#216 Today's Boondoggle- with music instructor, manager, production wizard Mark O'Shea

In this episode Bill talks with a friend that has done it all in the music industry from roadie, sound guy, production, management, and even college instructor Mark O'Shea. This is definitely an episode you're going to want to hold on to as Mark shares so much of his knowledge and experience in the music industry. He talks about his early days as a stage hand at shows, sensing his calling wasn't the 9-5 after college and following his heart in the music industry, how he got hired into the infamous Belkin Productions of Cleveland and how much he learned their before Live Nation bought them out, becoming a tour manager for many bands over the years, especially working with Nine Inch Nails before and during their meteoric rise, his relationship with Trent Reznor and Richard Patrick today, why his liver couldn't handle being on the road with Marilyn Manson, and his experience in Japan with The Smashing Pumpkins. He also shares how he became "mates" with Steven Jones of The Sex Pistols, Crashing on Paul Cooks couch, surviving a major earthquake with Robin Finck and Danny Lohner, when he knew he needed to quit drinking and what recovery has done for him today, working with the Elevation Group on the Wonderstruck and Wonderbus Music Festivals, plus so much more. Today's Boondoggle fans can receive 10% off their orders at dreemnutrition.com by using the promo code BOONDOG10 at checkout. So kick back with your headphones and cold one for this latest episode. Enjoy our additional segments featuring music from the Flo White Show and Stories from the VFW Hall. Remember Boondoggle Listeners Matter, so e-mail us at [email protected] and let us know your thoughts so we can read them on air. Tweet us @2daysBoondoggle and Follow us on Instagram @todaysboondoggle as well as on Facebook. Please subscribe and give 5 stars and review. Every review we receive on either Apple Podcast or Google Music we will mention you on a future episode and our Social Media pages. Follow Today’s Boondoggle also on our Social Media as well as DomainCle.com and on Anchor.fm Today’s Boondoggle logo designed by Stacy Candow. Additional music by Evan Crouse Also please consider financially supporting us at Todays Boondoggle using Venmo, our GoFundMe, or sponsoring us on our Anchor.fm page, so we can continue to provide you with quality entertainment.