The Tech Arts Podcast

Mike Smith: Immersive Mixing & Flying Drummers + Live NAMM Segments

The Tech Arts Podcast – Live at NAMM 2026 
We’re coming to you from NAMM 2026, packed with insight, innovation, and real-world leadership for church tech teams.
This episode features Audio Engineer Mike Smith from Prestonwood Church, breaking down how he approaches immersive mixing in a live worship environment—including the strategy, execution, and what it really takes to pull off high-impact moments like the flying drummers with excellence.
We’re also joined by Guest Dave Hatmaker, bringing decades of experience in technical direction, leadership, and the power of building strong teams. Alongside him, Mike Dias shares insight on creativity, storytelling, and why this industry is ultimately about people—not just tech.
Featured Segments Include:
Spotlight on Sound Devices and how their tools continue to elevate production quality
DiGiCo Quantum 112 segment, exploring a compact console built for serious power and flexibility
KLANG immersive audio segment, showing how 3D in-ear mixing is changing the way musicians hear and perform
Special segment from Resi explaining how to take your streaming to the next level. 
Bonus segment from The Paragon Angle — designed to help tech teams think differently and take their systems, workflows, and leadership to the next level
This episode is loaded with practical insight, forward-thinking technology, and leadership perspective to help you grow your team and your impact.
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Every Tech Position Matters

What if the role you think is small… is actually shaping moments where people encounter God?
In this powerful and encouraging episode of The Tech Arts Podcast, David Leuschner unpacks a truth every church tech needs to hear: every position matters. Whether you're behind the console, running cameras, programming lights, or quietly setting the stage—your role is not secondary. It’s essential.
This episode will challenge your perspective and remind you that ministry doesn’t just happen on the platform—it happens in every detail, every task, and every moment of preparation. From the seen to the unseen, your faithfulness and excellence are part of something much bigger than you may realize.
You’ll walk away encouraged, refocused, and inspired to lead and serve with greater purpose—especially as you head into key moments like Easter services.
Plus, don’t miss our special sponsor segments—including The Paragon Angle and other featured content—designed to help you level up your technical skills, leadership, and excellence in ministry.
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THE PARAGON ANGLE: Why Acoustics Matter

Why Acoustics Matter?
Brought to you by Paragon 360
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You Don't Know Sheep: A Leadership Perspective with Author David McCauley

In this episode of The Tech Arts Podcast, we sit down with David McCauley, author of the leadership book You Don’t Know Sheep—a practical, humorous, and deeply insightful guide for today’s technical, faith and ministry leaders. Drawing from decades of real-world experience in church leadership, technical ministry, and organizational growth, David unpacks how leaders can better understand the people they serve, make healthier decisions under pressure, lead from outside the box, and—most importantly—remember the why behind what they do. This conversation explores leadership through the lens of human behavior, team culture, emotion in decision-making, and how great leaders guide experiences for the people they lead.
Today’s episode is also packed with specialty segments to spark your creativity on audio, video and lighting!
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THE PARAGON ANGLE: Three Principles to Building a Thriving Tech Ministry

What are three principles to building a thriving tech ministry?
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At Paragon 360®, we design and build award-winning sight, sound, and scenic solutions for places of worship, auditoriums, sports complexes, amusement parks, corporate spaces, and other venues of all sizes across many market segments. Our ability to make just about any space look, feel and sound exceptional - all with unbeatable customer service and serious attention to detail – has earned us a first-in-class reputation we’re honored to uphold.
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WAVES AI Mixing & Ross Broadcast Innovation

This episode of The Tech Arts Podcast is packed with practical insight for audio, video, and broadcast professionals—featuring two powerful segments from industry leaders Waves Audio and Ross Video.
In our main segment, we sit down with Waves Audio Val Kotler to explore how AI-driven tools are changing the way engineers approach live mixing. Watch real time demos of the new Waves AI Plug-In, LV1 Classic and more! In addition to that, we dig into real-world workflows, intelligent processing, and how modern Waves solutions are helping engineers work faster, mix smarter, and achieve consistent results—whether you’re mixing front-of-house, broadcast, or in-ear monitors. 
Before we get to the main segment with Waves Audio, we welcome Matt Morgan who talks the video and broadcast world with Ross Video, hear about their innovation in live production, system design, and the growing convergence of broadcast and Pro AV. This segment focuses on practical takeaways for churches, venues, and production teams looking to scale, modernize, and future-proof their video infrastructure.
This episode isn’t about theory—it’s about real tools, workflows, and ideas you can apply immediately to elevate your production. Whether you live in the audio world, or the video world, this conversation delivers insight that matters.
PLUS!
Today’s episode is packed with specialty segments to spark your creativity on audio, video and lighting!
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THE PARAGON ANGLE: Flipping Spaces

How do you flip your space and not spend a ton of money?
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The Wonder of LED with MOSS LED

Get ready—because today’s episode of The Tech Arts Podcast is guaranteed to light up your world. Our main segment dives into LED… but with a twist. With Christmas season in full swing, we’re talking about the kind of specialty LED products that make your sets pop, bring your stage to life, and transform every environment into something unforgettable.
We’re sitting down with Jeffrey Moss, founder of MOSS LED, the industry-shaping company behind some of the most flexible, customizable, high-CRI LED solutions on the planet. These aren’t just LED strips—these are tools that reimagine what’s possible. From OmniFlex tubes that disappear when off and glow with cinematic richness when on… to SpotFlex lenses that push light exactly where you want it… to DMX and advanced controller systems that make any church or broadcast room feel like a top-tier studio—MOSS LED is redefining stage design. If you’ve ever wished your set pieces had more dimension, color, movement, or “wow factor”… this is the episode you’ve been waiting for.
But that’s just the beginning.
Today’s episode is packed with specialty segments to spark your creativity on audio, video and lighting!
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