Beirut Jam Sessions
Beirut Jam Sessions is a Lebanese concert promoter, booker, music management agency and media company founded in 2012 by Anthony Semaan, Jessica Naime, Talia Souki and Roy Jamhouri in Beirut, Lebanon.[1] The organization plays a central role in developing and defining the Lebanese alternative music scene,[2] namely by organizing filmed jam sessions between the more established international acts they book and the local Lebanese acts who they arrange to open for them at concerts.[3]
Artists
[edit]Concerts
[edit]As concert promoters, Beirut Jam Sessions have worked with a wide range of alternative music acts from around the world, including Pony Pony Run Run, The Royal Concept, Thomas Azier, Mike Dawes, We Were Evergreen and Son of Dave.[citation needed]
Management
[edit]Beirut Jam Sessions has also managed the Lebanese folk act Postcards.[citation needed]
Videos
[edit]One of Beirut Jam Sessions main ways of creating an audience for Lebanese artists is through the production of high-quality music videos on its YouTube channel. In February 2020, there were 94 original videos on the channel, with over three million views.[4] The videos are meant to be in "raw conditions, completely unplugged, in a random location in the country".[5]
References
[edit]Notes
- ^ A Tribute to Beirut Jam Sessions | Hummus For Thought | http://hummusforthought.com/2012/12/14/tribute-to-beirut-jam-sessions/
- ^ EcoLibre | Beirut Jam Sessions | "Beirut Jam Sessions | ÉcoLibre". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ^ 10 Questions for Beirut Jam Sessions | NOW Lebanon | https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/Interview/10-questions-for-beirut-jam-sessions
- ^ Beirut Jam Session YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/user/beirutjamsessions/videos
- ^ 35mm From Beirut | Summer Shorts - Beirut Jam Sessions - "Beirut Jam Sessions | 35mm from Beirut". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-12.