234. Jim van Bergen, Audio “Renaissance Man”

Audio “renaissance man” Jim van Bergen joins the show in Episode 234 to talk about his wide-ranging career, including his tenure mixing the Times Square New Year’s Eve broadcasts, serving as front of house engineer for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, recording singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan live, touring with the Metropolitan Opera, mixing the Beatles tribute Rain’s Broadway residency, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF.

Episode Links:
Jim vanBergen On LinkedIn
JvB UnCorked (Jim’s Wine Blog)
Shane MacGowan’s Popes – Across the Broad Atlantic: Live on Paddy’s Day
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