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From the Eric Church Tour to the Grammys: On the Bus with Cellist Kaitlyn Raitz

From the Eric Church Tour to the Grammys: On the Bus with Cellist Kaitlyn Raitz

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 You’re riding along with Kaitlyn Raitz as she breaks down the real mechanics of touring at scale: staying human on a bus, finding tiny routines that keep you sane, and surviving the sleep math when you’re one of twelve buses on a massive run. Then it’s straight into the onstage reality of modern country arena production: 24 musicians, a full string quartet, choir, and horns, plus the challenge of making strings translate in a loud arena. You get the practical gear-and-tech layer too: DPA mics and pickups, dynamic EQ, managing cello loudness, and how tools like ToneDexter fit into keeping tone consistent when the room is working against you. You also get the career side, unfiltered: how the Eric Church gig happened through the Nashville relationship web, why being excellent and easy to be around matters, and why “Nashville is a ten-year town” if you want longevity. Kaitlyn’s stories span arranging and learning charts mid-tour from iPads, to the whiplash of getting a Grammy call with barely any runway, to recording in LA and wondering how anyone actually functions there. The episode closes with the mindset and performance skills that keep pros durable: protecting your brain and nervous system, flipping a stage persona on and off, and the practical win of transitioning to IEMs for a cellist when monitors are run well. Bottom line: this is how you keep your craft sharp, your head steady, and your show consistent night after night. Always Be Performing.​ 00:00:00 Gig Gab 522 – Monday, February 23rd, 2026 February 23rd: Curling Is Cool DayGuest co-host: Kaitlyn Raitz 00:01:55 Protein and Joy on the bus00:02:14 Passing the time productively on the bus…and on the tour SwimmingSwimply OR PlacesToSwim.comThrifting 00:05:53 Sleeping on the bus! Twelve tour busses on this tour 00:07:26 24 Musicians on stage String Quartet8-Person ChoirHorn/Woodwind Quartet 00:09:45 Micing a string quartet in an arena DPA Mics AND pickupsDynamic EQ 00:14:47 Cellos and Loudness ToneDexter 00:18:50 Writing, arranging and learning charts mid-tour! Reading from iPadsEleanor Denning, String Lead and Arranger on the Eric Church TourBitter Pill has a cellist, too! 00:21:33 Getting the Eric Church gig Sub list for the Nashville SymphonyEverything in Nashville is relationship-basedBe good at what you do, and also be a pleasant person that people want to be aroundNashville is a ten-year town 00:25:07 SPONSOR: Squarespace. Check out https://www.squarespace.com/GIGGAB to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code GIGGAB.00:26:55 You played on the Grammy’s? Used to play with Brandy Clark, and occasionally gets a one-off gig call still.AND, a week-and-a-half before the Grammy’s, the call came inDo you want to play the Grammy’s with me?Kaitlyn has questions for LA-denizens: How do you live in LA?Do you see people that you know?Do you take public transportation? Recorded at Sunset Sounds in LA 00:33:05 Protecting your brain and nervous system Take on a persona “You are Kaitlyn Motherfucking Raitz”“We are bad bitches, we have earned this”Gary Cherone is the master of turning the stage persona on AND OFF Let the lights blind you 00:40:25 Transitioning to IEMs It’s great for a cellist!IEMs are better than having to use bone conductionKaitlyn’s IEM mix – she hears the bandIt comes down to who’s running monitorsUltimate Ears UE7 Pros IEMs 00:47:06 Kaitlyn Raitz’s Music00:48:52 Gig Gab 522 Outtro Follow Kaitlyn Raitz On InstagramOn Facebook Contact Gig Gab! @GigGabPodcast on Instagramfeedback@giggabpodcast.comSign Up for the Gig Gab Mailing List The post From the Eric Church Tour to the Grammys: On the Bus with Cellist Kaitlyn Raitz – Gig Gab 522 appeared first on Gig Gab.
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