The Prodcast

#35 – Interview w/Jay Rigby and Francois Pare (The 1975)

The Village Church — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:30:00 +0000

While Chris was on vacation, Brad interviewed The 1975's FOH and Monitor engineers at their recent show in Dallas!

#34 – Lighting

The Village Church — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We're back talking (mostly) all things lighting!

#33 – Interview w/Chris Rabold

The Village Church — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:30:00 +0000

We interview FOH (future) legend Chris Rabold and discuss Bruno Mars, home theaters, plugins, and a trick for making your toms sound amazing.

#32 – New Product Reviews

The Village Church — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Chris and Brad hit the world wide web for some quick reviews of some new gear.

#31 – Hot Cakes, BBQ Police and Kawhi vs. LeBron

The Village Church — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:45:00 +0000

The crew is back discussing a wide array of topics so buckle up and have a listen!

#30 – The Good Stuff, Red Rocks and Chris’ Last Stream

The Village Church — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 14:15:00 +0000

The crew is back with a couple of gems from The Good Stuff, Rachel discusses seeing Kacey Musgraves at Red Rocks and Chris gives us one of his recent Worst-Case Scenarios.

#29 – Interview w/Ken “Pooch” Van Druten

The Village Church — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Chris, Rachel and Brad are back interviewing one of their favorite FOH guys ever. Not only did they all become best friends, but they also cover everything from nicknames and home theaters to Whitney Houston and Iron Maiden.

#28 – Church Sound and Media Techs Round 2

The Village Church — Thu, 30 May 2019 15:45:00 +0000

The crew (sans Chris) goes over some of the most recent questions from the facebook group Church Sound & Media Techs.

#27 – What We Do During The Week

The Village Church — Thu, 16 May 2019 14:20:00 +0000

People ask us all the time, "so what do you do during the week?" After some initial resentment towards those people, we decided to make this episode.

#26 – The Intern Episode

The Village Church — Fri, 03 May 2019 22:00:00 +0000

We let our 2019 class of production interns do whatever they wanted to on this one. They (and we) hope you enjoy it and if it's bad, their internships will be terminated, but if it's good, you can thank Rachel, Chris and Brad.

#25 – Interview w/Jake Hartsfield and Giving Feedback to Production People

The Village Church — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:30:00 +0000

Chris and Brad interview Jake Hartsfield (currently Production Managing and FOH Audio for Ben Rector) and then discuss ways we can give production people feedback in their jobs. Listen closely for a phone call with one of our interns.

#24 – Interview w/Dustin Hamilton and Interviewing Production People

The Village Church — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 19:30:00 +0000

Brad and Chris interview their old boss and then we discuss some tips on interviewing people for church production jobs.

#23 – What Do We Do On Sundays?

The Village Church — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:00:00 +0000

We're back with an episode discussing what we all do on Sunday mornings. From waking up too early to waiting for people to leave the church worship center, the crew is back again and may have even asked for a little social media help from another staff member.

#22 – Microphones and Mic Rentals

The Village Church — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The crew is back discussing microphones, conducting science experiments and interviewing Stephen Arruda from MicRentals.com. If you listen close enough you'll get a code for 15% off your next rental from MicRentals.com!

#21 – What is ASMR

The Village Church — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 06:00:00 +0000

We're back this week talking about all things ASMR. We go on the "street" to see what our staff knows about it, dive into some facts and end the episode by going full on ASMR.

#20 – Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show Show

The Village Church — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The crew is back and kicking off 2019 with our annual Super Bowl Halftime Show Show. We discuss this year's Halftime Show and agree to disagree on our top 3/bottom 3 halftime shows of all time.

#19 – The Christmas Episode 2018

The Village Church — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 06:00:00 +0000

We're back with the last episode of 2018! From gear wish lists to naughty and nice lists, we cover all things Christmas related.

#18 – Church Sound and Media Techs

The Village Church — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:00 +0000

The crew goes over some of the most recent questions from the facebook group Church Sound & Media Techs.

