Geezers of Gear

#292 - Chris Chalk

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hailing from Perth, Western Australia, Chris ‘Chalky’ Chalk discovered his passion for production lighting during high school, sparking a career ...

#291 - FutureTech - featuring the Elation Paragon series fixtures

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Geezers Of Gear first FutureTech Podcast. In this inaugural episode, our Ai hosts will be discussing the new Elation Paragon Series. Now is...

#290 - David Davidian

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With a career spanning nearly five decades, David has been a key figure in live entertainment, working with iconic artists such as The Rolling Stones,...

#289 - Tanya Collyer

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tanya has over 25years experience in the industry as an incredible Chef, personal Chef to Artists and Bands such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, ...

#288 - Seth Jackson

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Jackson has twice won the Parnelli Award for Set Design of the Year, the Redden Award for Lighting Design of the Year, the Broadway World Los An...

#287 - Bill Price

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Price is a consultant of entertainment technology and a freelance designer, Lighting Designer, Director, Set Designer, Theatrical and Dance produ...

#286 - Marcel Fairbairn

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marcel spent more than 30 years in the event industry and founded gear source in 2002 with a single goal to make it safer and easier for businesses t...

#285 - Kristin Rinden - LEADING LADIES PODCAST

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin has been in the industry for over 25years, she started as VIP Experience & Sponsorship Coordinator for American Idol Live Tour and then be...

#284 - Get Friggin Festive

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Geezers Of Gear special Podcast with a group of friends in the industry, catching up and raising a glass for the Holidays!

#283 - LDI Review with Marcel and Sarah

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us to remember the 2024 LDI show, our highlights from the show, some cool products and a few stories. Plus, a bit about the inaugural Dining With...

#282 - Andrew "Hamish" Mills

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Mills, known as Hamish in the industry, brings more than 30 years of Entertainment industry Experience. Hamish Has Toured with acts like U2, M...

#281 - Robert Hofkamp

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Hofkamp was last on the Podcast back in 2021 at LDI where he was representing Void Acoustics. I can’t believe that is almost three years to ...

#280 - Melody Tseng - LEADING LADIES PODCAST

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Melody Tseng is a Creative Producer at Live Redesigned. Melody graduated from design school with a background in art and fashion. Melody started out ...

#279 - John Featherstone

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Featherstone Principal & Managing Director of Lightswitch. Born and educated in the United Kingdom, John was theatrically trained at Britain...

#278 - Marty Hom

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marty Hom is a 40+ year concert touring veteran who has worked with Barbra Streisand, Shakira, Bette Midler, Lionel Richie, The Eagles, Alicia Keys, ...

#277 - Neil Juneja

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Juneja is a business and intellectual property attorney. He is the founder and managing partner of Gleam Law, a law firm headquartered in Seattl...

#276 - Bob Bonniol

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Bonniol is an Emmy Award winning Director, Production Designer, andProducer. He is known for his implementation of extensive media andinteractive...

#275 - Tim Dailey

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Dailey’s career started in event production, particularly lighting design and technical direction for large corporate events and tradeshows. Th...

#274 - Ellen Lampert-Greaux

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ellen Lampert-Gréaux works at Questex as Live Design/LDI Creative Director. Ellen started at LDI in 1988, the very first LDI was in Dallas, this will...

#273 - Cosmo Wilson

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are extremely lucky to have Cosmo (Charles) Wilson back on the Podcast. Cosmo is a concert lighting designer and director. He has been in the indu...

#272 - Mark Fetto

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Fetto started working as a lighting technician in the late 1970’s, working his way through the ranks at the Obie Company and Vari-Lite, he then...

#271 - Marc Brickman

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marc's work as an artist, director, producer, and lighting designer has reached audiences of millions world-wide and includes spectacles for Pink Floy...

#270 - James Ure

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James Ure is the Vice President of US Sales and Marketing at AVL Media GroupJames has been in the audio industry for over 35 years and his experience...

#269 - Donny Lodico

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donny LoDico is a highly experienced professional with over 30 years of work experience in the field of lighting, video, and event management. He has...

#268 - Colleen Wittenberg - LEADING LADIES PODCAST

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Colleen Wittenberg is a Freelance multi-cam director, media server programmer and operator. Colleen has worked for some incredible artists such as Col...

#267 - Howard Glickman

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Howard Glickman is the Associate Principal at Apeiro Design, With over 20 years at the firm, has been a team leader on a great variety of projects fro...

