Bill Bragin (DJ Set)
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Throughout his career, Bill Bragin has been devoted to breaking down barriers of genre, style and geographic borders with a particular interest in hybrids and artistic cross-fertilization. Bill is one of the United States' most influential presenters of international music in a live setting, having presented over 800 shows in the past 17 years, representing a who's who of the music world, from Brazilian, Latin, African and Asian artists to jazz, hip-hop, rock, country, electronic and American roots music, as well as modern and ethnic dance, solo theater/performance and spoken word events.
Bill was also the founding general manager of NYNO records, an independent label devoted to presenting the indigenous music of New Orleans, co-founded by legendary producer, songwriter and musician Allen Toussaint and radio syndication pioneer Joshua Feigenbaum. During four years at George Wein's Festival Productions (1989-93) Bill produced the 1992 and 1993 Boston Globe Jazz Festivals, managed marketing programs for American Express (around 1991-1993) and worked on many other festivals including the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, JVC Jazz Festival and others (1991-1993). Bill got his start in the live entertainment industry as co-chair of the Alternative Concert Series of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges.
In 1999, Bill founded Acidophilus: Live & Active Cultures, a music and performing arts consulting service devoted to exposing and developing outlets for cutting edge global culture in a variety of mediums. Projects have included: programming Caribbean, electronic and African music series for Lincoln Center Festival 2000-2001; booking international artists for the Abril Pro Rock Festival in Recife, Brazil; providing music supervision for choreographers, filmmakers and corporate clients; and consulting on sponsorship and new program development for various clients. As a music journalist, he has reported for CMJ New Music Monthly, SonicNet, CDNow, VH1.com and CBC Radio's Global Village.
Bill was also the founding general manager of NYNO records, an independent label devoted to presenting the indigenous music of New Orleans, co-founded by legendary producer, songwriter and musician Allen Toussaint and radio syndication pioneer Joshua Feigenbaum. During four years at George Wein's Festival Productions (1989-93) Bill produced the 1992 and 1993 Boston Globe Jazz Festivals, managed marketing programs for American Express (around 1991-1993) and worked on many other festivals including the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, JVC Jazz Festival and others (1991-1993). Bill got his start in the live entertainment industry as co-chair of the Alternative Concert Series of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges.
In 1999, Bill founded Acidophilus: Live & Active Cultures, a music and performing arts consulting service devoted to exposing and developing outlets for cutting edge global culture in a variety of mediums. Projects have included: programming Caribbean, electronic and African music series for Lincoln Center Festival 2000-2001; booking international artists for the Abril Pro Rock Festival in Recife, Brazil; providing music supervision for choreographers, filmmakers and corporate clients; and consulting on sponsorship and new program development for various clients. As a music journalist, he has reported for CMJ New Music Monthly, SonicNet, CDNow, VH1.com and CBC Radio's Global Village.