Live Fix Podcast

LFP #57: Can Concert Bathing Enhance Your Live Music Experience?

In this episode, we explore the connection between shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) and the live concert experience. Can classic live music venues be great places to do “concert bathing.” Can concert bathing be energizing and emotional therapy when practiced within the live music experience? Could concert bathing be therapeutic and build a stronger sense of community between concert fans? We explore classic and new venues that could be the best for concert bathing, and we explore the balance between natural venues and the virtual, artificial experience offered at venues like The Sphere in Las Vegas.
Show Notes: 
Forest bathing 
Live music mindfulness 
 

LFP #56: How To Survive A Killer Show: Lessons From The Deadliest Rock Concert in US History

Have you ever wondered…How safe you are at a show? Are concert tragedies like the 2003 Station Nightclub fire avoidable? How do concert fans emotionally recover in the aftermath of these traumatic live music events? How can live music fans be more protected and vigilant before and during a show? On this episode of Live Fix Podcast we dive into the tragic Station Nightclub fire that occurred in Rhode Island in 2003 and claimed the lives of 100 concert fans and left permanent scars on the local community. Join us as we explore the impact and lessons learned from this terrible event with special guest John Barylick, attorney and author of Killer Show, The Station Nightclub Fire, America’s Deadliest Rock Concert. 
 
Before we dive in please join us in a moment of silence as we remember the lives of our fellow concert fans that were killed in the Station Nightclub fire. 
 
Highlights, links and info from the show: 
What caused the Station Nightclub Fire? 
What was the impact of the tragedy on the Rhode Island community
What did the concert industry learned from the tragedy
What should concert fans do to be safer at a concert?
How safe are concert fans at live shows? 
What does the safety run look like for Bonnaro and other festivals? 
Bands mentioned during the show include Bon Jovi, Beyonce, Four Seasons, Young Rascals, Huey Lewis and the News, Aerosmith and more. 
John’s book: Killer Show. 

LFP #55: Can A Concert Be A Catalyst for Forgiveness and Emotional Healing?

Have you ever been ambushed by the feeling of forgiveness at a show? It’s crazy, and honestly, a total revelation to realize the close connection between live music and experiencing forgiveness in our lives and during our most memorable live music experiences. We never thought that the act of forgiveness played such a major role in our concert experiences or that live music could actually be a catalyst creating moments to give and receive forgiveness. But it does. On this episode of Live Fix Podcast we dive into the close relationship between live music and forgiveness. Join us as we explore the powerful and transformative connection of using live music to give and receive forgiveness with special guest and forgiveness expert Natalie Baird-King. 
Highlights, notes and links from the show: 
How to navigate serendipitous forgiveness moments
How to create intentional moments to help you experience forgiveness at your next show. 
Natalie takes us through the role live music plays in her personal journey of forgiveness and overcoming abuse
She shares concert experiences including U2, Journey, Taylor Swift, King & Country, Luke Combs, Michael Jackson and more.
Natalie’s book Forgiving Unforgivable

LFP #54: The Secrets To Designing Amazing Concert Experiences

Did you know that your favorite concert experiences don’t happen by accident? That’s right. Your most memorable shows are intentionally designed. On this episode of Live Fix Podcast we dive into the important topic of live concert design and explore the concert experience through the lens of “before, during and after” with event design expert Kristin Malek.
Info and links mentioned in the show: 
Why event design is important for fans, bands and venue owners 
How the concert design can be improved and concert events designers can up their game.
Kristin’s concert experiences: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dave Matthews Band, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, and Backstreet Boys
www.kristinmalek.com 
www.experienceuniversity.org
Kristin’s Extraordinary Events podcast 
Kristin’s Tedx Talk

LFP #53: Concert True Crime: Live Music Fans Gone Missing

What happens when concert fans go missing, never make it to the show or disappear without a trace? How do you protect yourself and fellow fans from becoming a missing person? In this episode, we explore the topic of live music and true crime as we dive into stories about what happens when concert fans go missing before, during and after the show. 
Info and links mentioned in the show: 
Josiah “Jo” Hilderbrand and John Cleary: Gone missing on the way to The Dead
Liz Hilderbrand’s Remember The Birds blog memoir
Morgan Harrington: missing at Metalica show, found dead 
Cory Barron:Fan Gone Missing, Found Dead at Jason Aldean concert
Noah Enos Gone Missing at Salt Shed in Chicago, Found Dead
Texas students went to a concert but went missing 
National Database for Missing Persons: 19 concert fan-related missing persons between 1973-2023. (search keyword: concert)

