1iota Productions

I’ve been on 1iota for years and have seen some great bands live on talk shows, and some talk show tapings themselves. Foo Fighters, Taking Back Sunday, Chvrches, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson, James Corden… those are just a few I can remember.
I always chat with the staff, and they seem to be different every time. Nice people but I guess they don’t get paid that much so there’s a high turnover as they start their Hollywood careers.
Only had one bad incident with a 1iota staffer, and you can read about that on my Jimmy Kimmel review. It wasn’t her fault, but she definitely didn’t help the situation.
Regardless, I’m sure I’ll continue to see tapings when I’m in the LA area and I imagine 1iota will be doing them forever.

The experience to see this was great but the amount of down time waiting to get to the stage was crazy long. The 1iota staff were great and have much energy. Tony and Crystal who work with audience in the holding area had great personalities and energy. If the waiting time to actually get on the set was not so long this would be an experience I would go again for. The one thing I will say that was not a great experience was the food trucks they have. Way over priced with not great food. 2 hot dogs and 2 cans of soda $ 21.00. The hot dogs were served on sandwich bread and the hot dogs were grossly over cooked. We tried the second truck later just to get a couple drinks. 2 sodas $ 6.00 however these were bottle sodas so it made a little more sense. The Greesey Wenner food truck was a huge disappointment and a waste of $ 21.00. I would still return to another 1iota event just not sure I would want to see The Voice again.

I recently when to few of the show that sponsor by 1iota. This is basically an organization that handle free tickets for tv show, screening, and mini concert. If you want to see celebrities for free then this is it. But remind you it require a lot of patience !
This is not like Ticketmaster than you goes there and book your seat, instead you rsvp and hopefully you might get a response back said you confirm. Kinda like Unilocal elite event… You should plan other plan ahead cause a lot of time the even you sign up might not get it and you might not know till the day before. That isn’t all, just because you got confirm ticket. Doesn’t mean you get in for sure, because they always issue more tickets than it available because in case of some noshow. They can’t afford too many empty seats. Unless you had a priority ticket, please show up aleast a hour before what they said the check-​in time. I had learn the hard way for show up half hour before the check in time and was the first one didn’t got in. If you didn’t you wristband and wait over a half hour then chance you getting check in is very slim. But if you are just 1 or 2 then there’s good chance might get good seat and get in if you come late because there’s always people leave space between each other. Again to play safe try to check in early, it really depend what show and if is has popular guest. Live show always will be more demanding and you should be go as early as you can.
I when handful so far included jimmy Kimmel Outdoor concert, dog’s award show, and the voice. I much prefer go the outdoor concert than the rest. Because there’s alot less waiting, sure is standing up but isn’t for very long time. The other one is very long especially the voice. OMG spend 6 hours !!! We came little later than check in time, imagine people who come two hour early that’s like 8 hours there ! The actually taping is 2 and half hours, it is a nice experience but can be uncomfortable if you go empty stomach. You can’t just go home because you are basically force to stay in the show till is over, to use restroom might mean you miss out a session. Other word this is really for true fan of the show, do not bring people that isn’t fan. Last thing you want is keep hearing them complaining for the rest of the show. You do get to see the whole picture that often not air on tv after been heavy edit. Also the voice you can’t bring phone at all to the show, I think that’s very unnecessary move and what happend if there’s disaster. I understand no camera allow but no phone at all? This is tv show we going not a mission to capture bin laden. Staff member from 1iota and the judge clearly can use the phone anytime they want when is not taping. Voice is the only show I heard that audience can’t bring phone at all, they seriously need to change this stone age rule. I ok if the whole process less than 2 or 3 hours, but aleast 6 hours wihout a phone is unacceptable. It is not hard for them to capture anyone to use phone for film, since you has to sign a paper first and at top the staff member has very good view of all the audience per section. They do provided water, but I think they should provided some light food and aleast snack to the audience after we get stuck inside the sound stage for over 3 hours and is during lunch or dinner time.
1iota need a lot improvement in my opinion, their charge the merchandiser for the show is insade high, $ 12 for mug and $ 28 for a low quality t-​shirt. They should learn from Ellen Show. Bottom line you need to go there with full of energy, eat well, and passionate of the show. Otherwise you would not like the experience there. For those who get used to wait long line in a good restaurant and disneyland ride, this is nothing new to them. I suggest to burn time bringing a portable card or board game. End of the day you do see thing that million don’t get to see than way later.

