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Bachand brokers talent and produces concerts for
the Arizona State Fair, as well as
corporate and private clients.
www.celebritytheatre.com
JON STOLL, PRESIDENT/OWNER, FANTASMA
PRODUCTIONS
Jon Stoll grew up with music all around him. His
mother sang opera and his sister
was also a vocalist. At age 15, when all his
friends were forming rock and roll bands in
their garages, he was organizing those same
groups into "battle of the bands" concerts
to raise funds for his New York City high
school. Soon he was putting together small
shows around town and in upstate New York. He
watched location film shoots to gain
production pointers, which led to his starting
a lighting company to do technical pro-
duction for the shows he organized. In his
senior year of high school, Stoll got the
opportunity to produce a touring summer concert
series in conjunction with a rock
radio station, and a friend who owned drive-in
theaters. He worked with up-and-
coming artists like Bob Seger and Ted Nugent,
and earned nearly $100,000 that
summer, which provided the start-up capital for
his own independent promotion
company.
While studying accounting in college, Stoll
continued to produce shows in the
New York area, but grew tired of New York
winters. "It was very cold and gray, and I
hated that." He moved to Florida to complete
his degree and opened Fantasma
Productions. "In the beginning, we did
everything from arts and crafts festivals to
theater concerts and an occasional area show."
Stoll continues to promote live events,
including national concert tours, Broadway
shows, and events at his company's own
theater, nightclub, and restaurant.
www.fantasma.com
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AND TOUR PROMOTER
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INTERNATIONAL PROMOTER
JOB OVERVIEW
Promoters route tours, promote
festi-
vals, negotiate contracts, and
arrange
other details for music artists to
perform
outside the United States.
PREREQUISITES
To succeed, you need a background
in touring and promoting concerts
or
festivals, and an understanding of
the
European or other foreign markets.
Fluency in a second or third language
is
CASE STUDY:
"International touring is very
detail oriented. If you forget one
detail before an artist leaves,
they're going to end up paying
for it."
Learn a second or third lan-
guage; foreign travel experience
is an advantage.
CAREER
TIPS
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