Oil Spotted

Oil Spotted

oil-spot v. to accidentally leave behind a member of a touring company or road show, especially in the form to get oil-spotted. Host Matt Schmitz catches up with friends and tour mates alike during these bizarre times to tell stories and discuss what the future of the touring industry looks like. For all things Oil Spotted, check out https://https://linktr.ee/oilspotted

Episodes

February 25, 2021 102 mins

HEY! We made it to ten episodes! I can’t thank you all enough for listening! Appreciate ya and tell a pal!

EPISODE 10! This one is a treat! This week I talk to Simon Robinson and if you don’t know Simon, he has had one of the most wild stories of starting as a zoo keeper to being a production coordinator for Slipknot. Simon has worn many hats as a Merch manager, production coordinator, and tour manager for such artists as Skindred,...

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GET OUT OF THE COLD and into episode 9 of Oil Spotted. Strap in, because it’s a long one! This weeks guest is audio engineer and production manager extraordinaire Bob Boyle. Bob and I discuss the challenges of pivoting in a new world, get nerdy about audio consoles, and come to the conclusion that Truly is garbage.

Bob has worked for such artists as Maggie Rogers, Elle King, Stephen Kellogg, Bronze Radio Return, Sharon Jones and th...

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February 12, 2021 64 mins

For episode 8 of Oil Spotted I talk with audio engineer Taylor Meyer. We discuss the important topics like Diablo 3, working during the pandemic, and too much information about The Rave in Milwaukee and how great it sounds...

Taylor has been an audio guru for such artists as Jurassic 5, Lido, Jennifer Lopez, Neyo, Jungle, EDEN, and Justin Bieber. 

In this episode we talk about The Roadie Clinic, and you can check them out at h...

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February 5, 2021 58 mins

This week on Oil Spotted I talk with Matty Rigg, who has shuffled between working in the touring industry and tv/film production. He's also the owner of www.wuhanbat.com and will sell it to you if you're interested. We talk about Matty's experiences in the past year continuing to travel heavily for a tv production and how they managed to do it safely. 


In the touring world Matty stayed busy as a merch manager, stage ...

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January 29, 2021 63 mins

EPISODE 6! We did it!

This week on Oil Spotted I talk to Nick Hardy. Nick forced his way into the music industry and made a massive name for himself with his consistency and work ethic. Nick is one of the best tour managers and production managers out there right now. He has worked with such artists as Grace Potter, Lord Huron, LCD Soundsystem, Kaleo, Walk The Moon, Cam, Magic Man, Lettuce, Justin Townes Earle, and so many more. We...

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January 20, 2021 72 mins

Hey All! Podcasting is tough! This is is a one man show over here and between recording these episodes, editing, and getting them out the door is fairly time consuming. It get's tough sometimes on top of a job and a normal life things. BUT enough of me apologizing for my procrastinating! We are back on a weekly drop basis now! So don't forget to subscribe, rate, and tell your friends! I highly appreciate it and it's incredibly help...

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January 6, 2021 56 mins

Happy New Year friends. We are going for a double whammy for the first episode of 2021. A two for one if you will. We have Joy Johnson and Joey Brodnax on the podcast. All three of us have experienced so much on so many different tours with different artists, that it seemed strange not to have them both on together.

Joy Johnson @joy_ofalltrades does everything under the sun on tour... hair, makeup, stylist, personal assistant, TM a...

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December 29, 2020 62 mins
I hope everyones holiday's were just lovely. We are going to dive right into things for our last show of 2020. Episode 3 is featuring my good friend Scott Fahrig. Scott is the definition of a work horse. He has toured the world starting from very humble beginnings in Joblin, MO and worn every hat along the way. He has worked for such artists as Carly Rae Jepsen, Panic! at the Disco, Anderson .Paak, and Never Shout Never just to nam...
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December 22, 2020 63 mins

Thanks again for the amazing response to Episode 1 of Oil Spotted! Ya'll are just so lovely! 

EPISODE 2!? I almost can't believe it! Brian Kesley is my guest today! Brian Kesley is an incredible musical director, bass player, synth lord, and composer from the Los Angeles, CA area. He has worked with such artists as Maggie Rogers, Eden, Yungblud, Masego, Neon Trees, and so so so many more. Brian is one of my favorite people and...

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December 16, 2020 57 mins
Wow.... I can't believe we are finally here. I'm making that sound like I did a lot of work and this was a massive process. It really wasn't, but I am just glad to finally get this first episode out the door! Ian Davidson is my guest today! Ian is an incredible audio engineer from Seattle, WA that I have been lucky enough to be stuck on a bus with a few times. He also plays in a band that I am pretty sure I have heard do a Cheap Tr...
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December 11, 2020 25 secs

I’m Matt Schmitz. Join me in a new weekly podcast called Oil Spotted where I talk to the incredible people behind the spotlights of the music touring industry. We talk about the past, the current shutdown, and what the future may look like. Check out Oil Spotted wherever you listen to podcasts.


https://linktr.ee/Oilspotted

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