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Overview
AS PRODUCERS AND PROMOTERS OF OUR OWN SIGNATURE EVENTS, THE SHADOWBOX GROUP (SBG) ACKNOWLEDGES THE MANIFOLD OF RAPIDLY EVOLVING TRENDS SHAPING THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY; A SECTOR THAT IS “NEAR AND DEAR” TO OUR CURATED SPIRIT AND INNOVATIVE DRIVE. THE ADVANCING GRAVITY AND DIRECTION WE SPEAK OF, IS EXTREMELY DIVERSIFIED, AND SPANS ACROSS AN AMALGAM OF OF HYBRID ENCOUNTERS. WE PRIDE IN REMAINING CONTENDERS ON THE FOREFRONT, WHOM MAY ASSIST WITH THE CONFIGURATION (AND FACILITATION) OF SYMBIOTIC MEASURES, THAT EXIST BETWEEN THE DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NICHE “FAN-BASED” EXPERIENCES. AS AN ABUNDANCE OF FIELDS IN THE WORLD OF ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMBAT SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, BIG OPPORTUNITIES ARE EQUALLY PRESENT. THE IMPACT OF AUTOMATION AND GENERATIVE AI IS NOT ONLY TRANSFORMING CONTENT CREATION AND PERSONALIZATION, IT’S OPENING NEW DOORS FOR HOW LIVE EVENTS ARE PRODUCED, ABSORBED, AND SUSTAINED. FORECASTS DICTATE NEW BREEDING GROUNDS FOR SOCIAL AWARENESS AND COLLABORATIVE CULTIVATION THAT COMPELS TO POSITIVE ACTION. AS A GROUP THAT SUPPORTS THE FUTURE OF BOTH CREATIVES AND CORPORATE INTERESTS; IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT WE SIEZE THE DRAMATIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARTISTS HAVE AT THEIR FINGERTIPS, SO THEY MAY CONSTRUCTIVELY BUILD OUT THEIR INITIATIVES IN THE ‘PERFORMANCE’ SPACE. LOOKING AHEAD INTO 2025’ AND BEYOND, WE CONSISTENTLY RUN MARKET-WATCH ON PRECISE AREAS OF ORIGINATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO; 1.) HYBRID EVENTS, 2.) DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER MODELING, 3.) THE SURGE IN ESPORTS, 4.) THE REVISION OF SOCIAL VIDEO, 5.) SPECIALIZED NICHE EXPERIENCES CONCENTRATED ON TARGETED FANBASES, 6.) AUDIENCE SCALABILITY, VALUATION, ADDRESSABILITY, AND CONSTRUCTION, 7.) GENERATIVE AI, AND 8.) ECO-FRIENDLY (SUSTAINABILITY) FOCUS. THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IS ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT LIVE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE TRULY IMMERSIVE, AND THIS FACT CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED, NOR UNDERSTATED. ALTERATIONS IN RELEVANT DISTRICTS SIGNIFY A MUCH DEEPER SHIFT IN CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AND IN OUR OPINION, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITLESS. AS NEW PROJECTS ARISE (TO BE DETAILED AND LISTED ACCORDINGLY), PLEASE HAVE A LOOK INTO SOME OF OUR PRIOR CONCERTS AND EVENTS, WHICH EMBODY THE GRATITUDE WE BEHOLD FOR THE ARISTS AND TEAMS WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO PARTNER WITH, AND THE STRENGTH OF OUR PROMOTIONAL AND PRODUCTION EFFORTS. THANK YOU – @SHADOWBOXSOC1AL
EVENTS
SHADOWBOX AND SXSW PRESENTS: SOCIAL HEADNOISE
ARTIST SELECTION, SUPPORT, BIOS: SHADOWBOX PRESENTS: “SOCIAL HEADNOISE” (SXSW ATTENDEES, GUEST LIST, 21+) – SOUTH BY SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (SXSW) – MAGGIE MAES – AUSTIN, TX – SUPPORTING ARTISTS / PRODUCERS, DJS: WAVERACER, BRENMAR, KID MAC, ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING ARTISTS: PRINTZ BOARD, DUNE RATS – PROMOTER / CURATOR / PRODUCER: JOHN WHITMAN, THE SHADOWBOX GROUP, SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (SXSW), HIGH BEAM ENTERTAINMENT – AGENT / LABEL / MANAGEMENT: PARADIGM AGENCY (NOW WASSERMAN AGENCY), PISTOL ARTIST SERVICES, HUMMINGBIRD PR.
