Scott Babcock, freelance Show Director, Show-Caller and Set Designer stands ready to help bring your live show to the next level.
Scott brings to the table a unique combination of creative show-biz sensibilities, advanced technical production acumen and extensive experience as a show director/show-caller, set designer and production manager. With more than 35 years of live show production experience, Scott's been in charge of the technical production elements, creative set, scripting and show design, and has produced and/or directed the production of:
- Massive outdoor music festivals
- A-List concerts in theaters, stadiums, arenas and ballrooms
- High-end galas
- Fundraisers
- Product roll-outs
- Annual conference general sessions
- Awards ceremonies
- Nationally-televised sporting events
and produced the opening number of the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade for NBC for 15 years.
Working with some of the best choreographers, videographers, writers, composers, arrangers, animators, graphic artists, singers, dancers and actors in the business, Scott's been involved with crafting a wide variety of live, on-stage productions. He was also a professional musician for many years, performing in theme parks, on cruise ships, on the stage, in the pit, in the studio and on tour. These years as an entertainer helped hone his creative live show production instincts.
On the technical side, he's been a lighting designer, audio technician, stage hand, stage manager, technical director, and production manager.
By combining his show-biz sensibilities and technical acumen, Scott is a show-caller/show director who brings a wealth of experience and capabilities to any live show production.
Scott has been in charge of the technical and creative live show production elements for events featuring:
- The President of the United States (more than a dozen times)
- HRM Queen Elizabeth II
- International dignitaries and heads-of-state
- Celebrities from stage and screen as well as professional sports
- Military and business leaders
- Authors, educators, composers, scientists, explorers, inventors
... and for high-end concerts featuring performances by:
> Keith Urban > Chicago > Sheryl Crow > Jackson Browne
> Melissa Etheridge > Brooks & Dunn > One Republic > Kelly Clarkson
> Martina McBride > Bono > Train > Jennifer Hudson
> Trisha Yearwood > Andy Grammer > Jennifer Nettles > Imagine Dragons
> John Legend > Tony Bennett
... and many others.
Director of shows at White House
Scott was the show director/show-caller for the 2021 and 2022 July 4 concert and event on the South Lawn of the White House. The 2022 event was for 7500 first responders, military and essential workers. Concerts featured performances by military ensembles and headliners Andy Grammer and Jennifer Nettles, plus speeches by the President of the United States.
Scott was the set designer and show director/show caller for the 2019 and 2022 STIHL Timbersports US National Championships. The two-day event has a live audience, is live-streamed internationally and broadcast nationally on CBS Sports.
Scott was the show director for An Evening of Comedy and Music, a sold-out production at Carnegie Hall, featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Leslie Jones, Seth Meyers, Michael Strahan, Gad Elmaleh, Sebastian Maniscalso, Common, August Greene and John Legend. In addition to calling the live show, he created the stage plots, designed the lighting looks and crafted the show’s Finale and Bows with Common and John Legend.
Skill-sets
- Initial show ideation, conceptualization, and creation, meeting the specific needs of a client or Exec Prod
- Show flow, pacing, arc, script, music and lyric development
- Auditioning, casting and contracting of bands, singers, dancers, actors, musicians, acrobats and variety acts
- Close collaboration with choreographers, writers, arrangers, videographers, animators and graphic artists
- Design of room, set and stage layout, plus CAD rendering software experience
- Budget creation, oversight and management
- Audio, lighting, staging, plot, scenic, LED and projection design, implementation and direction
- Event scheduling, from load-in, through operations, to strike, creating entire production schedule
- Equipment, backline and labor negotiations, procurement and contracting with union and non-union crews
- Ensuring comfort and proper handling of VIPs, performers, presenters, sponsors, clients and stakeholders
- Work closely with performers and presenters, overseeing all rehearsals and offering guidance as needed
- Direction and management of cast, crew, technicians, contractors and show staff
- Extensive live and virtual Show-Calling and Show Direction experience, with exceptional attention to detail