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Repositioning Local Live Music
Written by Derek Manns, Co-founder & CEO, Stagehand What is it about the term “local” in regards to music that invokes a negative reaction? When I started Stagehand, I was an outsider to the music business. As I became more involved in the industry, one thing...
Stampede Sounds Playlist
Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music Stampede may be cancelled for 2020, but 2020 can’t cancel country music and community spirit! Live music has always been a key part of the Calgary Stampede. Normally in early July, Calgary would be bustling with people headed to...
Clean Hands, Clear Heads, Open Hearts: The Playlist
Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music Watch on Facebook Plans → Pandemic → Pivot If there’s one thing that we’ve learned from the recent events, it’s that the unexpected presents new opportunities. Pre-pandemic, Stagehand was in the midst of collaborating on a...
Village Voices! Week 3 – Meet the Artists
Salutations everyone! Thanks to the immensely talented Ken Stead for hosting such a beautiful round with Megan Dawson and Sonia Deleo. It was a great crowd that seemed to have grown from our first week! Again thank you to our partners and sponsors Village Brewery and...
Stay safe, we will get through this!
What a difference a few days make! A week and a half ago I left for New Orleans for a mix of business and pleasure and this week my wife and I are back in Calgary in self-isolation (we feel fine). Everyone I know has been impacted by this both...
Finding Business Value in the Arts
The idea for Stagehand initially came from the potential I saw in my three talented artist daughters and a sense of frustration that there wasn’t a better “use case” for their passion and skills. The arts are typically about beauty, expression, creativity and...
Make it easy for venues to say, “Yes!”
Part of simplifying the selection process comes from the artist. You make it easier for venues when: You have video content to watch from your profile. You have samples of your music on your profile. Your profile exudes professionalism. When it comes to venues...
Stagehand Purpose Statement
We often get the question “What does Stagehand do, exactly?” so we decided to clearly articulate our "purpose" statement and commit it to paper so it can be read, shared and best of all, understood. "Stagehand helps Organizations improve Business Results by working...
Making Airports a Hub for Live Music
As our world becomes increasingly digital, traditional brick and mortar businesses are looking for new ways to providing engaging customer experiences that can't be found online. Local artists provide a valuable resource that nontraditional music venues like airports,...