I would like to think being an independent promoter sets us apart. We pride ourselves on artist development and finding new talent and growing the audience. We promote about 130 concerts per year of all types of genres from rock, rap, alternative, folk, jam band, etc. We own and operate the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ. Please tell us about Marquee Theatre/ Lucky Man Concerts. We do our best and work with acts we have built relationships with and hopefully in the end, we will succeed. Daily, there are struggles of being an independent promoter competing against larger companies. Taking the risk of leaving ESP and going out on my own was a huge decision. Getting let go by Triad when WME bought them out, was very tough. Many obstacles and challenges… making the choice to not follow my degree in marketing and choose music was a big argument with my parents at that time. Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome? We have also worked on music festivals since 2006 and currently am promoting the 4th annual Pot of Gold Music Festival in March, 2018. My entire staff are first music fans and love to bring music to Arizona. We promote in Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff. Marquee Theatre has promoted over 5,000 bands in 14 years. I have owned the Marquee Theatre and Lucky Man Concerts for the last 14 years. That lasted 3 years and I began Lucky Man Concerts in 2004. When ESP sold to SFX Entertainment in 2001, I left and began a partnership in Phoenix and Royal Oak, MI with Nobody in Particular Presents. In 1992, I moved to Phoenix and worked for Evening Star Productions for 10 years. I worked there for 5 years (mailroom, assistant, agent), until WME bought them out in 1991. Shortly after, I started in the mailroom at Triad. I also met a friend whose father allowed me the opportunity upon graduation to interview at the William Morris Agency and Triad Artists in Los Angeles. In college at San Diego State University, I worked for TBA Media doing marketing internship for 2 years. After that, I was hooked and went to every show I could attend (Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Queen, Genesis, Bad Company, Ian Hunter, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Styx, ELP, ELP). I started going to concerts when I was 14 (The Eagles- Hotel California Tour), in Los Angeles at the Forum. I never played any instruments but always loved music. I was a music junkie in middle school and high school. Today we’d like to introduce you to Thomas LaPenna.
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