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The Producers |  | | Don Verdery, Laurelle Favreau, Peter Burnett, Eleanor Oldham, John Luckacovic
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VOA PRODUCTIONS, LLC
VOA PRODUCTIONS, LLC is based in Montréal, Canada and has six partners: Francesca Gagnon, Peter Burnett, Laurelle Favreau, Don Verdery, Eleanor Oldham and John Luckacovic.
Laurelle Favreau and Don Verdery are Directors of GAMI/SIMONDS, formed in 1991 by Canadian based company GAMI and American based company Simonds Management. Its directors sought to strengthen their respective presence in the North American marketplace for its artists. GAMI/Simonds has nurtured and developed the careers of several prominent artists including guitarist Benjamin Verdery, clarinetist James Campbell, jazz flutist/saxophonist Moe Koffman and world music artists Paco Peña and Inti-Illimani. GS also pursues commissions and collaborations for its artists. These have included 'Dizzy and Moe Supershow', Hommage to Debussy (a chamber collective from Canada, the Netherlands and Japan involving musicians and composers), and more recently the premieres of Ingram Marshall's 'Dark Florescence' for classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery and electric guitarist Andy Summers (of The Police) at Carnegie Hall, Allan Gilliland's Jazz Concerto for clarinetist James Campbell with the Edmonton Symphony and the Boston Pops, as well as the creation of symphonic and choral programs with Inti-Illimani. A former violinist and pianist, Laurelle Favreau began her career in film and video production. She joined GAMI in 1983, was named Vice-President in 1986 and in 1987, purchased GAMI from Peter Sever (company founder). Favreau was President of the Canadian Association of Artists' Managers (CAAM) (88-90), a lobby group for the artist management industry; 10 years on the CINARS Board of Directors; and provided Canadian representation for specific attractions including the United Nation All Star Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, the Ninth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winners and Jon Vickers recital tour. Prior to the formation of Simonds Management in 1986, Don Verdery spent seven years as manager/agent for the Cobble Mountain Band, a country-rock group from the Berkshires that toured throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest. In 1986 the Simonds roster was expanded and included classical soloists and chamber ensembles and in 1985, The Paco Peña Flamenco Company and the Chilean ensemble Inti-Illimani. In addition, from 1986-1991, Don Verdery was the Executive Producer for the D' Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts which presented a classical guitar series in New York City, Washington, Milwaukee and San Francisco.
John Luckacovic spent 19 years with Columbia Artists Management Inc., becoming a vice president and member of CAMI's Board of Directors. In 1995, Eleanor joined the ICM Artists European office in London, where, as second in command of that office, she signed and managed the careers of conductors and instrumentalists. After relocating to New York in 1997, she began to develop new projects and attractions. In 2001, John and Eleanor formed 2Luck Concepts to enable them to continue to seek out, develop and produce unique and engaging projects from around the world. In less than 10 years, among their many projects, they managed the inaugural North American tours of the celebrated George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz; Akram Khan's Kaash, MA, Sacred Monsters featuring Akram Khan and Sylvie Guillem and In-I featuring Akram and Juliette Binoche; produced and managed the first-ever North American tours of London's Shakespeare's Globe Original Practice productions of Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure followed in 2009 by Love's Labour's Lost; the critically acclaimed inaugural North American tour of Stan Won't Dance in Sinner; the first US touring of the controversial New York contemporary ballet company Cedar Lake; and a 12 week/50 city tour of Moscow's Helikon Opera. Upcoming projects include Shakespeare's Globe Theatre with its fourth US tour, this time featuring their highly acclaimed production of Merry Wives of Windsor; the 60th anniversary tour of Poland's internationally renowned national ensemble MAZOWSZE; Akram Khan's Gnosis and Vertical Road; AnDa Union, a musical folk ensemble from Inner Mongolia; and of course, Francesca Gagnon - The Voice of Alegria with symphony orchestra, celebrating the music of Cirque du Soleil.
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