Bringing Big Visuals to Small Stages: Projection Mapping
A Practical Guide to Projection Mapping for Small & Medium Events Projection mapping is no longer reserved for massive festivals or corporate mega-productions. Today, with compact projectors, intuitive software, and modular scenic design, small and medium-sized event producers can harness this technology to elevate experiences with immersive visual storytelling. Whether you’re programming for a boutique […]
Producing Hybrid Entertainment Events
Introduction: Hybrid entertainment events have been on the rise since Covid-19. Hybrid events are an opportunity for an audience to watch in event in real-time either in person or virtually from the comfort of their home. Viewers will be able to participate from anywhere within real time. Hybrid entertainment offers a combination of events either […]
Sustainable Waste Management for Live Events
Introduction As an event organizer, you have a significant opportunity to positively impact the environment through sustainable waste management practices at your large-scale events. Whether planning an intimate concert or a multi-day festival for thousands of attendees, it’s essential to recognize that your event can have consequences for the environment, including waste generation, energy consumption, […]
Festival & Concert Production: Merchandising Strategies to Maximize Revenue and Brand Impact
Merchandising plays a pivotal role in festival and concert production, enhancing the overall experience of attendees. Not only does it serve as a significant revenue stream, but it also helps in promoting the brand and creating lasting memories for the audience. In today’s competitive entertainment landscape, effective merchandising strategies should be part of the festival […]
What Novice Concert and Festival Promoters Need to Know
TSE Entertainment is often approached by people who are seeking help with a concert or festival that they are planning to hold. We are happy to help concert or festival promoters because that’s what we do, providing everything from talent booking to full events management. They are looking for an agency like TSE to take […]
Booking Entertainment: Dealing with Riders
As you start your journey of booking entertainment for your event, you will encounter that most performers include additional documents known as a “Riders” as part of their contractual agreements. What exactly is a rider, and what does it contain? Understanding a performance contract rider can initially seem nerve-racking, as it discusses various aspects that […]
Understanding the Basics of Concert Sound Production
For bands, orchestras, and singers, sound is the most important consideration for their performance. Their goal is for their concert sound to be the best it can be when they perform for live events. Live events are not like a recording studio where they can control how they sound to a very high degree with […]
Festival Production: 3 Critical Factors In Selecting the Right Venue
We all know that festivals are a huge portion of the live entertainment business. Whether it’s a local festival drawing hundreds or a major music festival drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees, there are important considerations when it comes to festival events and planning for them. Location Is The Key Consideration in Festival Production Location […]
Choosing the Right Live Concert Production Company: Key Factors to Consider
Live concerts are a thrilling experience for both performers and audiences alike. However, behind the scenes, there is a lot of work that goes into making a concert successful. From event logistics to stage setup, there are many moving parts that need to come together seamlessly. This is where a live concert production company comes […]
6 Serious Risks of Live Entertainment Events
The people or agencies that book, organize, or manage live entertainment events must also deal with the critical risks associated with putting on live entertainment events. They include long-standing threats, e.g., last minute artist cancellations or weather phenomena, as well as newer and emerging threats such as changes to audience behaviors and artist social media […]
Music Festival Economics
The Covid pandemic had a major impact on music festival economics with the cancellations of music festivals having a huge impact. For the most part, large music festivals are back and as popular as ever. While music festivals have been taking place since ancient times, it was Woodstock in 1969 that set the tone for […]
Declining Concert Etiquette is Dangerous
Concerts are a place where people go to celebrate music and share in the live music experience together. Within recent years, concert etiquette (or rather the lack of etiquette) has made headlines for being dangerous for both audience members and the performers. In 2021, the Astroworld Festival made headlines when Travis Scotts’ set resulted in […]
Protecting Performers Is An Obligation of Venues and Promoters
