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Company profile	a.s.s. concerts as an established tour promoter are located in Hamburg, Germany. Currently it has 40 employees and app. 70 signed acts they represent. Tour booking, organizing and promotion is a.s.s.‘ core competence. In addition a.s.s. concerts run offices for local show promotion in Hamburg since 2013 and in Northrhine-Westfalia since 2019. The agency, founded by Dieter Schubert in 1979, has organized big events like open airs for 10.000 people as well as the cultural programs for five Expo events around the globe. All of this, working with bookers/agents, their respective production offices, an accounting, a ticketing and a marketing/press department. Two agencies, working independently today, have developed from former a.s.s. departments: Selective Artists (roster of domestic acts and young pop/elctro artists) and Dragon Productions (metal and hard rock roster). a.s.s. concerts support artists of all genres, like rock, pop, folk, comedy, cabaret, podcasts and entertainment shows.
Products & Services	a.s.s. concerts & promotion offers all services connected with promoting events locally, on the touring side and abroad, including visa applications, travelling arrangements, accomodation, catering, security and audience services. a.s.s. also offers artist booking and production for galas and private events with its K-Musix office, seated in Tirol. A.s.s. provides concept work for special events like the stages and surroundings of German Pavilions at Expos. a.s.s. also advances and executes those complex event compositions.
References and export activities	Working with Messe Hamburg and Weyand Consulting, a.s.s. concerts has realized the cultural program for German Pavilions or Gardens 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea, 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, 2019 in Beijing, China and 2022 at the Floriade Expo in Almere, Netherlands, presenting a multifaceted overview of Germany’s cultural scene. a.s.s. concerts expects to carry out future cultural programs for German Expo contributions.
Target group	a.s.s. concerts create live music experiences for music lovers of all age groups from children and teenagers to senior citizens. Almost all genres are covered. Podcast and comedy fans are addressed as well. We are a loyal partner for new promising talent as well as for bands who have been in music business for decades. We work with local promoters, other agencies, festivals, PR outfits, media and educational institutes.
Competitive advantages	a.s.s. concerts have 45 years of experience in event hosting with everything that is needed from contracts to transport, lodging, ticketing, marketing, technical and stage layout, realization and accounting. a.s.s. concerts has accompanied numerous bands in their successful careers, becoming big names in the industry.
Ideal Business Partners	a.s.s. concerts are looking for opportunities to showcase their artists abroad, for bookings in South America, in clubs, on festivals, as well as partners for their (touring and local promotion) business in Germany, like agencies with promising artists who want to play the German market. For contacts to stage production, PA & lighting companies. a.s.s. offers knowledge transfer, i.e. could train young people from South America