Radio Check - Life In The Concert Touring Industry
Episodes
Episode #66 - Marty Friedman
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs far back as the early 90s when guitarist Marty Friedman was a member of the classic Megadeth line-up, he’s had a fascination with J...
Episode #65 - NIN w/ Paul "Arlo" Guthrie & Jamie Pollock
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we explore the current Nine Inch Nails “Peel it Back” tour. We have with us longtime lighting designer Paul “Arlo...
Episode #64 with Greg Price
25 Aug 2025
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Send us a textGreg Price knows how to push air. He has made his reputation by mixing the most powerful bands our industry has ever produced. Ozzy, Bla...
Episode #63 - Ozzy and the "Back To The Beginning" concert
06 Aug 2025
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Send us a textRadio Check recognizes the farewell performance of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath with a special episode celebrating the “Back to the...
Episode #62 with Dallas Schoo
11 Jul 2025
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Send us a textDallas Schoo is one of the last bastions of original guitar techs who paved the way for how things are done today. He launched his caree...
Episode #61 with Nigel Buchan
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNigel Buchan has been the head of production in the Southwest for over 30 years producing shows for Evening Star and then Live Nation. B...
Episode #60 with Sooner Routhier
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSooner Routhier is one of the most versatile creative designers in our industry having the unique ability to cross over into any musical...
Episode #59 with Andy Fairweather Low
15 Jul 2024
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Send us a textSideman is the title multi-instrumentalist Andy Fairweather Low prefers. Eric Clapton, Roger Waters and George Harrison have all called ...
Episode #58 with Eric "Ski" Piontkowski
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEric Piontkowski is on the leading end of the next generation of great production managers. “Ski” as he prefers to be called, is a s...
Episode #57 with Tim "Gooch" Lougee
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTim Lougee, aka “Gooch” has been tour managing at the highest level for 35 years. His learned, effective outlook and approach to his...
Episode #56 with Mark "Springo" Spring
25 Apr 2024
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Send us a textMark Spring pulls no punches. He says what’s on his mind unapologetically. Springo, a Parnelli Lifetime Achievement recipient, shares ...
Episode #55 with Bryan Grant
12 Jan 2024
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Send us a textBritannia Row came into being as a rental house for Pink Floyd to hire out their touring equipment as a way to support their crew betwee...
Episode #54 with Chris Adamson
20 Sep 2023
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Send us a textChris Adamson is one of the true legends we have in our industry. He started his career in the late 60’s carting band equipment around...
Episode #53 - Chris & Matt catching up after 8 months
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMatt and I return after an 8 month break to catch up on things. We discuss the state of the industry, touch on tour safety, sustainabili...
Episode #52 with Chris Chaney
05 Dec 2022
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Send us a textChris Chaney has been in more bands and has played bass guitar on more records and soundtracks than he can remember. He tells Matt and I...
Episode #51 with Danny Carey
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDanny Carey and I have spent countless hours talking about music while on the road together. In this episode we welcome the Tool drummer...
Episode #50 with Jake Berry
31 Jul 2022
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Send us a textTo celebrate Radio Check’s 50th episode, we welcome none other than Mr. Show Biz himself, Jake Berry. We discuss his early days in D...
Episode #49 with Joe Paul Slaby
21 Jun 2022
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Send us a textMatt and I reconvene after a 3-month hiatus with drum tech and all-around great guy Joe Paul Slaby. We get into our long touring history...
Episode #48 with Jerry Harvey
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we chat with monitor mixer, inventor, and entrepreneur Jerry Harvey. Listen as he shares stories of finding his way into...
Episode #47 with Kurt Wagner
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we “check-it” with Kurt “Slap Daddy” Wagner. Those of you who are familiar with Kurt know him as the stage manag...
Episode #46 - Health and Wellness on the Road
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, Matt and I discuss the importance of health & wellness while on the road. Matt’s experience as a registered dieti...
Episode #45 with Ray Winkler
13 Dec 2021
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Send us a textMark Fisher was Ray Winkler’s external architecture examiner at University College in London before hiring him on at Mark Fisher Studi...
