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Next Stage Entertainment

About Me

Next Stage Entertainment is a full-service entertainment company that handles booking, promotion, and management for local bands and solo artists. Next Stage mainly works with young musicians (teens to mid-20's) and books full shows and competitions. Owner Dori Staehle has been booking local talent since 2001--first under the "friends and family plan" and then as Northstar Entertainment. The company's name was changed to Next Stage Entertainment in January 2008. Next Stage's mission is to find and nurture young musicians, giving them the tools to grow and take it to the next level.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/01/2008
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Sounds Like: All styles of rock, pop/rock, indie, alt., jazz/funk.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

To conform, or not conform....

Ok, so I'm not working for that artsy school anymore. Not a good fit for an entrepreneurial type. Had a lot of good event ideas for them but it just wasn't meant to be. Wouldn't recommend the place, b...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:58:00 GMT

Next Stage 2nd Annual B.o.B.

Next Stages 2nd Annual B.o.B. - the battle is on! Sunday, 5/17, 5-10pmThe Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NCOnce again, we're kickin' it old-school (bands were picked based on their talent, and this promot...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:20:00 GMT

Ever have 1 of those weeks?

Ever have 1 of those weeks where you just feel like you're banging your head against the wall? In my case, that would mean bands bailing from 4 different shows, venues yanking my chain about their pro...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:27:00 GMT

What is your mission?

The 1 question I get asked most often by young bands (sometimes at their 1st show!) is: "What does it take to get signed?".  That question signals to me that they have the wrong focus. First of a...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:46:00 GMT

Benefit Concerts

Well, how about this idea? How about expanding the benefit concert idea to extend to other causes as well? They could feature both Christian and non-Christian bands - a different cause for each concer...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:46:00 GMT

Seeking Christian bands for unique ministry

I'm in the process of assembling a group of  Christian bands in the Raleigh, NC area for a unique ministry - benefit concerts to help raise funds and awareness of teens suffering f...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:49:00 GMT