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Originally Posted by Christien
Gawd, I would HATE to be Neil Peart's drum tech  |
It looks daunting, but it's not like every single piece is taken apart each night. I'm sure it's a huge job before each tour, getting the rotating platform built and everything bolted onto it for the first time. For this tour the rotating platform has all kinds of special effects built into it. I has these giant thermometer-looking glass tubes with glowing green stuff in them and all kinds of such stuff that looks cool under the proper lighting. There's an article somewhere about how Neil and Drum Workshop put together the current kit and Sabian found a way to paint the gear images on top of his cymbals without deadening the sound. The kit is hugely complex and expensive, but I don't think Neil pays for much of it beyond the platform and fans. He's probably the most sought-after celebrity endorser in the music world today, since he tours so much and has such a following. Pretty sure the FedEx guy meets him at a lot of the venues to drop off new gear from the manufacturers.