Geezers of Gear
271 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMusic Industry veteran talking about anything and everything with incredible people within the live events, concert and entertainment industry. Over 200 episodes, and incredible conversations and stories from many pioneers of the concert touring industry, and also some of the hot new up and comers. Geezers Of Gear is never boring, and there are always great surprises as well.
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#240 - David Haskell from Gateway Studios
April 25, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBDavid has been in the industry more than 40 years. He was President at Morris | Light & Sound, Integration before SoloTech acquired Morris. David is now the President of Business Development for Gateway Studios & Production Services (GSPS). Gateway Studios & Production Services offers turnkey production service solutions for the live music touring, motion picture/television and corporate event industries. Gateway Studios, scheduled to open this year, with more than 300,000 square feet, Gat...
#239 - Jeff Cranfill from SES & Concert Stuff Group
April 24, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 97.2 MBJeff Founded Special Event Services in 1986 with Jim Brammer in Brammer’s Winston-Salem garage. SES is an industry leader in audio, lighting, video, design, staging, and live event production for businesses, religious organizations, and major recording artists. Since 1987 Jeff has provided scenic, show and lighting design for SES clients worldwide. Jeff has also toured with many of these SES clients as their lighting director for over the past 30 plus years. This additionally includes being...
#238 - David Milly
April 18, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBDavid sold his lighting business, TLS Inc to 4Wall back in 2012 and stayed on to work with the company for three years before taking a different approach to life. Now David is retired and manages some real estate and spends time renovating his current house with his wife DeAnn. They both did some community theater work and consulted on a few lighting projects. David and DeAnn bought boats and traveled a lot which is fantastic BUT David’s main source of income these days is winning $ from b...
#237 - Glenn Roggeman, CEO of AED
April 18, 2024 01:09 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBGlenn Roggeman is the CEO of The AED Group. He founded AED in Belgium in 1985 as a dry-hire rental company for lighting and sound equipment. Today, the AED group is a major player in the audio-visual market in Europe, employing more than 300 people in eight countries - Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy and United Arab Emirates. In 2013, Glenn acquired AED Studios and transformed it into the most eco-friendly entertainment complex, catering to film and TV prod...
#236 - Dan Braun
April 11, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBTalk about career spans - Dan Braun started his legendary career path more than 45 years ago. In fact this year will mark Dan’s 30th year working with mega-act, Metallica where he remains their Show Director today - while delivering the best show he can to their massive audiences around the world. Longevity in this industry isn’t by accident, and Dan is no exception. This episode is brought to you by ACT Entertainment and GearSource. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spoti...
#235 - Matthias Hinrichs
April 10, 2024 13:00 - 2 hours - 150 MBMatthias Hinrichs is a Product designer and innovator. Specializing in the Obsidian Control Systems for Elation Professional. Matthias has a focus on user experience, usability and workflows to make complicated tasks easy and fun for the user. As a product manager for lighting control systems he was tasked to analyze the creative process of lighting and visual design so it can be programmed into computer systems fast and efficiently. The challenge of managing tens of thousands of control par...
#234 - Richard Cadena
April 04, 2024 17:43 - 2 hours - 119 MBRichard Cadena is an ETCP Recognized Trainer, an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician with over 36 years of experience in live event production. He is the author of several books, and the technical editor for Lighting and Sound America, Lighting and Sound International, and Protocol magazines. As a freelance lighting designer and lighting consultant he has worked on concert tours, television, theatre, motion picture productions, sporting events and more. His latest projects include supp...
#233 - Josh Allen / 3LR Design
April 03, 2024 13:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBJosh Allen has been actively contributing to the lighting industry for more than thirty years. He held the position of principal consultant with Theatre Consultants Collaborative (TCC), where for over a decade, as member of the American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC), he consulted on the design of hundreds of performing arts venues throughout the United States, Canada, and beyond. In 2016, Josh co-founded 3LR Design, Inc. His projects range from ship-wide lighting and controls syste...
#232 - Thomas Kubik / Tour Manager and FOH Engineer
March 28, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBThomas Kubik started his career 28 years ago and took the classic course from stagehand to behind the console and touring. He has been touring since 1999 with Euro and metal bands including InFlames, Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Fear Factory, Angra, Lacuna Coil, Moonspell and Chimaira. Thomas has been extremely lucky to travel to pretty much all continents. Thomas has been with InFlames for 25 years in June as their Sound engineer and Tour Manager or in Thomas’s words, the babysitter. Thomas lov...
