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ABOUT BURNING SPEAR:
Not surprisingly, Burning Spear's path in music began with a fateful encounter with Bob Marley. Both were living in the St. Ann's parish of Jamaica. As Spear (born Winston Rodney) recalls, "The way the whole thing came about is that I found myself moving along up in the hills of St. Ann's and I ran into Bob at the same time. And Bob was going to his farm. The man was moving with a donkey and some buckets and a fork, and cutlass and plants. We just reason man-to-man and I-man say wherein I would like to get involved in the music business. And Bob say, ‘All right, just check Studio One.'" It was there that Spear recorded his first two classic album, Burning Spear and Rocking Time.
ABOUT SONY HALL:
Sony Hall opened in 2018 in the heart of New York's Theatre District (235 W. 46th St at theParamount Hotel, in the space previously known as Diamond Horseshoe), and is owned and operated by Blue Note Entertainment Group. Sony Hall presents world renowned performing artists across all music genres at capacities of 1,000 standing and 500 seated, with a full-service restaurant and bar. Sony Hall is equipped with Sony's technologies integrated throughout the 12,000 square-foot venue to deliver enhanced entertainment experiences to audiences.
ABOUT DAYGLO PRESENTS:
Dayglo Presents is a live music and media company led by independent music impresario Peter Shapiro. Since its inception, Dayglo Presents has built a reputation for creating unique and meaningful experiences. The company operates Brooklyn Bowl venues in multiple cities, The Capitol Theatre and Garcia’s in Port Chester, New York and LOCKN’ Farm in Arrington, Virginia. Dayglo Presents also originated The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a national family concert series that currently takes place in over 25 markets across America. Dayglo Presents created FANS.live, the immersive livestreaming platform with its innovative “Be in the Stream” feature that allows audiences to tune in and appear alongside the artists. Dayglo Presents also publishes Relix Magazine, two highly trafficked music websites Relix.com and Jambands.com, and owns digital ad agency Hear & There. Other events created and/or produced by Dayglo Presents include Fare Thee Well, Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead, Jazz & Colors, a unique set of concerts in Central Park and other locations, The Women’s March, The March for Science, Easy Rider Live and the Bob Weir & Phil Lesh Duo tour.
About SummerStage:
Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is one of New York’s most beloved, broadly accessible, free outdoor performing arts festivals. SummerStage presents free concerts in parks throughout the five boroughs. With performances in genres that represent the cultural fabric of New York City ranging from jazz, hip hop, Latin, global, indie and contemporary dance, SummerStage fills a vital niche in New York City’s summer arts festival landscape. Since its inception nearly 40 years ago, more than six million people from New York City and around the world have enjoyed SummerStage. In 2020, Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere was launched in response to the global pandemic, presenting free digital performances, spanning all genres, available to viewers around the world.
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