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The Entertainment Association Panel & Discussion
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Partner, Darkroom Creative
NATHAN ALVES is a live event producer, concert designer, and technologist. He has filled various roles in the touring industry for a myriad of touring clients. As a founding partner at DARKROOM CREATIVE along with Seth Jackson, since 2019 he has collaborated and led tours for TOBY...
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Partner, Darkroom Creative
Seth Jackson has twice been awarded the Parnelli International Touring Award as Set Designer of the Year, the Redden Award of Excellence for his work on Star Wars in Concert, and is author of Concert Design. He was the creative director and designer for two Selena Gomez tours...
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Speakers
Founder/CEO, Gear Source
I started as a musician in my teens, and travelled with several bands. When I (quickly) realized that wasn't going to get me rich, I honed my selling skills in music retail - selling guitars, drums, sound systems, etc. That transitioned me to the lighting biz, where I ended up with...
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Tour Manager
Marty Hom is a 40 year concert touring veteran who has worked with Barbra Streisand, Shakira, Bette Midler, Lionel Richie, The Eagles, Alicia Keys, Shania Twain, and Janet Jackson. He has been with Fleetwood Mac for 21 years, most of those years as tour manager
Co-Founder, Upstaging, Inc
Robin Shaw is a co-founder of Upstaging, Inc., which provides stage lighting, video, set construction event management and trucking services to the live event and touring industry. Robin is an innovator in the industry and her company’s clients are truly the who’s who of the music...
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Chair, Bandit Lites
Michael T. Strickland started Bandit Lites in 1968. The company grew into a global leader. Along the
way he founded and owned Thomas Engineering US, Tomcat Engineering, US Avolites US, Best Techs, Gear
Park, Authentic Stars, Vol Air, BPH and GRNLite. He also acquired Lights Up...
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