Justin Katz Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Currently serving as Executive Producer of Burning Man Project’s year-round events, overseeing the portfolio of internal and public-facing events related to Burning Man's departments, programs, and initiatives. Some of these events, both regional and international, include:- Decompression: a 12,000-person outdoor festival in San Francisco with large scale.

San Francisco Bay Area

• PARADOX Media is an independently operated, full-service event production company that has developed a vibrant presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. As founder, producer, and creative director, Justin has been.
• The Edwardian Ball - now entering our 23rd year, this immersive, award-winning festival combines fine art, circus, theatre, dance, live music, fashion, literature, artisan vending, carnival games with an annual.
• Lagunitas Beer Circus - secured locations and production vendors for a five-city national tour of the Lagunitas Beer Circus, promoting their brand through immersive activation in Miami, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles.
• Artist Management – supporting and promoting an active roster of bands that are performing, touring, recording, and distributing music to industry & film
• Business Improvement - hired by local Business Improvement Districts to provide talent and production support for marketing campaigns and events
• Theatrical Production - Provided management and development of Everyday Theatre, an innovative, nationally touring hip-hop theatre company

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed overall production for Goldenvoice / AEG Live in the Northern California Region, which included approximately 200 concerts and 80 large-scale private events per year across diverse regional properties and venues
• Helped develop one of the most profitable regions for AEG Live amidst a highly competitive market
• Produced stages for major festivals including Coachella and Panorama NYC
• Oversaw technical production including sound, lights, video, stage, sets, props, rigging, special effects
• Worked with major talent agencies to support touring headline acts
• Produced top-tier corporate events for clients such as Red Bull, Google, Salesforce, Oracle, Apple

Performance Team Lead on the Burning Man Special Events Team. Manage booking, stage management, technical production, scheduling for all events that are "off-Playa" (not the main desert event). This features the annual Decompression Street FaIRE which serves as SF's Burning Man "afterparty" and involves booking and managing over 100 acts on seven stages.

Epic Arts is a grassroots non-profit organization that promotes collaboration and community development through the arts. Since 1997, we have been working to build community partnerships, mobilize local artists, produce cultural events, and develop resources and facilities that ensure accessibility for artists, performers and audiences.