#266 - Chris Conti

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Conti is the Chief Innovation Officer at Production Resource Group. Chris joined PRG in 2004 where he has worked on multiple concert tours, TV s...

#265 - David Wolstenholme

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David Wolstenholme is a control systems specialist from Kent, England. David has gained extensive experience touring large-scale musical theatre and i...

#264 - David “Duck” Burns

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David “Duck” Burns is an Experienced Account Manager and Technical Director with a demonstrated history of working in the events services industry...

#263 - Jake Berry

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Jake Berry is a multiple award winning Production Director. Known throughout the industry as the go to guy ...

#262 - Craig Caserta

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Caserta is the VP of Production Creative Technology Group. Originally From New York, Craig is no stranger to Event Lighting with over 20 Years o...

#261 - Sebastien Boulanger

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastien Boulanger is a 15 year veteran of the Live Events industry, having worked as a Technical Director for the likes of the Quebec Minister of Ju...

#260 - Lori Rubinstein

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lori Rubinstein is the Executive Director of the Behind the Scenes Foundation, a 501C3 charity which provides Basic Needs grants to entertainment tech...

#258 - Ken Lennon

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ken Lennon is the recently retired Executive Lighting Designer for Walt Disney Imagineering. His designs over the last 37 years have included such ico...

#259 - Claire Heat

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Heat is a highly motivated individual with over 25 years experience in the industry, specializing in events and special projects for the music,...

#257 - Joe Cole

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Cole is the founder of R90 Lighting. R90 Lighting is first and foremost dedicated to design, their history is rooted in corporate event lighting a...

#256 - Bryan Hartley

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Production and Lighting Designer Bryan Hartley has designed for a lot of metal bands in his long and storied career. Many people know Bryan as the pas...

#261 - Sebastien Boulanger

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastien Boulanger is a 15 year veteran of the Live Events industry, having worked as a Technical Director for the likes of the Quebec Minister of Ju...

#255 - Chris Lisle

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Lisle has over 32 years experience in the entertainment industry. He has worked in a variety of roles including Production Designer, Lighting De...

#254 - Scott De Vos

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scott De Vos has been in the industry for over 50 years, he is the owner of De Lux Productions and has produced events such as the Dove Awards, PGA, L...

#253 - Paul Vincent

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Vincent is the Founder (in 1978) of Vincent Lighting System’s Company, which sells and services theatre, television and architectural lighting ...

#252 - Dizzy Gosnell

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dizzy Gosnell is the Vice President of Production for Bandit Lites, He has been a part of the Bandit family since 1993 but he first met Michael 40 yea...

#251 - Ola Melzig

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ola Melzig began as a stagehand working on local shows in Stockholm 1989. Over the last 20 years he has gone on to produce high profile shows beginnin...

#250 - Neel Vasavada

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Neel Vasavada is the founder and president of Overdrive Energy Solutions.Neel is a driving force in the movement to bring green technology to the even...

#249 Michael Keeling

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Keeling is a Production Designer, Creative/Show Designer Director and as it says on his website, Veteran (he said it not us!) as Creative and ...

#248 - Phay MacMahon

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phay Mac Mahon started his career in production management in 1976 with Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats. Since then he has worked with some of the bi...

#247 - Joe Casanova

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joe started back in the 80’s on the rental and production side of Century Music Systems Inc and worked as a staff engineer prepping tours, repairing...

#246 - Mike “FINN” Finocchiaro

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike “FINN” Finocchiaro is a twenty-five year veteran of the live entertainment industry. With roots as a touring lighting technician and a succes...

#245 - Bob Harmon - Eggshell Lighting Company

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert (Bob) Harmon is one of the hands down NICEST guys in the industry. You know you've made a mark in this industry when Bob approaches you at a tr...

#244 - Claude Viens

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

⁠Claude Viens is a Product Specialist at Lighting at AVL Media Group  in Montreal, Canada. Claude is responsible for projects and support in North ...

#243 - Jim Woodward

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Woodward is an award-winning designer whose expertise is 3D visualization, rendering, and modeling for a wide variety of industries including conc...

#242 - Steve Warren

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Warren was a Shareholder and Director of Avolites Ltd until to its recent sale to Robe. For over 35 years, Steve was the public face of the cons...

#241 - Michael Nevitt, Crossfade Design

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael has spent 30+ years in the entertainment industry. First as a freelancer, then in 2011, Michael joined forces with other designers to create C...

