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Tourmageddon centers on unveiling the authentic narratives from professionals within the production landscape. This includes those who are at the heart of the industry - production managers, lighting designers, project managers, and more. Our guests share their hard-earned "war stories" from the frontlines of production, providing an unfiltered glimpse into the triumphs and trials of the industry. This podcast isn't just about tales from the trenches; it's a forum for mentorship. Our guests ...
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Synchronicity machines. Difference engines melded with the iChing. Geomancy: the art of making stone float with sound. The hacker collective 'Anonymous'. Secret societies … This is the world of ARMAND PTOLEMY, a new action-adventure hero. Facing an enemy armed with the Golden Aleph -- a mystical device that allows its wielder to see holographically into every point in time and space, Ptolemy must use every trick of his Oxford-educated mind and circus-trained body to succeed. But how do you f ...
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Ep. 7: From Road Tech to “Cannonball”: The Epic Journey of Jason Jenkins
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This week, join us for an engaging conversation with Elite Multimedia’s Director of Operations, Jason “Cannonball” Jenkins. Dive into Jason's fascinating journey in the entertainment industry, where he has worn many hats from road tech to lighting designer, and crew chief for top artists like Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, and Jethro Tull. Jason shares…
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Ep. 6: The Meaningful Work in Consultative Sales with Jon Lewis of PixelFLEX
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This week, Oscar and Kenny sit down with PixelFLEX VP of Sales Jon Lewis to discuss Christian rock, the value of consultative sales in creative industries, and the necessary work of self-discovery. Jon recounts his halcyon days spent touring cross-country, the five stages of grief post-band breakup, and how hawking his band’s CD to strangers transl…
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Ep. 5: Behind the Scenes with Chris Lighthall and Justin Kitchenman
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This week, Kenny and Oscar invite you to join them in an engaging conversation with Justin Kitchenman and Chris Lighthall. As they gather to share anecdotes and stories, the spotlight is on their collective experiences while working alongside the renowned Luke Bryan. From the highs of exhilarating live performances to the behind-the-scenes challeng…
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The Secrets to Success from our CEO, Angelia Patty
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Join us for an empowering episode of Tourmageddon as hosts Kenny and Oscar chat with a true industry leader, Angelia Patty, CEO of Elite Multimedia. With a background in accounting and business, Angelia's journey into the production world and climbing the corporate ladder is a masterclass in passion-driven success. In this special episode, she offe…
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7 Years on Tour with KoRn: The Lighting Design Secrets of Thomas 'Church' Christmann
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Get ready for an eye-opening episode of Tourmageddon, as hosts Kenny and Oscar sit down with a true production industry veteran, Thomas "Church" Christmann. With a remarkable career spanning continents and genres, Thomas has designed lighting for renowned artists like Machine Head, Simple Plan, and KoRn for the past 7 years. In this episode, he tak…
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From Corporate to Chords: A Guitarist's Tale in Production with Brian Oaks
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Dive into the latest episode of Tourmageddon as Kenny and Oscar team up with Brian Oaks, an extraordinary guitarist who carved an unconventional path within the production industry. Brian's story takes a detour from the corporate world, landing him center stage with his lifelong passion for playing music. As he shares the highs and lows of his expe…
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Tourmageddon – A BTS Look at the Production Industry
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In this inaugural episode of Tourmageddon, hosts Kenny and Oscar take the stage to introduce themselves, their backgrounds, and their journey into the heart of the production industry. As seasoned professionals with extensive experience in production management, lighting design, videography, photography and more, Kenny and Oscar offer a compelling …
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Epilogue. Octavio Veerspike has an audience on Isla Saqqara with the Crimson Man and at last makes a choice that will define him until the end of his days ...
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Chapter Eleven: John Horn and the Turtle. Not all Elites are bad: enter John Horn, American patriot, billionairre and recent defector from the Commission. Ptolemy and Ashley are told of the Golden Aleph -- and given some help getting to Isla Saqqara ...
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Chapter Ten: Diner of Death. A massive quake his Nassau at night ... just as the Wu sons show up. Ptolemy and Ashley are chased across the island, while Commission operatives are strangely able to quickly locate the duo at will ... but nothing is as strange as the re-appearance of Cat-Eye and what he has in store for them ...…
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Chapter Nine: Fighting Back. Ashley Veerspike describes how she eventually twisted the tables back around on the Commission -- and the price she paid.
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Chapter Eight: Black Butterfly. Over dinner, Ashley Veerspike tells her tale to Armand Ptolemy of 'growing up Veerspike'. Being a young Elite may sound great on the surface, but in truth it's a dark world of mind control, alternate personalities, and terrible trauma ...
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Chapter Seven: Wu and Veerspike When Armand Ptolemy returns to the hotel with the location of Isla Saqqara, he reveals to Ashley Veerspike that his jaunt over to Wu's compound with Cat-Eye may not have been at all what it seemed at the time ... and that Ashley herself had more to do with it that she thinks!…
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Chapter Six: Wu and Cat-Eye. Armand Ptolemy and Ashley Veerspike arrive in Nassau, where the game of games is afoot. The Elite are already assasinating one another, jockeying for position. Ptolemy needs to wring the location of Isla Saqqara out of one of them ... but which one and how?
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Chapter 5: Glyph. Nestled in an apartment in Santa Monica sits Glyph, a Commission-trained (and rejected) synaesthete with a remarkable abilty to meld with the Internet via psychic ability. What she sees and hears via cameras and microphones tells a tale all by itself ...
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Chapter Four: Pindoh. International banker Octavio Veerspike and Mr. Fum know who Ptolemy really is, and he is invited to play the occult card game of Pindoh with some up-and-comers on the world stage. But the stakes are far higher than the pot of money on the table ...
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Chapter 3: Candlelighters. In Cairo, Egypt, Ptolemy infiltrates the secret Candlelight Group conference. Here, Presidents and world leaders were vetted by the captains of industry. And here Ptolemy meets Octavio Veerspike and his stunning daughter, Ashley Veerspike. Of course, Veerspike's manservant Mr. Fum is extra-vigilant here amidst the pyramid…
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Chapter Two: "Expect Us" Ptolemy travels to upstate New York to meet with Lucy Bloom, an eightysomething computer whiz living on a farm. Through her, he learns that an Aleph was used on him in the Library, and that the Commission is planning something sinister in the near future ...
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Chapter One: The Geomancer.When Armand Ptolemy is called to investigate strange tremors plaguing an old branch of the New York public library, he finds himself enmeshed in a series of events that began back in 1912 ...
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