Meet Bri Long of Longevity Productions in Fort Collins

Today we’d like to introduce you to Bri Long.

Bri, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
In 2011 I started hosting music festivals in Central Illinois. I threw a festival called From Dusk Til Dawn for two years before moving to Fort Collins in 2013 and continued it one year after living in Fort Collins, CO. After moving to Fort Collins, I was immediately drawn to the music scene here and dove in as quick as I could. I first started by spending as much time in venues as possible and street teaming. After street teaming for a couple years, I joined a local DJ collective formerly called CID Initiative. I ran street team for them for a while until a booking opportunity became open. We hosted a weekly EDM show at Hodi’s Half Note. I began to do all of the bookings for the local show.

Some months passed and CID Initiative broke up. I approached the owner of Hodi’s and asked to continue to the EDM nights, rebranding to Turnt-Table Tuesdays. After the collective broke up, it left many of my friends without musical direction, I took on the role of management and booking for the artists left in the collective. Once I took that step, I branched out of EDM shows, focusing on broadening genres but followed my long life love of Hip Hop. This prompted me to create Longevity Productions as a way to umbrella my many ventures in music.

Has it been a smooth road?
There have been many ups and downs. Financial responsibility for any startup is always the first hurdle. Providing money to throw the shows you want to throw, pay all of the artists, rent the venue, etc. It becomes a larger task than it may seem. Then there is the struggle of getting your name out there. Letting people know you now take yourself and your career seriously. There have also been artists relations that have came to artistic differences, resulting in the non-management by Longevity Productions.

Please tell us about Longevity Productions.
Longevity Productions is a company that strives to bring you the best acts and all-around musical experiences they can provide. Working with people in the local Northern Colorado community to bring art of all styles together. We focus on artist booking, artist management, promotion, and event facilitation. As a company, we’re are most proud of bringing the amount and quality of music we have to the local scene. We provide large scale artists in small scale venues for intimate, memorable experiences. Curating events such as Re: turn Tuesdays and Blissfall Music and Arts Festival are a great example of some of our best work.

Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Colorado is one of the best places for music in the world!

Contact Info:

• Email: longevityproductionsco@gmail.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/longevityproductions
• Facebook: facebook.com/longevityproductions
• Twitter: twitter.com/longevityproductions

Image Credit:
Interbloom Photography, Shared Views Media, Party Guru Media

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