Caution if you get a ticket, this doesn’t guarantee that you’re getting into any taping for any show. They recommend getting there 30 minutes early which is BS more like 90 minutes of waiting in the heat for nothing. A whole day is eaten waiting for taping of late night talk shows. I’ve done this maybe twice and I still think that there is far more better things to do in LA. Once is a novelty enough. Even if you get there on time 90% they’re already at max capacity. They don’t tell you this until 90 minutes later even though they’ve known all along. Tourist trap. Most of the tappings are in the evening so don’t make any post evening plans. As I mentioned, expect your whole day wasted for one show. The staff managing the line are super friendly, never had an issue with them. My best friend and I did Jimmy Kimmel. I wanted to do The Voice but had post concert plans a couple miles away. No cell phones allowed. They will absolutely not allow you inside the studio. Thankfully I had a cell phone from 1999 so it wasn’t a spolier media threat, however, many travelers were turned away or had to go back to their hotel and back to put there phone away.

Honestly I love 1iota! G AND ALAN WERE AMAZING!!! They answered all out questions and were helpful! It was my 3^rd time at the voice and I loved it! A lot of waiting and downtime but it was worth every second…

I was very impressed with 1iota at the Voice showing last night. They were well organized and the staff knew what was going on, where everyone needed to be etc… Prepare for a very long day. Lot’s of standing around and waiting, but it’s all worth it in the end.
We arrived about 45 minutes before the call time. It really doesn’t matter how early you get there because where you get placed is all random. I assume that they profile you according to age and style if you are in the pit or on the stands and which stands. We were lucky enough to get seats right above the band which were amazing! It wasn’t facing the front of the stage which means we couldn’t see the full effect of the stage showing, but we could see all the coaches and we were on tv! Wear comfy shoes, bring a jacket, and be ready for a long, but fun day! I will definitely try to go again, it’s worth the long day.

I’ve read all the reviews on here and I have to say I was pretty reserved about using this company. However, I had the best time ever!!! So I scored tickets to The Voice for tonight! Check in time was 1:30, we got there around 2 and it was no problem! Line was short and the staff was extremely friendly!!! Security check was FAST and the wait time was not as bad as I imagined it was going to be! Great food trucks there for everyone to purchase food! Ok so yes you have to wait a lot, but for scoring free tickets to get to see Gwen Stefani perform tonight I’m ok with it. The most we waited was about two hours to get it, but we got to sit for most of the wait! We got lucky, we were able to be «seat fillers» which means if friends and family don’t show up we get to sit there. So my sis and I were happy! Overall, GREAT first time experience and thank you 1iota!!!

