"Backline"
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musical and sound gear for shows) come from? What are its origins?
Tim
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paul
> musical and sound gear for shows) come from? What are its origins?
>
it seems like you're asking for something more than this, but the
backline is the gear that generally sits in a line towards the back of
the stage, as opposed to the frontline. riders usually have diagrams
that specify stage configuration, and bands often will share the
backline (which usually consists of drums and amps) with each other.
when I was on the road in europe we'd use the opening band's backline
about 80% of the time. the origin seems literal to me, as it's
literally the line of gear towards the back of the stage.
--paul
oasysco
If so, then maybe backline had the same origin.
Greg
Max Leggett
wrote:
>(Tim Berens) said:
>
>>Does anybody know where the word "backline" (referring to rental
>>musical and sound gear for shows) come from? What are its origins?
>
>Same place FOH (front of house) comes from. It's a literal description
>of where the gear is placed but these days it's commonly used by
>stagehands to refer to all amps and instruments on a stage regardless
>of placement. Downstage mics and monitor wedges are referred to as
>frontline. You'll find that most stagehand lingo has roots in a
>practical often very literal view of the world.
Okay, so where does "green room" come from, seeing as how there's not
a single green "gr\een room" inexistence?
>
>jeff bonny
>iatse loc. 118
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"Max Leggett" <hepkatre...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 03:07:22 GMT, jb <lold...@REMOVECAPSshaw.com>
> wrote:
>
> >(Tim Berens) said:
> >
> >>Does anybody know where the word "backline" (referring to rental
> >>musical and sound gear for shows) come from? What are its origins?
> >
> >Same place FOH (front of house) comes from. It's a literal description
> >of where the gear is placed but these days it's commonly used by
> >stagehands to refer to all amps and instruments on a stage regardless
> >of placement. Downstage mics and monitor wedges are referred to as
> >frontline. You'll find that most stagehand lingo has roots in a
> >practical often very literal view of the world.
>
> Okay, so where does "green room" come from, seeing as how there's not
> a single green "gr\een room" inexistence?
>
>
Seems like Johnny Carson or something.
There's a "green" room at the Opry
Unknown
wrote:
>(Tim Berens) said:
>
>>Does anybody know where the word "backline" (referring to rental
>>musical and sound gear for shows) come from? What are its origins?
>
>Same place FOH (front of house) comes from. It's a literal description
>of where the gear is placed but these days it's commonly used by
>stagehands to refer to all amps and instruments on a stage regardless
>of placement. Downstage mics and monitor wedges are referred to as
>frontline. You'll find that most stagehand lingo has roots in a
>practical often very literal view of the world.
>
>jeff bonny
>iatse loc. 118
Jeff:
Thanks for the info.
Unknown
Paul:
Thanks.