Podcasts by Shackles, Burlap, & Lies
Shackles, Burlap, & Lies is a Podcast about the entertainment rigging industry & the people in it
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Episode 31 - Brian Leister from 2022-02-21T20:41:58.681460
From starting his rigging career at a national corporation with 892 venues (think bread sticks), to working for Disney, to his current role as Senior Technical Trainer at the most well know electri...
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Episode 27 - Brian Reed from 2022-02-21T20:41:58.678223
Working for Disney, the $130 Billion dollar corporation, certainly has its perks. But your average green horn rigger does not just roll out of bed and start re-rigging a fully functional replica of...
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Episode 11 - Jerry Ritter from 2022-02-21T20:41:58.665126
Head tour rigger Jerry Ritter joins us to talk about his experience on the road with acts like Bruno Mars, BTS, Eric Clapton and others. He shares with us how he got into the entertainment rigging ...
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Episode 05 - Gareth Connor from 2022-02-21T20:41:58.659362
Episode 05 - Gareth Connor.
This weeks episode we dive, (or is it move?) into the world of automation with Gareth Connor, President of Creative Connors, Inc. We discuss the differences betwee...
Episode 04 - ETCP with Meredith Moseley-Bennett from 2022-02-21T20:41:58.658207
Episode 04 - ETCP with Meredith Moseley-Bennett.
This episode we’re joined by Meredith Moseley-Bennet, the Entertainment Technician, Certification Program (ETCP) manager. We talk about all th...
Episode 03 - Phil Van Hest from 2022-02-21T20:41:58.657488
Episode 03 - Phil Van Hest from Bigger Hammer Productions joins us this episode to discuss his role as the rigging and safety supervisor for a labor comany.
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Episode 01 - Yanna Kiriacopoulos from 2022-02-21T20:41:58.656048
In this podcast we talk with Yanna Kiriacopoulos about how she got into rigging, the challenges of doing so as a woman, and what others can learn from her experience.
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Episode 33 – Claudia Peterson from 2021-03-21T21:30
Currently the Assistant Technical Director at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Arts in Hollywood CA, Claudia Peterson joins the podcast to discuss her path in the industry and how she has dealt ...
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Episode 32 – Counter Weight Rigging with the ESA from 2021-03-10T17:30
Episode 32 – Counter Weight Rigging with the ESA
Our simulcast with the Event Safety Alliance on Counter Weight Rigging! Host Danielle Hernandez and Ethan talk about counter weight rigging and ...
Episode 30 - Tyler Delong from 2020-12-18T16:30
Duel ETCP certified Rigger Tyler Delong of Delong Rigging Solutions spends some time discussing his experience touring with Broadway shows such as Mama Mia, The Adams Family, Blue Man Group, & Feld...
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Episode 29 – Paul Rubin from 2020-12-09T09:30
From the Tony Award winning Broadway production of Wicked to Cathy Rigby's Emmy Award winning DVD of Peter Pan and everything in between, aerial choreographer “The Fly Guy” Paul Rubin has created s...
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Episode 28 – Tony Bonilla from 2020-11-18T15:00
Owner of BNW rigging and all-around great person Tony Bonilla joins us to talk about rigging in the big city of New York. From being a great box pusher and rigging for the circus to creative proble...
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Episode 26 – Patrick Santini from 2020-10-28T14:30
Ever think you would hear truss compared to milk? Well now you can. This week’s guest, Patrick Santini, CEO and founder of Modtruss talks about what makes Modtuss different than the traditional tru...
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Episode 25 – Jonathan Deull from 2020-10-21T16:30
From being born in a trunk at the Princess Theater in Pocatello Idaho to founding LISTON Flying Trapeze in New Windsor New York with his daughter, Jonathan Deull dons his waders as we journey into ...
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Episode 24 – Rick Montgomery from 2020-10-13T12:00
Motion Labs VP of Eastern US & Canadian sales Rick Montgomery smartens up our host about chain hoist control and other related topics. Rick shares with us his top items to check on every controller...
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Episode 23 – Andy Schmitz from 2020-10-06T12:00
New England Center for Circus Arts Facilities Manager & Rigger, Andy Schmitz joins us to talk about his start in theatre, his first time operating a fly system, & working for Las Vegas “Spectacle“ ...
