The Bridge Between Fear and Flow: Find Your Groove Again
Groove has always been the password on my iPad. I’d enter it every day before class began to access my
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The Art of Collaboration: Rethinking How Directors and Stage Managers Work Together
Some partnerships shape entire productions—but few are as vital, or as misunderstood, as the one between the director and the
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Trial and Error: Considerations in System Design from a FOH Engineer
Like most things in our industry, learning the behaviour of a sound system takes some trial and error. Understanding what
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Expat Life: The Hello / Goodbye
It’s 12:55 pm and you’re sitting in a busy café in Melbourne waiting to meet a friend. You are
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How the Assumptions You’re Making Are Shaping Your Life
Today I want to just kind of help you draw some awareness around something that might be holding you back.
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Kafka’s Traveling Doll: A Story About Letting Go
A little while ago I came across this short story, which has been attributed to Franz Kafka, and it really
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Aja M Jackson: Lighting the Numbers
Lighting designer Aja M Jackson gets candid about living modestly, building a cash cushion in a high-yield savings account, and
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Paradoxes In Vocal Editing
I tend to procrastinate recording vocals for my original songs because I get so worked up about recording my voice
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Breaking Free from Success Traps
I want to share a true story with you about one of my clients. I’ve changed the name for privacy.
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Richard Winkler: Focusing Lights on Broadway Producing
Broadway producer (and former lighting designer) Richard Winkler shares how he pivoted from a 35-year design career into producing, raised
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Finding a New Passion
Good Day, Old Friend, There comes a point—often sooner than we expect—when we realize we can’t do what we
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Navigating Noise Sensitivity in Audio
As an autistic person, I experience various sensory differences. I can’t cope with bright, flashing lights. I’m highly sensitive to
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Mixing at FOH: Consistent Listening
Mixing at FOH is a subjective position. There are general expectations when it comes to mixing, such as creating a
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Breaking Free from Success Traps: Reclaim Your Power and Redefine Success
I want to share a true story with you about one of my clients. I’ve changed the name for privacy.
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Strategies and a Standard Operating Procedure for Soundcheck
Welcome to Part Two! For a monitor engineer, consistency is key in making sure musicians always have great-sounding mixes, smooth
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Putting the Pieces Together: Life Lessons From A Jigsaw Puzzle
Let’s start with a few questions. What are you doing right now that feels too easy, or maybe too hard
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Arts Career Changes: Learning to Pivot at the Gate
Welcome, Young Traveler. At this very moment—regardless of whether you’re just starting out or thinking about taking that leap from
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We Need To Talk About Tech
Let’s talk about one of the most important weeks in a theatre worker’s schedule: Tech Week This period of time
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Ready to Stop Coasting and Challenge Your Comfort Zone?
If personal growth and challenge are not your thing, then you might want to hit pause or stop. But if
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Strategies and Standard Operating Procedures for Festival-Style Monitors
After immersing myself in the fast-paced world of live sound from a young age, I’m taking a step back this
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Artistic Finance 6K Update: 4 Years Later
Host Ethan Steimel reconnects with the original participants of the Artistic Finance 6K experiment—a four-year investment challenge that began in
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