We’ve all heard about the recent incidents of concert behavior such as objects and water being thrown, fans jumping on stage, grabbing microphones, etc. as major artists are performing. These incidents make the news because the artists are famous and newsworthy. Many such incidents occur routinely at less renown concerts and venues. What the publicity […]
Concert Production: Best Practices for Video Walls
Do you want to make your live entertainment events better? One way is using video walls. Video walls can have a huge impact by providing a visually stunning experience and creating a more immersive experience for the audience. The result is a better concert experience and rave reviews for the venue, whether it’s a club, […]
Audience Engagement at Live Entertainment Events
With all the time and energy spent planning and promoting your live entertainment events, that same energy and eye for detail should carry into the day-of-event issues. Live entertainment events of different sizes require different levels of preparation for the audience members. For larger outdoor shows, access to restrooms, exits, water/food, security, etc. involves detailed […]
Producing Music Festivals: How to Choose the Right Venue
If you are involved in producing music festivals, you know that choosing the right venue is crucial for the success of a music festival. The venue sets the stage for an unforgettable experience for attendees, artists, and organizers alike. With so many factors to consider, it can be overwhelming to make the right choice. In […]
How To Problem Solve When Producing Live Events
Planning and producing live events can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, but it doesn’t come without some challenges. As an event organizer, you are certain to face some obstacles along the way. From technical issues to difficulties with those involved in the event, when producing live events one needs to be prepared to think […]
How AI Could Revolutionize Live Music Concerts
Introduction: Technology and innovation are transforming our lives in almost every way possible. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a revolutionary technology that is rapidly changing the way we think, work, and have fun. In recent years, AI has started making inroads in the music industry, changing not only how music is created and distributed but also […]
Managing the Logistics of Talent Booking
Besides the work of finding artists, negotiating deals, and handling the contractual side of talent booking, let’s look at the nitty gritty of the logistics of booking talent. When it comes to handling the logistical side of talent booking, it’s important to have a keen eye for detail when managing aspects such as scheduling, travel […]
Music Venues Production: Acoustics
Music venues spend a lot of time addressing the production audio needs for their events. Whether it’s an outdoor temporary stage, a nightclub venue, theater, performance center or even a concert hall, a lot of effort and resources are directed at the PA system with the right mixing board, amplifiers and speakers for the performances […]
Choosing the Right Stage for My Event
Unsure about choosing the right stage for your next event? That’s understandable because stages come in all sizes and configurations. From a simple riser stage for one person to a large performance hall stage to accommodate a 120-piece orchestra. Stages serve several functions including Focusing the audience on the presentation Making it easier to see […]
Festival Event Planning: 11 Steps to Success Part 2
In Part One of our discussion of the 11 steps to successful festival event planning, we addressed the 5 initial steps of planning larger events. These five steps are the keys to developing a strategic plan for the event. Those initial 5 steps include: Determine Your Festival Goals, Objectives, and Theme Understand Your Target Audience […]
11 Steps to Successful Festival Event Planning: Part One
The functions and tasks involved may seem overwhelming when starting the festival event planning process. As a festival planner, not only must you deal with all the various logistical issues involved with festival production, but you must also anticipate and plan for many contingencies and adverse incidents. Part One of this two-part article discusses the […]
Festival and Concert Production: Crowd Safety
After the tragedy in South Korea this past weekend, it’s time again to examine crowd management issues when planning festivals or concert production or other types of events that puts people in potentially crowded situations. Event organizers, whether for fairs, festivals, or concerts, need to manage the health and safety risks for those attending and […]
Creative Concert Venue Options for Events
Expand your concert venue options when planning a live event. After all, you want your guests to have a memorable experience. Being creative in choosing an event venue can lead to a memorable experience for those attending it. This can be a key factor to having a successful event. Concert Venue Options Take Many Forms […]
Have You Considered Golf Courses as Festival Venues?
