About ShowPhaze

We've worked the jobs we now staff.

ShowPhaze provides production staffing and crew management for live events, AV installations, and technical productions across North America. Our crews are backed by experienced coordinators, rigorous vetting, and technology built specifically for the work.

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Our story

Why ShowPhaze exists

ShowPhaze started with a problem Osh Williamson knew from both sides of the crew call.

After years working in live events and AV, he saw too many staffing companies treat technical production like general labor. If someone said they could run a console, that was often enough. The person booking the crew might never meet the technicians they sent, and skilled people were too often treated as interchangeable. We built ShowPhaze to do event crewing differently.

We take the time to understand what a role actually requires, vet people for the work they're being asked to do, and keep our coordinators connected to the crews they build.

We built the company with technicians in mind too. Clear communication, fair treatment, and reliable payment help us build relationships with good people who want to keep working with us. Those relationships lead to stronger crews for our clients.

We also built our own technology to handle more of the administrative work behind the scenes, giving our team more time to focus on people, communication, and what is happening on show site.

Experience from the field

We know what the job looks like because we've done it.

Our team has operated AV equipment, managed crews, and worked onsite. That experience changes the way we staff.

We know a title or résumé only tells you so much. Our coordinators understand the roles they're filling, so they can ask better questions about equipment, experience, and the work someone will actually be expected to perform.

It also shapes the way we prepare crews. Call information, schedules, documents, updates, and expectations need to reach the right people before they arrive onsite. Our process and technology are built around making that happen.

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How we work

Our values show up on the crew call.

The right people matter.

We do not fill roles based on availability alone. We look for the person whose ability, experience, and approach fit the work.

Relationships over transactions.

We want clients and technicians to keep working with us. That requires communication, consistency, and following through when it matters.

Earn it every show.

The last project does not guarantee the next one. Every crew is another chance to prove we deserve the trust placed in us.

Solve the problem.

Shows change. Equipment fails. Schedules move. We stay focused on what needs to happen next and help keep the production moving.

Continuous improvement.

Every production gives us something to learn. We use those lessons to improve how we vet, communicate, manage crews, and support clients.

Respect the people.

Skilled technicians deserve to be treated like professionals. Fair treatment, clear communication, and strong relationships create better crews.

Leadership

Oisin (Osh) Williamson

CEO

Osh grew up around events in Ireland and the UK, producing club and festival events and working as a DJ before studying Digital Media Technology in Dublin. After moving to the US, he found his way into professional AV and eventually began working as a technician in markets including New Orleans and Austin.

ShowPhaze grew from the problems he experienced firsthand: inconsistent vetting, low standards for skilled labor, and too much distance between the people booking crews and the people doing the work. That experience still shapes how ShowPhaze vets technicians, manages crews, and builds its technology today.

Tiffaney L. Benson

Managing Director

Tiffaney brings a background in event design, planning, and coordination across corporate events, weddings, and large-scale Burning Man projects. Her experience has sharpened both her eye for detail and her ability to bring complex ideas together.

Over the course of her career, she has also built a wide network of artists, performers, carpenters, and other event professionals. At ShowPhaze, that combination of coordination experience, creativity, and relationship building helps support the people and partnerships behind every crew.

Common questions

What does ShowPhaze do?

ShowPhaze is a production staffing and crew management company. We provide vetted AV technicians, stagehands, and show crews for live events, AV installations, and technical productions across North America. Our coordinators stay engaged throughout the production to support the crew and the client.

Where is ShowPhaze based?

Austin, Texas.

Where does ShowPhaze provide crews?

Across North America, through a network of more than 10,000 vetted contractors.

How does ShowPhaze vet technicians?

We start with how a tech has performed on real shows, evaluating for technical ability, experience, professionalism, and role fit. Because our coordinators understand the work themselves, they can ask meaningful questions about the equipment and responsibilities involved instead of relying on a résumé or job title alone.

Work with us

Good crews start with good people.

If you're an experienced technician, stagehand, or show crew professional, we'd like to hear from you.

We believe skilled technicians should be treated like professionals. That means clear communication, fair treatment, reliable payment, and a team that respects the work you do.

We're always looking to build long-term relationships with people who know their craft, show up prepared, and make the crew around them better.

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Need a crew?

Tell us where the show is, when it is and who you need. A coordinator will take it from there.

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