WAVERACER
THOMAS MICHAEL PURCELL, KNOWN PROFESSIONALLY AS WAVERACER, IS AN AUSTRALIAN MUSICIAN, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCER. HE IS SIGNED WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL FUTURE CLASSIC, WHO ALSO SIGNED OTHER ELECTRONIC ARTISTS INCLUDING CASHMERE CAT AND FLUME. HE HAS WORKED WITH (PRODUCTION, COLLABORATIONS, REMIXES, MIXTAPES, FEATURES, GUEST APPEARANCES, AND TOURING) DISCLOSURE, CHROMEO, FLUME, CHANCE THE RAPPER, MADEON, PORTER ROBINSON, DUKE DUMONT, MICKEY GREEN, KILLER MIKE, FLIGHT FACILITIES, SNAKEHIPS, LIDO, TINASHE, AND FOSTER THE PEOPLE (TO NAME A FEW). HE HAS PERFORMED AT (CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, APPEARANCES) ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL, MAD DECENT’S BLOCK PARTY, THE FREQUENT FLYER TOUR, SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS, FIELD DAY, GROOVIN’ THE MOO AND THE FALLS FESTIVAL. AWARDED/NOMINATED BY J AWARD IN THE “UNEARTHED ARTIST OF THE YEAR” CATEGORY, WAVERACER HAS EQUALLY WON THE FBI SMAC (SYDNEY’S MUSIC ARTS & CULTURE) AWARD FOR “BEST PRODUCER”, WHILST RECEIVING ‘4 OUT OF 5 STAR’ ALBUM REVIEWS FROM THE LIKES OF NME AND ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA.
BRENMAR
AS A DJ, AND RISING PRODUCER IN THE GAME, BRENMAR BOASTS AN ENTIRE ROSTER OF INDIE CREATIVES, RAPPERS, AND SINGERS FOR WHICH HE HAS WORKED WITH ON VARIOUS RELEASES. NEW YORK AND MIAMI BASED, BY WAY OF CHICAGO, HE REMAINS ENTRUSTED IN HIS FRIEND AND MENTOR A-TRAK, WHOM HAD HIM SIGNED WITH AFFILIATE NEW YORK RECORD LABEL – FOOL’S GOLD. SPIN MAGAZINE CLAIMS “HE IS TOO EXPERIENCED, TOO INVESTED IN THE SOUND HE’S HONED, AND FAR TOO GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES FOR HIS VISION NOT BE PART OF SOMETHING DEEPER.” PIT-PROVEN THROUGH HIS WORK WITH ‘CHICAGO RAP PRINCESS’ SASHA GO HARD, TO UPTOWN TROPICALISTA MALUCA, HOOD BY AIR AFFILIATE AND R&B ARTISTS IAN ISIAH, BK’S JUNGLEPUSSY, VOGUE HOUSE RAPPER CALORE, MANMAN SAVAGE, $2-FABO, AND UNIIQU3 (TO NAME A FEW); SPIN MAGAZINE COULDN’T BE MORE CORRECT. CONSISTENTLY TARGETED BY A&RS ACROSS THE GLOBE, BRENMAR IS “BEHIND THE BOARDS, COAXING EACH COLLABORATOR TO BEAST OUT OVER RAW, LIQUID BASS AND LASER-CUT 808S.” HIS EXPRESSIVE EFFORT DECLARES WHAT BRINGS ALL OF THESE INSISTENT PERSONALITIES TOGETHER THROUGH MELODIC EXPLORATION.