Episode #44 with John " Bugzee" Hougdahl
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJohn “Bugzee” Hougdahl got into the music industry by dumping a beer down a guitar player’s chest soaking the guitar. He went on t...
Episode #43 with Kille Knobel
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKille Knobel went to the California Institute of Arts with the mind of becoming an actor. When she discovered acting wasn’t for her, s...
Episode #42 with Wob & Chris Roberts
17 Aug 2021
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Send us a textBrothers Wob and Chris Roberts have a combined 70 years in concert touring. From their humble beginnings playing in garage bands in the ...
Episode #41 with Jim Digby
02 Aug 2021
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Send us a textHealth and Safety has risen to the forefront of the concert touring industry. No one individual personifies this movement more so than J...
Episode #40 RUSH w/ Howard Ungerleider and Robert Scovill
24 Jul 2021
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Send us a textIn our 40th episode, we pay homage to the mighty RUSH. Matt and I had the great pleasure of welcoming back Howard Ungerleider and Robert...
Episode #39 with Pyro Pete Cappadocia
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPyro Pete is a legend in the world of pyrotechnics. We first met in 1983 in the days when he was blowing up cars and buses for the Plasm...
Episode #38 with Ken "Pooch" Van Druten
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKen “Pooch” Van Druten has done it all. He’s mixed live sound for heavy metal bands, pop divas, hard core rap artists and even K-p...
Episode #37 with DC Parmet
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s no coincidence that DC Parmet went from tour merchandiser, to tour accountant, to tour manager in just a few short years. His wor...
Episode #36 Pantera w/ Guy Sykes & Grady Champion
25 May 2021
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Send us a textPantera were the mightiest heavy metal band of their era. Both Guy Sykes and Grady Champion worked for Pantera throughout most of their ...
Episode #35 with Dale "Opie" Skjerseth
18 May 2021
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Send us a textDale “Opie” Skjerseth describes himself as a “brick and mortar” production manager. I would imagine that is what it takes to han...
Episode #34 with David Lawrence
09 May 2021
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Send us a text#34David Lawrence has always done whatever it takes to get the job done. Titles mean nothing to him. That’s how he went from selling t...
Episode #33 with Tom Kenny
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTom Kenny started his stage lighting career at the age of 14 in Ireland, where he learned a little bit about everything. He has gone on ...
Episode #32 with Robert Scovill
19 Apr 2021
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Send us a textRobert Scovill knows a thing or two about audio. Not only is he a world class, award winning sound mixer, but he is also a teacher, lect...
Episode #31 with Marguerite Nguyen
11 Apr 2021
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Send us a textMarguerite Nguyen is one of our industry’s true success stories. From her early days working in clubs in Richmond, VA, all the way to ...
Episode #30 with Debbie Sharpe
29 Mar 2021
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Send us a textDebbie Sharpe has always had a love for music and the music industry. From her early days in Australia as a music writer, all the way to...
Episode #29 with Keely Myers
22 Mar 2021
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Send us a textKeely Myers is a Renaissance woman. She is driven by many things to include equality, gender neutrality and updating the outdated langua...
Episode #28 with Andy Franks
08 Mar 2021
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Send us a textAndy Franks, who is lovingly known in our industry as “Franksy” has done it all. He started as a musician in the 70’s playing punk...
Episode #27 with Jon Lemon
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJon Lemon is a well-travelled sound mixer. Between his impressionable days working with Jands in Australia, and then moving to the UK wo...
Episode #26 with Malcolm Weldon
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMalcolm Weldon and I first met on the Club MTV tour in 1989, and have been good friends ever since. Since our early days together with P...
Episode #25 with Todd Fox
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTodd Fox began learning his trade in the Marine Corps before segueing into personal security with Madonna and Maynard James Keenan. He h...
Episode #24 with Roy Bennett
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLeRoy Bennett is possibly the most celebrated theatrical show designer of our time. Starting with his career working with Prince in 1980...
