Figured I was overdue for sharing this, but here is (almost) my entire kit as a Touring LD/Touring PM / Freelance Electrician. Basically I mix and match as I need.
1) Android Nexus 10 Tablet: I honestly keep this around as an RFU or second screen to watch recordings of performances on while my laptop runs Excel/Eos Nomad/etc.
2+3) USB to USB-B for my ETC Gadget 2 DMX 2 Universe to USB.
4+5) Male Edison to Female USB and Male USB to Male USB C to charge my phone. It lights up and does patterns!
6) Power Strip, 3x Edison and 2xUSB. You know what sucks? When you tour with 10 amazing artists and they take up the only 8 USB or power outlets at your gate in the airport terminal. Usually you won’t trip a breaker adding a powerstrip to it. Also just great at tech tables.
7) Welder’s Glass shield. For staring at lights.
9) Micro USB to USB C Converter. Because I just bought a new phone that uses USB C. >.>
10) Different Stylus nibs for my Surface Pen
11) Ye Olde 8″ C Wrench with homemade tether from a rated carabiner, two swages, and a telephone cord.
14) Powered USB Hub. has 3 USB ports from 1 USB port, is powered so you don’t have any issues running multiple things like a Nomad Dongle and Gadget and External Hard Drive all at once. This one also has a USB charging slot.
15) 1 TB External Harddrive w/ USB to USB Micro-B
16) Windows Surface Pro 4. My laptop of choice. I’ve written about it on the LXblr blog and on here about the advantages it offers LDs and MEs.
17+18) Surface Pro Charger and USB C Cable for charging
19+20) Mophie rechargeable mobile battery with Micro USB Cord. I use hair ties to keep these together when carrying in a bag or pocket so I can control the excess cable when I charge my phone or headphones.
21+22) Snacks. I pick trail mixes because they lean towards being salty and sweet and healthier to nom on when you’re hungry. I stress eat when I tech, so these help.
23) Laser Pointer. This oversized Tactical one was the only one left on thinkgeek at the time.
24) Ballpoint Pen/ Flashlight / Laser Pointer. All three in one? Awesome.
25) Liquid Eyeliner (Kat Von D Tattoo) + Mascara (ELF) + Eyeliner pencil + Lipstick. Listen. Sometimes you wake up in the morning in a hotel and need a little pic me up, and sometimes that’s just some mascara or tight lined eyeliner. Trust me.
27) Many fine tipped many coloured Pens for said journal
28) Micro USB to charge my headphones
29) My Strippers. Sometimes you have a late night with just a pair of strippers in your hand. Mine were the cheap kind. I prefer the expensive mechanical ones but I couldn’t justify the extra cost
30) Bluetooth Headphones + Bag. I’m having mixed feelings about these headphones. They were $20 and great fidelity, but the bluetooth sensor seems to be pretty weak and doesn’t do well if I turn my head sometimes and also play Pokemon Go with a pokemon go plus running at the same time.
32) Q-Tap/Cube Tap/Tri Tap/3 Tap.
36) Overnight toothbrush and toothpaste.
37) I love Pilot G2 pens, but I also have a cheap ballpoint, a highlighter, black, red and Silver sharpies, and paint pen, and a fountain pen. Because sometimes you wanna be pretty when you write (see, makeup above. #25)
38) (Accidentally covered) Notebook. I like these ones from Evil Supply Co. Pocket Sized, unlined. Has fields for your name and what to do with if you die.
39) Barbizon Electrician’s Pocket Notebook. Has lots of useful diagrams of stuff and equations and general stuff like that
41) Mega Wrench focus tool. What you lose in torque you gain in having a wrench fitted for your yoke bolt, Clamp Bolt and Jesus/Fuck it/Fuck Me/Fuck You/Fuck The Horse It Rode In On Bolt
42) Ratcheting small screwdriver kit with like 30 different heads.
43) Multimeter. Find on you like. Find one that lights up and makes noises too.
46) SM/PM/LD Tour Binder. Show Bible. Cues, Channel Hookup, Color + Gobo Schedule, Gobos, Gels, Rider.
50) KEYCHAIN USB STICK. I LOVE IT.
52) Microfiber cleaning cloth for laptop/tablet/phone/glasses/partner’s glasses
53) Headphones. Best thing Apple has ever made
54) USB C to 1/8th Inch female
55) Star Wars Empire self stirring mug. If you hate it when you make a drink by pouring something into water and never getting it to dissolve right, or you like you sugar with coffee and cream but the coffee is only sweet in the last two sips, this does an amazing job of mixing things. Also fun for creating small whirlpools.
Also seen: Light up keyboard and Mouse.
Not Seen: My Nomad Dongle (being rented out) or my Rosco I Cue, 18″ 4-pin DMX, DMX power for the ICUE or my Apollo DMX Iris.
Vectorworks, Drafty, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, F.lux, Chrome, Eos Nomad, Lightwright 6, Multiplay, Drawboard PDF, Leonardo, Adobe Premier Pro CS6, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Isadora, Microsoft Powerpoint, OneNote, Overwatch, Prism Video Converter, VLC,
