Get in touch with Blake Burch for projects related to data strategy or AI.https://www.blakeburch.com/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/austin-action-news/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/austin-action-news/Austin Action News explores the absurdity of modern news cycles with the emotional reality many of us face when chaos and calamity strike.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/interdimensional-radio/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/interdimensional-radio/Inspired by the Rick and Morty "Interdimensional Cable", the audience controls when musicians must "change the channel", rotate instruments, and start a brand new performance.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/sirens-of-september/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/sirens-of-september/The Pflugerville Arts Council lures you north for a genre-hopping afternoon where indie pop, jazz, musical theatre, and original compositions by Ritika Bhattacharjee all combine. Live band Stellar Remnants backs the whole thing with music that's sure to lure you in.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/foley-fighters/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/foley-fighters/Three contestants fight for the audience favor to see who can make the best sounds using the supplied objects.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/rocky-horror-puppet-show/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/rocky-horror-puppet-show/A improvised musical based loosely around Rocky Horror Picture Show.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/fellowship-of-the-ring/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/fellowship-of-the-ring/Live orchestral and choir performance underscoring the movie "The Fellowship of the Ring"Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/livestream/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/livestream/A solo act about pulling up a random twitch stream and underscoring the gameplay with a live, improvised song.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/skal/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/skal/Nordic folk originals with epic choral arrangements, pirate anthems, and iconic video game music.Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/artificially-improvised/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/artificially-improvised/Solo improv act about appeasing an AI overlord with generative song and dance.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/an-evening-with/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/an-evening-with/A smooth ride of improvised soul.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/uss-improvise/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/uss-improvise/A musical improv parody based loosely around Star Trek.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/performances/villain/https://www.blakeburch.com/performances/villain/An improvised musical based loosely on Wicked to explore the untold stories of other villains.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/catalogs-and-cocktails-most-data-teams-are-a-waste-of-resources/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/catalogs-and-cocktails-most-data-teams-are-a-waste-of-resources/(Most) Data Teams Are a Waste of ResourcesWed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/sxsw-2025/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/sxsw-2025/Visual AI - Come and See ItSun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/nerd-nourishment-strategic-thinking-work-and-play/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/nerd-nourishment-strategic-thinking-work-and-play/Strategic Thinking in Work and Play: A Winning CombinationThu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/projects/my-first-website/https://www.blakeburch.com/projects/my-first-website/My first website, built with Astro, developed with Cursor, and deployed with CloudFlare PagesFri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/blog/new-beginnings/https://www.blakeburch.com/blog/new-beginnings/A commitment to building my own space.Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/devico-breakfast-bar-how-to-successfully-integrate-ai-into-your-business-processes/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/devico-breakfast-bar-how-to-successfully-integrate-ai-into-your-business-processes/How to successfully integrate AI into your business processesTue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/artificial-intelligence-podcast-from-musician-to-automation/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/artificial-intelligence-podcast-from-musician-to-automation/From Musician to AutomationMon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-cto-show-with-mehmet-democratizing-data-access:-blake-burch-on-low-code-solutions-and-ai/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-cto-show-with-mehmet-democratizing-data-access:-blake-burch-on-low-code-solutions-and-ai/Democratizing Data Access: Blake Burch on Low-Code Solutions and AIWed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/you-say-data-i-say-dayta-having-fun-with-data-operations-a-conversation-with-shipyards-blake-burch/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/you-say-data-i-say-dayta-having-fun-with-data-operations-a-conversation-with-shipyards-blake-burch/Having Fun with Data Operations: A Conversation with Shipyard's Blake BurchMon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-engineering-manager-podcast-optimizing-engineering-efficiency-a-deep-dive-into-data-operations/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-engineering-manager-podcast-optimizing-engineering-efficiency-a-deep-dive-into-data-operations/Optimizing Engineering Efficiency: A Deep Dive into Data OperationsThu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/next-in-time-helping-data-teams-launch-monitor-and-share-data-workflows/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/next-in-time-helping-data-teams-launch-monitor-and-share-data-workflows/Helping Data Teams Launch, Monitor, And Share Data WorkflowsMon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-data-doctor-ask-us-anything-analytics!