cues

- Small temporary installs

- QLab Programmer

- Touring Drum Tech

- General Band Crew/Roadie

- Cable making; XLR, various power cables

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

- The Amorettes, 2017-2018; Drum tech, monitor engineer, FOH engineer (twice)

- 'Aladdin' (panto), 2017; Sound No.2 and Backline tech (Bass and Guitar)

- Rockingham Music Festival 2018; monitor engineer

- 'Matilda', 2023; mixing 16 radio mics

- 'The Provy Wummin' (theatre), 2025; 700 cap venue

LIGHTING

DESIGN

- Small scale lighting design for theatre; rig design and performance design (plays)

- Designed 2 theatre plays so far (2022, 2025)

PROGRAMMING

- Intermediate level programming, ETC software only (currently)

- Learning Avolites, GrandMA and Chamsys in spare time

TOURING

- Re-lighting/re-designing in touring venues

- Call cues or Op with a touring show (when not main role)

EVERYTHING ELSE

- General LX tech; rigging, focussing, cabling, patching, Appliance Testing (PAT) and general maintenance 

- Small temporary installs

- Followspot Op

- General LX Op (panto, fringe shows)

- Cable making; DMX, various power cables

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

- 'The Dolls', 2022; Followspot Op

- 'Three the musical', 2025; Lighting Designer

- 'The Junkie Miracles', 2025; Touring LX Tech (Re-lighting, programming, show op)

STAGE/STAGE MANAGEMENT

ASM

- Prop making and fixing experience

- For a few productions in 2016

CM/CSM

- Usually take on a Company Manager/Stage Manager role when touring with any show

SM

- Music festival Stage Manager experience

- Stage Manager for panto (2021, 2024)

- Various theatre shows as Touring SM (from 2022 - )

DSM/SHOW CALLING

- When sole tech with touring show, sometimes need to call LX cues (from 2022 - )

- DSM for panto (2024)

- Confident calling multiple department cues

EVERYTHING ELSE

- Small scale set design

- General Stage Crew

- Basic-Intermediate Carpentry skills

- Experienced set builder 

- Marking up scripts, creating scene sheets/mic plots, risk assessments and show reports

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

- 'Sister Act', 2016; ASM

- HRH Metal Festival, 2018; Stage Manager (3 days, 27 bands on my stage)

- 'Jack and the Beanstalk' (panto), 2024; DSM/SM

- 'Three the musical', 2025; Set Design

- 'The Provy Wummin', since 2023; CSM/Call LX Cues (when required)

EVERYTHING ELSE

- Tour driver; LWB/Luton van size, with set and/or cast and crew

- Headshots and Production Photographer

- Intermediate level poster-making skills

- Production Manager for theatre

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

- 'Two's Company', 2022; Tour Driver/CSM

- 'The Journey Back' (2023) and 'Gold!' (2024); Production Photographer

- 'The Journey Back', since 2025; Production Manager

​If a role I have shown interest in hasn't been listed or described here, I feel I will have at least had the previous experience needed from my achievements so far to cover the essential criteria of the role, so just ask me about it!

I love to learn new things so if you're willing to give a chance to a hard-working individual that enjoys working in all aspects of the tech world then consider me.

@jakofsometrades
jakofsometrades@gmail.com
07736543463

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