Jeff Apregan
Jeff Apregan has promoted, produced and executed live events throughout the world in venues ranging from clubs and theatres to NFL stadiums and motor speedways. He has had the opportunity to experience the live events industry from a variety of perspectives over a span of nearly 30 years, as a venue operator, artist manager, promoter representative, talent buyer, tour promoter, tour director and venue booking consultant.
As a tour promoter with the original Concerts West, Jeff toured throughout North America with John Denver, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton and The Blues Brothers. Later, he acted as Executive Director of Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre and was directly responsible for venue operations at the 16,000 capacity amphitheatre in Southern California. As Vice President of Business Affairs for Avalon Attractions, he was directly responsible for managing strategic relationships and company operations. In 1993 Apregan started his own firm, Apregan Group, Inc.
Today, Apregan Group provides a variety of entertainment services, including talent buying, tour direction, venue consulting and strategic planning for artists, venues, promoters producers and organizations. Jeff has continued to work with Neil Diamond as his Tour Director, overseeing global touring operations.
Recent projects / events:
- Neil Diamond 2008 - 2009 World Tour
- Van Halen - 2007 North American Tour
- Motorola Special Events - Diana Ross (2006), Michael Bolton (2007) Lionel Richie (2008)
- Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort - Mammoth Festival / Mammoth Night of Lights
Andrew Prince
A savvy music business professional in an innovative environment, Andrew Prince brings extensive knowledge of the live entertainment industry. As a promoter representative, talent buyer, and venue booking consultant Andrew's common sense approach and team building skills have earned him the respect of facility managers, artist managers, promoters, producers, agents, city officials, and vendors alike.
Today, Andrew is the Director of Operations for Apregan Group and is directly involved with talent buying and program execution on a number of varying levels. More recently, Andrew was named Vice President of Operations for Venue Coalition. In this role, Andrew has been instrumental in the development of the Coalition and identifying new business and programming opportunities for its participating member venues. In 2010, Andrew was named one of the top 30 executives under 30 years of age in the world by Billboard Magazine.
Eric Gardner
Booking / Operations Manager Eric Gardner has an extensive background in music with experience in concert promotion, tour management, artist management, radio programming, and concert booking.
Born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado, he developed a love for music at a young age starting on the piano, later picking up the guitar and bass, while focusing his attention on the saxophone. His passion for music led him to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he earned degrees in Business and Jazz Composition.
Since graduating from Berklee, Eric has managed several artists and organized/executed multiple tours across North America and in Europe.
Anthony Carmona
Anthony Carmona realized his passion for music through a class project while attending high school in Bakersfield, CA. The project culminated in the creation of a hypothetical record label. After high school, Anthony went on to pursue a degree in marketing from California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, CA. While attending college Anthony interned in the Marketing Department at Sire Records, a division of both Warner Bros. Records and Warner Music Group. He also interned at Warner/Chappell Music in the A&R Department.
After graduating from Fullerton in 2009, Anthony gained hands-on experience at the William Morris Endeavor Agency. While at WME, Anthony worked in the music department as an agent assistant, working for agents Marshall Reznick and Andrew Lanoie on separate occasions. Here, Anthony realized a passion for the live touring industry. Today, Anthony is a Booking Assistant for Venue Coalition helping to provide additional support and booking services to its member venues.