A rig that won’t play nice is like a drum that’s out of tune – the beat is there, but the vibration’s wrong. I usually start by looking for the quiet spots in the noise, the moments when the crew can breathe. It’s a little like tightening a loose string: you don’t yank it hard, you feel where the tension is off and let it slide. When the set shakes, I make sure everyone’s on the same page, then let the next blast carry the momentum. In the end, harmony is less about forcing the rhythm and more about letting the crew’s pulse match the room’s pulse, even if it means a few imperfect beats along the way.

You’re right – a rig is a living thing, not a box of gears. The trick is to listen to its sighs before you hammer the next boom. If the crew’s pulling the same string, the whole system will snap. Drop the boom, let the room breathe, then tighten the thread again. It’s like a dance: sometimes you step forward, sometimes you step back, but you always stay in rhythm.