Code,400018
Subject,"Andrea Sweazy, booking agent at the Cleveland Agora"
Date,12/6/2005
Interviewer,Mark Durica
Abstract,"In this 2005 interview, Andrea Sweazy, niece of legendary Cleveland Agora founder Henry LoConti and (currently) the booking agent for the Cleveland Agora, discusses her childhood, including her love of music while growing up; her college years in Chicago, including her early efforts to combine business acumen with the love of music; and her eventual entry into the family business in 2003.  Sweazy also discusses the current rock-n-roll scene; how bands are booked at the Agora; quirky requests by big name bands; and finally shares interesting stories about the Agora, including the naming of the ""Marilyn Manson"" room and sightings of the ghost in the yellow coat."
Special Notes,"cleveland agora, rock n' roll, marketing, internet"
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0,introduction
1,life-long passion for music
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4,Caterpillar Productions: internship turned full-time music marketing job
5,"[4:40] working at the Agora, a family business"
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7,fragmented education ends at Columbia University
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9,working as booking agent at the Agora
10,the Agora experience
11,"""wether there's twenty people or two thousand… I like to think everyones having a great time"""
12,variety of customers and musical genres
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14,"marketing: Internet, print, flyers, radio"
15,MySpace website as a music marketing tool
16,day to day work at the agora
17,getting ready for showtime
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19,"strange band requests (from drugs and strippers to ""greased baby pigs"")"
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21,"putting on memorable shows; rooting for ""younger bands"""
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23,wide musical tastes
24,problems with local bands
25,socializing with rock stars
26,"ghost stories: ""the man in the yellow coat"""
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28,"Marilyn Manson's ""stuff"" is still in storage at the Agora"
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30,"booking ""up and comers"" and ""big stars"""
31,"historic live shows (from the ""vault""--1972-1984) will be available at ""listening stations"" inside the Agora"
32,Internet as a customer service tool
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34,background and family connections
35,"[34:40] Caterpillar Productions, marketing local bands"
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38,[37:40] increasing number of bands due in part to more affordable technology
39,keeping day jobs
40,end
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