Author Archives: Mike Hanley

Event/Festival Production Professional with over 15 years of experience planning, advancing, managing, and settling the successful execution of over 300 special events, concerts, and festivals nationwide. Has led site, vendor, and festival teams in excess of 70 staff members. Responsible for developing and managing event and talent budgets over $1M. Experienced in both small and large events at venues including the White House, arenas, theaters, and festivals exceeding 75,000 in attendance. Has excelled in both traditional business environments as well as entrepreneurial self-starting endeavors.

Competencies include: Strong interpersonal, networking, organizational and communication skills; team building and management; artist management; project management; event and festival operations and logistics; settlement; forklift and aerial work platform certification; problem solving; decision making; negotiating; industry standards; information systems; website development and services. Customer oriented; highly passionate and self-driven to succeed.

Has contracted nationwide with C3 Presents/Live Nation; Paragon Presents; ESPN; Listen Live Entertainment; SOS Event Services (TX, WDC, CA, OR, MO, AZ, IL, GA, OK, FL, KS, MN, OH).

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  How to properly wrap a cable

  Posted on April 13, 2016 by Mike Hanley in General.

  For those of us in the event and festival industries, wrapping up a cable is an essential and never-ending part of life.  However, many people still do it the wrong way, that results in kinks and twists; there are two proper methods for coiling up a cable that, when stretched back out, results in a […]

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  Severe Weather Plans, Weather Providers, and the Vital Need for Both at your Events and Festivals

  Posted on March 1, 2016 by Mike Hanley in General.

  This article is by a guest author, Dax Cochran with WeatherOps. As festival season cranks up, so does severe weather season. Festival and event managers are busy finalizing details for the event, securing vendors, and wrapping up all loose ends. With safety a growing priority for all outdoor events, weather planning should be one of the […]

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  Fire Safety and Prevention at Events and Festivals – Fire Extinguisher Types and Applications

  Posted on February 24, 2016 by Mike Hanley in General.

  Having the proper type, size, and amount of fire extinguishers at your event or festival is of the utmost importance for maintaining proper fire safety.  This article will discuss the types of fire extinguishers you’ll need given what sort of materials you have at your event, as well as how many you should have, and […]

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  International Traveling and Foreign Electricity – How to Ensure You Can Plug In

  Posted on February 23, 2016 by Mike Hanley in General.

  Traveling outside our own country for work, especially as part of an event, tour, or festival, while very exciting, can also present some unique challenges when it comes to being able to use our own electrical gear.   Since countries can vary in their voltage, frequency, and outlet type, it’s important that you come prepared […]

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  Using WordPress to Develop Your Event or Festival Website

  Posted on February 23, 2016 by Mike Hanley in General.

  For those of us just starting out with a new event or festival concept, creating the best possible website should be one of the most important initial goals. A user-friendly, persuasive, exciting website can increase buzz about your event, ticket sales, and overall fan engagement.   Pairing this with a comprehensive social media strategy (read […]

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  5 Certifications for Festival and Event Directors and Managers

  Posted on February 20, 2016 by Mike Hanley in General.

  Before event and festival season resumes at full strength, here are five certifications to consider for enhancing your event and festival leadership and on-site capabilities.   These range from keeping up to date on the latest OSHA safety regulations, from being able to drive a fork or boom lift on site, to being able to […]

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  Motivation, Vulnerability and Courage – Leadership Tips for Event and Festival Managers

  Posted on February 15, 2016 by Mike Hanley in General.

  Given the amount of stress a typical event can bring to its staff, having strong leadership that understands how to get the best of themselves and of their team is crucial.   I’ve recently read some excellent books that touch upon some important ideas, and below you will find some powerful excerpts full of lessons […]

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  Demystifying electrical generators and decibel levels

  Posted on October 28, 2015 by Mike Hanley in General.

  This article is written by George Long at Aggreko, after I had some concerns in how close we can place the size generators we needed to our stage without there being any issues of generator noise bleeding into the film. I had asked him to help ensure we were receiving “whisper quiet” generators. Here is […]

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  Radio Etiquette at Events – “Go For Mike”

  Posted on August 10, 2015 by Mike Hanley in General.

  Whether it’s your first event or you’ve got years under your belt, it’s always good to be reminded of proper radio etiquette.   It’s something that is very simple, yet consistently eludes even the best of us, especially when we want something immediately.  First, let’s have a quick primer on what etiquette means.  According to […]

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  How to best take care of you when on the road – packing, shopping, and relaxation tips

  Posted on June 26, 2015 by Mike Hanley in General.

  For those of you that travel several weeks or even months out of the year for gigs, over time you tend to develop (and try to keep) some good habits as well as maximize your office space. Here are some tips – and all pictures link directly to an Amazon page: Packing Tips When packing […]

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