#240 - David Haskell from Gateway Studios

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David has been in the industry more than 40 years. He was President at Morris | Light & Sound, Integration before SoloTech acquired Morris. David ...

#239 - Jeff Cranfill from SES & Concert Stuff Group

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Founded Special Event Services in 1986 with Jim Brammer in Brammer’s Winston-Salem garage. SES is an industry leader in audio, lighting, video,...

#238 - David Milly

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David sold his lighting business, TLS Inc to 4Wall back in 2012 and stayed on to work with the company for three years before taking a different appro...

#237 - Glenn Roggeman, CEO of AED

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn Roggeman is the CEO of The AED Group. He founded AED in Belgium in 1985 as a dry-hire rental company for lighting and sound equipment. Today, th...

#236 - Dan Braun

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Talk about career spans - Dan Braun started his legendary career path more than 45 years ago. In fact this year will mark Dan’s 30th year working wi...

#235 - Matthias Hinrichs

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Matthias Hinrichs is a Product designer and innovator. Specializing in the Obsidian Control Systems for Elation Professional. Matthias has a focus on ...

#234 - Richard Cadena

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Cadena is an ETCP Recognized Trainer, an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician with over 36 years of experience in live event production. H...

#233 - Josh Allen / 3LR Design

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Allen has been actively contributing to the lighting industry for more than thirty years. He held the position of principal consultant with Theat...

#232 - Thomas Kubik / Tour Manager and FOH Engineer

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Kubik started his career 28 years ago and took the classic course from stagehand to behind the console and touring. He has been touring since 1...

#231 - Mickey Curbishley

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are very happy to have Mickey Curbishley back on the Podcast, the last time he was on the show was back in September 2019. You can listen to Mickey...

#230 - Todd Spencer

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todd’s career spans more than 25 years with firms varying in size from $1M to $3B in revenues, with over 18 years in executive leadership roles, wor...

#229 - Marian Sandberg

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marian Sandberg Started doing PR for Jack Kelly/Group One in 1996 and barely left the industry since! Marian has diverse work experience spanning sev...

#228 - Rocko Reedy

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rocko was Stage Manager for 30 Years for U2, recently visiting The Sphere in Las Vegas where he saw the gig from FOH. The first time he had ever watch...

#227 - Paul Streitz

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Paul established himself as an industry visionary, one of the early leaders in Fiber Optic lighting solutions and a go-to-source for high-tech, high-t...

#226 - Steven Creech Anderson

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Creech has been in the industry for over 40 years. Steven started as a stagehand in Dallas and then his first BIG tour was with Motley Crew in 1985.St...

#225 - Jean Larivière

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jean has been in the business since the 80s, starting in theater and clubs. He was able to work under the tutelage of his very first mentor, Jacques T...

#224 - Eric Wade

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eric is the principal designer and creative director at Crossfade Design. He got his start in the industry at the ripe age of 14. His mom was a rock s...

#223 - Marsha Stern talks about almost 50 years "in the biz"

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marsha Stern is an award-winning lighting designer, programmer, technician and production manager who’s career began in NYC in the music business an...

#222 - Jim Digby and The Event Safety Alliance

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jim has had a nearly four-decade journey in production and project management roles within the live entertainment and music touring industry has had h...

#221 - Lighting Designer / Director - Matt Guminski

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew is a Boston Massachusetts native and resident of Astoria New York. He's a Lighting / Production Designer, Lighting Director, Programer and own...

#220 - Tom Stimson - Business Coach, Consultant and life long AV Expert!

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Stimson is a Business Advisor, Coach, and Speaker who works exclusively with hands-on owners and management teams that want to improve their decis...

#219 - Jamie Mardis - CEO of Koffee Kult and former roadie / live events business owner

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie cut his teeth in the automated lighting field, first as a touring lighting tech and programmer, later working directly for a couple of lighting ...

#218 - Geezers Of Gear 5 Year Anniversary

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Exactly 5 years ago today, I launched Geezers Of Gear with a mission. Myself and an employee who would serve as the co-host, would be two old guys (Ge...

#217 - Emily Bornt - Lighting Designer and Director

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Bornt is a lighting designer, currently living in Los Angeles. She started her career in New York as a lighting technician, and moved cross-coun...

#216 - Nick Whitehouse from Live Redesigned / Fireplay

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and his company, currently being rebranded "Live Redesigned, formerly known as Fireplay - are innovators and leaders in the lighting and producti...

