Concert Business Resources with tour accountant and educator, Jen Kellogg | EP 27 - a podcast by The Set Up Series
from 2020-11-18T14:00
Jen Kellogg spent 13 years touring until Warped Tour’s last show. Her world got flipped upside down when covid hit. From always on the go to staying at home 24/7 can be a stressful and tough transition, can you relate?
In episode 27, Jen, Sam and Sydney discuss the role of a tour accountant, how to get into touring and concerts and what you can do now while you are not on the road.
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4:00 Introduction to Jen Kellogg
10:00 Free Classes for the Business Side of Concerts
20:30 How to Spend Your Time Now & Finding Structure
31:00 Jen’s Background and How She got started
45:00 How Jen Landed her Job at Warped Tour
54:00 The Role of the Tour Accountant
1:00:00 ShowMakers: Resources for Music Industry
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About Jen Kellogg:
Jen Kellogg has spent over 25 adventurous years in the concert industry as a roadie, talent buyer, educator and entrepreneur. During her quarantine, she hosted a virtual workshop series called “Concert Business Basics” to help those starting their career in the concert industry. She crunched numbers as the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour from 2009-2017. During that time she co-founded The Entertainment Institute and brought the fan’s unique backstage workshops with artists on the tour. Prior to that, as a talent buyer at Jam Productions, she booked theaters and arenas, and specialized in minor league baseball parks. Her first full tour was with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson and it sparked her love of the road life. Jen teaches Producing and Touring Live Entertainment at Columbia College Chicago.
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Resources
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TicketMaster: How the Concert Industry developed with live nation and the growth of promoters.
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