From Telefunken HQ: South Windsor, CT, July 2024 – Toni Roger Fishman, electronic visionary and founder of pioneering microphone company TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik, passed away on July 12, 2024 at his vacation cottage near company headquarters in South Windsor, Connecticut. At press time there were no further details. The company’s administrative te…

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iTunes Spotify Youtube Patreon In the fall of 2000, while working for Akamai Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Derek was introduced to the practice of yoga by a few of his sales colleagues who were heading out to a Bikram studio near Boston University. “Eat a light lunch” was the only thing he knew about what awaited him that afternoon, and…

Chip Auchincloss is a Monitor Engineer and Backline Tech based in Brooklyn, N.Y., who’s spent the last 20 years living his dream of working in the live sound industry. I met with Chip at his Brooklyn studio where we dove deep into his upbringing in Philadelphia, his obsession with concerts, and the crazy coincidence of our family connection. Over t…

Chip Auchincloss is a Monitor Engineer and Backline Tech based in Brooklyn, N.Y., who’s spent the last 20 years living his dream of working in the live sound industry. I met with Chip at his Brooklyn studio where we dove deep into his upbringing in Philadelphia, his obsession with concerts, and the crazy coincidence of our family connection. Over t…

Chris Leonard has been in the professional live audio world for almost two decades, following in the footsteps of his father. As a monitor engineer with Maryland Sound International, he toured with artists like Tears for Fears, Don Henley, Disturbed, Josh Groban, Anthony Hamilton and more. Chris is currently the Director of Technical Operations at …

Chris Leonard has been in the professional live audio world for almost two decades, following in the footsteps of his father. As a monitor engineer with Maryland Sound International, he toured with artists like Tears for Fears, Don Henley, Disturbed, Josh Groban, Anthony Hamilton and more. Chris is currently the Director of Technical Operations at …

iTunes Spotify Youtube Patreon Brad Tucker has served as Senior Project Manager for Dayglo Presents since 2014. Tucker joined the organization in 2010 as Intern to CEO & Founder Peter Shapiro at Relix Magazine, and was quickly promoted to Shapiro’s Executive Assistant. Today, Tucker’s responsibilities extend to all Dayglo properties including Brook…

Joel Miller (AKA Joel Roadie, AKA Rifken) was born in Cambridge, England. His parents emigrated to Los Angeles when he was a child, and he grew up in Southern California. He is the oldest of three children. When he was four years old, Miller's mother was stopped in a shopping mall by talent agent Dorothy Day Otis. Soon after he began working as a c…

Joel Miller (AKA Joel Roadie, AKA Rifken) was born in Cambridge, England. His parents emigrated to Los Angeles when he was a child, and he grew up in Southern California. He is the oldest of three children. When he was four years old, Miller's mother was stopped in a shopping mall by talent agent Dorothy Day Otis. Soon after he began working as a c…

Carolina Antón is an internationally recognized leader in the field of live sound mixing, systems design and optimization of sound reinforcement. For more than 15 years, Carolina has established a trajectory within her career, collaborating with distinguished national and international artists and productions. With more than 20 tours at national an…

Tiffany Hendren is a full-time FOH Engineer currently based out of St. Louis. Performing and being in a band is what initially drove Tiffany into live music, but she realized that the combination of that passion and her interest in computers and engineering might just hold other options for her. After a few years in the military, she moved back to …

Carolina Antón is an internationally recognized leader in the field of live sound mixing, systems design and optimization of sound reinforcement. For more than 15 years, Carolina has established a trajectory within her career, collaborating with distinguished national and international artists and productions. With more than 20 tours at national an…

Tiffany Hendren is a full-time FOH Engineer currently based out of St. Louis. Performing and being in a band is what initially drove Tiffany into live music, but she realized that the combination of that passion and her interest in computers and engineering might just hold other options for her. After a few years in the military, she moved back to …

Lisa Affenzeller is a FOH Engineer, Tour Manager, Production Manager, and Stage Manager based in Hamburg, Germany. Over the last ten years she has been busy building up her experience, skills, and resume with a list of artists that includes TesseracT, Butcher Babies, Kobra & The Lotus, Kiefer Sutherland Band, and many more. Subscribe to the Podcast…

Chris Wilson is a FOH Engineer based in Dallas, TX. He is officially sponsored by Lewitt Microphones and 64 Audio. A graduate of the Audio Science and Music Theory program at Cedar Valley College, Chris spent the next 2 years as the Lead Engineer for Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, before picking up various tours and one-off gigs for nati…

Lisa Affenzeller is a FOH Engineer, Tour Manager, Production Manager, and Stage Manager based in Hamburg, Germany. Over the last ten years she has been busy building up her experience, skills, and resume with a list of artists that includes TesseracT, Butcher Babies, Kobra & The Lotus, Kiefer Sutherland Band, and many more. Subscribe to the Podcast…

Chris Wilson is a FOH Engineer based in Dallas, TX. He is officially sponsored by Lewitt Microphones and 64 Audio. A graduate of the Audio Science and Music Theory program at Cedar Valley College, Chris spent the next 2 years as the Lead Engineer for Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, before picking up various tours and one-off gigs for nati…

