Joe Berry

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My Equipment/Kit: Working at Height Harness

I can use: ETC Ion, Working At Height Harness, Le Maitre Pyrotechnics Equipment, Avolites Wing Series, Avolites Tiger Touch Series, Yamaha Pro Series, Yamaha M32, Yamaha QL5, Yamaha CL5, ETC GIO, Behringer X32

About me

At the same time as attending Oldham College’s Production Arts course (aged approx. 15-17), an Amateur Production which I helped to Design & Program was nominated for a NODA Award for Lighting Design, I had worked on a sell-out production at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and also worked on a production which went to the National Theatre (and Bolton Octagon) as part of the NT Connections programme. During college I had already start to pick up various bits of freelance work as a Sound or Lighting Technician.

When leaving Oldham College in 2016 I was immediately offered a role as a Casual Venue Technician with them where I was engaged more or less full time with them and frequently fulfilled Supervisory/Duty Technician roles. I also spent some free time running sessions with the students on basic sound/lighting principals.

In 2018 I became a Casual Technician with ATG at the Opera House in Manchester, and in March 2020 I was asked to step up as the Deputy Chief Electrician at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. Unfortunately this was somewhat thwarted due to theatre closing as a result of COVID-19, but this year I have fulfilled the role as Acting Chief Electrician for some time and we have been very much in the full swing of things.

To summarise my experience after leaving college, I had quickly been put into positions of responsibility leading get-ins & fit-ups, maintaining electrical equipment, hiring equipment, working within budgets and ensuring Health & safety is adhered to at all times. Especially with my recent role as Chief Electrician I have spent a lot of time managing small to medium teams of people with the added requirement to ensure COVID safety.
As well as my high-grade qualification in Production Arts, I am trained in; Working at Height/FPE, First Aid & Defibrillator, Team Leading, Team Decision Making and Communication, and have a great understanding in Lifting and Work Equipment Regulations due to Performer Flying and Rigging
for Aerialists training. I have vast experience in various roles undertaken as a freelance technicians with a huge range of Sound, Lighting, Video and Networking equipment.

With my role as Acting Chief Electrician ending shortly, I am seeking full time employment working on productions either at a producing theatre or on tour/ on the west-end on Number 1 productions.

I have a very good knowledge of RF equipment, networking, facilities and general sound IO equipment so I am a confident troubleshooter. I have a fair amount of experience working with mic fitting, monitoring and covering tracks. I have done small venue and large arena tours with bands so have decent backline equipment knowledge.

I have operated small scale musicals in the past and have experience mixing bands as resident sound engineer at a couple of venues but I wouldn’t say I have proper mix experience for musicals although I am very keen to start learning.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Lighting Operator
Job Titles	Production Assistant (PA), Theatre Technician, Electrician, Live Programming / Broadcasting, IT, Events Management / Support, Lighting Tech / Operator, Sound Editor, Sound Operator / Engineer, Production Support, Stage Manager
Years in industry	6+ years