Solange
Lavender - Is our primary point of contact for talent buyers and
venue operators, as well as providing support for advertising and
publicity. She is a licensed talent booking agent.
Solange Lavender was raised in Northern Ontario,
Canada and is a French Canadian. She recieved a 4 year business
degree at Algonquin College in
Ottawa , Ontario .
It was while in college that Solange first learned the use of
computers, and she just couldn’t get enough. "I enjoy the art
of creating and use my computer skills constantly."
Solange worked for the Northland Post newspaper in
Cochrane, Ontario as a graphic artist in the display ads department,and
assisted with newspage layout. She also has worked for the
Canadian Cabaret Theater Company, and Eagle Productions - Canada where
she worked in both graphics and sales. In 1994 Solange first got
into booking talent, bringing country music artists from the U.S. up to
perform in Canada.
Solange now lives in the Dallas / Ft. Worth Texas area with her
husband and family working from her home office and is a full partner
in Unicorn Artist Management. Her background and business
education is instrumental is assisting our clients in maintaining a
profitable business.
"I love music yet I don’t play any
instrument. Still, I knew I wanted to do something with music, so
I decided to become a booking agent for bands and artists. While
at Eagle Productions - Canada I had the job of coordinating between
artists, talent buyers and venue operators. I found that I was
good at it and I have a natural flare for assisting artists and venue
operators alike. I love my job!"
Robin Lavender - Offers artists
consultation and development services as well as being our production
guru. Well rounded in the entertainment industry Rob Lavender has
served as a drummer, band leader, road manager, F.O.H. and Monitor mix
soundman, recording engineer, technical director, producer,
transportation coordinator and business partner.
Rob grew up in central Ohio and served in the U.S. Army, attended the
Community College of Beaver County in Monacca, PA and Centurion
Aviation Academy. Rob came up through the ranks in the audio
community from working sound for home town bands to eventually handling
name artists both in the U.S. and Canada. Rob worked two years
with the famed Ballet Met as transportation coordinator and company
soundman, also as house soundman for Mt Airy Lodge in the
Pocono's. Rob has toured extensively in various capacities
throughout the U.S. and via the cultural exchange program across
Canada. He moved to Canada in 1993 and became chief engineer at
Vision Recording Studio in Timmins, Ontario and a managing director of
the Canadian Cabaret Theater Company. Rob was also a partner in
Eagle Productions and Eagle Productions - Canada. Rob moved back
to Texas in the fall of 1999. Rob now ia a part of our management team,
bringing his years of experience in the various aspects of the
entertainment industry to assist artists in furthering their career.
"There are many
reasons why I stay involved in the music business, sure I enjoy the
music itself, but also the creative process in general. My
personal passion lies in live performances, not necessarily being on
the stage, but making it all come together. There is something
magical that happens when a diverse group of people gather to assemble
all the components necessary for a live performance to happen. Then the
band takes the stage and all the hard work becomes invisible and the
audience goes on an amazing journey."
A few
of my favorite quotes:
"The best thing about the music industry
is that 98% of the people can hate you, yet you can still be a
star...If only 2% buy your record, you'll sell 4 and 1/2
million copies." - Willie Nelson
"Never forget that this is show business,
the business is all about the show... So go first class or don't go at
all" - Ernest Tubb
"The music business is like any other
business in that no-one is going to invest in you if won't invest in
yourself, and no-one is going to work hard for you if you're not
working hard yourself" - Shelby Singleton
"Success is what happens
when preparation meets opportunity, if you're ready all the time, you
don't gotta get ready" - Will Smith
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Lavender? visit
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