Episode 35 - YADW (Yet Another Deck Winch)

Harry Beauregard is back to chat with Gareth about:

• A new deck winch – The Pushstick Zero

• Autodesk University

• RARR – Real world risk assessment for kooky machinery

Episode 34 - Cool Tools with Kody and Steve

Kody & Steve join Gareth to discuss some non-automation cool tech tools. We chat about:

• Cameras

• Basecamp

• OTS - Off the Shelf

• Wrike

• Notability

Episode 33 - Kody Green and Sky Turtle

Kody Green sits to down to talk about:

• Theatre Calgary’s Christmas Carol and Sky Turtle

• Kinetic sculpture spinner

• New Showstopper products

Kody building stuff that he designed before he travels around the world to install it…

Episode 32 - Harry Beauregard and Mechanical Design

Harry puts on the cans, scoots up to the mic, and chats about mechanical design at Creative Conners.

Episode 31 - Christian Basse and Software Development

Christian pops into the podcast studio to talk about software development. Specifically, we dig into: Spikemark features, the Pendant, and some custom Beckhoff controls.

Episode 30 - Steve Hnath and the Pushstick Mini

Steve Hnath sits down with Gareth to chat a bit about what he does at Creative Conners, a bit of his history, and then we dive deep on the Pushstick Mini.

Episode 29 - Sky Turtle

Mike and Gareth are back and bettah than evah.

Topic include:

- Custom camera lifts for ESPN

- Spotline Mini final design and execution

- Custom Floorpockets and sunroofs in California

- Sky Turtle flies to Calgary

- Middel East chain motor challenges

Episode 28 - Products and Services

Eek! This was recorded back in April, but got stuck in editing because of some sound quality issues. Enjoy the delayed release. Mike and Gareth discuss:

• A new hoist design for the Marriott resort in Chicago

• Fox News studio automation

• Jesus Christ Superstar custom machinery

• Challenges providing full-service automation

Episode 27 - Live from Louisville

Mike and Gareth are joined by Pete and Nicole on the show floor at USITT in Louisville to chat about automation. Topics include:

• 14 2T chain hoists to pick a big wall

• Pushstick Mini and the Houston Ballet

• Rental inventory is bulking up

• New super-cool OSC features in Spikemark to integrate with QLab and other show systems.

Episode 26 - Holiday Party

Mike and Gareth are back in the costume shop/podcast studio to discuss more automation on the night of the CCI Holiday Party.

• Rush controls transplant for Ellen

• Chain motors, get your chain motors here

• iPad Pro and sketch tools

  • Concepts

  • Notability

  • MS Whiteboard

  • Scrble

  • Bamboo Paper

  • Autodesk Sketchbook

  • Drawboard PDF

• Stagehand Parameters internal confusion and gnashing of teeth

• Vintage Stagehand challenges in support-land

• Joining the support team!

Episode 25 - Two Turntables and a Microphone

Mike and Gareth are back to talk about:

• New products shown at LDI

• Our stock Turntable

• ACP/APP

• New web site

• FX firmware updating

• MPE and Position Lag

• New project for 7 Fingers with a big center-drive

• In-shop training for Christmas tours

• The Pushstick Mini is coming

• Job posting: Support

Episode 24 - Running with scissor (lifts)

Mike and Gareth chat about

• a rush job involving hydraulics

• another Floorpocket installation

• Thern

• training

• the new web site

• and belatedly mention LDI.

Episode 23 - Projects and Products Galore

Mike and Gareth burn a little midnight oil to record this episode in the CCI shop.  Topics include:

• The Scenic Automation Handbook is finally published!
• ETC Foundation Control with Pushstick winches
• ESPN's new studio has some new machinery
• Bunch of new people have joined the CCI team
• Mike and Rada have been busy on the road
• Documentation
• Spikemark 4 features
• Stage Manager and Stagehand Architectural and Pendant
• Collaboration with Thern
• Our new machine shop

Episode 22 - Quarterly Review

***WARNING:  WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES AND THE AUDIO IS BELOW OUR NORMALLY SUBPAR STANDARD.  YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED***

Mike and Gareth chat about:

• Ordway Deck Chiefs
• Houston Nutcracker
• 5th Ave Mama Mia
• ESPN TV Studio
• Disney fiasco
• Spikemark 4.0 / Stagehand update

Episode 21 - Light a road flare

Mike & Gareth chat about:

• Tour tech support
• Running JLG lifts on Spikemark
• Training
• LDI
• Relative vs Absolute positions
• Electronic sketches on iPad or Surface
• Gareth's iPhone

Episode 20 - Technicians are Standing By

Mike and Gareth are back (almost) on-schedule to chat about more automation!  Topics include:

- Stagehand Servo
- Scenic Automation Handbook
- Mitsubishi Easy-Gain
- Short-notice service call

Episode 19 - Big in Asia

Mike and Gareth finally sit down again to discuss the Spring & Summer projects.  Topics include:

• Sing China! automation
• Hong Kong Performing Arts Academy
• Loads of Spikemark and Stagehand updates
• ESPN
• Spotline Practical

Episode 18 - USITT, Spotline Practical, Revolver Tips

Mike and Gareth chat about the USITT show, dig into details of the Spotline Practical and offer tips about working with turntables.

Episode 17 - LDI 2016

Mike and Gareth are back from LDI and itching to discuss the new products that we rolled out.  Enjoy the conversation about Stagehand Apprentice, Smart Chain Hoist, Revolver v2, and Floor Pocket!

Episode 16 - Pushstick, Mike's Adventures, Fusion 360

Mike and Gareth discuss fleet angle on the Pushstick v2, Mike's trip to Japan, questionable cabling, redesigning the Trickline, and AutoDesk Fusion 360.