Front Porch Productions
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Front Porch Productions is a U.S. music booking agency specializing in the international production and promotion of live events, concerts, and festivals. It is owned and operated by Regina Greene and based in Knoxville, TN. While the company’s primary emphasis is music, it also organizes film and video presentations, multimedia performances, and extended audio installations.
The Front Porch roster includes the artists Damo Suzuki, Jack Rose, Larsen, XXL, Usaisamonster, Yellow Swans, Josephine Foster, Michael Hurley, Pumice, Lichens, Bird Show, Brother Ah, Peter Walker and Charalambides. Front Porch also represents a number of artists from the US label Table of the Elements, including Tony Conrad, Rhys Chatham, David Daniell, Zeena Parkins, Neptune, San Agustin, Badgerlore, and Loren Connors, as well as the Table of the Elements Festival Series.
In January 2007, Front Porch produced and managed a month-long festival at Issue Project Room in New York City, showcasing the independent record labels Tompkins Square, XI, Pogus, Locust, Ecstatic Peace, Family Vineyard and Table of the Elements.
In January and February of 2007, Front Porch organized and produced the Rhys Chatham “Guitar Trio Is My Life!” North American tour; guest participants included members of Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Swans, The Modern Lovers, Husker Du, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Greene served as tour manager and coordinated the accompanying visual presentation by artist Robert Longo.
Front Porch Productions has also staged multiple presentations of the audio installation 9 Beet Stretch by Norwegian artist Leif Inge, in which Beethoven's 9th Symphony is stretched to a length of 24 hours, with no distortion in pitch.
