Bryce Seifert

Broadcast engineer & developer.

Los Angeles, CA

I engineer broadcasts, run festival playback, and build tools for live production. My work includes Coachella's livestreams, SXSW keynotes, and the studios at the University of Texas.

Currently, I build integrations at Bitfocus and take on freelance broadcast work.

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Featured project / 2026

The Main Stage - Live from Coachella 2026 stream on YouTube, showing end credits that list Bryce Seifert as video playback producer.
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Playback across seven YouTube channels. Two weekends of live music, replays, and everything in between.

Selected work

  • 2026Coachella LivestreamDesigned and ran livestream playback across seven YouTube channels.

    Role Video Playback Producer

    • 7 YouTube channels
    • 7 playback operators
    • 2 weekends

    Designed and ran the playback workflow for Coachella’s 2026 livestream across two weekends and seven YouTube channels.

    • Trained and led all playback operators, coordinating with replay and overnight master control for uninterrupted coverage.
    • Built the systems for managing and playing back media live on air.
    • Set up and automated overnight replays, including SCTE ad insertion.
    The Main Stage - Live from Coachella 2026 stream on YouTube, showing end credits that list Bryce Seifert as video playback producer.
  • 2020–2026Bitfocus Buttons + Companion AutomationControl modules for graphics, recording, remote guests, and streaming.

    Role Software Developer

    Contributor to Bitfocus Companion since 2020, and now on the team at Bitfocus. Companion is open-source control software used throughout the AV and broadcast industry.

    • Develop modules for graphics playback, recorder monitoring, remote guest management, and streaming control.
    • Build and maintain modules, support users, and work directly with manufacturers.
    • Help maintain Companion itself and support other module developers.
    The Bitfocus Companion logo.
  • 2018–2026SXSW Conference & FestivalVideo engineering for eight days of keynotes, panels, and live broadcasts.

    Role Video Engineer (2022–2026); Director & Technical Director (2018–2019)

    • 8 days of programming
    • Live ISS guests

    Video engineer for SXSW’s flagship ballroom since 2022: eight straight days of keynotes, celebrity panels, and live podcast tapings.

    • Build video village and handle signal flow, from in-room IMAG to SRT distribution to master control for streaming and ingest.
    • Camera shading and remote-guest routing, including astronauts live from the International Space Station.
    • 2018–2019: directed and technical-directed the Outdoor Stage, the festival’s largest venue. Led a seven-person crew with a jib, covering 13 bands a year.

    Watch

    The Black Keys talk to a crowd on a stage.
  • 2025Mitti Stream Deck PluginBuilt the official Stream Deck plugin for Mitti playback software.

    Role Software Developer

    Built the official Stream Deck plugin for Mitti, pro video playback software used at live events and exhibitions.

    • Built hardware playback control using the Stream Deck SDK and Mitti’s OSC API.
    • Featured in Imimot’s launch announcement.

    Watch

    Advertisement for the Mitti Stream Deck plugin.
  • 2016–2025UT Austin Studios & BroadcastStudio engineering, automation, and network news uplinks at UT Austin.

    Role Studio Production Manager, Lead Video Engineer

    • 50+ courses
    • 40+ crew trained
    • Under 15-minute changeovers

    Ran the technology behind UT Austin’s Liberal Arts Development Studio: studios and two control rooms producing live and recorded online courses for tens of thousands of students each semester. Engineer-in-charge on 50+ courses and thousands of hours of content.

    • Live and recorded news uplinks for CNN, PBS NewsHour, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, and TRT World, including VYVX booking, IFB, and talent.
    • Built and maintained studio infrastructure, automating changeovers so student crews could reset studios in under 15 minutes, up to five times a day.
    • Trained and supervised 40+ student crew in technical directing, graphics, and camera.

    Production photos & video

    A jazz ensemble records in a studio with a pianist in the foreground Multiple people join a CNN program remotely on a screen

    News uplink: CNN, The Situation Room

    A man talks to an interviewer on the PBS NewsHour

    News uplink: PBS NewsHour

    A professor stands in front of a light board.
  • 2022French Textbook Production20 shoot days across France for online textbook content.

    Role Videographer, Production Coordinator

    Coordinated two shoots in France, 20 production days across three cities, for Connexions francophones, an online intermediate French course co-developed by UT Austin.

    • Led a four-person crew through setups at dozens of locations.
    • Shot interviews, scripted scenes, and street interviews.
    • Worked with academic staff on coverage and directed talent across a language barrier. More on the course website.

    Production photos & video

    A production crew films outside a French universityThree French actors look off screen at a mural.
  • 2016–2018I Love Queso So Much PodcastAn Austin queso podcast. Yes, we got the mayor involved.

    Role Producer, Co-host, Sound Recordist, Editor

    Produced, co-hosted, recorded, and edited a podcast reviewing every queso in Austin, one episode at a time.

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    Episode 6: Pelons, with Mayor Steve Adler

    Daulton Venglar, Bryce Seifert, and Austin Mayor Steve Adler hold up queso and chips in front of podcasting equipment.

Experience

2025–presentConnections Manager, Bitfocus
Manage vendor relationships and plugin development for Bitfocus Buttons.
2020–presentDeveloper, Freelance
Develop custom automation and scheduling tools for broadcast vendors.
2018–presentVideo Engineer, Freelance
Engineering, technical directing, and playout, including SXSW and Coachella.
2016–2025Studio Production Manager, University of Texas at Austin
Built studios and supported thousands of hours of production per year.

Contact

Need an engineer for a show, a custom control tool, or just want to say hi?

[email protected]