Today I'm chatting with Jen Bernard, one of the owners of and general manager of Stagefab, a custom manufacturing and expert stage drapery company based in the Vancouver area!  A leader in the industry going back as far as I can remember, I'm proud to get back in touch with Jen for this conversation! You can follow Stagefab on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn!  You can also find out more about them here: https://www.stagefab.com Please like and share this episode if you enjoyed it! And please follow @SwingsSoapbox!

Today I'm joined by an old friend of mine, Neil Tamboline.  Neil has has an extensive career in the entertainment industry in the lower mainland, and was my boss most recently as the production manager for Dinosaurs Unearthed. Please follow what he and his wife Ingrid are doing at www.pitchandyaw.ca You can always email me at [email protected]!  Please be sure to like, follow, and share this podcast where you can if you enjoy it!

Today I'm joined by Matt Lees, the general manager of Riggit! You can find out more about Riggit at www.riggit.com   Please like and share this episode, my friends! You can follow Swing's Soapbox on Facebook and Twitter, and you can email me at [email protected] to chat with me further!

My guest this week is Eric Stuart!  Eric is a former police officer based in the UK who started his own company in 2009 called Gentian Events Limited, which specializes in crowd management and crowd and event safety.  It's a pleasure to bring you Eric's insight and knowledge!  If you want to learn more about Eric and his company please visit gentianevents.com or check out Eric on LinkedIn.   Feel free to chat with me at [email protected]

Canada’s most recognizable Indian Classical musician, the globally renowned Cassius Khan is a performer of combining the Classical styles of Ghazal/Thumri singing and the Tabla, the North Indian pair of drums and presents both, simultaneously.  An incredible musician, I'm thrilled to have him share his thoughts with me.  You can find out more about Cassius at www.cassiuskhan.com

Claire is a young woman who worked through the student tech club program at NWSS, where she was introduced to theatre and ultimately me.  I am excited to bring you her perspective, as a first year university student.

Jessica Schneider, the executive director of the Massey Theatre, chatted with me this past summer to discuss the impact of arts on the community, how COVID-19 has affected us all culturally, and what we can be doing as we start to open theatres back up.   Find out more about Jessica and what she's got going on at www.masseytheatre.com

This week is a conversation I had with Don Parman!  You can find out more about Don and what he's doing at Actsafe.ca

A new podcast hosted by Swing, a freelance live events technician.  I chat all things covid related, among other things, with professionals within the arts and entertainment industry.   Please like, share, and follow @SwingsSoapbox on Facebook and Twitter!