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When a Door Slams in Your Face, Move to LA – with Kate Blair

with Kate Blair – Lighting Director at NBC News and MSNBC News

On this episode, we discuss working as a transgender woman in Virginia, working with Dave Matthews Band as a house band, joining a union in the mid-Atlantic area, returning to college for a BFA at age 45, understanding DMX, moving from Virginia to Los Angeles without a plan, pro-bono work with Musicians Loft at Brewery Arts Complex, remote operating a concert rig over the Internet with ETC Nomad, her time at NBC News, and the future of concerts including VR, AR and 3D modeling.

Please visit: http://virtualighting.com/

Twelve Steps to Being My Hero – with Dan Hadley

with Dan Hadley – Production Designer

On this episode, we discuss how to resist drinking through the boredom, working with Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, Jack Black of Tenacious D, our first concerts, Beastie Boys, sobriety on the road and in isolation, sober creativity, meditation, the benefits of caffeine and the squirrels stealing his delicious avocados.

Please visit: http://handadley.com/ 

and https://michaelpollan.com/books/caffeine-how-coffee-and-tea-created-the-modern-world/