PorkPieGuy
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I’ve been going back and forth for years as to whether or not to travel with a drum riser. If you do, what kind of riser do you use, and what do you haul it with? Thanks!
That drummer seems to be living in the edge. His gear is one jostle away from tumbling off the stage.You'd need 4 of these: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...-3x3-one-folding-camera-platform-16-inch-tall Pricey though.
There's one guy in a frequently gigging local band that uses these. Too much to haul for me.
Reminds me of the behind the scenes of Neil Peart's Anatomy of a Drum Solo. Where they film the set up & how the crew has to marry the two halves of his spinning riser together.He installed hinges so the two halves would attach. It looked good and did the job, but it was a PITA to deal with ultimately. The halves I carried were bulky and unwieldy for me. I had to use a larger drumset on that gig and the riser was just added baggage to deal with.
I'd love to have a riser on gigs where we have the room for it, but I'm not going to lug one around again. That would be a job for the road crew, and we don't have a road crew.
I’ve been looking at the intellistage offerings from Sweetwater. I’ve played on a couple of those and they are really stable. I think if I was going to do anything, I would do one of those. I need to set my kit up and measure how much room I would actually need.I wish. Plus decent lights that help me look cool. Plus a decent monitor system.
In my dreams I'd consider one of these offerings:
All Terrain Staging by IntelliStage
allterrain.intellistage.com
12’x8‘ seems perfect to me. An combo amp could go up on a corner if needed.I’ve been looking at the intellistage offerings from Sweetwater. I’ve played on a couple of those and they are really stable. I think if I was going to do anything, I would do one of those. I need to set my kit up and measure how much room I would actually need.
I don't think I would use it at every gig; however, there have been a few times where I could have really used it. I played a really nice hall a week or so ago (an auditorium at a college), and even though I was told there would be a riser, there was not one. To me, if you play a place like that (nice big stage, big PA, nice auditorium, etc.) without a drum riser, it looks like you are putting on a local talent show.
I played a place about a month ago where we had a "stage area" set up outside, and it was just big enough to get everyone on it, but we couldn't move around too much. It would have been really nice to put a rise right behind it that way I would have my elevated space and the guys could have the rest of the stage area to do whatever.
With that said, we still find ourselves in plenty of places where the rooms are small, and there wouldn't even be room for one if I had one. Also, we are also still playing places where we get done at dark-thirty, and I start tearing down while the final note is still ringing. The last thing I would want to do is tear down a riser. I think it's one of the many things that I like the idea of having a riser, but maybe it's just a bad idea to sling one around all the time. I think that drum risers and drum racks are ideas that I revisit every couple of years for some reason. I've never done either, but I have thought about them a lot.
Thanks. I carried the two halves, and they were very large and extremely cumbersome for me to manage. I did it, but hated dealing with it.Reminds me of the behind the scenes of Neil Peart's Anatomy of a Drum Solo. Where they film the set up & how the crew has to marry the two halves of his spinning riser together.
Took a crew to do it & I imagine what you must've went through doing that.