Larry Martin is the founder and owner of Tour Supply Inc., accommodating touring professionals with the gear they need from locations in Los Angeles CA (Third Encore) and Nashville, TN (Soundcheck), a showroom location in Lititz, PA (Rock Lititz), and a shop in Manchester, UK. Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r…

iTunes Spotify Youtube Patreon Lucas Sacks: Lucas Sacks is the Director of Talent Booking for Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg & Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia. Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg is an 850 capacity 23,000 sq ft concert venue, bowling alley, restaurant, and bar hosting live music nightly since July 2009. Brooklyn Bowl has been ranked annually within …

Dani Seggewiss is a Monitor Engineer originally from Cologne, Germany, who currently resides in Leeds, in the U.K. At thirteen years old Dani went with her mom to see a concert, and upon seeing the monitor and FOH engineers in action, she knew that that was what she wanted to pursue. Not that she had any idea of how to do it or how to start, or eve…

Larry Martin is the founder and owner of Tour Supply Inc., accommodating touring professionals with the gear they need from locations in Los Angeles CA (Third Encore) and Nashville, TN (Soundcheck), a showroom location in Lititz, PA (Rock Lititz), and a shop in Manchester, UK. Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r…

Dani Seggewiss is a Monitor Engineer originally from Cologne, Germany, who currently resides in Leeds, in the U.K. At thirteen years old Dani went with her mom to see a concert, and upon seeing the monitor and FOH engineers in action, she knew that that was what she wanted to pursue. Not that she had any idea of how to do it or how to start, or eve…

Matthew McGlynn is the founder and owner of Roswell Pro Audio in Sebastopol, CA. A self-described microphone nerd, Matt’s first audio project was RecordingHacks.com, which attempted to describe every microphone ever made. It gave him an excuse to buy a *lot* of microphones — absolutely necessary for the research, so far as he told his very tolerant…

Anthony Cioffi is a founder/partner in Boulevard Carroll Entertainment Group, one of the largest, full-spectrum backline and production companies in the country. The New York City location alone boasts a full 17,500 square foot facility, and seven state of the art production/rehearsal studios, dance-friendly mirrored/wood-floored rooms, production …

iTunes Spotify Youtube Patreon During her eleven years of production industry experience, Victoria Butash has been living her dream as a FOH and MON systems engineer, MON engineer, FOH engineer, and live sound professor. She is currently on tour mixing monitors for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Sylvan Esso. Victoria is based in Austin, Texas. S…

Anthony Cioffi is a founder/partner in Boulevard Carroll Entertainment Group, one of the largest, full-spectrum backline and production companies in the country. The New York City location alone boasts a full 17,500 square foot facility, and seven state of the art production/rehearsal studios, dance-friendly mirrored/wood-floored rooms, production …

Matthew McGlynn is the founder and owner of Roswell Pro Audio in Sebastopol, CA. A self-described microphone nerd, Matt’s first audio project was RecordingHacks.com, which attempted to describe every microphone ever made. It gave him an excuse to buy a *lot* of microphones — absolutely necessary for the research, so far as he told his very tolerant…

PEEKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL LIFE ON THE ROAD Join me as I take the stage with legendary Audio Engineer, Robert “Nite Bob” Czaykowski, and veteran Tour Manager Rich Nesin, as we take a look at two extraordinary careers in the music business spanning the last fifty years. Both Rich and Nite Bob have deep roots in the industry that start…

Graham Mellor is a Production Manager, Monitor Engineer, and Front of House Engineer currently based out of Rhode Island. He is also the owner of Sound Advice LLC, a small sound/production company in North Kingstown, RI, providing production, backline, and audio services to venues in the state, as well as tours such as last years’ The Last Waltz ft…

In our final video of this series Claire Murphy, guitar tech, tour manager, and former musician, leaves us with some great tips for living on & off the road as a touring professional. Based on Claire’s book, Girl on the Road: How to Break into Touring from a Female Perspective, Claire lays out a strategy for becoming freelance and leaving your regu…

PEEKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL LIFE ON THE ROAD Join me as I take the stage with legendary Audio Engineer, Robert “Nite Bob” Czaykowski, and veteran Tour Manager Rich Nesin, as we take a look at two extraordinary careers in the music business spanning the last fifty years. Both Rich and Nite Bob have deep roots in the industry that start…

Hey Folks! In this week’s video we talk to Claire Murphy, guitar tech, tour manager, and former musician, about how money on tour works on what you need to know in order to financially sustain yourself. Based on Claire’s book, Girl on the Road: How to Break into Touring from a Female Perspective, Claire lays out a strategy for becoming freelance an…

Graham Mellor is a Production Manager, Monitor Engineer, and Front of House Engineer currently based out of Rhode Island. He is also the owner of Sound Advice LLC, a small sound/production company in North Kingstown, RI, providing production, backline, and audio services to venues in the state, as well as tours such as last years’ The Last Waltz ft…

