Thomas Placek Email & Phone Number

Guest Lecturer about the Music and Entertainment Industry; involving an overview of the Music Business & Touring including Music Business Analytics, Promoter(s), Touring and Artist Management.Interlacing details about the Music/Touring Industry while incorporating imaginative & artistic song lyrics to create a comprehensive, humorous and unique learning.

• Take-Charge and In-Demand Live Event Producer with 30+ years of Live Event experience leading all stages of both large scale and intimate revenue-generating events with a talent of outstanding logistical details and.
• Work with Promoters/Talent Buyers; Artists, Tour and Production Managers, and Venue Management to plan and execute all logistics of live events, from pre-planning through to post-show synopsis.
• Oversee event budget; providing accurate forecasts and making sound financial decisions to ensure a profitable event; adept at driving large revenue gains and significant cost savings through effective budget.
• Demonstrate attention to detail, organizational strengths and advanced skills in negotiations and cost-cutting strategies.
• Propose effective layouts, stage set-ups and coordinate all staff management, event logistics and internal/external communication functions throughout event life cycle.
• Communicate clearly with vendors, clients, city officials and staff to ensure a successful live event and retain customer loyalty.

• Artist Management and Business Affairs for nationally renowned Billboard charting rock & blues artist the “Mighty Blue Kings” (MBK).
• Manage, book and conduct all business principles and responsibilities; oversaw MBK entertainment business direction including; recording, live concerts, music publishing and social networking; advisory capacity for.
• Handled all finance/money related tasks on the road for business management clients including tour cash management, travel settlements and tax clearance/withholding and expert show settlements.
• Design and oversee social media content for MBK website, digital & social media platforms enhancing brand visibility, driving music sales, web traffic and capturing consumer information to increase artist fan database.
• Creative responsibility, managing artwork design and layout for MBK branding; working directly with graphic designers and production vendors to create multiple marketing materials used in touring campaigns.
• Establish touring logistics, technical advances, correlating costs and transportation requirements.

Ames, Iowa, US

• Responsible for providing strategic leadership and directed a booking strategy maximizing content programming of concerts, family shows, and special events related to the arena and its ancillary spaces in agreement.
• Interfaces with promoters, agents/managers for booking revenue generating live events; develop artist. relationships, coordinate booking schedules, as well as ticket pricing/scaling and expert event settlements.
• Assertively promote the use of the facility to maximize its utilization and negotiates lease agreements.
• Manage all aspects of financial and legal administration of special events including contract preparation/execution, deposit letters, event budgets, deal memos, contract preparation/execution and COI’s.
• Coordinate booking efforts with Marketing, Box Office, Operations, Finance and Human Resources.
• Oversee the implementation of all secured event needs to ensure client satisfaction and retention including productions, staffing requirements, FOH & BOH, ticket scaling, catering and sales. Budget Preparation &.

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Charged with streamlining financial analysis of live-event campaigns and artist relations strategy for a National Concert Promotions agency with the goal of improving company profit and accountability by 5% to 10%.
• Consultatively developed new KPI analytics based on forecasting tools allowing for real time, fact-based decision- making; i.e. projection compendiums, show proformas; leveraging consumer data to optimize revenue.
• Provided strategy and innovation leading central financial data dissemination by developing ROI indexes to drive growth and strengthen infrastructure involving “Standard & Procedures” methodology across multiple.
• Managed and monitored budgets and operations to produce both short term and anticipated long term successes.

Palatine, Illinois, US

• Co-created, designed, and launched a highly-successful independent concert promotions agency with overall multi-show platform and geographical expansion. Talent buying, ticket pricing/scaling, talent & contract.
• Successfully produced up to 200 live-concert events annually (hard ticket, corporate, festivals); coordinated budgeting logistics and on-site principal direction. Fiscal responsibilities including expert show financial.
• Developed and administered logistical day-to-day company operations while overseeing annual operating revenue & expenses up to $15MM.
• Implemented optimum business practices executing artist contracts, riders, contract deal negotiation and production requirements. Oversaw compliance with music PRO’s, COI regulations and annual internal audit.
• Event creation, planning and producing of live entertainment events; event/stage management reducing show costs up to 27%.
• Effectively forecasting and managing million-dollar budgets (planning, budgeting, execution and financial reconciliation.)

Los Angeles, California, US

• All-inclusive House Manager of a 25,000-seat capacity outdoor Amphitheatre in the Chicago area, hosting approximately 75 concerts of world renowned artists per seasonal period. Oversaw a multi-million annual payroll.
• Coordinated yearly employee start-up plan while directly managing 400 seasonal employees, event operational departments including; security, ushers, premium services, parking and guest services.
• Develop and execute training programs that encompass elements of customer service, basic event/venue knowledge, and individual department duties/responsibilities for managers, supervisors and general staff.
• Designed and established seasonal staff training program along with development and facilitation of job- specific training; reduced training oversight by 16%, saving an estimated $27K on hiring and training expenses.
• Implemented new employee methods and quality standards to improve customer experience to an 89% positive response.
• Continuously modifying policies and procedures as needed to ensure a high level of efficiency and maintaining a safe environment for guests.

Bachelors Of Science, Business / Education

Masters Curricula, Marketing Communications