Meet the stage engineer of Xtatik, Kirk Bruce, resident of the band for the past three (3) years.

This Scorpio, St. James Government Secondary School graduate is known for his love of football and music and enjoys a great pelau or macaroni pie.

Kirk started at the Rent-A-Amp Sound Company training to be a joiner building boxes and cases and then worked his way up to become a stage engineer working at some of the biggest shows and concerts in Trinidad and Tobago like Kiskidee Karavan and Pan Jazz.

In 1998, Kirk left his present job to join soca band Qwestion as their monitor engineer. In 2000, he received an invitation from Xtatik’s management to become a member of the band. He accepted that position and spent the first two years as their stage technician before being promoted to Monitor Engineer.

1976-1983

Attended Mucurapo Boys’ R.C School . Passed for St. James Secondary School after completing the Common Entrance Examinations at the age of 10.

1983-1988

Graduated from St. James Secondary School after five years and completed C.X.C O’Levels gaining passes in English (I), Social Studies (II), Integrated Science (II), Wood-work (I) and Technical Drawing (I).

1990

Worked at Rent-A-Amp Sound Company training to be a joiner building boxes and cases.
Got first break when the owner of the company wanted an extra hand to set up for a concert. Started as a roadie (that’s someone who lifts and puts equipment in position for the technical staff). After a period of time, I gained some technical knowledge of the music industry and moved up to the status of stage technician.

As a stage technician, I worked at most of the major shows and concerts in Trinidad and Tobago:

o Pan Jazz
o Kiskidee Karavan
o Dimanche Gras
o Expo
o Air Supply
o MC Hammer
o Boys II Men
o Hall and Oats
o C&C Music Factory
o Shabba Ranks
o Helen Baylor
o Kirk Franklin
o Barrington Levy
o Colour Me Badd

Within the Caribbean:

o St. Lucia Jazz Festival
o St. Lucia Country Festival
o St. Kitts Music Festival

I even got the opportunity to do various Carnival shows in the some Caribbean countries such as:

o Antigua
o St. Kitts
o St. Vincent
o St. Maarteen
o Barbados
o Jamaica

1998

Left Rent-A-Amp Sound Company and joined a soca band by the name of Qwestion featuring Ajala and Ghetto Flex as their Monitor Engineer. I toured to New York , Bahamas , Canada and England with this group.

2000

Did some House Engineering for 3Canal in the month of August in California .

2000-2003

Got an invitation from Xtatik’s management to join their band. The position was that of stage technician. Spent the first two years as their stage technician before I was promoted to Monitor Engineer in the year 2003.

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