Ninth Annual Touring Career Workshop Shifts To Virtual Event

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The ninth annual Touring Career Workshop (TCW) will be held as a free virtual event on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 airing via Facebook Live at 6 p.m. CST.

TCW was created in 2011 by Chris Lisle, owner of Production Design firm CLLD, LLC (Alice Cooper, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Robert Plant, NFL Draft, more), and Erik Parker, also a production designer.

After more than two decades in the live entertainment and event industry, Lisle saw a lack of “human resources” for those persons working in those sectors. “I saw the need to educate road crew members coming up through the ranks on core financial (taxes, renting or purchasing a home, retirement) and personal issues (mental health, family relationships, work safety) they may face as independent contractors,” Lisle said.

The workshop, held each November, typically has more than 350 attendees. This year’s event will be approximately one hour long and themed “A Night of Connection and Reflection,” including guest speakers from a variety of fields.

In addition to the annual free workshop, Lisle and Parker also created the All Access Program which offers—at no cost—two counseling sessions from one of several pre-approved therapists and life coaches. It’s handled in a completely confidential way with individual names known only by that person’s therapist.

“We firmly believe that seeking the advice of a professional can help get you through difficult times and do not want one’s ability to pay to keep them from getting help,” said Parker, TCW co-founder and associate director.

Sponsors for this years event include 4Wall Lighting, ACT Lighting, Bandit Lites, Clair Brothers Audio, Crew One, DCR, Elation Lighting, GLP Lighting, JBL by Harman, Martin by Harman, Master Tour, MooTV, Morris Sound and Light, StageCall Trucking, and Vari-Light/Phillips.

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