Experience

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  Epstein Fox Performances

  • Partner and West Coast Booking Agent

    • Aug 2022 - Present

    Founded in 2022, EPSTEIN FOX PERFORMANCES was created by merging two of the industry's most respected independent booking agencies: Epstein & Company and Fox Performances. Our mission is to help the artists we represent achieve new levels of success by leveraging our extensive network of industry-wide relationships, our own collaborative creativity, and newer forms of technology. We take pride in basing our clients’ touring strategies around their biggest goals and opportunities and we work relentlessly to execute on their behalf

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  Speaking of the Arts

  • Producer

    • Apr 2015 - Present

    Speaking of the Arts is a podcast for the performing arts industry. Each episode features prominent programming directors, artists, managers, and agents. Conversations revolve around many of the challenges currently facing the industry and some of the more exciting strategies, tools, and processes being used to succeed in today's ever changing environment.

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  Mike Epstein & Company

  • President

    • 2013 - Present

    Mike Epstein & Company is a performing arts agency representing artists of the highest caliber. The agency is honored to work with performers who are recognized throughout the world for their level of excellence and inspiration, who remind us how powerful music and the arts can be.The mission of this company is to help artists achieve higher levels of success, by creating a unique, custom-designed booking process designed entirely around the unique capabilities of each artist. The process identifies the most important goals and opportunities available to each artist and strives to eliminate the obstacles standing in their way.Prior to founding Mike Epstein & Company, Mike worked at Ted Kurland Associates in Boston from 2007-2013, where he booked many of the agency’s most prominent clients and worked closely with Pat Metheny’s management. Mike holds a Bachelor of Music from Indiana University and a Master of Science in International Marketing Management from Boston University.

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  Ted Kurland Associates

  • United States
  • Music
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Agent

    • Jan 2012 - Jul 2013

    Negotiate booking deals on behalf of Grammy Award Winning artists by working with over 150 concert promoters, performing art centers, music clubs, and colleges in the United States and Canada. Responsible for each aspect of the sales cycle including new lead generation, conversion, and contract fulfillment. Manage key stakeholder expectations including client income and ticket sales for multiple artists, artist managers, and concert promoters in a highly competitive environment.

  • Management and Booking Associate

    • Oct 2007 - Dec 2011

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  NISH

  • Des Plaines, IL

  • Senior Administrative Assistant

    • Mar 2007 - Sep 2007
    • Des Plaines, IL