All Episodes

#71 Chris Rippy | Snoop Dogg's Fist Bump That Launched His Video Career

#70 Ted Cohen | Why Artist Development Died

#69 Accurate Staging | The Family Business Holding Up Travis Scott, Ye, Chevy Commercials, and Underwater Stages

Ask Giggs #9 | What Great Crews Do That Nobody Notices

#68 Adam Wells | From Pub Sound Guy to Ed Sheeran's Audio Systems Engineer

#67 Rachel Deeb | Why The Lumineers Media Director Can’t Stay Away from Touring

#66 Nikki Boon & Tyler Corrado | The Entrepreneurial Artist Managers Behind Kane Brown, Nightly, & Restless Road

#65 | How Rock-It Moves the FIFA World Cup & The World's Biggest Tours

#64 | Backstage at the 20th Annual CMA Touring Awards

#63 Alex McNamara | How the Trades Saved Her Life

#62 Ryan Maag | The Creative Director Who Choreographed the Olympics

#61 Neville Shende | What Prince Taught a Bus Driver about 5-Star Service

#60 Mandi Naylor | Feeding Thousands at the NFL Draft, Super Bowl, & Bonnaroo

Giggs Rewind: Rachael Bronstein | Managing Money on the Move

#59 Brandon "Fitz" Fitzgerald | Rigging Beyoncé's & Post Malone's World Tours

Giggs Rewind: Marty Hom | Tour Managing Legends… Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, Shakira, Olivia Rodrigo

#58 Doug Wilson | From Van Driver to Tour Director

#57 The Future of Virtual Production | Kingfisher by LEO Events

#56 The Music Industry’s Health Crisis | Theresa Wolters (MusiCares)

#55 Patrick Ledwith | Building Stadium Tours for U2, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Beyonce

#54 Kyana White | From WME Intern to Tour & Production Manager

#53 What Tour Life Really Does to Families | Stage Wives

#52 Suzi Meyer | Pay vs. Respect: What Crews Actually Want

#51 Jesse Sandler | The Production Manager behind Bon Jovi, Nickleback, Phish

#50 Butch Allen | Designing Shows for Metallica, Eric Church, and The Eagles

#49 Improving Mental Health on Tour | Amber Health

#48 Nicholas Weldon (nicDub) | Live Video Directing for Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Kings of Leon, P!nk

Ask Giggs #8 | Touring Is a Human Endurance Test

#47 Rock Nashville | The Exclusive Look at Music City’s New Touring Home

#46 Allison Noah | How To Be “The Connector” as Stage Manager

Giggs Rewind | Sooner Routhier: Color, Collaboration, and Coldplay

Ask Giggs #7 | Missing Holidays: The Sacrifice Behind the Show

#45 Zito | Production Managing Legends… Green Day, Ariana Grande, Backstreet Boys, OneRepublic

Giggs Wrapped | “Red Rocks Sucks?” – Hot Takes & Best Advice

#44: VIP at 35,000 Feet | Flying Private with TrueSkies Aviation

#43 Pete Griffin | When Music Heals: Inside Musicians On Call

#42 What Really Moves a Show | [Exclusive] ShowShuttle and Extreme Lighting & Sound

Ask Giggs #6 | Aftershow Food and Hiring Truths

#41 Shawn Worlow | Touring Tech to Producer of the NFL Draft & F1

Ask Giggs #5 | Your Best Tour Pranks

Giggs Rewind | Mark Oglesby: Health, Leadership, & Sobriety on the Road

#40 Cristi Williams | Shading the Limelight & Surviving the Spotlight

Ask Giggs #4 | The Truth About Failure — and Why You’ll Survive It

#39 Ryan Lampa | Turning Roadie Friday Into 17 Years of Service

Ask Giggs #3 | Why You’re Not Getting Called Back (and What To Do About It)

Giggs Rewind | 18 Ways to Break Into the Live Event & Music Industry

#38 Vinnie Ferra & Jonny Stiegler | From Zero to SNL: How The Beehive Develops Artists

Ask Giggs #2 | The Double Life of Touring & Irreplaceable Skills

Ask Giggs #1 | Rates, Respect, and Roles You Never Knew Existed

#37 Sean Porter | From Tour Bus to Hot Dog Empire: The Daddy Behind the Dogs

#36 Brian Kaplan | Tim McGraw, The Rodeo, and a Career of Creative Impact

#35 Michael Strickland | 50 Years of Lighting Up Stages & Advocating Behind-The-Scenes

#34 Ryan Whelpley | Kip Moore’s First Crew Member to Red Light’s Touring Director

#33 Tiffany Kerns | Shaping CMA's Future Through People, Purpose & Philanthropy

#32 Tate Henshaw & Farrah Usmani | Music Money: Tour Budgets, Contracts & Hidden Costs

#31 Toni Globis | Wardrobe, Props, Lighting & Pyro: The Touring Swiss Army Knife

#30 Katie Everett | Work-Life Chaos: Dropping the Ball on Purpose

#29 Josh Castle | “Tour Dad” - Managing Quality of Life On The Road

#28 Kat Gauss | "It Is What It Is...The Only Constant Is Change"

#27 How a Tour Bus is Made | Behind the Scenes with Dreamliner

#26 Jason Geisinger | 72 Shows in 55 Days: The Real Life of Touring The Nutcracker

#25 Scott Welch | “The Band Goes On at 8PM - That’s the Payoff”

#24 Ryan Smith & Rachel Hales - Live At Lititz | Mic Check, One Two

#23 Mike Bolton & Lisa Bruno - Live From Lititz | Wardrobe on Tour - Behind the Seams

#22 Jim Digby - Live From Lititz | When Stages Collapse and Crowds Riot

#21 Joanne Croxford & Suzi Green - Live From Lititz | Sobriety, Wellness, and the Power of Ego

#20 Kelly Clague - Live from Lititz | Burnout, Success, and Safety on Tour

#19 Fitz & ICE - Live From Lititz | Rigging, Venue Production, & Event Promotion

#18 Ina Jacobs - Live From Lititz | More Than Math - The Tour Accountant Life

#17 Marty Hom | Tour Managing Legends...Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, Shakira, Olivia Rodrigo

#16 Rachael Bronstein | Managing Money on the Move

#15 Chris Thacker | Calm in the Chaos

#14 Riley Green, The Olympics, and Cue

#13 Drew Magid | Manager vs. Messenger

#12 Chris Lisle | "Mic Drop With Robert Plant"

#11 Angie Warner | Building Tour Family On The Road

#10 Cole Bibler | Don’t Burn Beyoncé - Pyro 101

#9 Carrie Lelwica | From Catering Assistant to Business Owner

#8 Jamison Wiersema | Tim McGraw's Mobile Gym on 18 Wheels

#7 | 18 Ways to Break Into the Live Event & Music Industry

#6 Sooner Routhier | Color, Collaboration, and Coldplay

#5 Jim Yakabuski | "Holy $h!t I’m Mixing Van Halen"

#4 Mark Oglesby | Health, Leadership, & Sobriety on the Road

#3 Lolo Kinser | "Always Expect the Unexpected"

#2 Olly Rowland | From Game of Thrones to Dolly Parton

#1 Thomas O’Keefe | “Drops of Jupiter in the Van”

Introducing The Giggs Podcast