• Home
  • History
  • Experience
  • Skills
  • About me

NATALIE DRILLINGS

  • Home
  • History
  • Experience
  • Skills
  • About me

WORK EXPERIENCE

PRE-PRODUCTION + PLANNING :
• Work with artist, management and creative consultants on project / tour design

• Create, bid out and oversee (7 figure) budgets and ROI projections

• Facilitate vendor and staff contract negotiations (Audio / Lighting / Video / Bus / Trucking / Staging / Backline / Security / Credentials)

• Hire technical staff, musicians, dancers and background vocalists

• Generate and tailor artist technical and hospitality riders

Manage all National and International tour logistics:
• a) Book air and ground transportation for artist and production team
• b) Book hotel accommodations
• c) Arrange immigration and visas for entire production
• d) Help strategize itinerary in collaboration with booking agencies
• e) Facilitate international ocean and air freight forwarding and customs
• f) Catering and Hospitality Advance

Advance production for artist promotional activities:
• a) Press conferences
• b) TV appearances
• c) Commercials
• d) Music videos

• Master Tour data entry + design and create tour book itineraries

 PRODUCTION:
• Active liaison between talent, management, event producers and artist and local production team

Day to day management of production and team including:
• a) Supervise workflow and staff hires and fires; incl. trade unions I.A.T.S.E. & Teamsters
• b) Create and maintain daily schedules
• c) Manage all show features from inception to final performance:
including stage and instrument set up and breakdown (load in/ load out) , front of house, monitor and lighting systems, video production, backstage, catering, security details

• Continue to manage all National and International tour logistics (*see above*)

• Continue to advance production details with local promoters

Execute and advance production for artist promotional activities:
• a) Schedule daily artist press requests from the PR agency
• b) Coordinate artist meet and greets
• c) Press conferences
• d) TV appearances
• e) Commercials
• f) Music videos

• Create & Produce social media content

• Guest list, backstage management, Organize VIP experiences for artist and their guests

 TOUR ACCOUNTING:

 • Create, bid out, and oversee (7 figure) budgets and ROI projections

• Coordination of on-sales, show advances, management of seat inventory

• Day of show Settlements

• Cash Management and Road Float Settlements

• Payroll + Per Diem

• Accommodation settlements

• Maintain a complete log of all settlements

• End of tour reconciliation of budget, petty cash, and tour settlements

POST PRODUCTION:
• Reconcile budgets and tour settlements

• Settle out all petty cash

• Coordinate and make sure all gear is returned to Band, Staff, and Vendors

  

COVID-19 COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

• Working with Producers to help create and facilitate best public health practices for live events and productions (C19C0 Certified)

DESIGN - MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION:

 • Research assets

• Set decoration and prop shopping

• On-set decorating and prop styling

• Food styling

• Line-out standard departmental budgets

• Line-out union payroll


Natalie Drillings ©2024 Please do not reproduce without the express consent of Natalie Drillings