Gwen Thomas Podcasts

Today (Nov 19th) marks the 7th Anniversary of the horrific bus crash which claimed the lives of two people and changed the lives of The Ghost Inside and their crew forever. In this exclusive episode, Stephen talks to Tim Irons, a crew member who was onboard the bus that fateful day. Tim talks about his love for music and following band’s such as Bl…

In this episode, Stephen talks to George Davison, a Tour Manager with over 25 years experience in the industry. George shares his early beginnings working with Nottingham metal legends Earthtone 9, before going on to work with a host of Welsh bands including Funeral For A Friend, Bullet For My Valentine, and most notably Lostprophets, overseeing th…

In this latest episode, Stephen talks to Simon JP Thomas, an Award-winning Front of House Sound Engineer with over 30 years experience in the industry. Detailing his career journey to date, Simon recalls his early experiences working with the likes of BB King, Gary Numan, Echo and the Bunnymen and Moby. By 2017 Simon had earnt his place as Front of…

Surprise! We’re back! After what has been a horrendous year for Live Music and the super talented Crews and Technicians who look after your favorite bands, artists, and musicians, it’s a pleasure to bring you this very special episode of the podcast featuring the legendary John McMurtrie, a hugely talented British Music Photographer who has carved …

We promised you an amazing end to this season of the podcast and we have delivered it, by bringing you a unique, open, and intimate conversation with Chad Zaemisch, who, for over 16 years has been the Guitar Tech for James Hetfield of Metallica. Undoubtedly one of the biggest rock bands in the world, Chad is responsible for James's signature guitar…

This week we are going down under to speak with Dan Hawcroft, who for over 8 years was the Road Manager and Personal Assistant to Ian Fraser 'Lemmy' Kilmister. We were honored to hear Dan's story of growing up in the north of England, attending local, punk, and hardcore shows, promoting gigs and working with bands such as Capdown, Kasabian, and Nic…

This week Stephen is joined by New York's finest live sound engineer, Steve Lagudi. Steve is probably best known for his work with bay area giants Machine Head but has worked with bands such as Exodus, Ill Nino, Napalm Death, Vision Of Disorder, God Forbid, Possessed, 5FDP and many many more. He is a guy who takes no punches and candidly opened up …

This week our guest is Live Concert Engineer and co-founder of Soundgirls.org, Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato. We go on a journey of her career to date beginning with early 90's American rock giants Spin Doctors and their rapid journey from small clubs to huge arena shows, and Michelle's equally successful progression to working with Styx, Mr. Big, …

Having won two Knight Of Illumination Awards for his work with Nick Mulvey and Anna Calvi, it is an honor to have on this week's show Lighting and Production Designer Tom Campbell. Tom sat down with Stephen to talk through his fascinating career, which currently spans more than 15 years and begins on a journey of inspiration seeing Muse live at a y…

On this week's show, we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Armando Aguirre, Guitar Tech and Stage Manager for over 15 years. Taking a chance opportunity back in 2004, Amando's epic career begins with finding himself hanging out in an Amsterdam coffee shop with the original drummer of Guns N Roses, Steven Adler, and then being hired as his D…

This week Stephen is joined by Frank Fanelli, who has not only been a professional Tour Manager and Merchandiser for over 14 years but is the co-founder of For The Nomads, a fundraiser focused on helping the touring music industry crews who are laid off of work as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As well as giving us a unique insight into …

Welcome to another must-listen episode of We Are The Road Crew where this week Stephen talks to Jon Burton, a Sound Engineer with many years of experience working at the very highest level. Included in his long list of prestigious clients, Jon has spent over 15 years working as chief Sound Engineer to electronic dance giants The Prodigy. We talk ab…

In this episode, Stephen is joined by Rishi-Louis Gowry, who talks passionately about his rise in the live music industry to become one of the top Promoter Rep and Stage Managers in the business. From humble beginnings crewing at MTV in London, to running festival stages and arena shows around the world, Rishi recalls working with British rapper Sl…

Welcome back to the start of SEASON 2 of the We Are The Road Crew Podcast! It's been a long time coming, mainly due to the current world health situation we all find ourselves in, but we are battling on and are delighted to bring you this season's first guest, Stevie Firth who has been Guitar Tech for over 15 years with the likes of Cradle Of Filth…

We are BACK! Thanks to all the great feedback we are back, to bring you a unique behind the scenes insight into the world of the backstage crew and individuals who are responsible for bringing you the best live shows, from some of your favourite bands and artists. Please Subscribe & Follow the 'We Are The Road Crew Podcast' over on Facebook & Twitt…

Closing this first season of the Podcast is legendary Lighting & Stage Set Designer Paul Dexter, who joins Stephen remotely from Los Angeles to discuss his fascinating career to date, including his very first tour with Billy Preston, working with Elton John in the late Eighties and stories of the excess of being on the road with Motley Crue on the …

Joining Stephen this week in the studio is FOH/Monitor Sound Engineer & RF Tech, Hannah Brodrick who chats about her fascinating career so far working with the likes of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Raging Speedhorn, Carly Rae Jepson, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, PG.Lost and many more. She also discusses her pride in founding a European organ…

Our guest this week is highly talented live Sound Engineer Steven Carr who has worked with some of the biggest names in music over the past few decades, artists from the likes of Chris Rea, Katherine Jenkins, Goldfrapp, Birdy, Nick Mason, Agnes Obel and many more. Steve sat down with host Stephen Hill (Metal Hammer, Riot Act Podcast) and passionate…

We celebrate Halloween this week with our very special guest, punk legend Andy Corrigan. Alongside being Managing Director of entertainment Visa specialists Viva La Visa, Andy was lead singer of British punk band The Mekons, and then spent the next 20 years working as a Tour Manager for the likes of Bow Wow Wow, New Order, ABC, Kim Wilde, Human Lea…

Episode 3 see's host Stephen Hill (Metal Hammer, Riot Act Podcast) chatting over Skype with Graham Wright, roadie with the greatest heavy metal band ever, Black Sabbath. Graham talks about seeing The Beatles live in concert, working with Sabbath throughout the 1970’s, meeting his future wife whilst touring America with UFO, designing the iconic Wal…

This week, host Stephen Hill (Metal Hammer, Riot Act Podcast) chats with George Baker, Director of Visual FX company Encore SFX. George is a master of special effects including Pyrotechnics, Flames, Smoke, Lasers and co2, and is responsible for creating breathtaking moments within live events for some of the worlds biggest artists including Stormzy…

A fascinating and unique chat with Peter Hince, Head of the Road Crew with British rock band Queen between 1973 & 1986. In the first of this brilliant series, Peter sat down in the studio with host Stephen Hill (Metal Hammer, Riot Act Podcast) to discuss everything from his early years looking after Mick Ronson, meeting his future employers Queen f…