World in Transition
Gig/Work Bag
I’m a touring musician and also teach music production across Australia, so I’m travelling constantly – This kit is constantly evolving and has already had some recent changes, but here is what it looked like just after my recent mission to the United States:
1. Adventure Medical Kits - Ultralight / Watertight .7
2. Maxpedition Fatty Pocket Organizer - Audio Fix S**t Kit (See load out below)
3. ATH-M50s Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Ragged Edge Carbon Fiber Velcroless Portfolio
5. Black Fishing Tackle Vest - Laptop and iPad fit in rear zippered pouch, hard drives and other heavy items in pockets – in case I have any problems being overweight when taking bag on a plane as my carry-on
6. Cables: Belkin Lightning & 30-pin to USB & HDMI cable for the Laptop
7. Apple 85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter
8. Apple 12W USB Power Adapter
9. Powermonkey Extreme 9000mAh Battery - Can charge an iPhone four times and an iPad twice when fully charged via a wall outlet or the included solar panel
10. 1TB LaCie Hard Drive USB 2.0 & FireWire 800 – Installers and Drivers
11. 2TB WD My Passport Studio Hard Drive – Audio Drive and Backup
12. Tiger Balm
13. Gorilla Tape - Handy 1" Roll – Best gaffer on the planet in a super compact roll
14. Jackson PT2USB 2x 240V Power Outlets 2x USB charging outlets – so useful when travelling to keep everything charged
15. a-JAYS Four iPhone Headphones – Reasonable audio quality, three-button remote for iPhone and flat tangle-free cables
16. Boo-boo kit in a waterproof aLOKSAK bag – Bandaids and cotton wool
17. Ibuprofen – I don’t like to take pharmaceutical drugs often, but this stuff works if myself or someone else really needs it
18. Tea Tee Oil – Great for removing ticks & disinfecting
19. Lavender Oil – Great for calming & healing wounds
20. Sea To Summit Ultra-Sil Pack Cover
21. Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Soundcard
22. Portable Adjustable Laptop Stand Holder For iPad + Audio and USB Cables
23. Apple iPad 3 32gb Wifi running a custom TouchOSC template as my main control surface for performances
24. 15" Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display – 2.6 Ghz i7, 16Gb RAM, 512Gb SSD – Best laptop on the planet
25. Tom Bihn Vertical Brain Cell Hard-sided laptop case – Clips into my backpack
26. Tom Bihn Smart Alec Backpack – I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect backpack for over 15 years, this was pretty pricey once I kitted it out with the Vertical Brain Cell, a bunch of pouches and stuff sacks plus shipping to Australia – but goddam is it a sweet pack – really comfy to wear - fully loaded the whole kit weighs in at about 15kg and the straps don’t even feel like they’re under strain – and when unpacking it feels like Mary Poppin’s bag – where the hell does it all go?
Audio Fix S**t Kit (See other photo)
1. Various audio and computer cables
2. LCD Screen cleaning kit
3. Batteries: 2 x Lithium 14500 3.7v for the Torch
2 x Powerex Imedion 2400mAh AA for the Zoom Recorder
4. Sharpening stone
5. Dr Bronners Lip Balm
6. Bic Lighter
7. Corsair Survivor USB 3.0 64GB USB Flash Drive – Contains all my important documents, scans of passport, licence etc, a few Gb of my favourite photos all encrypted with password access, a library of over 3000 eBooks covering: Permaculture, Sustainable Living & Building with Natural Materials, Survival, Bushcraft & Bush Tucker, Natural Medicine & First aid & HUGE Esoteric library plus Over 40GB of instructional videos and documents split into 7 categories: Growing Food, Permaculture & Organic Gardening, First Aid, Making Your Own Electricity, Pure Water For Life, Self Defence & Survival Skills – you know, just in case….
8. A bunch of audio adaptors
9. Spare guitar picks
10. Thom Bihn Mesh Ballistic Organizer Pouch – for all the adaptors and cables
11. ThruNite T10 115Lumen Cree XP-G LED (R5) - 350 Lumens when used with Lithium 14500 3.7v batteries – damn bright torch!
