Backstage Cowboys Podcast

Ian Bertrand is a good friend of mine and an expericenced technical director, project manager, video and sound guy. He has done it all and is now in China with Cirque du Soleil working for Solotech. Find out what led him there on this episode of the Backstage Cowboys Podcast.

On this episode of the Backstage Cowboys Podcast, I talk with Lorne Levitt, Andrew Jarvo and Adam Zemel from Total Events in Montreal. Great insights of the corporate event world from the producer's point of view. These awesome guys spill the beans and bring you into their world. Literally. There are even job opportunities! We cover all technical and human aspects of corporate events. Enjoy!

I met Frank on my way to Spain on a folk tour. What an amazing fellow! I would describe him as a mountain full of experience, common sense, rock and roll and everything else in between. He is now technical director at Centre Juliette Lassonde in St-Hyacinthe. You gotta listen to this!

While all cameras, lights and microphones are focused on the stars; have you ever wondered about the people operating the cameras? What's their story? Who made those last-minute adjustments on the star's dress? Is that someone hanging off a truss above the set holding a follow spot? What about the carpenters who made a dull studio look like we were on a mountain top in Switzerland? Wouldn't these...