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Mickey grew up in the temporary crew business through his family, and just recently started his own company, Gig Life. He talks about a lot of the challenges and opportunities in the crew business currently. Hope you enjoy. B...

Patrick is a lighting designer, programmer, director, production designer, and smart business man! Always a great time when we get together, and this won't disappoint! This episode is brought to you by .

AJ Penn has had a career spanning more than twenty-five years in Lighting, Set & Production Design and currently works with artists including Josh Groban and My Chemical Romance. Now, AJ is setting his mind to growing his bus...

Bob is a really interesting guy, who started in the late 80's running follow spots in a theater at night, while studying political science during the day. He eventually decided to pursue a career in lighting, then video and l...

Chris Lose is a man with more Job TItles than most folks will gather in a lifetime. While his entire career has been in lighting, it hasn't been linear! He's literally done everything! Tech, Master Electrician, Production Man...

Not many designers have 50 years lighting the world's leading acts, from Hawkwind to Peter Gabriel, Wham, Zappa, Def Leppard and even Diana Ross. Jonathan's resume literally spans 5 full decades, and he retired on his own ter...

The group who gathered often during COVID come back to discuss a very important and sombre topic. We're losing too many friends, and it's entirely unnecessary. We're certainly not doctors, but we care enough to share some ide...

I always think of myself as a guy who's been around since the earliest days of automated lighting, but in fact, that's not accurate. I began in the industry in 1991. Our guest, Dan English, began his career with Morpheus in 1...

Gordon is a very well known and kind soul in the live events lighting space. Based in the UK, Gordon cut his teeth in nightclubs, but has since grown businesses in both the architectural lighting and production space as well....

Ben helps to select the greatest lighting products for Live Events and Zenith Lighting. Gain insights on his picks for the best stuff at LDI 2022!

Chris is a well known account executive working with Christie Lites in New York and shares some great product insights from the LDI show floor. Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerShare on SocialDownload Audio File

This thing is impressive! Imagine being in a room with Jake Barry, Marty Hom, Charlie Hernandez, Stuart Ross and a list of 60 other top names in the industry. I am blown away by what they're putting together, and the pricetag...

We had COVID... it came, tried very hard to destroy our industry, then (for the most part) left - and it's like we've learned nothing. As an industry, we went back to what we were doing, and forgot the important lessons we've...

Vic's 40 year career began in NY and brought him to California, and recently he moved to be closer to family in Virginia. He's worked with a "who's who" of talent, and has an enviable resume. We had a fun chat about everythin...

It's funny how many folks think of Donny as a "video guy", when he has spent his entire career in lighting design and lighting account exec roles. Perhaps it's the last bunch of years he's spent with Video West... who are als...

Few designers have stayed as busy, throughout their careers, as Cosmo has. And like Frank, he really has done it his way! From Judas Priest and AC/DC to Aerosmith, Journey, Blondie and more - Cosmo has had a blast. This year ...

Chris was born in Malta, schooled in Scotland, moved to USA, then to China where he began working with Ayrton. Now, he lives in Germany, but works in Paris... Confused? Listen to Episode 170 and you'll clear that all up! A gr...

There are not many clubs in the world at the level of Club E11EVEN, and there are not many lighting design and installation companies who could have envisioned this, and pulled it off. That club became a pivital moment in the...

A great chat with a live events industry leader who single handedly carried much of the industry thru a near death experience! So much is unknown about Michael, and we uncover a lot of it on Episode 168, brought to you by ACT...

Huntly started in the music industry like so many of us - as a musician, a drummer. He toured clubs while also learning about loading trucks, lighting and sound. He chose lighting for his future, and in 1985 founded Christie ...

Sooner joins again as our unofficial "Geezette of Gear" to discuss what she's been up to since the dreaded pandemic. In case you haven't been paying attention, Sooner is an incredible designer who’s won 2 “LD of the Year” Par...

Mr Vitale is the CEO and 4th generation owner of 133 year old Pyrotecnico. During the pandemic, Stephen engaged his team and created a roll up of Sound, Lighting, Video companies who would team up with his own Fireworks and S...

Mark Rudge joined the US Lighting world in 1985, and has been a permanent fixture ever since. To know Mark is to love him. He's just one of those guys. Super nice, fun to share a pint with, and a great worker! Interesting, al...

Josh has literally been in the business 4 decades, and still rolling! He co-founded Scharff Weisberg, went on to merge and become Worldstage (leaving long before their demise), founded a Consulting firm and now, a new stage o...