#215 - George Masek on 40 years in lighting, 35 years in automated lights

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

George's career began in 1982 with his own "side hussle" while still going to school in his new hometown of Dallas Texas. Eventually, through a lot of...

#214 - The Sponsors - talking about the industry - looking back and ahead to 2024

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A pretty great collection of interviews beginning with Eric Loader from , then Daniel Anderson, , Ben Saltzman, , Brad Nelms, and finally, Rick McKinn...

#213 - John Wiseman year end chat on the biz, his health and so much more

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John has built a career unlike many others in the lighting business. He's been at the top of his game, and the touring business for many many years, a...

#212 - Rob Koenig - LD for Metallica, GnR, Lizzo and so many more

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Koenig is a lighting Designer, programmer and director, with over 25 years of experience. Having worked his way up through the clubs in FL in the ...

#211 - Chris McMeen from Christie Lites - LDI Post Show discussion

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris has been around the industry in the Northeast USA for a long time now, and is one of the top lighting account exec's in the NY City area. He's w...

#210 - Martin Thomas - LD, Production Manager and owner of Relentless Entertainment Design

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Martin is one of those guys, you find him pretty easy to like, and super easy to talk to. This was a very enjoyable podcast to record, and hopefully, ...

#209 - Welcome "The Producer" - Sarah Birnie joins Geezers Of Gear

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Geezers Of Gear is growing, and super excited to be adding a new team member in the role of Producer. And not just any old producer, but the one and o...

#208 - Michael Springer

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael is an Entertainment Specialist, Stage Manager, Stage Crew Member, Production Stage Manager, Production Manager, former Tour Manager and so muc...

#207 - Bob Dickinson, the OG of televised event lighting

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Dickinson is a television lighting designer. His career, spanning decades, has focussed on awards shows, music shows, game shows, talk shows, and ...

#206 - Bob Harmon from Eggshell Lighting

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the hands down NICEST guys in the industry. You know you've made a mark in this industry when Bob approaches you at a tradeshow and hands you a...

#205 - David Packouz - an International Arms Dealer depicted in War Dogs creates a sound brand

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Not many young men will lead a life of an international arms trader, have a hit movie made about them (War Dogs), close deals for as much as $300 mill...

#204 - Lighting Designer Lee Rose

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For over 50 years, Lee Rose has been designing lighting for television, film, music and theater. He began in theater in the late 60s, did his first ro...

#203 - Luke Meek - Author, Production Manager & FOH Engineer

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke began touring as a FOH engineer in 2005 then later, a production manager as well. He began writing a blog for the live production industry in 201...

#202 - Howie Zales... from Camera Man to Entrepreneur

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Howie Zales is an Emmy Award winning Camera Operator who turned his passion for television broadcasting into several entrepreneurial endeavors includi...

#201 - "Red" Rod Gibson has had an amazing career in touring and now on the vendor side

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's impossible to have survived the 80s, 90s and even into the 2000s in the Touring Lighting business, without coming through with some stories. A re...

#200 - Patrick Whalen checks in from Backstage Productions / Backstage Aerial

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My dear friend Patrick Whalen shares some (horror) stories from the road, updates on drones and so much more. I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I d...

#199 - Steve Lieberman fresh off the heels of EDC Vegas

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Not many LD's get to write their ticket. Doing things exactly as they want, staying in their lane. Steve has done that... and for a long time! And, he...

#198 - Marshall Bissett - founder of TMB (and so much more!)

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An awesome guy, and with a ton of great stories to tell as well. Marshall saw the Beatles in 1963, did early gigs with The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Elton J...

#197 - Han Henze discussed almost 50 years in the business

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Han started his career like so many, a guitar player in a high school band until one day, someone actually said "you know, you're just not very good"....

#196 - Erik Eastland - President of All Access Staging

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Erik has been in the business more than 40 years, starting with Edgar Winter in the 70s, and more recently - the incredible Super Bowl Halftime show. ...

#195 - Jim Marlowe... one of the godfathers of HD projection

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jim was a very early proponent of Digital HD projection, he provided HD process images for the CBS series, “Hack” as well as having provided 3D HD...

#194 - Roland Greil on designing for Rammstein, The Stones, Adelle, Genesis and more

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Roland began his "career" with a passion for audio at 8 years old, and in his teens made the move to lighting. Since that time, he has worked hard to ...