Marcel Fairbairn

Geezers of Gear

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Music Industry veteran talking about anything and everything with incredible people - behind the scenes creating live events, concert and entertainment. Over 300 episodes, with memorable conversations and stories from many pioneers of the event and concert touring world, including hot new up and comers. Geezers Of Gear is never boring, offering great surprises as well. Plus, check out the NEW "Leading Ladies" episodes - that celebrate the incredible women of the concert business, with host (and Geezers Of Gear Producer) Sarah Birnie and our fully Ai FutureTech podcast for industry releases.

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Marcel Fairbairn

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#7 - Goddo, The Geezer of Rock! 22.02.2019 1:34:02

Today, the Geezers had the great pleasure of interviewing a true Rock and Roll Legend in the Canadian music business, Greg "Goddo" Godovitz. Beginning in 1964, Greg established himself as a player in the Canadian music scene and created one of the greatest hard rock bands to ever come out of the Canadian music scene, Goddo. Greg remains active today with his many live music, recording sessions wh...

#6 - Super Saturday and Mega Structures with Andrew Gumper 13.02.2019 41:21

Today, the Geezers have the privilege of interviewing one of the more intriguing individuals in production today. Andrew Gumper, the owner and founder of AG Productions, has created an entirely new and unique genre in the world of Staging and Rigging. He calls it the "Mega Structure, and that's exactly what it it. We interview Andrew to learn more about his structures and the origin of Mega Struc...

#5 - Geezers Of Gear - Top Gear 07.02.2019 32:22

Today the Geezers talk about the top Searches and Item Sales on GearSource.com. Great information if you're looking to succeed with your gear sales GLOBALLY through the site.

#4 - Geezers of Gear - Top 3 Concerts 30.01.2019 47:22

Today, the Geezers discuss their top 3 concerts, along with a few stories of course. You'll be surprised to hear Henry's #1 and #2... And remember, you can now reach the Geezers by email - .

#3 - The Evolution of Automated Lighting... Cont'd 25.01.2019 49:17

In this episode, the Geezers finally dig into the history af automated lighting, from its early beginnings with rubber bands or air-drive, to the state of the art LED fixtures of today. Along the way, the duo discuss the beginning of Varilite, with Genesis backing them, the early Martin days, High End lawsuits and much more.

#2 - The Evolution of Automated Lighting - Part 1 25.01.2019 26:42

In this episode, Marcel and Henry talk about how tradeshows have changed and specifically, the NAMM show which is taking place this weekend. They also begin a discussion on video, the new LED tiles that the company, GearSource are so involved in re-marketing and of course, like the title says, they start the discussion on evolution of lighting - which will be continued in Episode 3

#1 - Geezers of Gear Intro - Episode 1 23.01.2019 35:28

Two Entertainment Production industry Veterans discuss WHY we're doing a podcast, where we came from, the beginning of GearSource and fun stuff about the industry.