Super excited to announce new guest, Brandon Martin, to The Story!Born and raised in Lancaster, PA. Brandon grew up a youth of the 90’s grunge-rock era with dreams of his high-school rock band somehow making it big. Through high school he worked both as a stage tech at AMT (family business), as well as a local stagehand in Philly and Hershey for large concert tours that would come through the area, which is where he was first exposed to live touring production. Around this same time, Brandon’s band recorded their first demo album, at which point he could finally hear just how amatuer they were. So Brandon set his sights on the next best thing, in his book.After graduating high school Brandon packed up a few belongings in a U-haul and drove south to Florida, where he attended Full Sail University to get an education in being a sound guy. After graduating Full Sail, Brandon immediately drove back to Lancaster and showed up on the doorstep of Clair Brothers Audio, in Lititz, in search of a job. Barry Clair agreed to chat with him and asked him what he thought he could do, if hired. Brandon told him he’d sweep up the warehouse, if he had a broom for him. He hired Brandon on the spot. He worked his way through the shop and about 6 months later he was given his first touring gig with an established band.It’s been quite a winding road, since then, but here he is, back in Lancaster again; now with three kids and a wife he says he doesn't deserve, and a job that allows him to still pretend to be in the music business. These days, Brandon’s time at AMT is pretty evenly split between overseeing production, marketing and sales, and booking shows. He gets to work with an awesome bunch of people who try their hardest to make him look good, but that can be a tall order.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-story/donations

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