SVC Podcast Show 39, Part 2:

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Listen to Part 1 here.
In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Curtis Kasefang of Theatre Consultants Collaborative in Chapel Hill, N.C. He discusses the lighting design and installation for the long-running PBS hit show Austin City Limits and provides details on how the show is produced and recorded in its new venue, Austin’s Moody Theater. Curtis also outlines the Moody Theater’s widely varying seating configurations.
Links of interest:

• Theatre Consultants Collaborative
• Austin City Limits Live – the Venue
• Austin City Limits, the PBS TV Show
• Rosco – Makers of the litePads used on the ACL backdrop
• Barco display components used on the ACL backdrop

SVC Podcast Show 40, Part 1:

To hear the podcast press the play button or download here. Or read the transcript.
Listen to Part 2 here.
In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Anthony Jones with audio operations on the hit Broadway show “Wicked.” Anthony discusses how, under the audio leadership of Michael Carrico, the current tour uses more than 40 Sennheiser wireless microphone systems and he outlines the setup and technical check-out for sound on the show. Also explored are the creative techniques for hiding microphones and transmitters within a variety of costumes worn by actors who sing and dance on the show.
Links of interest:

• Sennheiser SK 5212 body pack RF transmitters hidden on costumes for the show
• Sennheiser EM 3732 RF receivers used on the touring production of Wicked
• Cadac J-Type mixing console used at the FOH position for the show
• Meyer Sound M1D’s, M’elodies, 700HP subs, UPJ’s and UPJuniors, UPM’s, MM4′s
• The Meyer Sound Galileo 616 loudspeaker management system

SVC Podcast Show 39, Part 1:

To hear the podcast press the play button or download here. Or read the transcript.
Listen to Part 2 here.
In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Curtis Kasefang of Theatre Consultants Collaborative in Chapel Hill, N. C. He discusses the lighting design and installation for the long-running PBS hit show Austin City Limits and provides details on how the show is produced and recorded in its new venue, Austin’s Moody Theater. Curtis also outlines the Moody Theater’s widely varying seating configurations.
Links of interest:

• Theatre Consultants Collaborative
• Austin City Limits Live – the Venue
• Austin City Limits, the PBS TV Show

SVC Podcast Show 38, Part 2:

To hear the podcast press the play button or download here. Or read the transcript.
Listen to Part 1 here.
In this edition of the SVC Podcast, SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles wraps up his chat with Midori Connolly of Pulse Events and Staging in San Diego, Calif. Midori discusses the challenges of IMAG on event staging, getting the right crew people for specific jobs, and she outlines the importance of managing people effectively. Also revealed are her award-winning efforts in getting more women into the AV staging business and helping them advance in the field.
Links of interest:

• Pulse Staging and Events in San Diego, California
• The National Association of Women Business Owners
• SVC – Experts Weigh-In on the State of Sustainable AV
• SVC – POV: Go Green

SVC Podcast Show 37, Part 2:

To hear the podcast press the play button or download here. Or read the transcript.
Listen to Part 1 here.
In this edition, SVC contributing editor Bennett Liles wraps up his talk with Chris Hagstrom, director of video services for the Southern Illinois University Athletics Department. Useful links:

• The RF Central NLII wireless video link used in the basketball arena
• Telecast Fiber Python system for handling camera feeds between visiting TV trucks
• Newtek TriCaster used by SIU Video Services to webcast the sports events