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Build Your Crew
Stagehands for load-in, an A1 for the general session, or local techs to work around the core team you're flying in. Each role is staffed for what that job needs.
Production Staffing & Crew Management
The right crew changes everything.
The people, experience and technology to build a crew you can count on. Across North America.
10,000+
Vetted contractors across North America24 hrs
Estimates, often same day1–5 days
Final invoice delivery25+
States and provinces150
Shows a yearCrewing
made simple.
Technical people, hands-on coordination. A team prepared for your production, from live events to AV installations across North America.
What our clients say
★★★★★
All the crews and on-site technicians were great to work with last week! You helped make a show away from home easy to handle and ultimately a success.Wayne
★★★★★
The crew you put together for this show was absolutely fantastic. Every single tech had the best attitude, great with the clients, attention to detail, and genuinely seemed happy to be a part of this event.Sean
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Why ShowPhaze
Staffing from people who've worked the show.
Our team has run gear, managed crews and worked onsite. So we staff every call the way we'd want it staffed if we were working it.
Built for production.
We staff AV, staging and show crews for live events and installations. That's why we know what an A1 needs to bring to a general session.
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Vetted for the role.
We check what a tech has actually run, at what scale, and how they handle it when something goes wrong.
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Coordinators who stay engaged.
The work doesn't stop when the crew sheet is full. Our coordinators stay connected to the people they book and the production they're supporting.
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Aptitude and attitude.
A good tech can run the console and keep a nervous presenter calm, and we screen for both.
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Technology built around the work.
Our own app, automation and AI-supported workflows help keep requests, communication and administration moving so our team can stay focused on the crew.
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Every production deserves more than a staffing provider.
You need a partner who understands how productions operate, builds crews with intention, and stays engaged long after the schedule is complete.
At ShowPhaze, we combine experienced labor coordinators, rigorous technical vetting, onsite leadership, and purpose-built technology to support productions from planning through closeout. Our coordinators remain connected to the crews they book, providing continuity, accountability, and proactive support throughout the project.
We believe successful productions depend on more than technical ability. They require people with the aptitude to perform the work and the attitude to work well as part of a team. That's why we evaluate every technician for both.
From communication and crew coordination to onsite management and financial closeout, every part of our business is designed to reduce complexity, improve execution, and help production teams move forward with confidence.
Services
Core services
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Run Better Breakouts
Techs who can settle a presenter, get a laptop on screen and turn a room on time, in every room of the program.
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Manage Your Workforce
Scheduling, role assignments, crew communication and regional labor, with a coordinator who stays connected as the production moves from booking to show site.
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AV Installation Staffing
Local technicians for installation and integration projects, so you can add qualified people in a new market without flying your own team in.
Markets
Local crews in the markets that matter.
These are our core markets for AV and production crews. We also staff shows across North America, wherever the production goes.
- Atlanta
- Austin
- Boston
- Charlotte
- Chicago
- Dallas / Fort Worth
- Denver
- Houston
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Nashville
- New Orleans
- New York
- Orlando
- Phoenix
- San Antonio
- San Diego
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Seattle
- Washington, DC
How we build better crews
“I can do audio” isn't a vetting process.
A job title only tells you so much. We want to know what someone has actually worked on, what equipment they know, what kind of productions they've supported, and whether they're ready for the role we're asking them to perform.
Our coordinators understand the work themselves, which means they know what questions to ask and what real experience sounds like. Every role has different requirements. We vet for the job in front of us, not just the title on someone's résumé.
We assess
Technical ability.
Can they do the work the role actually requires?
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Equipment experience.
Have they worked with the systems they'll be expected to use?
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Relevant experience.
Have they worked in this kind of production environment before?
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Professionalism.
Will they communicate well, arrive prepared and represent the production the right way?
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Problem solving.
Can they stay useful when something doesn't go according to plan?
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Team fit.
Will they make the rest of the crew better, not harder to manage?
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Aptitude matters.
So does attitude.
A technician can know the equipment and still be the wrong person for the job. The people we send also need to communicate, work well with the crew, support the client and handle pressure without making every problem someone else's problem.
Request a crewBetter relationships build better crews.
We also put real effort into the technician side of the relationship. Clear communication, fair treatment and reliable payment help us build trust with people who want to keep working with us. Stronger relationships with good technicians give us a deeper network to pull from and a better understanding of who is right for which job.
Our technology helps organize the information behind each request and each technician. Our coordinators use that information, along with their own experience and knowledge of the crew, to build the team.
From techs who work our shows
“The owner and management are awesome people who care about the people they put on shows.”
“Excellent company, complete professionals, ShowPhaze provides high quality audio, video, and lighting techs.”
“I've had the pleasure of working with ShowPhaze! Thankful for this company, their professionalism and competitive pay.”
Onsite leadership
The person who booked your crew is still around at show call.
In a lot of staffing, the person who books your techs moves on to the next order once the sheet is filled. If something changes onsite, you end up explaining your show to someone who's never seen it.
Workforce technology
Technology built around the way we crew shows.
The ShowPhaze app gives you a simpler way to request crew, manage event details, and keep important information in one place.
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Request crew
Build your event step by step, or describe what you need with AI and review the request before submitting it.
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Manage event details
Communication, schedules, production documents, event activity, rate information, estimates and billing, organized in one platform.
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Keep it in one place
Each tech gets their call time, location and role automatically, so your crew works from the same schedule you do.
Integrations
Built to integrate with the platforms production teams already use, with Flex Rental Solutions integration available by request and more connections in development.
Behind the scenes, automation and AI-supported workflows reduce repetitive admin so our coordinators can spend more time vetting technicians, managing crews, and supporting the production.
Prefer to work directly with your coordinator? That works too.
Breakout expertise
Breakout programs, staffed room by room.
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A presenter shows up with a new deck, a session runs long, and a room has to flip in ten minutes. Then the schedule changes, and the tech in room 14 needs to know before the next session starts.
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We staff breakout techs who can handle the issue in front of them, work well with presenters and know when something needs to be escalated.
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Across larger programs, ShowPhaze provides the coordination and consistency needed to keep individual room problems from becoming program-wide problems.
Download
Get the ShowPhaze app.
Request crew, review estimates and message your coordinator from your phone. Available on iPhone and Android.
Request a crew
Estimates within 24 hours, often the same day
Tell us about your show.
Send us what you know about the production, where it is, when it is happening, and the crew you need.
Start your request in the ShowPhaze app, or reach out by call or email if you'd rather work directly with a coordinator.
Still working out the details? That is fine. We'll help you fill in the gaps.