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Way Art West works in a
wide range of music including commission management, touring,
production, music programme consultancy for concert halls and festivals
and tour & music booking agency. By linking all people working in
live music WAW ensures the maximum benefit to projects in terms of
financial return, profile and artistic merit for its partners.
Since formation at the
start of the millennia Way Art West has worked across the industry
bringing significant returns and delivering many great artistic
projects. To find out more about the area of work carried out please
follow the links below.
Way Art West has been
set up after over fifteen
years work in touring, promoting, artist management, programme
consultancy and marketing. We work mainly in the UK and have a
commitment to linking artist, record companies, distributors,
promoters, press and the public together. Our ambition is to invest
long term and aim to provide the best
service to all our partners. We want to work with those who share this
ambition.
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Programme
Consultancy
From Russel Brand, to Caribbean Carnival
Extravaganza, from Winton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz
Orchestra to Goldfrapp
Since 2001 Way
Art West has been consultant to the artistic programme at Bristol’s
Colston Hall, Leicester’s de Montfort Hall and Warwick Arts Centre. In
addition programming of Bristol’s Harbour Festival, the Bristol leg of
BBC Radio’s national Music Live and a number of one off events have
programmed under contract. For a more detailed look at the work done
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the image to left.
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Commission
Management and Touring
From projects costing £300k to gigs in village
halls
In 2007 Way Art
West managed the production of The Imagined Village which was
commissioned by Music Beyond Mainstream. This complex project that cost
in excess of £300k took 12 months to realise. The experience of
managing international projects such as Palop Africa and Women of Cape
Verde contributed towards its successful realisation.
In addition tours have been produced on behalf of many artists and
producers including Chambao, the Latin Promoter’s Network and Live
Roots
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Artist Agency
Representing some of World
Music's Brightest New Stars in UK
Since 2003 Way
Art West has represented some of the most exciting new artists in World
music and beyond. Through careful selection in close collaboration with
record companies and effective media working our artists have had some
of the highest profiles of any artists in recent years. Artists have
toured in the UK performing in settings as diverse as village halls to
the largest concert halls and festivals.
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Cactus Jazz
Promoting music in the
Southwest
Based in
Bristol, cactus Jazz has for over 10 years been a leader in the
Southwest in the promotion of live music from around the world. The
knowledge and contacts over the years has enabled Cactus Jazz to
present some of the most amazing shows, from genuine legends in the
field including Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Gonzalez, Tata Guines, Thomas
Mapfumo, Lucky Dube, Ibrahim Ferrer and Tony Allen
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