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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Supporting and growing the music division of 16" on Center. Working with the incredible teams at Salt Shed, Thalia Hall, SPACE, Empty Bottle, Promontory, and Beauty Bar as they serve up some of the best shows and nightlife in all of Chicago with a deep commitment to community and hospitality. Creating unique and special outdoor experiences with Out of Space. Honored to do this work alongside Co-Director Brent Heyl.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overseeing programming of The Salt Shed, featuring a 3,300 capacity indoor venue and a 5,250 capacity outdoor venue. This venue soft-opened outdoors in summer of 2022 and fully opened with the indoor venue in Feb 2023. Inside of the historic Morton Salt building in Chicago, in its first full year the venue has received recognition by Pollstar as "New Venue of the Year (under 5k cap), Chicago Reader as "Best Music Venue" and Billboard Magazine in their "Top Music Venues of 2024" List. Alongside fellow buyer Brent Heyl, The Salt Shed's calendar has featured performances by Iggy Pop, Tyler Childers, The Roots, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats, Mt. Joy, Death Cab for Cutie, Jason Isbell, Goose, Cigarettes After Sex, Khruangbin, Black Pumas, Japanese Breakfast, and many more.

Evanston, Il

Developed and program a boutique outdoor summer music series across different locations in Evanston, IL. Performances have included Elvis Costello, Lord Huron, Jeff Tweedy, Patti Smith, Mavis Staples, Ben Harper, Neko Case, CAKE, Bruce Hornsby, Liz Phair, Toots & The Maytals, Dinosaur Jr, Drive-By Truckers, Emmylou Harris, Los Lobos, Caamp, Big Boi, Guster, Courtney Barnett, among many others.In 2022, Space Presents proudly partnered with Winnetka Music Festival to program and operate this beloved annual two day festival, featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead, Band of Horses, The Wallflowers, Milky Chance, Neal Francis, Yola, The Dip, Madison Cunningham, and more. In 2024 Space Presents will launch a new event called Evanston Folk Festival. A first-of-its-kind ticketed event on the Lakefront in Evanston, IL featuring 30+ performances across 3 stages, programming throughout the community, and a tent for spirited conversations around songwriting and the folk music tradition. Additionally SPACE Presents produces over twenty off-site concerts each year at venues through the North Shore of Chicago, including Cahn Auditorium, Pick Staiger, and more.

Chicago, Il

Work with the talent buying team to program and promote this 900 capacity concert venue in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. During my time here, Thalia Hall has been nominated for a Pollstar Award for "Nightclub of the Year" and consistently places among the top-selling clubs in the world.

Evanston, Il

Program 320+ concert events annually in this 300 capacity concert venue in Evanston, IL. Oversee all aspects of operations and promotions, and support management staff in day-to-day functions.