This is a review for THE VOICE taping. My friend and I got tickets for the live shows last night. They printed the parking structure address wrong on our original ticket and we didn’t receive any update about it until a few minutes before the required check in time. Luckily a whole bunch of cars ahead of us were headed to the same place so we just followed everyone. The ticket says its best to be there 30 mins prior to check in time but no later than 90 minutes. I would recommend being there one hour to 90 minutes prior. There was a long line for both priority and general tickets by the time we got there (an hour before). You are not guaranteed a spot even if you have a ticket. We were lucky, but talking with a few others in line, they said the last time they tried to get in they were at max capacity, even though they got there on time. Also, plan for a long day. Check in for us was 230, then taping starts at 5 and we left around 730.
They don’t tell you where you’ll be sitting, but they give you wrist bands and they load you onto the trams and to the studios by your wrist band colors. For us, we got red wrist bands which meant we were in the pit. I’m a short person, so upon getting into the studios I asked a 1iota member of there was a possibility that We could move to the chairs. They were able to accommodate us and a few other people, so that was really awesome. The chairs are supposed to be reserved for nbc VIPS and family members of contestants, but if they don’t show up, the 1iota guys will let those who asked know.
Other than being really long, it’s a great event to attend. Also, there was a surprise for us that day — the hunger games cast invited all of us to their red carpet première in LA next week so that was also cool.
Be sure to bring a jacket. You’ll be riding a tram from the waiting area to the studios. The ride back at night is quite chilly. Also the studios are a bit cold as well. No food or drinks are allowed inside either. They provide water in the waiting area for free and there was also 2 food trucks.
Best of all, tickets are free on
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As many of you know @TyraBanks started a new TV show called the @FABLifeShow which is currently taping shows in Los Angeles.
I have never been to a live show taping before, but when my friend told me Tyra was doing a baby shower episode on FAB life and wanted all pregnant women in her audience, I thought it would be a fun thing to check out since I’m currently 8 months pregnant. The show hinted that they probably would have some great gifts for the mommies-​to-​be. Who doesn’t like some free baby stuff? Remember that Mother’s day @TheEllenShow where the audience went home with all those amazing gifts?! Who wouldn’t want to be on a show like that??? So I followed the instructions to get tickets to the show and a few days later I received my «priority tickets.» I was excited and anxiously awaited the day of the taping! Few days prior to the date, I received two follow up emails from the show. The first email suggested that there would be gifts on the show, «so we advise that you MAAAYBE come prepared with lots of space in your car.» The second email came with my ticket info and stated that if I didn’t plan to show up, to decline my ticket so that it could be given to someone on their waiting list.
Nowhere in these emails was it ever mentioned that there would be a chance that I would NOT be getting into the show! I planned on having space in my car, coming in with my ticket and arriving early. I was going to be ready for a show!
Following the instructions, I showed up at 10AM. Priority check in was from 10:00 — 10:30. Their emails stated that if I arrived after 10:30 I would lose my priority status and might not make it in with general admission. I wanted to make sure that would not happen.
The show also stated not to bring any water or food because it would not be allowed in. So although I am 8 months pregnant and hungry all the time, I didn’t bring any food. I assumed that since general admission was at 10:30 that the whole audience of pregnant women would not have to wait around long and they would probably offer at least water once we were inside. I was wrong!
When I arrived at 10 there was already a long line. It turned out, that besides the priority list and general tickets, there was a «house guest list» for friends of the show. Soon someone came out and tried to find people from the line who were on that list and shuffled them inside. But, I still assumed that all priority ticket holders were going to be allowed entrance.
After AN ENTIRE HOUR of standing, they made all the general admission people leave because too many people showed up from the «house list» and there were no more seats. They picked out about 12 of us from the priority list (me included) to stay and the rest were let go. AFTER ANOTHER HOUR PAST, more «house guests» arrived and as each arrived they cut our group more and more. In the end, only 3 priority ticket holders were let in and after standing in line on swelling pregnant legs, with no food or water for 2 hours, I was told to go home.
The employees at Tyra acted as if any ticket holders who were not on the «house list» were like cockroaches to them. No, I’m wrong. Actually, general admission ticket holders were dirt, priority ticket holders were like cockroaches.
I feel extremely disappointed and mislead! Nowhere in my many emails from the show did they ever mention that I might not be let in. If I knew that there was even chance that I would not be allowed to enter on the day of the show I never would have signed up. This was harsh treatment for any guest! But to make pregnant woman stand for two hours, in the sun, with swelling legs, with no food or water, is a major health risk. The least they could have done was bring us some water and offer us a seat.
I reached out to the person who invited me from production and she apologized fo the miscommunications and invited me for a future taping which I will not attend. Someone from the ticketing company also reached out and blamed everything on their disclaimer saying that tickets are not guaranteed. Naturally, there is a tiny disclaimer hidden at the bottom of the tickets that I did not read. Of course they hide that language so you will neglect to look for it, therefore assuring that they fill their audience seats while screwing you over at the same time.
Someone might think if a show goes out of its way to an audience full of pregnant ladies, they would at least have the decency to treat them with some respect. Not so FAB treatment at all.