LFP #52: Live Music and Anxiety: Fans, Bands and The Shared Emotional Experience

The live music experience is filled with anxiety. Anxiety can be terrifying at a show, but it’s almost a necessary and essential part of the live concert experience. How do artists and fans navigate, cope and respond within such an emotional environment? What is the relationship between artist anxiety and fan anxiety? How is anxiety impacting the touring industry and the future of live music? We dive into these topics and explore much more. Enjoy the show! 
Articles and topics discussed during the episode: 
Stage Fright and performance anxiety
Lewis Capaldi and LiveLive and anxiety escape rooms
Why artists are canceling tours

LFP #51: The Beautiful Dance Between Our Heart and Live Performance with Professor and Concert Pianist Elaine Chew

Live music has a tremendous and profound impact on our hearts and human physiology. The connection between what we feel physically and what we feel emotionally in our heart is one of the most powerful experiences we have at a concert. So what actually happens to our physical hearts during a show? Can live music actually heal our heart? Can we visualize the actual physical impact of live music on our hearts? 
In this episode we explore all these questions as we dive into the fascinating and inspiring work of Elaine Chew. Elaine is Professor of Engineering at King's College London in the Department of Engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences. She is also a concert pianist and currently leads two European Research Council projects COSMOS, CosmoNote, and HeartFM. In her work she is investigating the effects of performed music on both musicians' and listeners' physiology. As much as possible, she aims to use live music in her studies as this has been shown to have a more powerful effect. 
Together we explore:  
How she began playing as an concert pianist
How our physical hearts are impacted by live music 
The life changing emotional advice her piano teacher gave her right before her first performance 
Her work in researching the healing power and influence of live music on cardiovascular issues
Her favorite shows and performers 
Among other topics, we have some fun exploring, what would happen if you transplanted and swapped the hearts of two different concert fans

LFP #50: Why Memories and Buried Emotions Lead Us To Our Best Concert Experiences

Reflecting on and sharing our concert experiences changes our lives and the lives of our fellow concert fans. Concert storytelling helps us discover why live music means so much to us. But why and how does storytelling, past memories and emotions lead us to the present threshold of our most memorable concert experiences? Does our previous emotional history determine our present and future concert experiences? What role does premeditation and predestination play in the context of how much we enjoy and remember our live music experiences? In this episode we explore the excellent live music storytelling of Lance Ingram, host of Yesterday's Concert podcast. Together with Lance, we explore and dive into:
The origin story of what inspired him to create Yesterday’s Concert podcast and the new Jam Journals
The impact of hearing Paul McCartney singing "Something" on the ukulele
Why telling the truth in concert storytelling is so important
Why he loves to share his Jam Journals with the world
What he learned from seeing 162 shows in a year
Why his first concert seeing the Allman Brothers was so memorable 
The role of Lance’s dad and friends in his live music experiences
His love for the Ryman auditorium
The adventures of being a husband, a dad and a live music fan.

LFP #49: Concert Genealogy, The Big Live Music Family Tree and Uncovering Family Concert Artifacts

Our love for live music connects us all. But what happens when you start to connect the concerts and piece together your own live music family tree? Do your concerts have more meaning when you understand where you fit in the broader historical context of your family's live music history? Does live music change us in a new way when we discover how we’re linked together in community as concert fans? In this episode we explore the wonders of Concert Genealogy, what it is and why it’s changing us. We also share what we found in our family live music history and what this all means for us and the concert fan community. 

LFP #48: Concert Fan Emotions, Neuroscience and Live Music Immersion with Dr. Paul J. Zak

Why are concerts so immersive? Is it possible to measure how emotionally immersed you are at a concert and why? Can artists, venue owners and event promoters use immersion neuroscience to make the concert experience more memorable, predict concert sales, plan tours and create a more loyal fan base? Can we, as concert fans, use the data and insights from Immersion Neuroscience to decide which artist you should see next? 
On this episode we talk with neuroscientist, author and Ted Talk speaker, Dr. Paul J. Zak to dive into why Immersion plays such a powerful role in our concert experiences. 
Together we explore:  
What Paul has learned from his favorite and most immersive concert experiences
Immersion tips and suggestions for fans, bands and venue owners and promoters
Immersion’s impact on superfans
How concert fans can help Dr. Zak with his ongoing Immersion research
Insights from his latest book Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and The Source of Happiness