The Production Channel is an event production blog, podcast, and resource for those who work in the live events industry.
The table is turned in this week’s episode of The Production Channel as Clem focuses the interview on fellow host, Stephen Bowles. Stephen is the Founder and CEO of Shoflo, a software platform developed for production teams as a more…
Author: Rick Price Industry Highlight: There are thousands of venues and hundreds of professional live event productions carried out across America daily. These productions are put together by different sized teams and with different amounts of infrastructure and support, some are…
In episode 11, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod speak with keynote speaker Mark Sanborn, about his 30+ years as a professional speaker and author.
Written by: Clem Harrod Inspired by: “Take Me to the Alley” by Gregory Porter When I was a young Stagehand and Camera Utility just starting in this industry, I was constantly looking for guidance. I was constantly looking for someone to…
In episode 10, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod talk to Bob Murdock about his work with Evolve Media Group in their academy program where he helps educate the next group of high quality video techs for the…
Written by: Richard Dunn Plane lands. Tram to baggage, shuttle to car, car to home. Hugged my wife. I wonder why. Luggage on the floor, laundry to the washer, dried, folded, back in the suitcase. Sneak to my daughters room…
In episode 9, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod talk to Jon Allen about his experience directing and calling live shows. Jon Allen is a techincal director, show caller and owner of Technical Designs. Listen in and learn…
Dondi Sanchez shares and explains his easy to follow pathway that he uses when hiring the right people for his production company
In episode 8, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod talk to Judie Kavanagh about her transition from show calling live theater to corporate events! Judie Kavanagh is a leader in her industry with over 15 years experience and…
Written by: Clem Harrod Inspired by: “Painted on Canvas” by Gregory Porter Wikipedia defines Geometry as a branch of mathematics that deals with shapes, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry…
In episode 7, join the conversation as Stephen, Clem and Dave Nuckolls discuss about how being ready for anything is the key to success in the production world and that ultimately putting family first is a priority in this crazy…
Richard Dunn lists and explains how his experience within the live event industry can help you with choosing the right keynote speaker at your next event!
In episode 6, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod ask Joe Mertz to reveal how his innovation came from necessity. Joe Mertz is a veteran leader in the production industry and heads two separate companies. Joe chats with…
What gear should every assistant stage manager have in their backpacks? Ashley Hibbert's explains what you should have with you backstage at all times!
In Episode 5 of The Production Channel, Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod discuss life in the live sports realm with Orlando Magic Broadcast Director, Greg Hartung. With over 35 years of experience stemming from local television news and sports, Greg…
Clem Harrod explains how his personal brand and work ethic have helped him become more productive and efficient in his work in the live event industry
Listen to Melissa Ward, a freelancer in the live event industry as she explains the rewards and challenges of working in live sports.
A career in the event production industry can be hard - these five insights from Jeff Atkisson can help you be successful in lighting design!
Listen to Steve Mitchell, a professional at mixing audio for live shows talk about the hustle of producing audio on the road and balancing that with family.
There aren't many people who can understand what life in production is actually like... what we do and what we deal with on a constant basis. The road, the show, the hotel, the airport, the life, the life we leave…
In Episode 2 we interview Andrew Stone on his switch from live production touring to Church Production. He explains that during a tour, you go from city to city giving thousands of people the same experience in different venues. Working…
Written by: Stephen Bowles The event and show industry is seasonal which often leads to a highly volatile production industry work schedule. As show techs, show callers, producers directors or whatever… if you work in the production industry you are…
In episode one of The Production Channel, Stephen Bowles of Shoflo and Clem Harrod of CLEMCO.AV, shine the spotlight on lighting design with industry expert, Richard Dunn. Also known to the world as viral video sensation The Lonely Airport Guy,…
Episode zero, of The Production Channel, focuses on the demanding role of event projection for live shows. Stephen turns the tables to interview Clem, who explains his journey of building his business, and personal brand, into CLEMCO.AV from his beginnings…
US based Shoflo https://shoflo.tv, the event production software specialist, is this year’s winner of the Tech & Innovation Watch Award presented by ibtm world in partnership with EventMB. The announcement was made today at ibtm world taking place in Barcelona,…
Written by: Stephen Bowles It’s no secret that production companies consume large quantities of paper running live events and corporate meetings. The very nature of live events is to chart out a plan, print & distribute the plan, rehearse and…
The table is turned in this week’s episode of The Production Channel as Clem focuses the interview on fellow host, Stephen Bowles. Stephen is the Founder and CEO of Shoflo, a software platform developed for production teams as a more efficient way to create rundowns and productions schedules. About 15 years ago, Stephen originally wanted to become the next big…
Author: Rick Price Industry Highlight: There are thousands of venues and hundreds of professional live event productions carried out across America daily. These productions are put together by different sized teams and with different amounts of infrastructure and support, some are from mobile-production-units, while others are in-venue control rooms. Outside of where the event is being produced from, there are even…
In episode 11, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod speak with keynote speaker Mark Sanborn, about his 30+ years as a professional speaker and author.