#17 – Gear, Advent Setup and Secret Segment

The Village Church — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 06:00:00 +0000

We're back discussing Advent setup week, some new gear we find interesting and even wireless shirt microphones. We may (definitely did) have called one of our volunteers as well.

#16 – Podcasts and Inspiration

The Village Church — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Rachel, Chris and Brad discuss what podcasts they listen to and what people they follow on social media for inspiration, education and entertainment. We also have an even bigger announcement than the last episode!

#15 – ASMR, Volunteers and K-Bones

The Village Church — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000

The crew is back diving deep into the world of church production volunteers and the 4 things they all need. We also have a big announcement!

#14 – How We Choose Gear, Pepper Conference and Taylor Swift’s Tour

The Village Church — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Some of the crew are heading out to SALT Nashville this week, Chris admits it's hard to network, we're in the last week of our Plano campus production install, we talk how we choose production gear that we use and Brad reviews his visit to Taylor Swift's Reputation tour from the weekend.

#13 – Staff Texting During Service, The Good Stuff and Topo Chico vs. LaCroix

The Village Church — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000

We share a clip from The Good Stuff, Chris is famous, our fantasy football teams need help, communion should help save the environment, next year's Super Bowl halftime show is maybe going to be good and we recap our encouraging words from last episode.

#12 – Rachel Joins The Show

The Village Church — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Rachel joins the show and she tells us about her most recent Worst Case Scenario. We ask Rachel more questions and then we have a brand new segment, Spiel, which takes Brad by surprise.

#11 – Production Core Values

The Village Church — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Be prepared

Take initiative

Don’t give excuses

Be respectful and speak your mind

God loves you, but He doesn’t need you

#10 – New Series, C’mon Communion and The Quickest Way to Meet Matt

The Village Church — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000

With another baby joining the production family we are back with another episode! This week includes our new series Heaven On Earth, an update on Multiplano, Leader Conference, Trevor talks about what's happening in Connections and Chris talks about his fancy music.

#9 – Pub Subs, DJs and An Interview w/Josh Duncan

The Village Church — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000

We interview Josh Duncan and ask him about his expectations for our production volunteers, the guys discuss what Paramore is using for their current tour, how we're helping out our church planters and another edition of Hot Cakes.

#7 – The Secret Segment, Hot Cakes and Cardboard Giraffes

The Village Church — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Trevor is on vacation so Chris and Brad discuss VBS, their trip to Info Comm, celebration weekend, a new theme song for "What's Going On," Chris' Hot Cakes and a secret segment that we won't talk about.

#6 – Taco Blimps, The Good Stuff and Chris Crisante

The Village Church — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Our Fort Worth Production Manager, Chris Crisante joins us on the show as we discuss VBS, having Saturdays off, Info Comm, elite yelping and another fun clip from The Good Stuff.

#5 – New Console, Taylor Swift and Yanny vs. Laurel

The Village Church — Wed, 23 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000

This week the guys talk about the new audio console in Flower Mound, new service times, ordinary time, Taylor Swift's new tour, if Trevor hears Yanny or Laurel and Chris and Trevor both share one of there worst case scenarios with everyone.

#4 – Interview w/Jen Wilkin, VBS and Taking Our Volunteers to Space

The Village Church — Wed, 09 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000

We talk with Jen Wilkin about face mic etiquette, discuss VBS stage design, tease out our upcoming volunteer appreciation dinners and unveil a recently added clip from "The Good Stuff."

#3 – The Most Valuable Volunteer, New Gear Installs and Chris’ Trip to Italy

The Village Church — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0000

We recap Easter services, listen to another audio file from "The Good Stuff," and discuss some upcoming installs happening in Flower Mound and Dallas.

#2 – Easter, 5 AM Call Times and The Good Stuff

The Village Church — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000

We discuss the plans for Easter weekend services, introduce "The Good Stuff" and how Brad ruined an Easter service last year.

#1 – Interns, Flamethrowers and Silent Night

The Village Church — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000

We talk about SPIN, our new series "Citizens and Strangers," internships and one of Brad's worst case scenarios.