12. Tweezerman Folding Nail Clippers
13. Quantum capsule with spare battery for Veleno Designs Quantum D2 (My keychain torch)
14. Zoom H1 Recorder – for recording gigs and foley etc.
15. CRKT Eat'N Tool
16. Flat USB wall charger
17. Computer screwdrivers
18. Black Sharpie
Take a moment to check out my music here: lubdub.fm/
Gig/Work Bag
I’m a touring musician and also teach music production across Australia, so I’m travelling constantly – This kit is constantly evolving and has already had some recent changes, but here is what it looked like just after my recent mission to the United States:
1. Adventure Medical Kits - Ultralight / Watertight .7
2. Maxpedition Fatty Pocket Organizer - Audio Fix S**t Kit (See load out below)
3. ATH-M50s Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Ragged Edge Carbon Fiber Velcroless Portfolio
5. Black Fishing Tackle Vest - Laptop and iPad fit in rear zippered pouch, hard drives and other heavy items in pockets – in case I have any problems being overweight when taking bag on a plane as my carry-on
6. Cables: Belkin Lightning & 30-pin to USB & HDMI cable for the Laptop
7. Apple 85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter
8. Apple 12W USB Power Adapter
9. Powermonkey Extreme 9000mAh Battery - Can charge an iPhone four times and an iPad twice when fully charged via a wall outlet or the included solar panel
10. 1TB LaCie Hard Drive USB 2.0 & FireWire 800 – Installers and Drivers
11. 2TB WD My Passport Studio Hard Drive – Audio Drive and Backup
12. Tiger Balm
13. Gorilla Tape - Handy 1" Roll – Best gaffer on the planet in a super compact roll
14. Jackson PT2USB 2x 240V Power Outlets 2x USB charging outlets – so useful when travelling to keep everything charged
15. a-JAYS Four iPhone Headphones – Reasonable audio quality, three-button remote for iPhone and flat tangle-free cables
16. Boo-boo kit in a waterproof aLOKSAK bag – Bandaids and cotton wool
17. Ibuprofen – I don’t like to take pharmaceutical drugs often, but this stuff works if myself or someone else really needs it
18. Tea Tee Oil – Great for removing ticks & disinfecting
19. Lavender Oil – Great for calming & healing wounds
20. Sea To Summit Ultra-Sil Pack Cover
21. Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Soundcard
22. Portable Adjustable Laptop Stand Holder For iPad + Audio and USB Cables
23. Apple iPad 3 32gb Wifi running a custom TouchOSC template as my main control surface for performances
24. 15" Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display – 2.6 Ghz i7, 16Gb RAM, 512Gb SSD – Best laptop on the planet
25. Tom Bihn Vertical Brain Cell Hard-sided laptop case – Clips into my backpack
26. Tom Bihn Smart Alec Backpack – I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect backpack for over 15 years, this was pretty pricey once I kitted it out with the Vertical Brain Cell, a bunch of pouches and stuff sacks plus shipping to Australia – but goddam is it a sweet pack – really comfy to wear - fully loaded the whole kit weighs in at about 15kg and the straps don’t even feel like they’re under strain – and when unpacking it feels like Mary Poppin’s bag – where the hell does it all go?
Audio Fix S**t Kit (See other photo)
1. Various audio and computer cables
2. LCD Screen cleaning kit
3. Batteries: 2 x Lithium 14500 3.7v for the Torch
2 x Powerex Imedion 2400mAh AA for the Zoom Recorder
4. Sharpening stone
5. Dr Bronners Lip Balm
6. Bic Lighter
7. Corsair Survivor USB 3.0 64GB USB Flash Drive – Contains all my important documents, scans of passport, licence etc, a few Gb of my favourite photos all encrypted with password access, a library of over 3000 eBooks covering: Permaculture, Sustainable Living & Building with Natural Materials, Survival, Bushcraft & Bush Tucker, Natural Medicine & First aid & HUGE Esoteric library plus Over 40GB of instructional videos and documents split into 7 categories: Growing Food, Permaculture & Organic Gardening, First Aid, Making Your Own Electricity, Pure Water For Life, Self Defence & Survival Skills – you know, just in case….
8. A bunch of audio adaptors
9. Spare guitar picks
10. Thom Bihn Mesh Ballistic Organizer Pouch – for all the adaptors and cables
11. ThruNite T10 115Lumen Cree XP-G LED (R5) - 350 Lumens when used with Lithium 14500 3.7v batteries – damn bright torch!
12. Tweezerman Folding Nail Clippers
13. Quantum capsule with spare battery for Veleno Designs Quantum D2 (My keychain torch)
14. Zoom H1 Recorder – for recording gigs and foley etc.
15. CRKT Eat'N Tool
16. Flat USB wall charger
17. Computer screwdrivers
18. Black Sharpie
Take a moment to check out my music here: lubdub.fm/