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Go for Gopher

Your one-stop live music production partner.

Production Design. Vendor Contracting. Talent Coordination.

What We Do

Gopher Events helps brands, agencies, and event organizers activate around live music. We specialize in executing concerts in complex environments, bringing production leadership to every show.

We handle:

• Production — design, staging, audio, lighting, video

• Vendors & labor — contracting, crew, and labor management
• Artist relations — pre-show and on-site talent coordination

Why we get the call

We’re often brought in when live music needs to work somewhere unusual — inside brand activations, corporate environments, or temporary event sites. We bring 25+ years of cool-headed concert production experience to complex environments. Got a tricky one? Reach out!

Services

Consulting
Artist Relations
Brand Activation
Merchandising
Production Design
Vendor & Labor Contracting
Site and Experience Design
End-to-End Event Production

Our Founders.

Grant Simmon

Partner

Grant Simmon is an independent industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in end-to-end event production.

Rachel Lowen

Partner

Rachel Lowen is a versatile producer with over 20 years of experience leading teams in event production, brand strategy, and merchandising.

Recent Work

Concerts on the Course

Gopher Events partnered with United Entertainment Group (UEG) to produce a two-night concert series on the 18th hole of the John Deere Classic golf tournament.

RiotLand at Riot Fest

Gopher Events mounted the inaugural RiotLand at Riot Fest, a new experiential zone within the iconic punk rock festival.

iVoted Concerts

Gopher Events provided Production and Artist Relations for the non-profit iVoted Concerts during their 2024 voter turn-out concert series.

Trojan Nights

Gopher Events partnered with Lifestyle Engineered Events to provide Production services for Trojan Nights at Dakota State University.

Concerts on the Course

Gopher Events partnered with United Entertainment Group (UEG) to produce a two-night concert series on the 18th hole of the John Deere Classic golf tournament.

RiotLand at Riot Fest

Gopher Events mounted the inaugural RiotLand at Riot Fest, a new experiential zone within the iconic punk rock festival.

iVoted Concerts

Gopher Events provided Production and Artist Relations for the non-profit iVoted Concerts during their 2024 voter turn-out concert series.

Trojan Nights

Gopher Events partnered with Lifestyle Engineered Events to provide Production services for Trojan Nights at Dakota State University.

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