I’ve worked a couple of shows where 1iota has been managing the audience and I am just super impressed with them. They are very nice, funny, engaging and professional. And they treat audience members like human beings, not like cattle, which unfortunately is how too many other companies treat people.
These folks are very friendly, kind and really a pleasure to work with. They go out of their way to make working on a show fun and enjoyable. Clearly, they’re being trained right… big fan!

We landed tickets to the VMA red carpet event today. Understanding that tickets do not guarantee admission, I was prepared to wait. Priority seating was said to close at 12:30 to open to general tickets. It’s okay if priority gets in if they’ve been waiting before the time issued. However… many many priority ticket holders came in an hour late and were still able to be ahead of general admission. We were promised that they would hold any late priority ticket holders to let us in first since we’ve waited since they’ve opened the doors. They let every single priority ticket holder in and closed it as soon as it got to the front of general admission line. Like I said, I understand what priority tickets are but they should oblige to the rules as well. Extremely disappointed in how the event was managed. I’ve been to other 1iota events and this was by far the worst experience.

Long story short, this was a fun one time experience, but it does involve a lot of sitting and waiting around. I am really more of an American Idol fan, but I do love all of the coaches on The Voice, so I thought it would be fun to make this my first Hollywood filming experience.
I had a priority ticket and it stated that my arrival time was 8:30 am. The ticket suggested arriving 30 – 45 minutes earlier, which I did. There was a free parking pass included with my ticket. I was supposed to park in one garage, but it wasn’t open yet so they sent me over to the Jurassic parking structure.
FYI, don’t bring your cell phone. A lot of people got in the check in line and were sent back to the car to stow away the phone.
So, I arrived at check in at about 8:00 AM and was probably the 30^th person there, there was a tent with chairs lined up in it. There was also a food truck, free bottled water and porta potties.
I sat for about 2 hours before they loaded us on a tram. I would recommend bringing a magazine or book to help pass the time. The tram took us on a short ride to the studio where The Voice is filmed.
Once you get into the studio you will be seated and endure about another 90 minutes to 2 hours of waiting while they set up for the show. The crew films a lot of random clapping shots and spots with Carson Daly.
A note on the water, once you get into the studio for filming you will have very very limited access to restrooms so you might want to watch the amount that you drink or you could be really uncomfortable. The crew really doesn’t want you getting up when filming is taking place and they can only escort 5 people to the restroom during the filming breaks. You might want to bring a couple of small bagged snacks.
I got to see the knockout rounds and that was pretty special! There were so many super talented contestants. All of the seats in the studio are pretty darn good and the size of the set is relatively small.
I don’t think I will go back (unless out of town guests want to go), but it was a neat experience. This taping was fun, but a lot of waiting around while they set up or in between takes.
FYI, be prepared for a possibly long day. I believe I exited the studio at about 3:45 PM, by the time we took the tram back and arrived at my car it was about 4:30.

We scored tickets for The Voice on August 12. A couple days before, I received an email saying the deadline to check in was moved up to 1:30pm. We arrived at the Jurassic parking structure around 1:00 and the staff directed us to park on the 5^th floor. We didn’t see any 1iota/​The Voice signs so we decided to ask a worker. He told us check-​in was actually in the basement of the Curious George parking structure. Once we got off the elevator, it was completely empty so we had to look for another worker and ask where to go. She told us there was a change in the parking, which was actually located at Gate 3 on Lankershim Blvd. Ugh by now it was already 1:15 and we had to walk all the way back to Jurassic and drive a couple blocks. We finally got there and was told there was no more parking, so they directed us to go to Gate 4. We pulled up and the 1iota employee told us they were at capacity and not letting anyone in anymore. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! We told him about our situation and he kept saying «Sorry, it’s been a very hectic day. Our security didn’t know where to park people blah blah» He promised us priority tickets for an upcoming show, but I never got an email from them.
Ugh I was so mad! We drove over an hour to get there only to be walking from structure to structure in 95 degree weather. 1iota, please inform all parking staff next time of the changes so they know exactly where to park people. Better yet, DON’T OVERBOOK YOUR SHOWS! Oh and did I mention we came for my friends birthday? What a way to celebrate –_–