#231 - Mickey Curbishley
March 27, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBWe are very happy to have Mickey Curbishley back on the Podcast, the last time he was on the show was back in September 2019. You can listen to Mickey’s previous Podcast recording on Spotify episode #45 and hear all about how he got into the industry by selling t.shirts on tour with AC DC and his first Lighting Tour with Sir Elton. Stories from growing up with his legendary father who was the tour manager for The Who, Robert Plant, Jimmy page etc Five years later we are going to hear every...
#230 - Todd Spencer
March 20, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBTodd’s career spans more than 25 years with firms varying in size from $1M to $3B in revenues, with over 18 years in executive leadership roles, working with both startups and established companies to guide strategic and operational growth, acquisitions, turn-arounds, and business sales. Really smart guy with a very patient and collaborative approach to business. An asset to any company looking to grow, work through change management, and more. Episode 230 is brought to you by Elation Lig...
#229 - Marian Sandberg
March 13, 2024 20:25 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBMarian Sandberg Started doing PR for Jack Kelly/Group One in 1996 and barely left the industry since! Marian has diverse work experience spanning several industries and is currently the Vice President & Market Leader for LDI, DSE, and XLIVE at Questex. Prior to this, Marian worked at Informa from November 2016 to December 2019 as the Content Director for the Live Experience Group, where she was responsible for digital editorial, content strategy, video production, and conference content. M...
#228 - Rocko Reedy
March 07, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBRocko was Stage Manager for 30 Years for U2, recently visiting The Sphere in Las Vegas where he saw the gig from FOH. The first time he had ever watched a U2 show from the front, as a punter, as a fan and looking at the band’s faces vs their backs! Rocko has retired from the road since 2019 but has continued making music. His most recent video was a rendition of Sex Is on Fire by Kings of Leon, uploaded to his Facebook page on Valentine’s day. This episode is proudly sponsored by ACT Ent...
#227 - Paul Streitz
March 06, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBPaul established himself as an industry visionary, one of the early leaders in Fiber Optic lighting solutions and a go-to-source for high-tech, high-touch creative lighting solutions for, working with high profile jobs including the Grammy awards, Broadway shows and major concert tours. After selling his company in 2007, Paul reinvented himself as consultant, author and motivational speaker. He wrote a book, Blue Collar Buddha based on Winning Wisdom Gained on a Journey from Flight Attendan...
#226 - Steven Creech Anderson
February 28, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 92 MBCreech has been in the industry for over 40 years. Steven started as a stagehand in Dallas and then his first BIG tour was with Motley Crew in 1985. Stevens' career just kept on getting better and better, working with incredible artists such as Metallica, Scorpions, Rush, Elton John, Bob Seger and Aerosmith to name but a few. Now with Premier Global Production Company for 24 years, Steven has applied a hands-on approach to each lighting project he has been involved with. Customer service ...
#225 - Jean Larivière
February 21, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBJean has been in the business since the 80s, starting in theater and clubs. He was able to work under the tutelage of his very first mentor, Jacques Tanguay. It was with Jacques that he learned all aspects of fixing, hauling, hanging, and designing lighting. Life began to change when Jean was invited to work at a major club in the Czech republic, where he lived for 2 years. It was there, he became acquainted with the folks at High End Systems, due to his use of Intellabeams at the club. On a...
#224 - Eric Wade
February 15, 2024 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBEric is the principal designer and creative director at Crossfade Design. He got his start in the industry at the ripe age of 14. His mom was a rock singer in the Dallas area and he would help in the lighting and sound booth at her shows. By 16, he was working for a lighting company, building dimmers and consoles from scratch, and renting his own equipment to local bands. At 18, he was the LD for George Strait. Today, Eric’s robust portfolio includes live events at arenas, convention center...
#223 - Marsha Stern talks about almost 50 years "in the biz"
February 14, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBMarsha Stern is an award-winning lighting designer, programmer, technician and production manager who’s career began in NYC in the music business and spans the NYC Nightclub and Special Events circuit from the late 70’s through the mid 90’s when she began to pioneer using automated lighting and entertainment technologies in architectural lighting design. Today, Marsha continues to take on design projects, while also focusing on her work dedicated to Roy Thode, an iconic DJ from the glory day...
#222 - Jim Digby and The Event Safety Alliance
February 07, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBJim has had a nearly four-decade journey in production and project management roles within the live entertainment and music touring industry has had him working alongside artists as diverse as Linkin Park, Hootie & the Blowfish, Back Street Boys, the Bolshoi Ballet, Phil Collins, and most recently helping to lead the delivery of entertainment mega-projects inside Saudi Arabia including the first-ever international music festival in the Kingdom in 2018. He was on the stage in 1992 when James...
