Marsha Kerasidis

Current

• Booking Manager at The Gig-Hollywood

Past

• Assistant Booking Agent at Whisky a Go Go
• Lead Corporate Travel Agent at Skyline Travel Service

Education

• The George Washington University

Recommended

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Connections

78 connections

Industry

Music

Marsha Kerasidis’s Summary

• Over 10 years of experience as an Event Production Coordinator and Project Manager.
• On-site training with time management and multi-tasking prioritization.
• Friendly, outgoing and professional in all day-to-day, crisis and high volume phone call circumstances.
• Recognized as an inspirational, creative, and dynamic team leader; consistently motivating colleagues towards the successful completion of targeted daily, weekly and monthly goals.

Marsha Kerasidis’s Experience

• Booking Manager

  The Gig-Hollywood

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Music industry)

  February 1998 — Present (11 years 6 months)

  • Develop, manage and consistently promote online presence to increase venue exposure.
  • Create advertising programs that would include webcast incentives and internet distribution.
  • Scout out and contract with a variety of acts to perform in a 200-capacity venue (previously two venues).
  • Maintain strong relations with managers, agents and labels.
  • Supervise, manage, and train 20 person staff.
  • Produce Industry showcases. Past success stories include Linkin Park, Michelle Branch, The Teddybears, Sick Puppies and Paolo Nutini.
  • Produce private socials, red carpet and movie wraps/premieres.

• Assistant Booking Agent

  Whisky a Go Go

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Music industry)

  August 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 5 months)

  • Scout and contract local and national talent for a 400-capacity venue.
  • Determine nightly schedules, set times, and production needs for each show.
  • Manage press releases, advertising, weekly listings, media and online calendars, ticket buys, sales and distribution, and all hospitality requests.
  • Worked closely with the pitching and showcasing of bands such as System of a Down and Linkin Park.

• Lead Corporate Travel Agent

  Skyline Travel Service

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  June 1989 — March 1994 (4 years 10 months)

  Coordinate all travel arrangements for Government Contractors and Private Sector corporate travel using
  United’s Focalpoint program.

Marsha Kerasidis’s Education

• The George Washington University

  1985 — 1989

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