DeLong Rigging Solutions: A Business Born During the Pandemic

Today we’re on the line with father-and-son duo John and Tyler DeLong of DeLong Rigging Solutions. Tyler and John are both ETCP certified Riggers who have extensive experience working in the live entertainment industry. Their company, DeLong Rigging Solutions, is a product of a great idea, a widespread industry need, and the pandemic. Tyler, like many other individuals in the entertainment industry, found himself suddenly without employment in the spring of 2020 due to Covid-19. Through his searches for the next project, he had the realization that there was a need in the entertainment industry for qualified and experienced rigging experts to inspect rigging systems and advise on best practices. Thus he started A Man, A Jeep, No Real Plan LLC to investigate this niche. Very quickly he realized that this need was larger than what he originally thought and he recruited his father, John DeLong as a partner and DeLong Rigging Solutions was born. Let’s welcome Tyler and John.If you’d like to learn more about Tyler, John, DeLong Rigging Solutions, and their upcoming One Shot training program, please visit www.delongriggingsolutions.com.Have you heard? Our 61st Annual Conference & Stage Expo will be held virtually in March of 2021. It’s never been easier to attend USITT! The online event allows us to encourage a global audience to attend easier than ever before and lets all participants expand their networks across the world. USITT21 Virtually Anywhere! Visit www.usitt.org/conference21 to learn more.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.