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Hi, Im a touring stage tech, production manager and stage manager. I tour for a living working with the countrys top acts as well as the top acts from around the globe. whether its co-ordinating band together for canturbury for a crowd of 130,000 people or 90,000 people for Wiz Khalifa in hyde park london to 200 people in The KIngs Arms, I have worked in countless venues with countless acts.

Guitar Technician:
Shihad FVEY Sky Box Arena Live to Air. * Villainy * The Mint Chicks * Autozamm * The Funky Meters * Goodnight Nurse * Blacklistt * End of fashion * Thirsty Merc * Evermore * MISFITS * Eagles of Death Metal * Alexisonfire * Blindside * Anika Moa * Blindspott * Madball * Goldfinger * Death By Stereo * NOFX * BAD RELIGION * LAGWAGON * The Draft * Bleeders * Atreyu * Shihad * The D4 * Jerra * Suicidal Tendencies * MGMT * Tim Finn * Bic Runga * Gomez * The Dudes * Mayer Hawthorne * Sisters of Mercy * Clap Clap Riot * Black River Drive * IAMGIANT * Ed Kowalczyk * Brooke Fraser * Vinnie Moore * Tony McAlpine * Tony Levin * Pluto * Villainy * Black River Drive * Blam Blam Blam * Annah Mac * Dragon * Betchadupa * Hello Sailor * Midnight Youth * Ruby Frost * Presidents of the USA * Babysitters Circus * Atlas * Dimmer * Che Fu * The Front Lawn * Gin Wigmore * Ivy Lies * Boh Runga * Tiki Taane * The Earlybirds * Elaine Paige * Leeches * Lagwagon *The English Beat * Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies. * Rodriguez . Alexisonfire * Unearth* Rodreiguez * Dave Dobbyn * Ed Obrien (radiohead) * Hollie Smith* Wiz Khalifa * Strung Out * The Misfits

Festivals:
Westfest- Korn, Megadeth, Rob Zombie
St Jeromes Laneways Auckland.- Backline Manager/ Stage Tech.
Big Day Out 2014- Stage Manager, Deftones, Ghost BC,Grouplove Mudhoney.
Edge Fest - The Edge Radio
CoroGold New Years Festival - Stage Manager
Rhythm & Vines New Year Festival - Stage Manager
Bloom Festival - Stage Manager
Day on the Green - Stage Manager
Tuborg Sounds on Festival - Stage Manager
Telethon for Christchurch
Homegrown Festival
Big Day Out
Ohakune Mardi Gras
LIve@Galotos TV Show.

Tour Experience:
Shapeshifter ,2013/2014
Lorde laneways
Gem XXX New Zealand Backline Tech.
Wiz Khalifa, European Tour 2012 (Backline and Stage Manager)
The Cranberries (Drum Tech 2012 World Tour)
Starboy (Europe 2013 Tour Production Manager & Drum, Guitar, Keys Tech)
Skid Row , New Zealand Tour
The Jezabels, New Zealand Production Manager
Ugly Kid Joe , New Zealand Tour
Sharon Jones , New Zealand Production Manager
Biffy Clyro, New Zealand Production Manager
Dave Dobbyn (Guitar, Bass, Keys, Drum Tech) 2004 - Current
Opshop (Guitar, Drum Tech) 2006 - Current
The Feelers (Guitar, Drums Bass Tech) 2002 - Current
Elemeno P (Guitar, Bass Tech) 2000 - 2013
8 years New Zealand Music Awards - Live Production Manager
Topp Twins & Don Mcglashan NZ Tour
Seven Worlds Collide - Neil Finn, Ed O'Brien - Guitar tech, Johnny Marr
Strung Out (Guitar Tech) : 3 NZ Tours and The Warped Tour 05 USA
Steriogram : Several NZ tours and 3 months in the USA on tour
The Black Seeds & Fly My Pretties
Wilco - Production Manager NZ Tour
Class Of 79 Show- Play It Strange
Band Together Concert for Canterbury – Backline Production Manager for 36 bands and event coordination.
Morefm Winery Tour 2009- 2010- 2011 - Guitar Tech
Guy Pratt and Tony Franklin @ G-TARanaki Guitar Festival
George Clinton - Local Venue Production ManagerRugby World Cup 2011- Party Central Stage Waterfront Auckland - Backline Manager and Assistant Stage Manager
Leon Russell - Local Production Manager
Michelle Shocked - Local Venue Production Manager
The Blind Boys Of Alabama with Aaron Neville and Mavis Staples - Local Venue Production Manager
Blondie - NZ Tour Stage Manager
The Pretenders - NZ Tour Stage Manager
Joe Cocker - NZ Tour Stage Manager
George Thorogood - NZ Tour Stage Manager
Bobby Womack - NZ Stage Manager
Blind Boys of Alabama - NZ Stage Manager
Steel Panther - Local Venue Production Manager
Kendrick Lamar - Local Venue Production Manager
Fred Wesley & The JB’s - Local Venue Production Manager
Late @ The Museum - Live Show Producer
Sisters of Mercy - Local Venue Production Manger
Coheed and Cambria - Nz Production Manager
Big Boi - NZ Stage Manager
Grab-a-seat 10 gigs one day
Hallelujah Picassos - Guitarist
Rodreiguez “Searching for Sugarman”
The JB’s
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. NZ Production
Fly My Pretties