The soundboard was dripping water. Apparently, the band was still supposed to play.
Mike Schulte of **The Pork Tornadoes and the Confused Breakfast podcast** joins Dan with a gig story that stands out after roughly 1,300 shows—and for all the wrong reasons. A sudden storm drenched the gear and shut down the night before the band could play. According to Mike, what followed included an angry confrontation, a passive-aggressive load-out soundtrack, and people booing musicians who were trying to get their equipment out of the venue.
Dan and Mike unpack the business side of a rainout: what the band’s contract covered, why the work starts long before the first song, and how a reasonable conversation might have preserved a working relationship. They also look at their own preparation and what could be handled differently next time. Nobody controls the weather. Everybody has some control over how they treat people.
Before the storm story, Mike shares how he’s using a 360 camera for both The Pork Tornadoes and Confused Breakfast—from capturing concert footage to filming an interview at the Goonies house without hauling an entire camera department along.
In this episode:
- Moving 360-camera footage versus static camera angles. (link: https://www.insta360.com/sal/x6?utm\_source=AffiliateCenter&utm\_medium=copylink&utm\_term=INRSG0CFLEV)
- Capturing the crowd and blending camera audio with a board feed.
- Using one camera to create multiple interview angles.
- A surprise storm, soaked equipment, and a show that couldn’t happen.
- Payment expectations when a band has done everything except perform.
- Weather preparation, de-escalation, and knowing when a working relationship is finished.
Check out Mike with The Pork Tornadoes and on Confused Breakfast.
Rock more. Suck less. Keep the load-out playlist civil.
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