This will easily live on as one of my favorite episodes of the podcast. My guest for this episode is another Breaking Benjamin crewmate, Mike Warren, who is one of the longest-standing members of our crew and a true professional in the music industry.In addition to being a longtime guitar tech, Mike also plays guitar for Keith Wallen and spends his spare time as Jasen Rauch's right-hand man in the studio.Some topics covered in this episode are why Mike prefers arenas over amphitheaters, why he chooses to make Breaking Benjamin his #1 priority over any other artist and why he's the go-to guy for everything Fractal. Check it all out now on episode 7 of the Take Me On Tour Podcast!0:00 - Welcome to the show!5:17 - Louder Than Life 2025 Lineup8:19 - Mike Has Entered the Chat10:58 - The History of Jacknife19:03 - From Dallas to Nashville22:20 - The Best Tour Mike's Ever Done31:01 - Arenas vs Amphitheaters45:30 - In A Van After 20 Years52:43 - Why Mike Slapped Blake 21 Times!59:45 - The Go-To Guy for Fractal1:05:54 - Who You Work For Changes Everything1:13:25 - Walking Away from Big Offers1:20:20 - Mike's Involvement In the Studio1:28:19 - Closing Out the Year1:34:44 - Until Next [email protected] Life Insights: Louder Than Life Editionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrEyMiJ9lUYEP 6 - Becoming An Arena Drum Tech with Blake Baileyhttps://youtu.be/IbqEz5zjfvI____________________________________________________Listen to the podcast on your favorite platform!Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/5AeMo3SDqs1ELUSBFa9Z2mApple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-me-on-tour/id1729129027YouTube Musichttps://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC_4uT5wogtxoAbVDInNpNCdYiEQw3mFUAmazon Musichttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b5a6e6fc-6a7e-47a6-b03a-779a24befb98/take-me-on-touriHeart Radiohttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-take-me-on-tour-147868454/Castboxhttps://castbox.fm/channel/id6011032?country=usOvercasthttps://overcast.fm/itunes1729129027Pocket Castshttps://pca.st/moajb7aaRadioPublichttps://radiopublic.com/take-me-on-tour-GqEvpg____________________________________________________Follow Take Me On Tour!Main YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/takemeontourPodcast Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@TakeMeOnTourPodcastTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@takemeontourInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/takemeontourFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/takemeontourX (Twitter)https://www.twitter.com/takemeontour_Threadshttps://threads.net/@takemeontour

I'm absolutely excited to finally have an episode with an in-person guest for the first time! My guest for this episode is my Breaking Benjamin crewmate, Blake Bailey, who joined the BB crew at the beginning of 2024 as a drum tech for Shaun Foist.

I'm back with a solo episode this time, giving you a recap of my recent co-headlining tour with Breaking Benjamin and Staind. Another seven weeks spent as a merch manager on an amphitheater tour across the US.

Welcome back to another episode of the Take Me On Tour Podcast! After an unexpected hiatus, we're back with another episode discussing what it's like to be a music fan in 2024. From buying tickets and merchandise to paying for parking and overpriced beer, we all know how ridiculous today's prices are to even survive, let alone let loose at a concert.

Some topics we cover are tours that you may never see again, how living the tour life can cause you to miss out on concerts, how fans pay the price for all the changes in the music business and how having your phone out is still the priority of most concert-goers. Check it all out now on episode 4 of the Take Me On Tour Podcast!

In this episode, we have our first guest on the podcast, lighting designer Austin Zangi, who I toured with in 2019 while we were both working for Death Angel. He talks about how he got into the industry, why he doesn't like planes or cruise ships and his experiences touring in different countries around the world as a lighting designer working for some of metal's finest.

In this episode, Logan and I discuss the newly announced lineup of Kerry King's new band and what this means for the future of his band mates and their respective bands. We also discuss the newly announced Lamb of God and Mastodon "Ashes of Leviathan" Tour, a fan getting a tattoo of Ken Susi on his ass and Slipknot at the Grammys. Listen to the second episode now and tell us what you wanna hear about next!

In this episode, Logan and I tell the story about how we met and how we upheld careers in the music industry for nearly 10 years. We tell stories about working the smallest club tours in the beginning to now working for arena-level artists. In addition, we also cover current and upcoming tours, how large US festivals operate and how much things have progressed and changed in the time we've been doing this. Listen to the first episode now to get an idea of what's coming next!