Written by: Clem Harrod Inspired by: “Take Me to the Alley” by Gregory Porter When I was a young Stagehand and Camera Utility just starting in this industry, I was constantly looking for guidance. I was constantly looking for someone to show me the way. I was searching for someone who could see my strengths and weaknesses and show me where…
In episode 10, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod talk to Bob Murdock about his work with Evolve Media Group in their academy program where he helps educate the next group of high quality video techs for the live event industry.
Written by: Richard Dunn Plane lands. Tram to baggage, shuttle to car, car to home. Hugged my wife. I wonder why. Luggage on the floor, laundry to the washer, dried, folded, back in the suitcase. Sneak to my daughters room and kiss her while she sleeps. I wonder why. Bed by midnight back up at six, tools still in the…
In episode 9, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod talk to Jon Allen about his experience directing and calling live shows. Jon Allen is a techincal director, show caller and owner of Technical Designs. Listen in and learn about Jon's holistic approach to the live event industry and how he manages to be a dedicated father and freelancer.
Dondi Sanchez shares and explains his easy to follow pathway that he uses when hiring the right people for his production company
In episode 8, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod talk to Judie Kavanagh about her transition from show calling live theater to corporate events! Judie Kavanagh is a leader in her industry with over 15 years experience and is a long time Production Channel Fan! Listen in and learn how Judie balances her family life, her work life…
Written by: Clem Harrod Inspired by: “Painted on Canvas” by Gregory Porter Wikipedia defines Geometry as a branch of mathematics that deals with shapes, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is called a Geometer. In the field of Live Event Production, this person is called a Projectionist. As a video…
In episode 7, join the conversation as Stephen, Clem and Dave Nuckolls discuss about how being ready for anything is the key to success in the production world and that ultimately putting family first is a priority in this crazy business.
Richard Dunn lists and explains how his experience within the live event industry can help you with choosing the right keynote speaker at your next event!
In episode 6, listen in as Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod ask Joe Mertz to reveal how his innovation came from necessity. Joe Mertz is a veteran leader in the production industry and heads two separate companies. Joe chats with the guys and explains how he continuously juggles his responsibilities amongst his family and all the Mertz Madness.
What gear should every assistant stage manager have in their backpacks? Ashley Hibbert's explains what you should have with you backstage at all times!
In Episode 5 of The Production Channel, Stephen Bowles and Clem Harrod discuss life in the live sports realm with Orlando Magic Broadcast Director, Greg Hartung. With over 35 years of experience stemming from local television news and sports, Greg chats with the guys about directing live sports, putting together a great game day broadcast and reminisces about his roots…
Clem Harrod explains how his personal brand and work ethic have helped him become more productive and efficient in his work in the live event industry
Listen to Melissa Ward, a freelancer in the live event industry as she explains the rewards and challenges of working in live sports.
A career in the event production industry can be hard - these five insights from Jeff Atkisson can help you be successful in lighting design!
Listen to Steve Mitchell, a professional at mixing audio for live shows talk about the hustle of producing audio on the road and balancing that with family.
There aren't many people who can understand what life in production is actually like... what we do and what we deal with on a constant basis. The road, the show, the hotel, the airport, the life, the life we leave behind, the stress...
In Episode 2 we interview Andrew Stone on his switch from live production touring to Church Production. He explains that during a tour, you go from city to city giving thousands of people the same experience in different venues. Working in church production, however, you stay in the same venue with the challenge of keeping things fresh on a weekly…
Written by: Stephen Bowles The event and show industry is seasonal which often leads to a highly volatile production industry work schedule. As show techs, show callers, producers directors or whatever… if you work in the production industry you are not living a normal work / vacation life. Most “normal” people working “normal” jobs only get two weeks off a…
In episode one of The Production Channel, Stephen Bowles of Shoflo and Clem Harrod of CLEMCO.AV, shine the spotlight on lighting design with industry expert, Richard Dunn. Also known to the world as viral video sensation The Lonely Airport Guy, Richard explains how his self-proclaimed “obnoxious dreamer, glass half full” personality helped catapult himself from a college concert lighting technician…
Episode zero, of The Production Channel, focuses on the demanding role of event projection for live shows. Stephen turns the tables to interview Clem, who explains his journey of building his business, and personal brand, into CLEMCO.AV from his beginnings working three jobs simultaneously in sports, news, and corporate events. Stemming from his mother’s love of still photography, dance and…
US based Shoflo https://shoflo.tv, the event production software specialist, is this year’s winner of the Tech & Innovation Watch Award presented by ibtm world in partnership with EventMB. The announcement was made today at ibtm world taking place in Barcelona, Spain.
Written by: Stephen Bowles It’s no secret that production companies consume large quantities of paper running live events and corporate meetings. The very nature of live events is to chart out a plan, print & distribute the plan, rehearse and make changes… print it out and then do it all over again. So how much paper is wasted in live events?…