Salvatore DiGuardia
Phoenix, AZ (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Evergreen Entertainment, LLC
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Location:
Phoenix
Industry:
Entertainment
Year Founded:
2014
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Creation/Idea
Entity Type:
Not Incorporated
Description:
Live entertainment services in the form of live and pre-recorded music with full stage, lighting and effects. Video and photography services a la carte.
We believe there to be a great opportunity to find the sweet spot between these two types of service and provide high-energy entertainment for our hyper-core market of weddings to our expanded core market of corporate events, high school formals and bar/bat mitzvahs.
Our business plan is to fill the gap between high priced bands and DJ companies. Pricing for most DJ companies is between $300 - $600 and for live entertainment between $3k - $10 and above. Our model blends components of live entertainment with DJ services in the price range of $600 - $3,600 for most of our popular packages. I have researched multiple firms in my market to ensure that we are one of only a few companies that provide services at the highly produced level that we offer. I have priced our packages based on my previous involvement with Dunn's Entertainment - Tucson, AZ where I was the lead entertainer immediate behind the owner Chris Dunn. From 1995 to 1996 we moved his annual revenue from just over the $50k mark to over the $125k mark. Future projects would include radio, tv and film production and video game development which we have experience in as well.
I personally have 12 years of experience in the radio broadcasting and DJ services field while my associates have experience in both DJ services for weddings, corporate events and karaoke services.
Our ask is for $50,000 with a percentage stake in the company or a 125% on investment within 24 months. Our expectation is to realize the same type of return that we experienced with Dunn's Entertainment.
$50,000 capital investment breakdown:
2 Ford Econoline vans for equipment transport, full sound and light packages to properly build out 2 complete "shows" with all necessary speakers, amplifiers, sound mixers and light controllers, lighting fixtures, cables, stands and accessories. This would also cover the costs associated with the proper insurance and bonding for mobile performers to protect venues and property owners from any liability due to equipment malfunction or unintended injuries to both clients and employees.