Who: Robert “Bob” Belanger, vice president sales & rental, Show Distribution Group Inc.
What: Sales and rentals of the ChainMaster variable- and fixed-speed hoists, as well as Prolyte roof, truss and stage systems.
Where: Leon-Harmel, Quebec, Canada
When: Founded in 1999.
Starting at the top: “First gig was with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. We supplied the variable- speed motors to move their truss system.”
I knew I wanted to do this when… “I saw Madonna kissing Britney Spears.”
Current clients include… Spice Girls, Wicked, The Police, Rush, Five Point Productions, Q1 Production, PRG, Tait Towers, Desert Specialty Rig-ging, In-House-Production,
Nokia Theatre/LA Live in Los Angeles, LAX night club at the Luxor in Las Vegas and many others.
Career high point: “The Nokia Theatre/LA Live in Los Angeles show. We supplied
18 variable-speed Jumbo lifts at a capacity of 6,000-kg (13,200 pounds), each with everything mounted on variable-speed trolleys of a 12-ton ca-pacity. We moved six giant catwalks.”
Career Low Point: “Can’t remember — don’t want to remember!”
Most cool thing about my job: “To be part of all these state-of-the-art projects and many of these kick ass tours.”
Least cool thing about my job: “Has anyone seen my lawyer?”
Coolest “toy” that you’ve recently seen/used and were impressed with: “Darn, you guys are getting personal!”
On the home front: “Girlfriend and life partner Nathalie Lacroix, my sons David and Michael, and my daughter Leanne. Nathalie also has two chil-dren: son Ubert and daughter Camille. It’s a full house — so please close the door!”
What’s in my CD player/on my iPod right now: Zac Efron’s Ladies’ Choice.
If I could be someone famous for a day, it would be… Elvis.
My greatest fear is… planes.
If I could go back in time and tell my younger self one thing, it would be: “Get your ass on a tour bus!”
If I were a cartoon character, I’d be: “The Coyote. I have a few new ideas for the Road Runner.”
Previous lives: “I worked 10 years in the wood tooling industry, have done event productions with bands and have been a band manager. I’m a jack-of-all-trades, but master of none.”
On vacation, please find me… “Anywhere in the world discovering all the points of interest and the different cultures.”
Words to live by: “Whatever you do, always cover your butt!!!”
