The Learn Stage Lighting Podcast

This week is a “best of” – going back to episode 15 – which has a lot of really great information about Fog, Haze, the differences between the 2 and how to use them well. Whether this is your first time hearing it, or you’re refreshing yourself from a few years ago, I hope you […]

Hello friends and welcome to Episode 103! Today, we’re going to have a good mixture of news, the show’s topic, and answering a few of your questions. Today’s sponsor of the show is Amazon. If you’re placing an order through Amazon, be sure to just follow this link before ordering. It doesn’t cost you any […]

Welcome to episode 102! Today we’re going to cover a few different topics. During the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone is going through so much with life and their careers. But throughout the world, some countries seem to be slowly opening back up. There may be a light at the end of all of this in the […]

Welcome to Learn Stage Lighting Podcast! In this episode we have a very special treat for you. We’re interviewing Troy Wiggins of Dubbs Lighting who is also one of my students in the Learn Stage Lighting Labs. Today’s sponsor of the show is Amazon. If you’re placing an order through Amazon, be sure to just […]

In today’s episode we’re now hosting our 100th Podcast episode. Thanks to encouragement from Kevin Ward of MixCoach.com I went forward on launching this podcast almost 2 years ago. In today’s episode we’re focusing on you and answering your questions. Today’s sponsor of the show is Amazon. If you’re placing an order through Amazon, be […]

Welcome to the Learn Stage Lighting Podcast, we’re now at Episode 99! Here in the US on May 12th, it’s DMX Day! Today, we’re going to cover some thoughts about recent events and then we’ll discuss choosing consoles. The sponsor of today’s show is Learn Stage Lighting Labs. If you like what you hear and […]

Welcome to Episode 98! It’s been a great month and a lot of fun for me personally to be joined by some great experts in the industry. Today, we have another special guest, Bob Mentele of Elation Lighting who will be discussing career advice for those who may want to consider a career in the […]

Welcome to this week’s Podcast episode #96 and we have a special guest, Dan Almond from Orange Thread Media. We’re going to discuss production management and ways to help your next event run smoothly. The sponsor of this week’s episode is Amazon, you’ve heard of them, right? Through Amazon, if you do purchase any items […]

This week on the podcast we have a special guest. Scott Adamson of The Production Academy will be joining us to discuss how audio and lighting can work together as a team.

The sponsor of this week’s episode is Amazon, you’ve heard of them, right? Through Amazon, if you do purchase any items from them, we would love for you to use my link, Amazon, and we get a small commission for referring you. This is a great way to help the show that we bring to you for free!

Main Segment (1:27) Introduction

We have a special guest joining us today to talk about ways for audio and lighting teams to work together in a production. Scott Adamson from The Production Academy offers both free and paid courses for audio.

David: To get started, how did you get involved with audio? You then pivoted to offering courses for those who want to learn more about audio.

I first got into audio as a kid because I loved music and playing drums as well as guitars. With this start, I knew if I learned audio I could always be involved with music.

At first, I started with recording my own band and that’s when I realized there were actual job positions for that line of work. I then shifted to having a career as an audio sound engineer. My first sound job was actually when I was 18, so I just dived in and went from there.

There are college courses available but for this line of work it just made more sense to just start with a company or a job, then work your way up.

Topic: Working on a Production Team (8:30)

There are situations where a group will be working together and you have part of the team saying, “that’s not my job” or “audio is suppose to be handling that part”.

Ultimately, everyone is on the same team when it comes to putting together a production. More companies will hire you if you have a great team player attitude. That’s also the same when teams work together.

Coordination between lighting and audio is very important when tying the details together for an event. A good production manager or even a crew chief is great to have when everything is being set up.

Working as a team together will bring everything together and help give the production a good run.

Topic: Electricity Between Lighting and Audio (17:00)

There have been issues in past productions where certain lighting equipment, such as dimmers, would actually interfere with the audio.

With certain setups, especially when working with a lot of lights, you do want to together on making sure to separate and setup the electric properly so that it doesn’t interfere with the audio.

This is when it is very important to have everyone working together as a team and keeping the communication open with everyone so that there are limited issues.

Topic: About Production Live Academy (26:00)

Starting on April 21st of 2020 there is a big sale for the Annual subscription where you will get the Essential Live Sound Training, a brand new course I haven’t released yet, and the 1 month free with Learn Stage Lighting Labs for $97.

In addition, I’ll be doing 6 weeks live of Study Guides for those that sign up for this. If you’re interested, be sure to check it out:

Welcome this week’s podcast episode and we’re excited to have a special guest. Adam Raugh, of X-Laser. Today’s episode is going to be a lot of fun as we dive into how to make a great laser show to go with your lighting. The sponsor of this week’s episode is Amazon, you’ve heard of them, […]