#221 - Lighting Designer / Director - Matt Guminski
January 31, 2024 12:32 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBMatthew is a Boston Massachusetts native and resident of Astoria New York. He's a Lighting / Production Designer, Lighting Director, Programer and owner of MG Lighting Design. Matt holds a BFA in Lighting Design from Boston University, and throughout his career, has worked for various styles and sizes of shows including Theatre, Dance, Industrial, Corporate and Concert Design and Direction. This episode is brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com...
#220 - Tom Stimson - Business Coach, Consultant and life long AV Expert!
January 25, 2024 11:12 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBTom Stimson is a Business Advisor, Coach, and Speaker who works exclusively with hands-on owners and management teams that want to improve their decision-making and elevate their strategic thinking. His Intentional Success® framework has helped hundreds of companies remove the clutter of past decisions and focus on better goals with resolute efficiency. This episode is brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#219 - Jamie Mardis - CEO of Koffee Kult and former roadie / live events business owner
January 24, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBJamie cut his teeth in the automated lighting field, first as a touring lighting tech and programmer, later working directly for a couple of lighting manufacturers. He took a run on cruiseships, and finally decided he wanted to operate his own business. Jamie's business' including lighting, staging and generators but a new hobby and new passion, coffee, eventually became his business. Today, Koffee Kult is a growing brand and its loyal drinkers include our host, Marcel, who drinks our own Gee...
#218 - Geezers Of Gear 5 Year Anniversary
January 23, 2024 08:29 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBExactly 5 years ago today, I launched Geezers Of Gear with a mission. Myself and an employee who would serve as the co-host, would be two old guys (Geezers) talking about gear. Hence "Geezers Of Gear". But then, something happened. People immediately started reaching out saying "I wanna be on Geezers Of Gear - I am a Geezer". The geezer tag shifter from myself to the guests! And it was SO much better than originally intended. Instead of talking about gear, we were talking about the incredible...
#216 - Nick Whitehouse from Live Redesigned / Fireplay
January 17, 2024 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBNick and his company, currently being rebranded "Live Redesigned, formerly known as Fireplay - are innovators and leaders in the lighting and production design space. He's worked with Metallica, Coldplay, Carrie Underwood, Aerosmith, Billie Eilish, Justin Timberlake, Rihana, Beyonce and many more. This episode was brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#217 - Emily Bornt - Lighting Designer and Director
January 17, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBEmily Bornt is a lighting designer, currently living in Los Angeles. She started her career in New York as a lighting technician, and moved cross-country to pursue her love of lighting design for concerts. She has kept a diverse resume and list of clients. Recent projects include lighting design for Demi Lovato and Brandi Carlile, and lighting programming for Idina Menzel and the AGT residency in Las Vegas. Previous projects include lighting designer for Lil Wayne, Perfume Genius, Falling in ...
#215 - George Masek on 40 years in lighting, 35 years in automated lights
January 10, 2024 14:00 - 2 hours - 142 MBGeorge's career began in 1982 with his own "side hussle" while still going to school in his new hometown of Dallas Texas. Eventually, through a lot of hard work and chance meetings, George was able to land a gig at his only target, Varilite. He managed to turn that into a highly successful 22 year run with many roles and accomplishments, before moving in 2012 to ACT where he became the lead guy for Claypaky. When Claypaky and ACT separated, George continued on with CP where he remains today! ...
#214 - The Sponsors - talking about the industry - looking back and ahead to 2024
January 04, 2024 14:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBA pretty great collection of interviews beginning with Eric Loader from , then Daniel Anderson, , Ben Saltzman, , Brad Nelms, and finally, Rick McKinney from . Each of them shared their thoughts on the year that just was, and of course, 2024 as well. Some great business insights here. And of course, we're filled with gratitude for these companies, some of whom have sponsored the podcast since the very beginning. THANK YOU!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...
