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Chad Allen

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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. 
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.  
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 d
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. 
Seattle Stage Rigger Melissa Stinson shares her journey of building stages and hanging large speakers and massive steel structures.  
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. 
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. 
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
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. 
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. 
Ho99o9 and 3TEETH's Tour Manager Robert Swenson knows just what to do when the rig breaks down. 
American Ninja Warrior catering owner Chef Mark Gratton has an obstacle course of his own. 
The Jonas Brothers send tour caterer Katherine Martinez on a wild shopping spree. 
U2 Hospitality Manager Jamie Gooden is a VIP for the VIP's. 
Cavalia Technician Steve Schafer tells us what it's like to work for one of the worlds largest big tops. 
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. 
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 ultim
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
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 wor
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. 
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" 
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. 
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. 
Production Manager Ben Melby shares with us his favorite venues across the country. 
"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
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