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Description: We Had Fun and Nobody Died : Adventures of a Milwaukee Music Promoter, Paperback by Waldman, Amy T.; Jest, Peter (CON); Luhrssen, David (FRW), ISBN 1976600308, ISBN-13 9781976600302, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The entertaining and inspiring story of a stubbornly independent promoter and club owner  This irreverent biography provides a rare window into the music industry from a promoter’s perspective. From a young age, Peter Jest was determined to make a career in live music, and despite naysayers and obstacles, he did just that, bringing national acts to his college campus at UW–Milwaukee, booking thousands of concerts across Wisconsin and the Midwest, and opening Shank Hall, the beloved Milwaukee venue named after a club in the cult film This Is Spinal Tap. This funny, nostalgia-inducing book details the lasting friendships Jest established over the years with John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, and Milwaukee’s own Violent Femmes, among others. It also shines a light into the seldom-seen world of music promotion, as Jest attempts to manage a turbulent band on the road, negotiates with agents, deals with fires (both real and metaphorical), struggles through a pandemic, and takes pleasure in presenting music of all kinds—from world-famous acts to up-and-coming local bands. In addition to photos of celebrated musicians, th includes concert posters, tickets, and backstage passes documenting decades of rock, folk, and alternative shows that helped put Milwaukee on the live music map. As the music industry has become dominated by profit-driven corporations, We Had Fun and Nobody Died chronicles the career of a one-of-a-kind independent promoter whose hardheadedness and love of music have helped him keep it real and make it in the music business for more than forty years. 

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Book Title: We Had Fun and Nobody Died : Adventures of a Milwaukee Music Promoter

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

Topic: History & Criticism, Business Aspects, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts

Item Height: 0.9 in

Publication Year: 2024

Genre: Music, Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 11.1 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Amy T. Waldman

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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