#213 - John Wiseman year end chat on the biz, his health and so much more
January 03, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBJohn has built a career unlike many others in the lighting business. He's been at the top of his game, and the touring business for many many years, and continues to crush it today. It was a great chat with a few zingers! Brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#212 - Rob Koenig - LD for Metallica, GnR, Lizzo and so many more
December 27, 2023 15:02 - 1 hour - 100 MBRob Koenig is a lighting Designer, programmer and director, with over 25 years of experience. Having worked his way up through the clubs in FL in the early and mid 90’s, to arenas and stadiums today. Rob works with artists such as Metallica, Lizzo, Guns N Roses, Eric Church, Cardi B, Billy Idol, Carrie Underwood to name a few. Rob is currently residing in Los Angeles, expanding his career into broadcast TV on shows such as American Song Contest and Americas Got Talent All Stars. This episode...
#211 - Chris McMeen from Christie Lites - LDI Post Show discussion
December 20, 2023 19:34 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBChris has been around the industry in the Northeast USA for a long time now, and is one of the top lighting account exec's in the NY City area. He's worked tirelessly to build a great book of business and client list, and of course, knows where ALL the best sushi restaurants are hiding in the entire country! He was at LDI and shares a lot of those stories with us and much more. This episode is brought to you by , and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ge...
#210 - Martin Thomas - LD, Production Manager and owner of Relentless Entertainment Design
December 13, 2023 21:06 - 2 hours - 132 MBMartin is one of those guys, you find him pretty easy to like, and super easy to talk to. This was a very enjoyable podcast to record, and hopefully, a pretty great listen as well! This episode is brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#209 - Welcome "The Producer" - Sarah Birnie joins Geezers Of Gear
November 29, 2023 14:36 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBGeezers Of Gear is growing, and super excited to be adding a new team member in the role of Producer. And not just any old producer, but the one and only Sarah "Just Birnie" Birnie. With a history in both Formula One and Concert Touring, Sarah recently started her own social media influencer business from an island in Greece. Now, she's helping to share our guest's stories to the world as we grow Geezers Of Gear. This episode is brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https:/...
#208 - Michael Springer
November 22, 2023 02:53 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBMichael is an Entertainment Specialist, Stage Manager, Stage Crew Member, Production Stage Manager, Production Manager, former Tour Manager and so much more. He has one of the most interesting backgrounds and stories we've heard! Be sure to check it out. Thank you to our sponsors, and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#207 - Bob Dickinson, the OG of televised event lighting
November 05, 2023 12:10 - 2 hours - 116 MBBob Dickinson is a television lighting designer. His career, spanning decades, has focussed on awards shows, music shows, game shows, talk shows, and special events, which make up his over 1500 on screen television credits. He's lit the Academy Awards for as long as I can remember, was the very first person to use moving lights on Television (Solid Gold in 1982 he says), and has created so many memorable Olympics openings and closings, Super Bowl halftime shows and much more. Brought to you b...
#206 - Bob Harmon from Eggshell Lighting
November 03, 2023 20:26 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBOne of the hands down NICEST guys in the industry. You know you've made a mark in this industry when Bob approaches you at a tradeshow and hands you a bag of Hawaiian coffee. I am proud to say, I have been gifted numerous bags of coffee from Bob! He talks about the industry today, but also some great stories from the past, including how Eggshell Lighting got it's name! This episode is brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgea...
#205 - David Packouz - an International Arms Dealer depicted in War Dogs creates a sound brand
October 25, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBNot many young men will lead a life of an international arms trader, have a hit movie made about them (War Dogs), close deals for as much as $300 million, then go on to start a successful audio brand, . David is an interesting guy and shares his story with us on Episode 205, brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#204 - Lighting Designer Lee Rose
October 03, 2023 20:21 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBFor over 50 years, Lee Rose has been designing lighting for television, film, music and theater. He began in theater in the late 60s, did his first rock and roll shows in the 70s, including Boston's first real tours, when he met his future business partner, Richard Ocean. He and Richard formed Ocean Rose & Associates in 1984 and ran that quite successfully until 1998, when Lee joined Design Partners. Lee went on to light a long list of successful TV shows, specials, music videos, movies and e...
#203 - Luke Meek - Author, Production Manager & FOH Engineer
August 23, 2023 19:59 - 1 hour - 72 MBLuke began touring as a FOH engineer in 2005 then later, a production manager as well. He began writing a blog for the live production industry in 2019 which you can find . He then wrote and self published a book for aspiring tour and production managers called . When he's not touring or writing, Luke is a private pilot. This episode is brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#202 - Howie Zales... from Camera Man to Entrepreneur
August 22, 2023 19:34 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBHowie Zales is an Emmy Award winning Camera Operator who turned his passion for television broadcasting into several entrepreneurial endeavors including a crew and staffing company, an early live-streaming business and an educational business teaching people broadcast, camera operation and more. A great discussion on the technical side of camera operation, sports and virtual events. Brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/...
