The Road Ahead

What are the challenges of being a great producer for live events? Les Goldberg chats with Maxine Monsegue, John Mathis and Greg Defelice about how the producer plays a critical role in delivering a live event. 

Les Goldberg chats with CEO Digital Business Partner, Ivan Fernandes, about what is happening with all the mergers and acquisitions of the live production companies.

Les Goldberg talks with Michelle Smith from URMIA (University Risk Management & Insurance Association, Inc.), Jessica Parkhurst from Acentria Insurance & Foundation Risk Partners and Emilie Perkins from Raybourn Group International about how to plan live events with the impacts of constant political chaos around the world.

Les Goldberg hosted his very first podcast in front of a live audience at Camden Town Hall, bringing together some of London’s leading industry voices to talk all things live events. Joined by Conor Twohill from Envy Create, Technical Production Manager, Richard Owers and Matt Culverhouse from Made Human, the panel discussed the state of the industry and things that drive audience engagement.

Les Goldberg chats with Bart Kresa from BARTKRESA studio, Patrick Verhey from LMG Systems Innovation,  Steve Deitz from 900 lbs and Jayson Wise from LMG about working in the world of projection mapping and a recent project at the Washington Monument.

Les Goldberg chats with Rick Borja from Go West Creative, Chris Drury from Drury Design Dynamic and Stephen Dahlem from Corporate Magic about how important technology is to storytelling in his most recent podcast.

It is all about event safety for the audience. Les Goldberg talks with Timothy Wimbley from Events TNT, Mark Herrera from Global Awareness Professionals and Dominic Housiaux from Risky Business Resources about creating a safe environment for live events.

Les Goldberg talks with John Cruz from MetLife, Adriance Cesa from Huntington Bank, Larry Epstein from The Launch Group and Mandy Hazlett from National Precast Concrete Association about the elements of negotiating a successful contract with the venue in his most recent podcast

Les Goldberg talk with Stage Manager- Miles Kapper, Scenic Designer and Creative Director at- Tony Castrigno at Design Contact and Executive VP Creative Services at Media Loft - Daniel Walls about what it is about the live event business that keeps them excited and wanting to keep them working in the live events industry.

Have you found fair value when working with in-house providers—both exclusive and nonexclusive? In this episode of The Road Ahead , Les Goldberg talks with Karim Kassab, Aaron Levinthal, and Dan Wilcox about their real-world experiences navigating venue restrictions, fees, and team dynamics. They explore what works, what doesn’t, and how to get the best results when partnering with in-house teams.

There is no compromise in safety. Les Goldberg talks with Jim Digby – President of Show Makers, Ken Keberle – Director of Education for Event Safety Alliance and Rutger Jansen – Managing Partner of Backbone International about the importance about safety in the live events industry.

Les Goldberg talks with touring industry experts Jason “Jmo” Moore (FOH for Train) and Colin Pink (FOH for Hans Zimmer Live) about blending the art and technical aspects of audio mixing to create an extraordinary live sound experience.

Les Goldberg talks with Dave Nuckolls and Hal Bassett about the elements of an amazing video direction for live events. #BeyondTechnology #LMGTouring

A discussion among industry veterans about the essential elements of creating amazing lighting designs. Les Goldberg talks with John Featherstone from Lightswitch, Greg Cohen from UVLD, Kyle Kegan from Voyage Productions and Richard Dunn from Dunn Lights about the lighting business and the elements of amazing lighting designs.

Les Goldberg chats with Jeff Newburger from Lionfish Design, Colin Murphy from Show Intel, Rob King from EventEQ and Rick Goodwin from Rick Goodwin Design about coming up with amazing show designs.

Les Goldberg talks with Jason Barak from Unilumin, Doug Murry from ETP, Sean Borowski from Systems Innovation and David Luchsinger from LMG about how essential LED is in today’s world.

Les Goldberg chats with Nikki Sanz- CEO of Giggs, Sean Henry- Production Manager for Train and Andrew Weiss- Tour Manager for A Day To Remember, Paramore, Twenty One Pilots and Creed about building a career as a touring professional.

In Les Goldberg's most recent podcast he talks with Stage Managers Cheryl Poulsen, Miles Kapper and Roger Bull about situational awareness and how stage managers contribute the success of a show. #BeyondTechnology

Les Goldberg talks with Joe Volpe, Andy Stavro and Shane Carmelich about the playbook for being a great technical director.

What is your audience thinking? Les Goldberg talks with BJ Singh - President, North America at Entertainment Technology Partners and Nico Ubenauf - CEO, Live Matters  and satis&fy about a new product called knw. and measuring real time audience measurements. To learn more click here https://www.knw.net/ .

Les Goldbergs talks with Project Managers- Bethany Forbes from Apex Production Services, Casen Doherty from Hold Fast Production Management and Wes Warren from Warren Event Solutions about the value of great project management. 

Les Goldberg chats with Michael Lachance from Wilson Dow Group, Rick Barranco from Red Rocket Studios and Katie Riggs from Riggs & Co. about embracing the new normal and the associated costs delivering a show post pandemic

What are the differences you may experience working with an inhouse a/v team verses an outside a/v provider? Les Goldberg talks with Nick Farrell form TEK Productions and Megan Cummings from Linder Global Events about their past experiences.

Les Goldberg talks with Dave Nuckolls and James Boress about how to make the best hybrid experiences.

In Les Goldberg's most recent podcast he talks with AI Guru- Frederick Van Johnson, Founder of Disguise- Ash Nehru, Digital Art Expert- Jonathan Hart and Live Event Content Expert- Larry Springer about how will Artificial Intelligence - Chat GPT impact live events?