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This week Bernie chats with Kenny “Match” Campagnone, a longtime IATSE Local 23 stagehand with over three decades in live production. Kenny reflects on his career in lighting and rigging, the crew cul...

16 Jan 32min

This week Bernie sits down with Chris Bier, stage manager for Duran Duran, to talk about his path from shop kid to working some of the biggest events in the world. Chris shares stories from action spo...

9 Jan 21min

This week, Bernie sits down with veteran rigger Lisa Deyesso to talk about her 40-plus years in the live music industry and her book We Are The Crew!. Built from interviews with stagehands around the ...

2 Jan 35min

This week Bernie interviews Stephanie and Rafe Grigar, hosts of Worst Foot Forward, as they share how their relationship and podcast grew out of deep, real-life conversations about healing. Stephanie ...

26 Des 20251h 14min

In this episode, Bernie chats with his longtime friend and fellow guitar tech Brandon Deaton. Brandon talks about supporting artists on the road, the importance of problem-solving under pressure, and ...

19 Des 202557min

This week, Lisa and Bernie sit down with guitarist and solo artist Courtney Cox. Courtney shares her journey from a self-taught teen in Essington, PA to an internationally touring musician with The Ir...

12 Des 202540min

This week, Lisa and Bernie sit down with Sebastien Grainger, lead singer and drummer of Death From Above 1979 and member of American Lips. Seb opens up about DFA1979’s early tours, the vocal disciplin...

5 Des 202555min

This week, Bernie and Lisa sit down with Dallas-based manager and Ann Arkey Productions founder Tami Thomsen. Tami discusses her journey growing up in Omaha and finding her way into the Deep Ellum mus...

28 Nov 202545min