Episode #23 with Upstaging's John Huddleston
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJohn Huddleston has been in concert lighting for over 40 years, starting as a crew chief in the 80’s and making his way to becoming th...
Episode #22 with Kevin Lyman
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe Warped Tour broke many barriers en-route to becoming one of the most influential and innovative festival tours of our time. Kevin Ly...
Episode #21 with Marty Hom
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMarty Hom has found himself predominantly working alongside super star women for the last 35 years, shepherding them around the world, t...
Episode #20 with Bill Leabody
08 Dec 2020
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Send us a textBill Leabody was part of the London punk scene of the 1970’s, witnessing first-hand the rise of the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Dam...
Episode #19 with Michael Tait, Winky and Adam Davis of Tait Towers
12 Nov 2020
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Send us a textTait Towers has been the leader in theatrical scenic fabrication since it’s inception in 1978. Their exceptional staging concepts, a...
Episode #18 with Charlie Hernandez
18 Oct 2020
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Send us a textCharlie Hernandez has done just about everything there is to do in the concert touring industry. He was production managing large scal...
Episode #17 with Bryan Hartley
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBryan Hartley has been designing, programming and operating lights in the concert touring industry for over 35 years. He and I started...
Episode #16 with Mark Guterras of Transam Trucking Limited
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMark Guterras was a drum tech in the early 70’s for Emerson Lake & Palmer before finding his passion for driving trucks. He and hi...
Episode #15 with Shaun Clair of Clair Global
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textShaun Clair grew up in the music business. He has done every conceivable job in the company prior to escalating to VP of Sales. Shau...
Episode #14 with Joerg Philipp of Beat The Street
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoerg Philipp is the owner and founder of Beat the Street Band & Crew Bussing. From an early age he knew he was destined for the m...
Episode # 13 with Industry Icon Steve Lawler
30 Aug 2020
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Send us a textSteve Lawler is a true Icon in the concert touring industry. Listen to him tell the story of his early days as a grocery bagger and st...
Episode #12 with TPA's Matt Doherty & Jerome Crooks
30 Aug 2020
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Send us a textMatt Doherty and Jerome Crooks from “Touring Professionals Alliance” discuss TPA’s conception and how they are building a movement...
Episode #11 with Howard Ungerleider
21 Aug 2020
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Send us a textHoward Ungerleider was the longtime creative director for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Rush. His designs are famous for their...
Episode #10 with Dan Cleary
12 Aug 2020
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Send us a textDan Cleary has seen some shit in his years backline teching in the concert touring industry. Listen as he tells the story of what it&a...
Episode #9 - with Bill Rahmy
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textVeteran production manager Bill Rahmy has toured with many ground breaking bands over the his decades long career such as NIN, Red Hot C...
Episode #8 - with Gary Meyer
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGary is an industry vet working in the Detroit area as a tour promoter for Live Nation. Listen to him tell the story of how he got his...
Episode #7 - with Jerome Crooks
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJerome is one of the industry's top tour managers. He has worked with high profile acts such as Tool, NIN, Beastie Boys, Linkin Par...
Episode #6 - with Icarus Wilson-Wright
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIcarus, who is a long time touring industry vet has worked for amazing artists such as Massive Attack, Roger Waters, James Blake and, Ah...
Episode #4 - Being a Production Manager and building a tour
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe discuss how work comes my way and the process of building a tour. We also get into some favorite "live" production moment...
Episode #5 - with Jesse Thayer
02 Aug 2020
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Send us a textIn this episode, Chris talks with Jesse Thayer. Jesse is a vet in the music touring industry and best know for his roles as a stage mana...
Episode #3 - Communication is Key on the Road
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe discuss the importance of health and well being, how there will always be complainers on the crew, that experience carries a lot of w...
Episode #2 - Stories of the People Behind the Scenes
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, Matt and I talk about the importance of sleep on the road, how vital your rigger is, the difference between artists and...
Episode #1 - How It All Came To Be
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our debut episode, Matt asks me about my early days in the industry. How I started and the different positions that I worked that eve...