KID MAC
HAILING FROM SYDNEY’S SOUTH TERRITORY OF MAROUBRA BEACH, AND REPRESENTING HIS PRESENCE AS A KEY FIGURE IN THE INFAMOUS BRA BOYS CREW, KID MAC HAS CARVED A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC (AND GLOBAL FILM) SCENE WITH A SOUND AND STYLE THAT SETS HIM APART FROM OTHER ARTISTS. WITH LYRICS THAT CAPTURE THE EXPERIENCES OF TODAY’S YOUTH, SUPER CATCHY SING-ALONG MELODIES, DANCE FLOOR BEATS, AND A FINE-TUNED LIVE PRESENCE, KID MAC IS SETTING HIMSELF UP TO BE ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE INFLUENTIAL FIGURES. FROM WRITING, RECORDING, INTERNATIONAL TOURING, AND SINGLE RELEASES; TO MOVIE PROJECTS, A POPULAR TV SERIES, AND A BATCH OF CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS UNDER PRODUCTION (SPENDING STUDIO TIME WITH SCOTT HORSCROFT (SILVERCHAIR, BIRDS OF TOKYO, THE PRESETS, THE SLEEPY JACKSON, THE PANICS, LITTLE RED); KID MAC IS DEFINITELY MIXING IT WITH SOME OF THE MORE INTERESTING CHARACTERS IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND MEDIA. HE’S BEEN BLOWING UP DANCE FLOORS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING SUPPORT FROM, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE GAME, MICKEY AVALON, MARCELO D2, THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, BLISS N ESO, AND THE RZA, WHOM PERSONALLY REQUESTED TO JOIN WU TANG CLAN’S AUSTRALIAN TOUR. BEYOND SEVERAL OF HIS OWN HEADLINE SHOWS, HE HAS MADE APPEARANCES AT PLAYGROUND WEEKENDER FESTIVAL AND THE RIPE FESTIVALS. ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE “BEST URBAN ARTIST” AND “ARTIST OF THE YEAR” AT THE MUSIC-OZ AWARDS, THE YEAR HAS SEEN KID MAC’S FAN-BASE GROW AND AN ARSENAL OF TRACKS THAT CONTINUE TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN HIS CAREER AS AN INDIE ARTIST ON THE RISE.
SHADOWBOX AND AUDIO-SF PRESENT SOCIAL BPM
ARTIST SELECTION, SUPPORT, BIOS: SHADOWBOX AND AUDIO SF PRESENT: “SOCIAL BPM” (GENERAL ADMISSION, GUEST LIST, 21+) – AUDIO SF – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SUPPORTING ARTISTS / PRODUCERS / DJ’S – MANILLA KILLA, LOUIS THE CHILD – PROMOTER / CURATOR / PRODUCER: JOHN WHITMAN, SHADOWBOX STUDIOS, SELECT ENTERTAINMENT – AGENT / LABEL. MANAGEMENT: AM ONLY, PARADIGM AGENCY (NOW WASSERMAN AGENCY).
LOUIS THE CHILD
LOUIS THE CHILD IS AN AMERICAN ELECTRONIC MUSIC GROUP FROM CHICAGO, IL CONSISTING OF ROBBY HAULDREN AND FREDERIC J. KENNETT. THE BAND ROSE IN POPULARITY WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR SINGLE “IT’S STRANGE”. THE SINGLE WAS FEATURED ON THE FIFA SOUNDTRACK, AND GARNERED PRAISE FROM ARTISTS SUCH AS TAYLOR SWIFT, WHO ADDED “IT’S STRANGE” AS ONE OF HER “SONGS THAT WILL MAKE LIFE AWESOME” AND THIS SUCCESS PERMITTED LOUIS THE CHILD TO BEGIN OPENING FOR NOTABLE ARTISTS SUCH AS MADEON AND THE CHAINSMOKERS. IN DUE TIME, THEY WERE EMBARKING UPON PERFORMANCES AT MAJOR GLOBAL EVENTS LIKE THE X-GAMES, AND INITIATING THEIR OWN ‘WORLD TOURS’ AS HEADLINERS THEMSELVES, WHICH INCLUDED A 32 SHOW RUN, WITH SUPPORT FROM JOEY PURP, LAUV, LOUIS FUTON, PRINCE FOX, ASHE, PARTY PUPILS, POINT POINT, AND WIN & WOO (DURING WHICH THEY MADE VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDING PLAYING A SOLD-OUT THANKSGIVING SHOW AT THE ARAGON BALLROOM).
MANILLA KILLA
A NOW DECORATED PRODUCER WITH AN EXPANSIVE REPERTOIRE OF ACCOLADES, MANILA KILLA CUT HIS MUSICAL TEETH AS A HIGH SCHOOLER IN THE PHILIPPINES, BY COMBINING SELF-TAUGHT ABLETON LESSONS WITH A PENCHANT FOR ELECTRONIC MUSIC. MANILA KILLA GARNERED PRAISE FROM MEDIA HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE BILLBOARD, FORBES, AND ONES TO WATCH (ADDING TO A LAUNDRY LIST OF CRITICAL ACCLAIM JOINING TASTEMAKERS LIKE COMPLEX, PAPER, AND NYLON). WITH OFFICIAL REMIXES FOR CHVRCHES, THE KNOCKS, TEGAN AND SARA; AND PERFORMANCE SLOTS AT FESTIVALS LIKE FIREFLY, ULTRA MIAMI, ELECTRIC ZOO, 88RISING’S HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, AND MORE, MANILA KILLA IS DEFINED IN EQUAL PARTS AS A PRODUCER, PERFORMER, AND IN-DEMAND COLLABORATOR.