#201 - "Red" Rod Gibson has had an amazing career in touring and now on the vendor side
July 26, 2023 20:13 - 1 hour - 101 MBIt's impossible to have survived the 80s, 90s and even into the 2000s in the Touring Lighting business, without coming through with some stories. A really fun discussion with Red spanning from the 80s to today. This episode is sponsored by , and of course . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#200 - Patrick Whalen checks in from Backstage Productions / Backstage Aerial
June 27, 2023 18:06 - 1 hour - 78 MBMy dear friend Patrick Whalen shares some (horror) stories from the road, updates on drones and so much more. I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did! Brought to you by and --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#199 - Steve Lieberman fresh off the heels of EDC Vegas
May 24, 2023 19:06 - 1 hour - 77 MBNot many LD's get to write their ticket. Doing things exactly as they want, staying in their lane. Steve has done that... and for a long time! And, he's a nice guy. Enjoy! Brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#198 - Marshall Bissett - founder of TMB (and so much more!)
May 23, 2023 20:09 - 1 hour - 105 MBAn awesome guy, and with a ton of great stories to tell as well. Marshall saw the Beatles in 1963, did early gigs with The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Elton John and so many more. He founded TMB in the 80s, and ran it successfully until his departure in 2014. Of course Colin Waters continues to succeed with TMB today. This episode is brought to you by and . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#197 - Han Henze discussed almost 50 years in the business
May 03, 2023 21:42 - 2 hours - 111 MBHan started his career like so many, a guitar player in a high school band until one day, someone actually said "you know, you're just not very good". That's all he needed, he decided to do lighting instead! Since that time, he's grown into a career that carried him from working as a lighting tech, programmer, director and LD. He's been employed, without a pause for the entire time! Han is just another one of those "great guys" who everyone loves. And... he races cars! This episode is brought...
#196 - Erik Eastland - President of All Access Staging
April 21, 2023 19:55 - 40 minutes - 36.3 MBErik has been in the business more than 40 years, starting with Edgar Winter in the 70s, and more recently - the incredible Super Bowl Halftime show. He's a great guy with incredible stories, and although he had to cut this short for a birthday celebration, it was an enjoyable discussion. This episode was brought to you by our friends at . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#195 - Jim Marlowe... one of the godfathers of HD projection
April 18, 2023 19:35 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBJim was a very early proponent of Digital HD projection, he provided HD process images for the CBS series, “Hack” as well as having provided 3D HD projection for James Cameron’s “Expedition Bismarck” at the National Museum of Natural History. This episode was brought to you by . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#194 - Roland Greil on designing for Rammstein, The Stones, Adelle, Genesis and more
April 13, 2023 19:27 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBRoland began his "career" with a passion for audio at 8 years old, and in his teens made the move to lighting. Since that time, he has worked hard to establish himself as a premier designer and programmer of all things lighting, with a focus on video as well. He now collaborates with Woodroffe Bassett Design on Genesis, The Stones, Rammstein, Adelle, and much much more. His work ethic and general "nice guy" approach has made him a steady favorite for top production managers as well. This epis...
#193 - Jeremy Bridge from PK Sound talking Motorized Line Arrays
March 30, 2023 17:48 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBInnovation is hard, it's expensive, and oftentimes it's thankless work. Jeremy named the company PK based on "Polar Kinetic" defined The radial directivity of a loudspeaker resulting from motion. It's not often you find a worldclass audio manufacturing in a mid-sized Canadian city like Calgary, but PK is genuinely world class. And Jeremy also has some incredible insight with regard to how he manages people. Check this one out for sure, brought to you by --- Send in a voice message: https:/...
#192 - Brad, Marcel and Rane Renshaw go FULL GEARHEAD and discuss the Moving Light March Madness too!
March 22, 2023 22:05 - 47 minutes - 37.6 MBRane has become a lighting influencer through a lot of hard work, dedication to helping folks, and some great ideas like his Moving Light March Madness tournament run on his Limelight Wired This is a fun discussion that was originally a GearHeads livestream as well. This podcast is brought to you today by . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message
#191 - Omar Colom with AV Educate
March 14, 2023 18:31 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBOmar holds over a dozen certification and train the trainer certification in various disciplines in AV and also a second generation video engineer who is passionate about helping others achieve their educational goals. He’s also a decorated combat veteran of the U.S Army and a pretty fun conversationalist! This episode is brought to you by . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geezersofgear/message