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ShowCall
by Chad Allen
Welcome to ShowCall. Host Chad Allen talks to Live Entertainment Industry workers about what it's like to work in the industry as he interviews guests from different departments such as Audio, Lighting, Visual, Security, Catering and much more.
Episodes
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Brenda White
Pacific Northwest Stagehand Brenda White walks us through getting the shows gear off the trucks, organized on the stage, and back on the trucks when the show is over.
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Brennon Haleski
Local Natives and Nothing But Thieves touring Backline Tech and Drum Tech Brennon Haleski talks about the responsibility of setting up not only the drums, but ALL of the instruments for the band.
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Tims Tavern Seattle, WA
Tims Tavern, located in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle Washington is a venue that hosts over a thousand local and touring bands a year. We sit down with owners Mason Reed and Matthew O'Toole along with event bar tender Selina Bryant to discuss the importance of smaller venues. Special...
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Mari Neves
Rock In Rio is one of the largest music festivals in the world with an average attendance of 1.5 million, Sao Paulo native and owner of Snowl Management Mari Neves works hard to keep things running smoothly.
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Melissa Stinson
Seattle Stage Rigger Melissa Stinson shares her journey of building stages and hanging large speakers and massive steel structures.
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Cameron Catron
Van Halen's famous bowl of M&M's is legendary and dressing room coordinator Cameron Catron made sure there wasn't a single brown M&M in that bowl for every show.
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Gregg Pearson
A Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert requires a ton of fire and Pyrotechnician Gregg Pearson will make sure you feel the heat from across the arena.
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Keep Music Live Pt.II
Staff members from some of our favorite Seattle venues are apart of an organization called Keep Music Live. This week we continue the conversation on the importance of local concert venues with a special acoustic performance by Jerrod Dietz of the Seattle band Born Of Ghosts.
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Keep Music Live Pt. I
Central Saloon, El Corazon, and The Tractor Tavern are three of Seattles most iconic concert venues. Joining us today are staff members Michael Gill, Leigh Bezezekoff and Jordan Paige.
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Stuart Crossman-dew
Pierce The Veil Stage Manager and Nothing But Thieves Guitar Tech Stuart Crossman-dew knows how to handle a kabuki that just won't drop.
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Robert Swenson
Ho99o9 and 3TEETH's Tour Manager Robert Swenson knows just what to do when the rig breaks down.
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Chef Mark Gratton
American Ninja Warrior catering owner Chef Mark Gratton has an obstacle course of his own.
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Katherine Martinez
The Jonas Brothers send tour caterer Katherine Martinez on a wild shopping spree.
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Jamie Gooden
U2 Hospitality Manager Jamie Gooden is a VIP for the VIP's.
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Steve Schafer
Cavalia Technician Steve Schafer tells us what it's like to work for one of the worlds largest big tops.
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Sam Halabi
Pearl Jam's personal touring chef Sam Halabi talks to us about what it's like cooking gourmet food on the road for one of the biggest bands in the world.
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Raven Hughes
Raven is a security guard at several smaller Seattle venues and she's here to talk about what it's like to control a crowd, and also how those venues handle safety issues. There to provide a safe fun environment, a venue security guard is ultimately there to keep the peace... and many of them…
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Michael Ferguson
Ever wonder what happens when a truck doesn't show up? Today on ShowCall, Michael Ferguson talks fixing problems like that, and what it's like to be an accounts manager for a major lighting company
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James Mckenna
James McKenna, Operations Manager for R90 Lighting in Seattle, talks 7,040 shows over the last 7 years with R90, and turning passion from a young age into a career. We learn a bit about the workshop program, unemployment and being able to work while staying eligible.
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Renee Munholand
Renee teaches us how wind watch at an outdoor venue often becomes predicting the weather, and shares her views on finding a new job as opposed to having a career.
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Johnny Rae
Today we're talking to Johnny Rae, a twenty year vet of the Pacific Northwest concert and event industry. Johnny tells us what what it means to rig a show and working through the "chain jungle"
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Matt Ratza
Our guest today Matt Ratza, tells the story of the path he took from being a high school theater sound guy to a tour and production manager.
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Charles Andress
Charles Andress is here to tell us what it's like to be a master electrician / lighting designer in the industry and how it's led to living the dream.
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Ben Melby
Production Manager Ben Melby shares with us his favorite venues across the country.
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Tami Goldfadim
"I don't know what a sound guy does but it sounds cool, so yeah, I'm gonna be that." We got production guru turned yoga instructor, Tami Goldfadim to sit still for a moment and tell us about how she got started in the industry, and how yoga has helped her stay balanced through the pandemic.
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Brien West and Austin Aase
Stage Hand couple Brien West and Austin Aase talk about what it's like working together.
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Joe Cole
R90 Lighting owner, Joe Cole, sits down with us for the inaugural show. He talks running a lighting business in a competitive industry, and why the "best rule is to break ALL the rules."
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This Is ShowCall
Welcome to ShowCall. Host Chad Allen talks to Entertainment Industry workers to give you an inside look at the backstage life.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to ShowCall. Host Chad Allen talks to Live Entertainment Industry workers about what it's like to work in the industry as he interviews guests from different departments such as Audio, Lighting, Visual, Security, Catering and much more.
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ShowCall currently has 28 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is ShowCall about?
Welcome to ShowCall. Host Chad Allen talks to Live Entertainment Industry workers about what it's like to work in the industry as he interviews guests from different departments such as Audio, Lighting, Visual, Security, Catering and much more.
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ShowCall is created and hosted by Chad Allen.
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