Arena load-in from Jon Hartman’s production photo archive

Before the show gets expensive,
get the details right.

Production management, budget reviews, venue planning, and connected production systems. Built on more than 25 years in live entertainment.

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Production Readiness Review · Starting at $4,500.Scope and fee confirmed in writing before work begins.

From Jon’s photo archive · Arena load-in

Jon Hartman · Founder, Pearl & PigMore than 25 years across touring, concerts, film, television and live production.Explore the work

Production
Readiness
Review.

Starting at $4,500.

Proposed commercial rate. Final scope and fee require written approval.

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Bring the current plan. Leave with a clear view of the exposure, the corrections, and the decisions that need an owner.

  • Budget & financial exposureCheck assumptions, omissions, rental periods and unresolved costs.
  • Equipment, quotes & laborCompare quantities and scope. Reconcile what is requested with what is quoted.
  • Venue fit & outstanding decisionsIdentify footprint conflicts, missing source information and approvals that remain open.
  • A report your team can useFindings, recommended corrections and a prioritized action list with source references.

Included in the starting scope

One production or tour configuration. One budget workbook, up to three vendor quotes, one consolidated equipment list and two venue technical packs.

  • 60-minute kickoff to agree on the source documents and priorities.
  • Concise PDF report, discrepancy register with source references, and a prioritized action list naming each decision owner.
  • 45-minute readout and one clarification revision within seven calendar days.

Target turnaround: five business days after the agreed documents are received and accepted. Final timing is confirmed in the written scope.

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What isn’t included

Ongoing advancing or production management, vendor booking or purchasing, site visits, travel, construction drawings, structural or rigging engineering, safety certification, permitting, legal advice, and audited financial statements. Added configurations or incomplete source sets may require a revised quote. A review does not approve engineering or authorize operation.

Fictional sample deliverable

A report.
A decision list.
A way forward.

See the format before commissioning a review. Every example is invented and carries its source, status and next decision.

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Pearl & Pig · Sample 01

Production readiness

Fictional arena event · Working review

Quote correction
$1,700 proposed reduction. Vendor acceptance pending.
Missing budget scope
Transport and local labor are unpriced. Total exposure remains unknown.
Venue conflict
48 ft set exceeds the 44 ft usable width. Configuration needs review.
Decide next
Lighting lead confirms quantities. PM obtains pricing and a revised fit plan.

Illustrative findings. No real client data or savings claim.

One revision.
A different picture.

A production review turns changed numbers into clear decisions. Tap After to see the quote correction, missing costs, venue conflict and decisions that need an owner.

Before / After production review

Fictional example. All quantities, rates and totals are invented.

Experience at
production scale.

Selected credits from Jon’s portfolio. These identify his roles, not endorsements of these services.

Josiah Queen · Damascus Road album artwork

Josiah Queen

Production Manager

Dramatic cross-carrying scene in The Thorn stage production

The Thorn

Producer

Official A Music City Story promotional photograph of the film’s script

A Music City Story

Assistant Location Manager

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The work your
production needs.

Production Management

Custom engagement.

Tour and live-event advancing, vendor coordination, budgeting, technical production, labor, crew and execution.

A defined responsibility map, current advance, vendor and crew coordination, budget oversight, and on-site execution as contracted.

Discuss production management

Venue Fit & Production Design Logistics

Starting at $5,000.

Measured production footprints, stage configurations, feasibility studies, 3D visualizations and technical documentation.

A dimensioned footprint, configuration study, venue-fit findings and a technical handoff. Verified venue dimensions or a separately scoped site visit are needed. Engineering approval is separate.

Proposed starting rate. Configuration count, source survey, travel and final deliverables are confirmed in writing.

Discuss venue fit

Connected Production Systems

Custom pilot engagements.

Source-connected workflows for tracking changes, reconciling equipment lists, controlling documents and managing approvals.

One supervised workflow, named source authority, a visible review step and a tested handoff. Access and source reliability are verified during the pilot.

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Jon Hartman

The judgment
behind the details.

I’m Jon Hartman, founder of Pearl & Pig. My work spans touring, live events, film and television. I bring that experience to the plan, the team and the decisions that affect show day.

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production review.

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