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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Keywords in Sound
During my time at university, I had the pleasure of studying under Dr. Joel Overall, who specializes in writing and
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Vincent Gunn: Tracking Hourly Pay as Theatre Designers
In Episode 190 of Artistic Finance, host Ethan Steimel sits down with set designer Vincent Gunn to explore the financial
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Jane Cox: Art, Academia & Financial Reality (Part 2 of 2)
This episode is Part 2 of host Ethan Steimel’s conversation with award-winning lighting designer and Princeton professor Jane Cox. In
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Never Assume That It Goes Without Saying: Love Out Loud
I’ve been thinking a lot about the expression. It goes without saying it’s a funny one, it goes without saying.
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Jane Cox: Art, Academia & Financial Reality
In this episode of Artistic Finance, host Ethan Steimel sits down with acclaimed lighting designer and educator Jane Cox—a Tony
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My End of Year Show – Sweeney Todd
Earlier this year I wrote about my first experience of theatre sound design and mixing. Hard as it is to
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Thea Gustafsson: Producer, Songwriter, and Recording Artist
Thea Gustafsson currently records emotive alt-pop as Becky and the Birds, a project which released its debut album Only Music Makes
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Jason Lynch: Work Life Balance as a Theatre Designer
In this episode of Artistic Finance podcast, lighting designer Jason Lynch shares how he’s built a successful freelance career in
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Sound, Memory, and Festival Season
I love the transition into the warmer months, and changing out heavy coats and boots for jackets and flip-flops is
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Embracing Imperfection: Messy Can Be Beautiful
Today’s episode is a little different. I’m sharing a chapter in progress from my upcoming book. I Get To the
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Sven Ortel: Career Finances as a Projection Designer
Projection designer Sven Ortel joins host Ethan Steimel for a deep dive into the financial side of creative careers. With
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Save Early, Save Often: Navigating Entertainment Work
If you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of them don’t directly relate
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Isabella Byrd: Designer Pay & Transparency
In Episode 187 of the Artistic Finance podcast, lighting designer Isabella Byrd returns for an in-depth one-on-one conversation with host
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A Journey to Inner Clarity: A Buddhist Parable on Patience and Peace
There’s so much we can learn sometimes from a story, and I found this one from a collection of Buddhist
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Beverly Emmons: Commercial Theatre Business
In this episode of Artistic Finance podcast, host Ethan Steimel interviews Beverly Emmons, a veteran lighting designer with over 37
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June Abernathy: Spotlight, Side Hustles, and Saving
In this bonus episode of Artistic Finance, spotlight supervisor and author June Abernathy shares practical financial advice tailored for touring
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The Ongoing Battle With Impostor Syndrome
Impostor syndrome is a concept I’d be willing to bet the vast majority of women in audio are familiar with.
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This is Strategy: Make Better Plans – APAP|NYC 2025
At a moment of rapid change in the performing arts, where old systems falter and new possibilities emerge, a packed
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Redefining Work in the Arts – APAP|NYC 2025
Redefining Work in the Arts: Retention, Wages, and Rest. The performing arts industry has always relied on deep reserves of
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