Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association

Health and safety expert Eddie Raymond will discuss best work practices for staying safe and maintaining audio gear in this time of heightened health awareness, hosted by Joanna Lynne Staub.

Eddie Raymond retired from being the Safety & Training Director of IATSE Local 16 in 2014. He is the Past President of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA), sits on the IATSE Crafts Advancement Program committee, is a member of the ETCP Council, and was a Subject Matter Expert for the original ETCP Entertainment Rigging Exams. Eddie has acted as the Scene Shop Foreman/Technical Supervisor at the American Conservatory Theatre, and, among other activities, as Construction Coordinator at Industrial Light and Magic. Currently he is an OSHA outreach instructor and is working with the IATSE and others on developing guidelines to address the pandemic when safely returning to work becomes an option.  He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and did post graduate work there in Education.