Craig Gordon is an audio system engineer and FOH engineer for Peking Duk, The Presets, The Avalanches, Golden Features, and Bag Raiders.
What would you normally be doing this time of year?
This time of year I’d be most likely be either getting home from shows overseas, or in the full swing of touring here in Australia
What’s a fairly normal day at the moment for you?
I was lucky enough to be in Perth with my partner (who lives here) when the hard borders come into play, so I have had a lot more freedom then I would have otherwise. I start the morning off with exercise and then I’ve been putting together a little studio here, so working on that, also been Cooking a lot. @roadies_who_cook has been good for morale.
Are you learning anything to improve your skills set?
One of the reasons for setting up the studio here is I wanted to learn more about Ableton live and Music Production to help my FOH mixes, something I’ve wanted to do for a long time but never been home long enough.
What bad habits have you slipped into?
At the start of lockdown, I was drinking way too much and eating way too much! but luckily I’ve managed to turn that around for the last few months haha
How are you coping financially?
At the start, it was all very scary and while I’m not earning a fraction of what I would normally, there has been some good support out there which has helped. Support Act, Live Nation, Business VIC and JobKeeper for now have helped me squeeze by.
When do you think live entertainment with return and in what format?
Going by the gigs starting to happen here in Perth, I think once the COVID numbers are under control it won’t take long to get going again, with some quarantining here and there and mostly Australian acts. lots of testing. Fingers crossed it just keeps going the way it is.
Do you have any words of encouragement?
We are a resilient, hard-working industry, we will get back on our feet!
What makes you happy at the moment?
Cooking has got me through this that’s for sure!
