HEY! We made it to ten episodes! I can’t thank you all enough for listening! Appreciate ya and tell a pal!

EPISODE 10! This one is a treat! This week I talk to Simon Robinson and if you don’t know Simon, he has had one of the most wild stories of starting as a zoo keeper to being a production coordinator for Slipknot. Simon has worn many hats as a Merch manager, production coordinator, and tour manager for such artists as Skindred, Coal Chamber, Devil Driver, At The Drive in, Bring Me The Horizon, and Slipknot. We talk about his journey from the zoo to working for Slipknot and how he is holding up through the pandemic in the UK. We also talk about the Iowa State Fair and how it is a far superior fair to all fairs. Enjoy!

You can follow Simon Robinson on most socials @big_robbo

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GET OUT OF THE COLD and into episode 9 of Oil Spotted. Strap in, because it’s a long one! This weeks guest is audio engineer and production manager extraordinaire Bob Boyle. Bob and I discuss the challenges of pivoting in a new world, get nerdy about audio consoles, and come to the conclusion that Truly is garbage.

Bob has worked for such artists as Maggie Rogers, Elle King, Stephen Kellogg, Bronze Radio Return, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, and Julia Michaels just to name a few. Bob is one of my favorite people and this is an awesome episode. Enjoy it and take care of each other!

You can follow Bob Boyle on most socials @bobboy

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For episode 8 of Oil Spotted I talk with audio engineer Taylor Meyer. We discuss the important topics like Diablo 3, working during the pandemic, and too much information about The Rave in Milwaukee and how great it sounds...

Taylor has been an audio guru for such artists as Jurassic 5, Lido, Jennifer Lopez, Neyo, Jungle, EDEN, and Justin Bieber. 

In this episode we talk about The Roadie Clinic, and you can check them out at https://www.theroadieclinic.com/

We also talk about a video iConnectivity posted about the EDEN rig rundown, that video is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VecLA-R1Q94

You can follow Taylor Meyer on most socials @Tayt4y

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This week on Oil Spotted I talk with Matty Rigg, who has shuffled between working in the touring industry and tv/film production. He's also the owner of www.wuhanbat.com and will sell it to you if you're interested. We talk about Matty's experiences in the past year continuing to travel heavily for a tv production and how they managed to do it safely. 

In the touring world Matty stayed busy as a merch manager, stage manager, guitar tech, tour manager, and an amateur prop master for such artists as Norma Jean, Comeback Kid, Pierce the Veil, Eric Hutchinson, EDEN, and Daniel Caesar. In the tv/film production world Matty has been incredibly busy as a production manager and AD and worked with such talent at Gordon Ramsey, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Eric Andre, and LL Cool J just to name a few. 

You can follow Matty Rigg on most socials @mattyrigg

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EPISODE 6! We did it!

This week on Oil Spotted I talk to Nick Hardy. Nick forced his way into the music industry and made a massive name for himself with his consistency and work ethic. Nick is one of the best tour managers and production managers out there right now. He has worked with such artists as Grace Potter, Lord Huron, LCD Soundsystem, Kaleo, Walk The Moon, Cam, Magic Man, Lettuce, Justin Townes Earle, and so many more. We talk about his start in music and what the future of touring music looks like. Check it out!

You can follow Nick Hardy on socials @harrrdy

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Hey All! Podcasting is tough! This is is a one man show over here and between recording these episodes, editing, and getting them out the door is fairly time consuming. It get's tough sometimes on top of a job and a normal life things. BUT enough of me apologizing for my procrastinating! We are back on a weekly drop basis now! So don't forget to subscribe, rate, and tell your friends! I highly appreciate it and it's incredibly helpful!

This week on Oil Spotted I talk to Vinnie Ferra. You may have no idea who Vinnie is, but he definitely is pulling the strings behind the scenes of so many things in music. He is a musician, musical director, tour director, producer, and one of the founders of the tour production community called The Beehive in Los Angeles. We talk about how he has been busier than ever during the pandemic and how pivoting during times like these is just part of the deal. Vinnie keeps himself busy working with artists such as Halsey, Hailee Steinfeld, EDEN, Maggie Rogers, Madison Beer, Bebe Rexha, Clairo, Gracie Abrams, Matt Maeson, blackbear, and so many more. Vinnie has an amazing gift of collecting like minded and hard working people and  teaming them up with an artist to create a great team. For all things production, tour, and anything else under the sun check out www.thebeehive.la

You can follow Vinnie and The Beehive on socials @thebeehive_la

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Happy New Year friends. We are going for a double whammy for the first episode of 2021. A two for one if you will. We have Joy Johnson and Joey Brodnax on the podcast. All three of us have experienced so much on so many different tours with different artists, that it seemed strange not to have them both on together.

Joy Johnson @joy_ofalltrades does everything under the sun on tour... hair, makeup, stylist, personal assistant, TM assistant, and merchandise manager. She has worked for such artists as Maddie and Tae, Kaleo, Eden, and Roanoke just to name a few. But, Joy has also found her groove during the shutdown, like honing her craft at the @delta.apollo.hair.studio in Nashville and focusing on her art, which you can check out at www.harmonyjoyart.com

Joey Brodnax @joeybrodnax solidified himself as a one stop shop for artists and brands. Based in Nashville as well, Joey is an incredibly talented videographer, photographer, director, producer, editor, and artist on top of that. Joey basically breathes content from making his name with artists like Kaleo, Eden, Ato, Betcha, Chloe Gilligan, Taylor Noelle, and Bristol Maroney just to name a couple. In Joey's downtime, he has also been creating and putting out his own music, which is amazing, and very worth checking out! Please check out everything Joey has going on over at http://linktr.ee/joeybrodnax

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You can follow me, Matt Schmitz @TiredCommentary

Thanks again for the amazing response to Episode 1 of Oil Spotted! Ya'll are just so lovely! 

EPISODE 2!? I almost can't believe it! Brian Kesley is my guest today! Brian Kesley is an incredible musical director, bass player, synth lord, and composer from the Los Angeles, CA area. He has worked with such artists as Maggie Rogers, Eden, Yungblud, Masego, Neon Trees, and so so so many more. Brian is one of my favorite people and has been doing some pretty revolutionary things in music production. I hope you enjoy our conversation about all of that and Trader Joe's cookies.