Giggs Podcast

About Giggs Podcast

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.

Publisher

Giggs

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Jul 2024

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   #72 Tyler Cain | What It Really Takes to Get Hired as a Stadium Touring Musician

   Tyler Cain's first paid music job was at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, dressed like Pinocchio, playing the chicken dance next to an 87-year-old oompah singer for $12 an hour. The real assignment: catch the singer when he fell down the stage steps. Years later, Tyler came back to the same park to play the amphitheater with Colbie Caillat. In between came two decades on the road and in the studio with Darius Rucker, Shaboozey, Gavin DeGraw, Big & Rich, Billy Currington, James Otto, and Ashley...

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Giggs Rewind: Ryan Whelpley | Kip Moore’s First Crew Member to Red Light’s Touring Director

   We're rewinding it back this week with a favorite episode from last year... Ryan Whelpley is a Touring Director at Red Light Management with over 20 years of experience in live production. He started out mixing front of house at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon, then hit the road full-time tour managing the Gin Blossoms. For The Lost Trailers, he did it all: tour manager, front of house, production manager, merch, van driver. He ran pre-show carpentry and automation for Tim McGraw, then spent nea...

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   #71 Chris Rippy | Snoop Dogg's Fist Bump That Launched His Video Career

   Chris Rippy's parents gave him a Canon Rebel T5 for Christmas his freshman year of college. A few years later, he'd left school, moved in with a rising country artist to film his life on the road, and found himself backstage on a Snoop Dogg tour, double-booked to shoot two artists on the same night. Chris is a Nashville-born creative director, videographer, and photographer who has spent the last several years capturing the touring world from the inside. His work has appeared in CMT and Peopl...

Who has been a guest on Giggs Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael Strickland
• Ryan Whelpley
• Tiffany Kerns
• Tate Henshaw
• Farrah Usmani

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

189,790

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

97

YouTube

82

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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