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Beyond bricks and mortar: Technology for good
CEO and Co-founder of Stagehand, Derek Manns argues that technology provides an opportunity to build a diverse arts and culture ecosystem. According to Manns, technology can facilitate communication, data collection, scalability, and inclusivity. It’s critical for stakeholders in arts and culture to integrate technology in their strategic planning to leverage its positive potential, mitigate its potential drawbacks, and accommodate the on-going digital revolution.
Beyond bricks & mortar: Technology as a catalyst for local arts & culture
Derek Manns, CEO of Stagehand, emphasizes the crucial role of technology in preserving local culture amidst its erosion. By being thoughtful in leveraging technology, local culture stewards can promote and enhance local arts and music scenes. Manns suggests that disruptive tech-driven models can offer new opportunities to innovate and optimize existing cultural resources.
2022 Calgary Artist Playlist
Stagehand was created based on the knowledge that every community has a large base of talented artists, eager to find opportunities to profile their art. We created this playlist as a sample of some of the musical acts we worked with in 2022. This playlist spotlights...
A Quick Look Back at 2022
2022 had an arts renaissance. Or at least it felt that way to us at Stagehand. It was a year of collaboration with arts champions. It was also a year where we won a national award for our work with Music Mile! We kicked it off working with Calgary Arts Development and...
Bringing culture and vitality to downtown Calgary
DowntownVibe, a joint project of Stagehand and the City of Calgary, is an ongoing lunch hour music fest featuring talented local musicians performing in unconventional downtown spaces. Pre-pandemic, Stagehand worked with the Calgary and Edmonton Airports to host over...
‘Tis the Season for Stagehand’s ‘Winter Holiday Playlist’
As holiday cheer begins to waver once more (thanks, Omicron), Stagehand has put together a playlist to bring some seasonal spirit to your winter, post-solstice. With contributions from Wyatt C Lewis, Amy Bishop and Matt Beatty, the playlist is jam-packed with seasonal...
Thankful for Alberta Music
Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends! Today we are thankful for Alberta music and the musicians that create it. We have put together a playlist of songs created by Albertans that you can listen to while you carve the turkey and celebrate with family and...
Dog In The Window Records-Derek Pulliam
Stagehand had a Zoom interview with Dog in the Window Records owner Derek Pulliam, and asked him some questions about his studio. How long has DITWR been going and what made you decide to build a studio? In one form or another, the studio has been in existence for 18...
Clicks and Bricks
Written by Derek Manns and Dan Duguay “Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them”. Alfred Whitehead. It can be called infrastructure... Most people recognize the value of the arts, they make the...
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