Welcome Back! In this video we talk to guitar tech Claire Murphy about the different stages of touring. Be sure to watch the other videos in this series! Based on Claire’s book, Girl on the Road: How to Break into Touring from a Female Perspective, Claire lays out a strategy for becoming freelance and leaving your regular job, with real world recom…

Charles Twilling is an industry veteran with over twenty-five year's of experience as a touring professional. He’s been a Tour Manager, Production Manager, Stage Manager, Systems Tech, venue owner, artist liaison, and more. His zero-tolerance policy for bullying, sexism, racism, or negativity of any kind on his tours has not only earned him the res…

Welcome to this special series with Claire Murphy, guitar tech, tour manager, and former musician, about how to break into the world of live touring. In this episode she breaks down the initial steps you need to take in order to get a job on tour. Claire Murphy is a Guitar Tech originally from Wales, and currently based out of Long Beach, CA. For t…

For the last eight years Bruce Reiter has been mixing Front of House for the hard-hitting band, Five Finger Death Punch. With a deep knowledge base of both the analog side and the digital side, Bruce has honed his skills and reputation with such artists as Megadeath, Social Distortion, Static-X, Fear Factory, Limp Bizkit, Rancid, and Powerman 5000.…

iTunes Spotify Youtube Patreon "Follow your dreams or they will haunt you, until the day you die." Matt Starr is a drummer, singer, producer, career coach and public speaker. As a drummer, Matt has built a reputation for working with some of rock’s most influential musicians including Ace Frehley (KISS), Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Kevin DuBrow (Qui…

Charles Twilling is an industry veteran with over twenty-five year's of experience as a touring professional. He’s been a Tour Manager, Production Manager, Stage Manager, Systems Tech, venue owner, artist liaison, and more. His zero-tolerance policy for bullying, sexism, racism, or negativity of any kind on his tours has not only earned him the res…

For the last eight years Bruce Reiter has been mixing Front of House for the hard-hitting band, Five Finger Death Punch. With a deep knowledge base of both the analog side and the digital side, Bruce has honed his skills and reputation with such artists as Megadeath, Social Distortion, Static-X, Fear Factory, Limp Bizkit, Rancid, and Powerman 5000.…

Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato is a professional live sound engineer currently mixing FOH for Elvis Costello. Over the last thirty years, Michelle has worked with/for some of the most recognizable names in music including: the Spin Doctors, Styx, Gwen Stefani, Goo Goo Dolls, Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, Mr. Big, Big Time Rush, Ke$ha, Jewel, Adam…

Claire Murphy is a Guitar Tech originally from Wales, and currently based out of Long Beach, CA. For the last four years she has been with Vance Joy as his tech over his last two album cycles. Through determination, perseverance, and plenty of hard work and luck, Claire has managed to turn her passion for music, and in particular, live music, into …

Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato is a professional live sound engineer currently mixing FOH for Elvis Costello. Over the last thirty years, Michelle has worked with/for some of the most recognizable names in music including: the Spin Doctors, Styx, Gwen Stefani, Goo Goo Dolls, Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, Mr. Big, Big Time Rush, Ke$ha, Jewel, Adam…

Claire Murphy is a Guitar Tech originally from Wales, and currently based out of Long Beach, CA. For the last four years she has been with Vance Joy as his tech over his last two album cycles. Through determination, perseverance, and plenty of hard work and luck, Claire has managed to turn her passion for music, and in particular, live music, into …

iTunes Spotify Youtube Patreon “I’m not just a Bass Player, I’m a Sound System” As bassist for the legendary rap label Sugarhill Records backing Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five to the pioneering Living Colour, Doug Wimbish has lent his innovative and creative bass grooves and sounds to a roster of world-renowned musicians. Considered a pioneer…

Laura Davis-Chanin is a founding member of the band the Student Teachers, and the author of the book about her experiences in the NY punk scene, The Girl in the Back: A Female Drummer's Life with Bowie, Blondie, and the '70s Rock Scene. After being diagnosed with MS at the age of nineteen, she left Rock ‘n’ Roll and returned to school and eventuall…

Steph Paynes is the founder and lead guitarist of the New York City-based all-girl quartet, Lez Zeppelin. Paynes started the group in 2004, after touring as a “Ronette” with the “first bad girl of rock and roll,” Ronnie Spector. Paynes lives in New York City, is a Brown graduate and before donning the white satin dragon suit, she worked as a freela…

iTunes Spotify Youtube Patreon Noelle Jordan is a U.S. based, multidisciplinary production professional, specializing in lighting, production management and backline for concerts and events. Her portfolio as a touring lighting designer/director and technician personifies the blend of her creative expertise and design technique - currently with PJ M…

Steph Paynes is the founder and lead guitarist of the New York City-based all-girl quartet, Lez Zeppelin. Paynes started the group in 2004, after touring as a “Ronette” with the “first bad girl of rock and roll,” Ronnie Spector. Paynes lives in New York City, is a Brown graduate and before donning the white satin dragon suit, she worked as a freela…