
The MxU Podcast
The MxU Podcast. Hosted by Jeff Sandstrom, Spencer De Young, and other special guests. Join in on conversations about audio, lighting, life, concerts, and interviews with the industry’s best.
Latest episodes

Dec 8, 2022 • 51min
#132 - Gene Kim
Jay and Jeff chat with Gene Kim (Johnnyswim, Crew Brew Coffee) about their current tour and how Gene's love of coffee and serving people led to the creation of Crew Brew. He has great advice on how to server your team well, and why mentoring is so important.Do you ever feel like you don't have enough time to train new team members well or that they get lost in the onboarding cycle? Maybe you feel like your current volunteers or staff aren't progressing well and keeping up with the needs of your ministry. You don't have to be alone in training your team. MxU can help you to recruit, train, and retain volunteers and staff for the production team at your church. Healthy church production teams start with MxU.

Nov 21, 2022 • 42min
#131 - Caleb Loeppky
Lee and Jeff chat with Caleb Loeppky, Director of Marketing for Amplio Systems. Caleb shares about his experience as a multi-campus church TD, and gives us all a ton of great advice on how to manage yourself and your team.Do you ever feel like you don't have enough time to train new team members well or that they get lost in the onboarding cycle? Maybe you feel like your current volunteers or staff aren't progressing well and keeping up with the needs of your ministry. You don't have to be alone in training your team. MxU can help you to recruit, train, and retain volunteers and staff for the production team at your church. Healthy church production teams start with MxU.

Nov 7, 2022 • 1h 2min
#130 - Steven Samuels, IPS
Lee and Jeff chat with Steven Samuels, Director of Sales for IPS. Steven tells us about his journey from church with David Crowder in Waco, TX, to Need to Breathe, Switchfoot and Chris Tomlin, to his current role at IPS. He shares some great stories, and great advice for anyone in the production industry. We hope you enjoy the conversation.Do you ever feel like you don't have enough time to train new team members well or that they get lost in the onboarding cycle? Maybe you feel like your current volunteers or staff aren't progressing well and keeping up with the needs of your ministry. You don't have to be alone in training your team. MxU can help you to recruit, train, and retain volunteers and staff for the production team at your church. Healthy church production teams start with MxU.

Oct 17, 2022 • 53min
#129 - Live from South Africa!
Cue the Toto track! Lee, Jay, and Jeff come to you from our MxU Live trip to Johannesburg, South Africa. We chat with our host Nathan Ihlenfeldt from Stage Audio Works, and Asher Dowson from d&b. Lots of topics, lots of laughs. We hope you enjoy!Do you ever feel like you don't have enough time to train new team members well or that they get lost in the onboarding cycle? Maybe you feel like your current volunteers or staff aren't progressing well and keeping up with the needs of your ministry. You don't have to be alone in training your team. MxU can help you to recruit, train, and retain volunteers and staff for the production team at your church. Healthy church production teams start with MxU.

Sep 26, 2022 • 50min
#128 - Stephen Brewster and a Big Announcement
Lee and Jeff chat with Stephen Brewster about worship leaders, songwriting, and churches releasing their own music. We also have a big announcement, and a few "Turn Down for MxU" moments. Enjoy!

Sep 22, 2022 • 1h 11min
#127 - Lunchtime at the MxU LIVE Tour
Jay, Lee & Jeff sit down with the crew in Dallas for a BTS conversation about the MxU Live Tour. Cory, Rusty, Jeremy, and Daniel all weigh in on favorite tour moments, and we go down a few rabbit holes as well. We hope you enjoy!

Aug 29, 2022 • 1h 10min
#126 - Chris Rabold is Back!
Lee and Jeff catch up with Chris Rabold about his recent experience with Silk Sonic in Las Vegas. We also discuss the importance of giving and receiving constructive feedback. We've also got some great news about the MxU Live Tour, and things happening at MxU HQ. Enjoy!

Aug 23, 2022 • 1h 7min
# 125 - Cory Edwards and Jonsal & Jenna Barrientes
Lee and Jeff sit down with Cory Edwards to get the lowdown on his setup for the current Elevation Worship tour. We also welcome Jonsal and Jenna Barrientes from Elevation, who will be leading the worship team on the MxU Live Tour. They share their passion for leading their team as well as their vision for what they’ll be bringing to the tour.

Aug 15, 2022 • 56min
#124 - Tour Talk
Lee and Jeff chat with Rusty Anderson and Daniel Connell about the upcoming MxU Live Tour. You'll hear about our plans for the day and get a rundown of all the gear that we'll be using.

Aug 3, 2022 • 46min
#123 - All Things LAWO with Tony Staires
Jeff and Jay sit down with Tony Staires, Audio Sales Director for North America at LAWO. Tony has a huge heart for church teams and talks about how LAWO consoles might be a good fit for your next purchase or upgrade.
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