SHADOWBOX PRESENTS SOCIAL SUNRISE
ARTIST SELECTION, SUPPORT, BIOS: SHADOWBOX PRESENTS: “SOCIAL SUNRISE” (GENERAL ADMISSION, GUEST LIST, 21+) – LOVE AND PROPAGANDA / VESSEL SF – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SUPPORTING ARTISTS / PRODUCERS / DJ’S – SLAPTOP, RYAN LUCERO, T3TSUO-808, 0010X0010 – PROMOTER / CURATOR / PRODUCER: JOHN WHITMAN, SHADOWBOX GROUP, SELECT ENTERTAINMENT – AGENT / LABEL / MANAGEMENT: PARADIGM AGENCY (WASSERMAN AGENCY) / GENERATION ACID.
SLAPTOP
SAN FRANCISCO-BASED DJ AND PRODUCER SLAPTOP BROKE THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC SCENE WITH “SUNRISE,” AN AMIABLE SLICE OF ELECTRONIC DISCO-POP THAT REGISTERED ON BILLBOARD’S DANCE/ ELECTRONIC DIGITAL SONGS CHART. OVER TIME HE ACCUMULATED THE ATTENTION OF LOS ANGELES-VIA PHILADELPHIA RECORD LABEL MAD DECENT, AND FOUND HIMSELF PERFORMING ON ELECTRONIC-HEAVY BILLS OF ARTISTS AT LOLLAPALOOZA IN CHICAGO, IL, HARD SUMMER IN LOS ANGELES, CA, AND THE MAD DECENT BLOCK PARTY IN BERKELEY, CA; WHICH WAS HEADLINED BY DIPLO, AND HIS REGGAE/DANCEHALL/ MOOMBAHTON SIDE PROJECT MAJOR LAZER. TO DATE, SLAPTOP HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH HEAVY HITTERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CL, RL GRIME, WHAT SO NOT, THOMAS JACK, AND GIRAFFAGE. BACK TO HIS SINGLE “SUNRISE”, THE TRACK’S EXPOSURE WAS MULTIPLIED BY A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR WHEN IT WAS FEATURED ON THE SOUNDTRACK FOR EA SPORTS’ GAMES. WITH YOU, SLAPTOP’S FIRST ALBUM, ARRIVED WITH GUEST VOCALISTS ON SIX OF ITS 11 SONGS, AND THE PRODUCER SET OFF TO REMIX SEVERAL POPULAR TRACKS, INCLUDING ZHU’S “FADED,” MAROON 5’S “MAPS,” CONRAD SEWELL’S “HOLD ME UP,” AND BIG GRAMS’ “DRUM MACHINE.”
RYAN LUCERO
WITH ALMOST A DECADE OF PLAYING LIVE PROFESSIONALLY, AND A LIFETIME OF STUDYING MUSIC, RYAN HAS TOURED, PLAYED, AND COLLABORATED WITH SOME OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS, HAVING SHARED THE STAGE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL ACTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: POST MALONE, RUFUS DU SOL, CHILDISH GAMBINO, BILLIE EILISH, SNOOP DOGG, CARDI B, LIZZO, GUNS N’ ROSES, MAJOR LAZER, WYCLEF JEAN, ERYKAH BADU, LENNY KRAVITZ, AVICII, FISHER, AND ALESSO TO NAME A FEW. WITH A UNIQUE ABILITY TO SEAMLESSLY BLEND COUNTLESS GENRES INTO HIS SETS, RYAN IS OFTEN FOUND PLAYING HIGH-PROFILE SHOWS AND FESTIVALS SUCH AS ACL, BOTTLE ROCK FESTIVAL, FOX NYE TIMES SQUARE BALL DROP, COPA AMERICA STADIUM TOUR, SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (SXSW), NFL EVENTS/GAMES, NBA GAMES/EVENTS, AND AMERICA’S CUP. REGARDLESS OF HIS DEMANDING TRAVEL SCHEDULE, HE STILL FINDS TIME TO ROCK HIS HOMETOWN CROWD IN CLUBS ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, WHERE HIS ECLECTIC SETS HAVE BECOME HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER.
