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The Giggs Podcast, hosted by Nikki Sanz, Founder & CEO of Giggs, the professional career platform for the live event industry, dives into the world of touring and live events to share the good, the bad, the ugly, and the unbelievable moments of gigging life, along with invaluable lessons learned on the road. We’re here to fill the gap in content about what it truly takes to work on the road. Our episodes explore every discipline within the live event industry, showcasing big wins, hard-learned lessons, and everything in between. We honor the pioneers of this industry, offering invaluable insights from the older generations who shaped modern touring. Whether you’re an aspiring tour manager, a seasoned backline tech, or just passionate about the live event scene, this podcast is for you. Join us as we take you behind the scenes to explore the highs and lows of gigging life.
Giggs hosts Giggs Podcast, a arts show with 79 episodes published.
For the 20th annual CMA Touring Awards, Giggs went backstage at The Pinnacle in Nashville and talked to over 20 winners, nominees, and industry leaders across one night. We open with outgoing CMA CEO Sarah Trahern — her
Alex McNamara is a technical director, welder, rigger, and Yale School of Drama graduate who installed the turntable for the original Hamilton production, led 600 workers on a $300 million Soundstorm build in Saudi Arabi
Ryan Maag started as a backup dancer on the Weird Al Yankovic tour in 1998 and figured out fast that the person choreographing makes more than the person performing. Twenty-something years later, he's been creative direc
Neville Shende — known on the road as NELVIS — has spent more than 40 years in the concert touring world. He started as a guitarist and guitar tech in Winnipeg, stumbled into bus driving on a 9/11-disrupted Aerosmith run
Mandi Naylor has spent over a decade running food and beverage at some of the biggest events in the country — the NFL Draft, the Super Bowl, Bonnaroo, ACL, Lollapalooza, CMA Fest, KAABOO, and the NASCAR Chicago Street Ra
We're bringing back one of the most practical conversations from the Giggs archive. Nikki Sanz sits down with Rachael Bronstein , founder of Life's Jam — a financial coaching service built specifically for the touring an
Recorded live at Rock Lititz, Brandon "Fitz" Fitzgerald is back by popular demand after his previous episode (#19) became one of the most-DM'd conversations we've ever put out. One year later, Fitz comes back with a year
We're bringing back one of the most popular conversations from the Giggs archive. Nikki Sanz sits down with Marty Hom — a true legend of the touring world with 40+ years of experience tour managing The Rolling Stones, Be
Recorded live at Rock Lititz, Nikki Sanz sits down with Doug Wilson — long-time tour manager and Director of Touring — for a grounded, honest look at what 20 years on the road teaches you. Doug's path started with a chan
Recorded in Nashville, TN, this special docuseries episode of The Giggs Podcast steps inside Kingfisher Production Studio , the new virtual production offering from LEO Events . Nikki Sanz walks through the space and tal
What does real support for music professionals actually look like when the gigs stop, the bills pile up, or the stress gets too heavy? In this episode, Nikki Sanz sits down with Theresa Wolters , Executive Director of Mu
Recorded live at Rock Lititz, this episode features Patrick Ledwith , Managing Director of North America for ES Global , reflecting on a career that spans nearly four decades across touring, staging, and large-scale live
Recorded live at Rock Lititz, this episode features Kyana White , a tour manager and production manager whose path into touring did not start on a bus. It started in TV, in internships, in low-paid PA work, and in learni
Behind every tour is a whole other job happening offstage: parenting, schedules, safety, emotions, and the quiet pressure of “don’t make this harder for them.” In this episode, Nikki Sanz talks with Rachel Smith and Rhya
Recorded live at Rock Lititz, this episode features Suzi Meyer , Chief of Staff, in a candid conversation about workforce development, burnout, leadership, and the future of live events. If you care about crew culture, r
Recorded live at Rock Lititz, Nikki Sanz sits down with touring production manager, Jesse Sandler , for a behind-the-scenes look at how a touring career actually gets built—one cosign, one good attitude, and one “figure
Recorded live from Rock Lititz, Nikki Sanz sits down with Butch Allen, VP of Global Business Development at TAIT, and a touring veteran who’s done nearly every job on the road (“everything but audio”). Butch breaks down
Recorded live from Rock Lititz in Lititz, Pennsylvania, host Nikki Sanz sits down with Dr. Chayim Newman and Zack Borer —the co-founders of Amber Health —to talk about what it really takes to support touring crews and li
Live video direction isn’t just calling shots—it’s reading the room, listening to the music, and trusting your crew to move with it. Recorded live from Rock Lititz, Nikki sits down with Nicholas Weldon “nicDUB”, a legacy
Ask Giggs is back, and this one is for anyone who’s ever said, “I’m in shape… but I’m not in tour shape.” In Ask Giggs #8, Nikki answers community questions about managing the physical toll of touring, building real stam
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