SoundGirls Conference 2025
Contributor Michelle Sabolchick I’m thrilled to be part of the upcoming SoundGirls and Women In Vinyl Virtual Conference 2025, a two-day online event featuring women and gender-diverse professionals in audio, music, and vinyl media. WHEN: December 13th &14th The conference is packed with panels, talks, and workshops on: – Live sound & front-of-house engineering – […]
Touring Workshop For Women – How To Get A Job On Tour
Claire is currently on tour with Lola Young but is taking the time to host another workshop to help women get the information they need to get on tour so we can level the playing field. You will spend a couple of hours discussing how to actually get a job on tour. How you go […]
Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am? – (THE FANTASTIC ADVENTURES OF PYRO JOHN)
The Fantastic Adventures Of Pyro John =-Memoirs Of A World Class Smart Ass In his decades long career traveling the world as a professional pyrotechnician, “Pyro John” Watkins provided special effects for the biggest acts on the planet—Kiss, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, and many more. There was one thing he couldn’t […]
Girl On The Road – Claire Murphy
Girl on the Road: How to Break into Touring from a Female Perspective by Claire Murphy A practical guide on how to break into the world of touring, from the perspective of a female guitar tech, tour manager and ex-musician. Do you wonder “How do I get my first tour?” or “Do you need to […]
Mental Health And Music Touring
Mental Health and Music Touring: What You Need to Know Before You Hit the Road Aubrey Wright If you’re looking to jump into the world of music touring and live events, let me tell you this: it’s one of the most exciting, high-energy industries out there. You’ll have experiences that most people only dream of. […]
ECCHO Live Wellness Corner – Touring Abroad
ECCHO Live’s Wellness Corner Touring Abroad: Finding Rhythm in the Unknown Writer: Kara Kemp Heading overseas with your tour is thrilling—but it comes with its own learning curve. From time zone tangles to unfamiliar backstage culture, international touring stretches you in new ways. You’re navigating different beds, different foods, different expectations. The pace might feel […]
Clair Global Opens In Puerto Rico
Clair Global has expanded its footprint with the opening of a new location in the US territory of Puerto Rico, bringing onboard the experienced team from Wichie Sound Performance, Inc. a well-established local audio services provider. Fernando ‘Wichie’ Martínez, founder and owner of Wichie Sound, will continue to lead the Puerto Rico operations under the […]
StageWater – Keep The Music Flowing
STAGEWATER KEEP THE MUSIC FLOWING THE BACKSTORY LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, IN MARCH OF 2020 WE GOT THE CALL THAT OUR TOUR HAD BEEN CANCELED. IN AN INSTANCE THE FUTURE OF THE ENTIRE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WAS CALLED INTO QUESTION. WHILE OUR INDUSTRY HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE GO-TO FOR BENEFIT CONCERTS AND EVENTS, NO ONE WAS […]
The Launch Of Rockforce
ROCKFORCE LAUNCHES AS THE PREMIER WORKFORCE AND PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS PROVIDER FOR THE LIVE EVENT INDUSTRY — A transformative force in live event production has emerged with the official launch of RockForce, the premier workforce and production solutions provider for the live event industry. Created through the strategic integration of nine long-time industry-leading production and live […]
The Culture Of Safety – We’ve Still Got Work To Do
Thank you to Steve Adelman’s Adelman on Venues newsletter Thirteen years ago this week, a new organization called The Event Safety Alliance made a bold promise. We’ve been working hard to keep that promise ever since. Here’s the story. The Event Safety Alliance On a windy summer evening in Indianapolis, as the band Sugarland prayed […]