Concerts were great and the workers were very upbeat and helpful. I recently went to two outdoor concerts, one for Tori Kelly and another for Meghan Trainor. The wait is a bit long and my feet were hurting after awhile from standing so long.
One thing I did not like was the the ticket validation process. At the Tori Kelly mini outdoor concert, one of the workers told me that their validation machine no longer worked so they couldn’t validate my ticket. I ended up paying $ 15 instead of $ 2. The ticket on the website says «we will validate your ticket» so I thought that was sketchy on their part.
During the second concert, for Meghan Trainor, the machine was up and running but my ticket wasn’t validated correctly. At the parking structure, every 15 minutes = $ 1. 1iota validates tickets for $ 2 for 4 hours. I was there for almost 4 hours and paid $ 9 at the end. It just doesn’t add up to me. They did validate something, but it definitely wasn’t for 4 hours like it was stated on the ticket.

Looking at the past reviews for the Voice, I was afraid of either having to wait long lines and then being turned away at the last minute or having to wait under the sun for a very long time. However, it wasn’t the case at all.
Based on past reviews, either the management must have read the reviews and improved a lot or it is very different depending on which segment of taping of the Voice you are going to: the Audition Round, the Competing Rounds, or the Live Show, as the capacity of audience and the audience demand is different. Most importantly, they do have tents in the waiting area with plenty of chairs and water, which is a relief given how warm the weather was.
We went to the audition round and I would highly recommend for those fans of the Voice. We originally got waitlisted 2 weeks before the show and the week before the show we got moved up to general tickets. The night before the show, we got moved to priority, which is awesome! The ticket time is for 2:30pm but they suggest to arrive 30 min or before but not earlier than I think 90 min before that time. However, for just in case, we arrived around 12:45 and found no one at the line, so went back to work on my laptop on the car, and came back around 2:10pm and went through the check-​in line just fine without much wait.
Once inside, we get seated in the waiting area under a large tent where there are free water and 2 food trucks parked on the side. Highly recommend to get some food at this time as the taping didn’t end till 8:45pm for us and takes another 30 min to get out of the Studio.
Have to say most1Iota personnel that we encountered were pretty nice and down to earth. They kept things pretty lighthearted and some of them would come chat with us during downtime. They are pretty cheerful and gave us warm greetings even when we were leaving the Studio even though they were there working since 9 in the morning for the first group taping.
The taping is long as there are many break times in the middle, but it was very fun and entertaining to watch the coaches interact and battle it out with each other. Thought overall, it was a professional, fun, and memorable experience!

I was lucky enough to score tickets to see the live taping of The Voice. I was on the waitlist and didn’t find out that I got tickets until 2 days before the event. Luckily, I had already planned to be in the area so it worked out.
I came 10 minutes before check in time and the line wasn’t that long to get passed through security. Leave bags and phones in the car. No phones are allowed but I did notice some people snuck it in. I was there from 2 pm — 7:30 pm.
1iota staff were great. I came here not knowing what to expect. They were happy and glad to answer any questions. They were all really friendly and enthusiastic. There was free parking too!
They gave us wristbands which determined where we sat. I got double wristbands and was put in the pit. They look for people age 18 — 25 to be in the pit. Dress to impress if you want to be put in a good spot with a possibility of camera coverage. Wear comfortable shoes because they make you stand lot. It’s also cold in there so bring a nice jacket or something warm. They made people wearing hoodies take it off. The best place to be if you want to be on TV is in the pit, behind the judges, or behind the family members.
After check in, there is a waiting area which is the longest wait for about 1.5 hours. There are food trucks and restrooms. Make sure to use the restrooms here because once you get to the studio, restrooms are outside and you will need to be escorted to them. There is a tram that took us from the waiting area to the studio and we got a tour during this drive. Once they seated us, 1iota staff told us what the expectations are. We were expected to clap, cheer, and just look enthusiastic. Staff called out anyone that didn’t look excited but they did it in a fun manner. During the performances, they went around to tell us how to react to each song from clapping, swaying to waving. The judges do get annoyed if the clapping is not in sync and they will say something. Expect to cheer and stand a lot. Everyone in the pit will be standing the entire time for over 2 hours during the show. Those in seats will be expected to stand up and clap right after commercials and give a standing ovation.
It was a great experience but the show is definitely made for to be on TV. As for the sound and view, it’s a lot better watching on TV than live at the studio.