/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-data-doctor-ask-us-anything-analytics!/Ask Us Anything Analytics!Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/aivolution-connecting-innovation-and-strategy-in-2024/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/aivolution-connecting-innovation-and-strategy-in-2024/Connecting Innovation and Strategy in 2024Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/techtastic-from-data-chaos-to-clarity-unraveling-data-engineering-with-blake-burch/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/techtastic-from-data-chaos-to-clarity-unraveling-data-engineering-with-blake-burch/From Data Chaos to Clarity - Unraveling Data Engineering with Blake BurchThu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/civo-navigate-north-america-pioneering-perspectives-in-the-age-of-intelligent-technology/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/civo-navigate-north-america-pioneering-perspectives-in-the-age-of-intelligent-technology/Pioneering Perspectives in the age of Intelligent TechnologyTue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/ai-equation-navigating-data/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/ai-equation-navigating-data/Navigating DataThu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/blog/future-of-engineering-is-aiops/https://www.blakeburch.com/blog/future-of-engineering-is-aiops/A glimpse at what working hand-in-hand with AI could look like for Engineers.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/blog/coding-with-chatgpt/https://www.blakeburch.com/blog/coding-with-chatgpt/Learnings and ideas from coding exclusively with conversational AI ModelsFri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/tech-your-business-how-to-make-sense-of-your-business-data/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/tech-your-business-how-to-make-sense-of-your-business-data/How to Make Sense of Your Business DataThu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/code-story-the-origin-of-shipyard/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/code-story-the-origin-of-shipyard/The Origin of ShipyardWed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/business-spotlight-the-power-and-importance-of-data/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/business-spotlight-the-power-and-importance-of-data/The Power and Importance of DataMon, 23 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/vision-33-smart-and-easy-data-delivery/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/vision-33-smart-and-easy-data-delivery/Smart and Easy Data DeliveryTue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/blog/public-transit-and-data-pipelines/public-transit-and-data-pipelines/https://www.blakeburch.com/blog/public-transit-and-data-pipelines/public-transit-and-data-pipelines/Taking a closer look at public transit can improve your data pipelines.Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-ai-advantage-ai-to-automate-data-workflows/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-ai-advantage-ai-to-automate-data-workflows/AI to Automate Data WorkflowsWed, 30 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/business-breaks-driving-business-value-from-data-orchestration/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/business-breaks-driving-business-value-from-data-orchestration/Driving Business Value from Data OrchestrationSat, 26 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/blog/open-core-profit/https://www.blakeburch.com/blog/open-core-profit/Can we really trust Open Core companies?Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/blog/transform-your-data-team/https://www.blakeburch.com/blog/transform-your-data-team/Drive more value for your organization by adopting an action-oriented mindset.Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/austin-startup-week-setting-up-a-modern-data-stack-for-your-startup/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/austin-startup-week-setting-up-a-modern-data-stack-for-your-startup/Setting up a Modern Data Stack for your StartupWed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/notable-data-overload-how-to-manage-too-much-data/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/notable-data-overload-how-to-manage-too-much-data/Data Overload - How to manage too much dataThu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/dbt-coalesce-2022-escape-from-data-island/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/dbt-coalesce-2022-escape-from-data-island/Escape from Data IslandMon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-long-game-how-to-build-the-right-data-workflow/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/the-long-game-how-to-build-the-right-data-workflow/How to Build the Right Data WorkflowWed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/moontower-business-blake-burch-co-founder-of-shipyard/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/moontower-business-blake-burch-co-founder-of-shipyard/Blake Burch - Co-founder of ShipyardSat, 30 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/dm-radio-the-rise-of-data-orchestration/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/dm-radio-the-rise-of-data-orchestration/The Rise of Data OrchestrationFri, 17 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/building-the-backend-launch-monitor-and-share-data-pipelines-in-a-matter-of-minutes/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/building-the-backend-launch-monitor-and-share-data-pipelines-in-a-matter-of-minutes/Launch, Monitor, and Share Data Pipelines In a Matter of MinutesTue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/data-engineering-podcast-making-data-pipelines-self-serve-for-everyone/https://www.blakeburch.com/speaking/data-engineering-podcast-making-data-pipelines-self-serve-for-everyone/Making Data Pipelines Self Serve for EveryoneWed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT