Drum tech for Broadway production of David Byrne’s American Utopia (August 2021-April 2022)

• Executed upkeep and repair for 70+ instruments required for six percussionists.

• Carried out daily tuning and maintenance of instruments and mobile harnesses.

• Created, improved, and fabricated mounting devices, accessories, and transport methods for instruments.

• Kept meticulous inventory and maintained rolling stock of replacement and backup supplies, including budgeting, ordering, and sourcing drum heads, spare parts, stick/mallets, and other obscure instruments and parts.

• Created and maintained equipment tracking sheets and photographic instrument databases.

• Ran a precisely choreographed backstage performance track preparing, setting, tuning, and troubleshooting instruments; facilitating handoffs, switches, curtain handling, and providing safety and moral support for performers.

• Assisted with preparation, training, and rehearsal for understudy performers.

• Fully trained and implemented substitute techs for my own track.

• Worked in close collaboration with stage management, choreographers, audio, and house props department to ensure clear communication and maintain efficient flow on and off stage.

• Coordinated transport and remote usage of equipment and instruments for television performances and award shows.

• Somehow managed not to get COVID.

See my takeover of the American Utopia Instagram account!