The SOS Global Express team has sought out some of the legends in music and sports to get their stories from behind the scenes. We get them to tell us how they started in the industry, their take on today's world, and where they think we are all going.
John Davidson, who currently heads up the PRG ESports Division, tells his story of how he went from skateboarding to gaming.
16 May 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with' Sarah Cotterell & Rebecca Travis
In the final episode of this series,I speak with two Tour Managers in the industry.
Rebecca Travis joins me again to chat with Sarah Cotterell,Tour Manager for Irish band - Picture This.
Sarah is new to the industry and Rebecca and I chat with her about touring.
Many thanks to all for listening in and thanks to all for the support along the way.
We'll speak again.
13 May 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with' - Tour Director Juliette Slater
Today I am sitting and chatting with Juliette Slater - Tour Manager and Director for Queen and Adam Lambert and has worked with many artists along the way such as Pink Floyd/Jeff Beck/Peter Gabriel/Goldfrapp/Cat Stevens/The Spice Girls/Marina and The Diamonds and Jessie Ware.
We toured together way back on Queen and Paul Rodgers and we catch up on some touring stories.
11 May 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with'..Tour Manager-Quinner
Today, I sit and chat with an old friend from touring - Ian Quinn,aka 'Quinner' who talks about his days moving from the nuclear physics department of university to a position as a personal valet for an English Lord before then moving on to becoming a Tour Manager for Paul Young.
9 May 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with' Guitar Technician Pete Malandrone
Delighted to be sitting with Pete Malandrone who is Guitar Technichian, close confidente and friend to Dr.Brian May of Queen fame.
Pete and I toured together on Queen and Paul Rodgers some years ago and we catch up on some old times together.
6 May 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with..' Tour Chef and Caterer-Steffy Head
Today,I am joined by an 'unsung hero' of the touring world-Chef and Catering Manager - Steffy Head.
Backstage and behind the scenes, the catering team are the heart and soul of everyday on tour and Steffy like her colleagues keep the whole thing moving.
4 May 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with'-Production Manager Michael O'Connor
Hi Folks,
once again thank you for joining us for another episode in which I speak with Production Manager-Michael O'Connor who has a long standing history with Oasis as well as most recently heading up the touring for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Byrds.Michael has been in the industry for over 41 years having started way back with his first gig being the Papal visit to Ireland in 1979.Tune in to listen to some other tour stories along the way.
2 May 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with' Tour Manager Steve Chapman
Today folks, I sit with Steve Chapman,Tour Manager and industry veteran.Steve has worked with an array of artists such as Morrissey,Artic Monkeys,Johnny Marr,Craig David,Royal Blood and many many more..Steve is an artist in his spare time and has spent some years on the road painting and drawing in various hotel rooms across the Globe....
Thanks for tuning in so far and great to be able to chat and catch up with these guys.
1 May 2020
Rodeo BarrelMan John Harrison Tells What it's Like to Face a Bull in the Arena as a Job
PRCA Rodeo BarrelMan John Harrison tells the stories of behind the face paint, wrecks, surgeries, and what it's like to face down a mad bull as a day job.
29 Apr 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with Zito-Production Manager to the Stars of our Touring world.
Today I am in the Green Room with Zito-Production Manager to many stars in the music industry and someone I have wanted to catch up with for some time but as ever our schedules dictated otherwise.....in these current times,Zito was able to sit with me in the Green Room and...well..just chat and catch up!
27 Apr 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with'- Production Manager Bret Chin-Quan
Hi All,
today I have the pleasure of sitting and talking with Tour Production Director Bret Chin-Quan who has been touring for well over 30 years and most recently spent the last few years leading tours for The Foo Fighters as well as many others-now today he has time to sit 'In the Green Room with' me and catch up
25 Apr 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with'- the legend that is...Henry McGroggan
Today, I am in the Green Room with a man who has Tour Managed some of the iconic artists of our time from Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Leonard Cohen and he has seamlessy moved from tour managment to artist management where he currently look after the interests of Iggy Pop to this day.
24 Apr 2020
USA Today's Writer Bob Nightengale Gives His View of What to Expect From MLB
Bob Nightengale has been covering MLB since 1986. He Joins us in the "Green Room" to give his insight of what baseball will look like in 2020. We cover the draft, the trade of the year, possibly the only team to benefit from the break, gambling and the future of baseball.
22 Apr 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with'- Production Manager Steve Iredale
Today I am in the Green Room with Steve Iredale, Production Manager for artists such as Robbie Williams/Bon Jovi/U2 and many more over a career spanning 5 decades.He has been an ever present on some of the biggest tours and live events over the past 40 years and has been instrumental in some of the most innovative changes in the industry.
21 Apr 2020
Army Ranger Keni Thomas recaps his story "Black Hawk Down" and what it means to Lead the Way.
Keni Thomas is a Motivational Speaker, Nashville Recording Star, Best Selling Author of "Get it On," What it Means to Lead the Way, and Emmy winning producer. He joins us in the "Green Room" to recount his story during the Mogadishu battle with life stories, and how we can continue to Lead the Way during the current corporate environment.
21 Apr 2020
Bob O'Brien is 'In the Green Room with'- Tour Manager Rebecca Travis
Over a series of of conversations SOS Production Manager Bob O'Brien had a chance to catch up with a number of music industry touring legends. In this first episode Bob chats with Tour Manager Rebecca Travis and get her story of how she got into the business and what it's really like on the road.
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