I’ve only used 1iota once but it was for seeing Lady Gaga on Jimmy Kimmel’s concert series back in 2011. So basically thanks to them I got to see Gaga for free, something that would normally cost at least $ 200 for two people (and that’s just thinking about tickets at their face value!). And since she’s my favorite modern artist that’s an automatic five star review let’s be real. My dad got dragged along with me, and unfortunately his ticket was printed after mine (I think you could only do one per account back then?) and wasn’t priority, but the staff were super nice and let us stay in the priority line together so we wouldn’t have to worry about not being able to find each other in the post-​show frenzy.
We got there incredibly early and waited outside all day during a hot summer day, but for me that’s a typical thing with concerts, especially when it’s Gaga. If you don’t mind not being as close as you possibly can, then you can probably get away with coming later. Either way, be sure to bring a water if it’s a warm day, you won’t regret it. I can’t speak for all of the other shows they offer tickets for and it’s been a few years since my experience, but now that I’m back in LA for good I plan to take advantage of 1iota as much as I can!

If I could give this company a negative rating I would do it. I received free tickets to see a taping of «The Voice.» On the ticket, they suggest arriving 30 to 45 minutes before the taping of the show. They also state there is no point in arriving 90 minutes before the show because your place in line doesn’t dictate where you will sit. Fine. No big deal.
We arrived 45 minutes before the show as suggested in the tickets. We were literally next in line and were told that we will not be able to get in because there is no room. Bottom line, do not go by what this company suggests. Get there as early as you possibly can. From the onset we were going to arrive two hours before the taping which would have allowed us to get in, but we followed the suggestions of this company and wasted 2.5 hours standing in line because this company can’t provide accurate information. Avoid this company all together or proceed with caution.

We got free tickets to The Voice! Woohoo…
Being our first time going through 1iota we weren’t quite sure what to expect but the tickets come with a ton of information which is pretty much everything we needed to know.
Be prepared, it is a long day! We got in line at about 1:15 and we didn’t finish our day until about 8:00. There are no phones allowed they make you go through a metal detector and I saw them tell some people to put their phones in their car. Dress to impress but wear something comfortable enough to stand in because you will be waiting for the majority of the time. Even during the show!
In the first waiting area there were a couple food trucks but we actually got there about an hour or so early so we had time to walk around and ate at the Hard Rock.
You get your wristbands as soon as you check in and they are pretty organized. They do everything by color. Our tickets that we printed said «Priority» but I don’t think it really matters because whether you’re the first one in line or the last it seemed like you either got lucky or you didn’t.
They load you up by color on the tram as they take you to the studio and you do have a bit more of waiting. We waited about 30 more minutes or so and we were led in the studio. We got to see a live performance by Pharrell and then the 2 hours of the actual show.
Being the audience, they want you to look lively and excited to be there. They ask you to stand and clap and cheer. It was fun but it did get a bit tiring! Haha
Bring snacks if you can! We brought some granola bars and sliced apples. Other then what the food truck offered we were glad we brought stuff to snack on. Utilize the restrooms! There are some at the first waiting area and some as you line up outside the studio.
It was a very long day but we were very appreciative of the free tickets! The staff was very nice and willing to answer all the questions you had. Overall a great experience! Thank you 1iota!

1iota is a great way to see celebrities and other special events for free. If standing outside for three hours to see Miranda Lambert half-​heartedly perform 2 songs taught me anything, it’s that you pay in your time and availability.
For one, events go really really fast. If there’s a show you really are interested in, it may take 2 months to even get a good shot. So, if you have limited weekday availability, your options are really limited. (Also, 1iota is probably only worth signing up for if you live in a major city).
The 1iota production staff is friendly and generally polite. The lines are orderly and people aren’t allowed to cut or save, as I’ve seen at other free events.
Overall, if you don’t mind spending 4 – 5 hours at an event, this can be a really fun and unique option. It’s not always amazing, but it is always a break from the everyday!