Production Team

HADDEN HIPPSLEY

“I started when I was young enough not to notice I was taking a chance”

President, 1983 – present
Producer: National City Bank Excel Awards (Cleveland, OH), Continental/New York Yankees “Pinstripes in the Park” (NYC, NY), Great Lakes Burning River Fest (Cleveland, OH), The Riverside Company Annual Investors Conference & Riverside Leadership Summit (NYC, NY), The Riverside Company European International Conference (London, UK)
Industry Consultant: Fashion Week at Bryant Park (NYC, NY), Creative Stage Lighting (North Creek, NY), Eighth Day Sound (Highland Heights, OH)
Tour Production Manager: Phish, Jack Johnson, Al Jarreau, Rick Springfield, Hall and Oats, Van Halen, Marlboro Country Music Tour, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller and Joe Sample
Festival Production Director: Beautycon (Los Angeles, CA), Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (Manchester, TN), Clusterfest (San Fransisco, CA), Electric Forest Festival (Rothbury, MI), Exit 111 (Manchester, TN), Firefly Music Festival (Dover, DE), Forecastle Festival (Louisville, KY), Free Press Summer Festival (Houston, TX), Governors Ball Music Festival (Randall’s Island, NY), Hangout Music Fest (Gulf Shores, AL), Life Is Beautiful (San Francisco, CA), Life is good (Canton, MA), Lost Lake (Phoenix, AZ), New Orleans Jazz Fest (New Orleans, LA), Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival (San Fransisco, CA), Treasure Island (San Fransisco, CA), and Vegoose (Las Vegas, NV)
Special Project Production Manager: Beautycon (Los Angeles, CA), Revolt (Atlanta, GA & Los Angeles, CA), William J Clinton Foundation, A Decade of Difference Concert,
Event Safety Alliance: Leadership Member and Presenter at Severe Weather Summit
Safety Director:  NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
Guest Lecturer: Miami University (Oxford, OH), Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, OH)
Education: Miami University, 1983 – BA, Communications

JOEL CARMICHAEL

“Learned all aspects of theatrical production from my Theater Department father before going home for dinner”

• Production Manager & Lighting Designer, 1983 – present
• Denver, CO
• Former Co-Owner & Manager of The Opera Shop
• Mesa College, 1979 – BS, Liberal Arts

STEVE DRYMALSKI

“Great shows begin with great planning”

• Production Manager, 2004 – present
• Minneapolis, MN
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

RYAN ENGLISH

“Pleased to bring 14 years of operations and venue management experience to the Lambda team”

• Director, Event Production, 2018 – present
• Cleveland, Oh
• Ohio University, 2004 – BS, Sports Industry

JOE GORDON

“We’re very fortunate to be able to work with such talented, dedicated professionals”

• Project Manager, 1983 – present
• Chicago, IL
• Owner of Reservoir Inc, Artist Management, Al Jarreau
• Miami University, 1984 – School of Business

PAUL GUSSACK

“I owned a pickup truck with a bed cover in high school that I used to transport my friend’s band gear to a gig.  One month later I sold that truck and yet somehow I’m still in show business”

• Production Manager, 2016  –  present
• Chattanooga, TN
• Georgia State University, 1988 – BIS, Theatre & Film
• USITT, 1995 – Master Class in Stage Rigging

KAT HARRIS

“What I love about this industry is there is always something new to learn and smart people to teach it”

• Production Manager, 2014 – present
• Houston, TX
• Belmont College, Music Business major
• Middle Tennessee State University, Technical Theater major

MARY ANN HIPPSLEY

“Using my background in organizational development and theater production at Lambda”

• VP & Business Manager, 2011 to present
• Cleveland, OH
• Baldwin Wallace University, 1995 – BA, Human Services

LANE LANTIS

“It takes a great team to succeed in this business”

• Project Manager, 2015 – present
• Minneapolis, MN
• Owner of Lantis, Inc.
• Hennepin Technical College, 1987

ROB WEIL

“Running the Hall of Fame production for 18 years has given me a very unique blend of concert and corporate event experience”

• Stage Manager, 1996 – present
• Cleveland, OH
• Director of Production, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH
• Green Mountain College, 1988 – Retail Business Management

RICHARD WOLD

“Being able to contribute to the quality and expertise that the team brings to all  projects is a true joy”

• Production Manager & Lighting Designer , 1980 – present
• Owner of Wold’s World
  
• Denver, CO
• 35 years covering national and international touring including live music, theater and corporate events

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION TEAM