Mike Epstein

Speaking of the Arts

Arts EN ↓ 85 episodes

Speaking of the Arts is a podcast for individuals and organizations who work in the arts industry. Each episode features key industry personnel including artists, agents, managers, and presenters. By offering these unique perspectives, the series provides strategies and tips for many of the challenges facing the arts community. Speaking of the Arts was founded by Mike Epstein, president of Mike Epstein & Company (www.epsteinco.com)

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Mike Epstein

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Episode 10: Innovative Programming with Marty Wollesen and The University of Maryland 20.08.2015 37:04

Marty Wollesen, Executive Director of the Clarice Performing Arts Center, gives inspiring examples of how to create innovative programming ideas. Learn how to successfully launch a new venue within your organization, the importance of creating participatory experiences for new audiences, why you should focus on opportunities which allow audiences to explore what is possible, and the importance of...

Episode 9: The Celebrity Series of Boston 22.07.2015 31:20

Amy Lam is the founding principal of Lamling Group, whose major clients include the Celebrity Series of Boston. In this episode, Amy offers unique insights into the organizational programming structure of the series, the importance of growing with your audience, the differences between audiences today and 10 years ago, and examples of successful artists who are embracing these changes.

Introduction to Grants - where to find them, the right way to apply, and what committees look for 13.07.2015 31:04

Don Roth, Executive Director of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis discusses the more common resources for finding grants, the basic components of a grant, what review committees look for, how much lead time to prepare for, and how to manage grant funds upon procurement

Episode 7: Presenting World Music with globalFEST co-founder Isabel Soffer 24.06.2015 45:36

Special guest Isabel Soffer, co-founder of globalFEST and founder of Live Sounds offers key insights and strategies for presenting artists from other parts of the world, how to discover new artists in the world music genre, key resources for presenters, how globalFEST markets its festival, and what it looks for when trying to determine appropriate artists

Episode 6: Diverse Presenting and Commissoning New Works with Duke Performances Aaron Greenwald 18.06.2015 50:49

Executive Director of Duke Performances, Aaron Greenwald, discusses his approach to commissioning new artists, why he thinks about his entire season like a 10 month long festival, unique ways of connecting audiences with students, and the effects of technology on younger audiences

Episode 5: Curating Fine Arts Performances with the Royal Conservatory's Mervon Mehta 09.06.2015 43:57

Booking Meryl Streep, the 10th Anniversary of Katrina, breaking musical barriers, bringing different genre's of music to new audiences, and the importance of artist relations and good hospitality with Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of the Royal Conservatory in Toronto

Episode 4.2: Festival Production with Absolutely Live Entertainment President Danny Melnick 01.06.2015 17:28

Absolutely Live Entertainment LLC President Danny Melnick on the importance of relationships, what goes into producing national tours, how to decide which projects to take on, working with George Wein and producing the Newport Jazz Festival, and producing the Freihofer's Saratoga Springs Jazz Festival

Episode 4.1 Producing National Tours with Absolutely Live Enterainment President Danny Melnick 01.06.2015 20:15

Episode 2: Unique marketing ideas for major music festivals with Tim Jackson 20.05.2015 40:44

Monterey Jazz Festival Artistic Director and Kuumbwa Jazz Center co-founder Tim Jackson discusses how the festival uses innovative marketing approaches to drive awareness for the festival year-round. Tim also discusses the importance of adapting to meet the current needs of festival attendees and how to create unique programming themes for the ultimate festival experience.

Episode 1: Vision, Trust, and Marketing for music venues with Marc Kaplan 01.05.2015 37:05

SubCulture co-founder Marc Kaplan describes how to develop your vision, both as a presenter and curator of different genres, the importance of trust in the music industry, and marketing strategies for promoting any type of show