Touring Life + Willow Creek Production + Christ's Church of the Valley = A Production Pro. 

Ivan Talamantes (Christ’s Church of the Valley, Willow Creek) shares his journey from touring pro to church tech leader. He gives us insights on volunteers, gear, and the best (and worst) audio consoles in church production!

In this episode you'll hear: 

• 1:00 🎙️ Toby never set a lineup in the CG Fantasy Football League
• 4:45 🎛️ Special Guest: Ivan Talamantes from Christ’s Church of the Valley
• 10:00 🎚️ How Ivan got started in church production
• 12:00 🎤 Behind the scenes of Willow Creek Church’s production team
• 18:00 🎟️ Ivan’s journey from touring production to church production
• 25:00 🏛️ How Christ’s Church of the Valley keeps its production spaces clean and organized
• 28:45 🙌 Best practices for caring for and retaining church tech volunteers
• 32:00 🎛️ What’s the go-to audio console for church production?
• 33:00 🎧 Live sound vs. studio: Which does Ivan prefer?
• 34:00 ❌ The worst audio console Ivan has ever mixed on
• 35:00 🎛️ Favorite outboard gear for church production
• 36:00 🔌 Must-have plug-ins for church audio engineers
• 43:15 🎯 Tech Takeaway: Always leave the space better than you found it
  
  

🔥 Whether you’re a church production director, worship pastor, or audio engineer, this episode is packed with insights to level up your church AVL game! 🎚️🎛️🎤 #ChurchProduction #WorshipTech #ChurchAudio

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