This page is all about the people that make TAI sound good every night on tour,
the ones who sell their shirts to screaming girls, and the ones who take pictures and videos of the band so that we can be entertained weekly.

Most of these crew members change from tour to tour, so please email me if you have any information on current crew members!


Facts:
- Taped seasons 2 and 3 of TAI TV.
- Last name is Edinger.
- Takes a lot of pictures of the band.
- His birthday is March 23rd
-Went to highschool with Adam and William in Barrington
-Was in a band, but quit to go to college.
- Helps organize meet and greets and Santi's Little Helper "events"
- Has also toured with Cobra Starship.
- Did not tour with TAI on AP Fall Ball.


Facts:
- Co-owned LLR Recordings
- Last name is Marino
- He is 26 years old. His birthday is December 28th.
- He now co-owns Snakes & Suits with Johnny Minardi - a clothing company. It was launched November 23, 2007
- Lives in Arlington Heights, IL
- Went to Maine West High School
- Worked with Panic! at the Disco, Jonas Brothers, and many other bands.


Facts:
- Born June 18th, 1981
- He's 27 years old
- Australian
- If he could, he'd move to Japan
- Last name is Rudder
- Avid runner
- Loves to travel
- Claims to judge people by their footwear
- He likes long showers, new socks, his bed, and sleeping in it when he can, and the smell of fresh laundry.


Facts:
- Born on April 15, 1983.
- He has worked with: The Goodwill, hospitals (delivering food to patients), Days Away,
Cute Is What We Aim For, Taking Back Sunday, Hellogoodbye, and The Academy Is...
- He worked with Cute is What We Aim For during Warped and on the Young Wild Things Tour.
- Sold merch for Metro Station and We The Kings on The Really Really Ridiculously
Good Looking Tour.
- He has an obsession with Nike Dunks.
- He has a Nike tattoo on his left ankle
- No longer works for TAI.

Other:
- Jordan was the merch guy on Sleeping with Giants.
- Chad Powell did merch for The Academy Is... on many tours in their earlier days.
- Josh was a guitar tech on Honda Civic tour, and he now works for Avril Lavigne.
- The new guitar tech is Dave.
- Mikey Lasaponara was the drum tech on a few tours. He now plays for Nocturnal Me.
- Brock Hogan was their lighting designer on some tours
- Ziggy was the merch guy on Warped Tour '08. He now works for Forever the Sickest Kids.

Credit(s) for this information: Paula, Rachel and myself.

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