Golf courses have become a hot trend in festival venues. What makes golf courses great venues for music festivals? Wouldn’t a stadium, arena, or large event center be a better place for a music festival? They have a history of hosting many music events, including superstar concerts. Music festivals differ from local community festivals in […]
Festival Production: Takeaways from Successful Music Festivals
Festival Production is not an easy calling. Planning for your very own music festival is exciting, yet it can be overwhelming! From securing a venue, booking entertainment, getting vendors, insurance, volunteers, marketing, etc., a lot of time and effort goes into pulling off a flawless festival. In this post, we describe some of the reasons […]
Live Event Production: Keeping It Safe
In today’s world anyone involved in live event production knows the importance of a well thought out security plan. Whether it’s concert production in a permanent venue or festival production in a temporary outdoor setting, having a plan designed specifically for the event to minimize the risk to people, and property is a vital part […]
Live Entertainment and 3D Audio: Where Is It Heading?
As a full-service live entertainment agency, TSE provides local production along with its other services. For that reason, we like to stay on top of music trends that impact the production of live entertainment events. One trend in the music industry we are following is the explosion in spatial audio recordings taking place. Spatial Audio […]
Event Music: Music Licensing Facts
Do you have event music at your nightclub, corporate function, fair or festival? Then you need to license it. It’s that simple. Actually, it isn’t in the United States. More about that later. Even private parties are not exempt unless they fit the definition of a private event when it comes to the need for […]
Live Event Production: Stage Band Lighting
Stage lighting Is an important facet of live event production, whether it’s a concert or another type of event. Band lighting for concerts often takes a different approach than for sound. For many shows lighting can be almost important as sound for performance’s impact on the audience. Lighting is a very important part of a […]
Concert Production: A Tale of 2 Approaches
As a concert production specialist for TSE Entertainment, I found myself somewhere close to Galveston, Texas this past winter conducting a site visit with a well-to-do client. The goal was to assess the possibility of doing live event production at a beach house with a top talent country artist or two. The initial idea was […]
Concert Production: A Busy and Challenging Weekend
The following three events demonstrate the range of concert production services that TSE can handle basically simultaneously. One especially is a real challenge, but just the kind of challenge that TSE Entertainment likes to take on. April 23: Country Music Festival in an Arena TSE is working with the Promoter, ETX Whiskey and Wine, to […]
Outdoor Concert Weather Planning
Whether it be an outdoor concert, festival or another type of outdoor event, there’s no escaping dealing with weather. The best way to assure good weather at your outdoor event is to plan for bad weather. Actually, that’s not true. It just seems like it is. It’s called the False Cause Fallacy. Your weather planning […]
Concert Production: Do You Pick Your Audience or Do They Pick You?
Anyone involved in concert production should be interested in the music genres favored by Americans. The results of a new survey released by CBS News/YouGov at the beginning of April validates once again America’s taste in music and how they listen to it. It’s one of a number of such surveys over the years that […]
Festival Production: Leveraging the Fan Experience
Why are concert and festival production teams increasingly paying attention to the total fan experience? The answer is that a better fan experience means that the promoter or event organizer will see more: Brand Awareness Fan Loyalty Revenue Opportunities Any entertainment agency that provides concert or festival production services knows that one of the critical […]
4 Key Audio Specs for Outdoor Concert and Festival Production
Producing an outdoor concert or other types of festival entertainment requires dealing with a myriad of things involved before the performance can take place. The entertainers you book have both technical and hospitality requirements for their performance. The technical requirements become part of the local production needs for the event. Local production are the elements […]
5 Major Points That Make a Successful Concert Production
When putting together a concert production, careful planning is paramount to ensure everything goes smoothly. And when we say everything, we mean every single tiny detail that can make or mar the success of your event. This includes preparing your budget, managing rehearsals, and getting every single strobe and movement of light down to the […]
Festival Production Pandemic Plan
TSE Entertainment seeks to help its clients with many facets of festival and concert production. As part of that effort, TSE has vetted sponsorship sales resources to help those involved in festival production find sponsor for their events. We also have been vetting sanitizing agents and equipment for our clients’ events. We see ourselves as […]