![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In some ways her naiveté may have helped, because she didn’t know any better. Lewis-Pegel officially launched her one-woman operation in 2003, after having dabbled in musical bookings in her spare time since 1997, when she traveled to England and met British singer-songwriter Dave Sutherland through a friend, musician Bill Fleming. Sutherland wanted to broaden his exposure with an American tour, and Lewis-Pegel jumped at the chance, not realizing the many obstacles she would encounter. Just ask Nancy Lewis-Pegel of Brilliant Productions, who left a full-time job in Atlanta’s busy post-production industry to pursue her dream of working with the music and musicians she loved. The way to learn the music business is to jump in and do it by trial and error. ![]() If you wanted to be a booking agent for bands, for example, how would you proceed? Are there colleges or other schools that offer courses in this? The answer is not many, and those that do are no substitute for real experience. Some professions offer no easy or obvious entry point for pursuing a career in the field. Nancy Lewis-Pegel with musicians Yonrico Scott (from left), Randall Bramblett,, Geoff Achison and Ted Pecchio. ![]()
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