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MARCH 3-4 2026
Northern alberta jubilee auditorium
CONNECTING EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN ALBERTA AND BEYOND.
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WHAT IS BACKSTAGE ACCESS?
Curated by industry professionals, Backstage Access is a one-of-a-kind event for technicians, stage managers, front of house, booking personnel and high school/post-secondary tech classes to expand their knowledge and skills in the events and entertainment industry. Join us at the Southern Alberta Jubilee auditorium in Calgary for the opportunity to hear from industry experts and foster the next generation of entertainment professionals.
2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
ALEX SARIAN
Alex Sarian is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Audacity of Relevance: Critical Conversations on the Future of Arts and Culture (ECW Press, 2024), and President & CEO of Arts Commons, where he is responsible for leading the $660 million Arts Commons Transformation (ACT) project—the largest cultural infrastructure project in Canadian history. Prior to moving to Calgary in 2020, he spent 18 years in New York City, where he served as a senior executive at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. A proud member of the 2022 class of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40, he holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from New York University, is a graduate of the CommunityShift program at Western University's Ivey School of Business, and was an inaugural graduate of the Impact Program for Arts Leaders at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
2025 SESSIONS
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Beyond a Basic Wash:
Customizing Lighting in a Roadhouse
5:00– 7:00 PM
Brought to you by Backstage Access and the CITT Alberta Section. The “basic wash” is the most simple of lighting requests easily satisfied by a standard combination of front, top and side lighting systems but how can we make our in-house lighting rigs feel custom for every event? Join Scott Harke as he shares his approach to satisfying client’s lighting needs whilst providing a unique lighting experience for each event.
Mixing Summit
4:00 – 8:45 PM
Brought to you by Backstage Access and the CITT Alberta Section, this summit is intended to provide professionals, students and up-and-coming technicians an opportunity to mix a series of multitracks in a safe and stress-free environment. This summit is being led by four different veteran audio engineers with varying backgrounds. A short introduction and panel discussion describing various approaches, ideas, and philosophies of mixing audio led by our audio mentors. This will then make way for hands-on practical application of those very concepts in a wholly interactive workshop.
2025 sessions
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