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Episode 22 – The Collaborative Artists Network from 2020-09-22T12:00
This week we change things up a little. Two previous guests, Dave Carmack and Meredith Moseley-Bennett bring their partner Jennifer Wilson to the mic to talk about their new endeavor, The Collabora...
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Episode 21 – Mike Garl from 2020-09-15T12:00
ESTA board member and Technical Standards Committee member Mike Garl spends some time with us to discuss his part in bringing James Thomas Engineering truss manufacturing to Knoxville TN, his time ...
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Episode 20 – Mark Witteveen from 2020-09-09T17:30
Senior Project Manager (and founder) of Chicago Flyhouse Inc. Mark Witteveen joins us to talk about avoiding high school classes by doing theatre, starting Flyhouse in 1998 and getting involved in ...
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Episode 19 – Rigging Roundtable from 2020-09-01T12:00
Episode 19 – Rigging Roundtable
Recoding live from Burlington VT we’re joined by three industry friends, Alex Kennedy, Paul “Luke” Lewkowicz, and David Neone.
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Episode 18 – Joe Champelli from 2020-08-25T12:00
Vice President of Entertainment Project Services, Joe Champelli shares his journey through entertainment rigging and automation with stories from his first job installing the Pirate Show at Treasur...
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Episode 17 – Jon Sharpe from 2020-08-18T12:00
United Staging & Rigging President and Owner Jon Sharpe joins us today to talk about the history of USR and the process of going from a truck driver to a business owner. We discuss some of the new ...
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Episode 16 - Dave Carmack from 2020-08-11T12:00
Arguably the most knowledge single person (or persons if you include his evil alter ego DAVID) on hoists used withing the entertainment rigging industry, Dave Carmack joins us to discuss everything...
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Episode 15 – Elmer Veith from 2020-08-04T12:00
Live (well, almost) from Atlanta and Pensacola, Sales & Marketing executive at Reliable Design Elmer Veith joins us to talk truss and some of the finer details about how why it is used. And of cour...
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Episode 14 – Chris Schmidt from 2020-07-28T12:00
Stage Rigging Inc. VP and General Manager Chris Schmidt joins us today and discusses how he started working for Rocky Paulson’s company when he was in high school, his view on what we need to do b...
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Episode 13 – Adrian Forbes-Black from 2020-07-21T12:00
Adrian Forbes Black joins us to talk about his journey within the entertainment Rigging industry, from his start as a tech for the Lighting and Sound Design (LSD) ICON moving light, to being the Eu...
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Episode 12 – Jeff Reder from 2020-07-14T12:00
Engineer - “Someone who does precision guess work based on unreliable data provided by those with questionable knowledge. “
This week’s guest is none other than Jeff Reder of Clark Reder Engine...
Episode 10 - Lori Rubinstein from 2020-06-30T12:00
Episode 10 - Lori Rubinstein
Although not strictly rigging, todays guest is someone who every rigger should know. Lori Rubinstein is the Executive Director of the Behind the Scenes Foundat...
Episode 09 - Jim Shumway from 2020-06-23T12:00
Episode 09 - Jim Shumway
Author, rigger, educator, & Senior Project Manager at TAIT Towers Jim Shumway joins us to discuss his journey in entertainment rigging which includes working for Cirque...
Episode 08 - Ed Leahy & Eric Rouse from 2020-06-16T12:00
Episode 08 - Ed Leahy & Eric Rouse
Training, Training, Training. For the first time we are joined by TWO guests. Ed Leahy of Chicago Flyhouse and Eric Rouse of Entertainment Project Services t...
Episode 07 - Bill Sapsis from 2020-06-09T12:00
Episode 07 - Bill Sapsis
The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Bill "Uncle Bill" Sapsis joins us this week to talk about how he started in the industry, founding Sapsis Rigging, and his involvem...
Episode 06 - Siobhan Gee from 2020-06-02T12:00
Episode 06 - Siobhan Gee.
This week we are joined by Siobhan Gee who shares with us her entertainment rigging origin story and how a mentorship turned into an abusive friendship, its aff...
Episode 02 - Ben Brian from 2020-05-06T00:30
Episode 02 - Today's guest is Ben Brian from Reed Rigging in Chicago. We talk about how he went from a product photographer to entertainment rigger to a principal partner of a large rigging compan...
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