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328: LUCAS SACKS & PAUL BACHER/Dir. of Talent Booking & Talent Buyer/Brooklyn Bowl

Dec 12, 2022

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Lucas Sacks:

Lucas Sacks is the Director of Talent Booking for Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg & Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia.  Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg is an 850 capacity 23,000 sq ft concert venue, bowling alley, restaurant, and bar hosting live music nightly since July 2009. Brooklyn Bowl has been ranked annually within Pollstar’s top 10 global club-size venue ticket sales figures. Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia is a 900 capacity multi-floor version of it’s sister venue in Brooklyn, opening in November 2021 in Fishtown.

Lucas has been a part of the Brooklyn Bowl Talent department since 2012, where he started as an intern and rose through the ranks. He books & oversees multi-departmental coordination of upwards of 700 concerts & music-related events per year including residencies, underplays, charity/fundraising events, original content creation & production across both cities’ venues.

Lucas also books the annual Brooklyn Bowl Family Reunion 3-day, 24-band Official SXSW showcase event.

Prior to Brooklyn Bowl, Lucas served a brief stint at Velour Music Group as a day-to-day manager for acts Soulive, Lettuce, Gramatik, Break Science, & Kaki King.

Lucas graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science from the Bandier Program for Music & Allied Entertainment Industries at Syracuse University in 2012.

Lucas resides in Greenpoint; just a few minutes from Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg.

Paul Bacher:

32-year old NYC based Talent Buyer for Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg. Paul Bacher is a live events industry pro. Growing up in Connecticut, just a stone’s throw away from the bustling nightlife of New York City.

Paul’s mother was a musical theater fanatic and got him involved in piano, drum lessons at an early age which eventually led him to play in jazz ensembles, rock bands, acapella groups and more.

After spending countless hours around music and venues, Bacher naturally gravitated towards the live concert business. Tenacity in mind, Bacher started cold-calling concert venues and asking if they needed any help. After landing a position at The Cutting Room, where he booked five shows with legendary comedian Dave Chapelle, he went on to book hundreds of local and national acts at The Knitting Factory Brooklyn and City Winery. Bacher's musical background and years spent booking shows in the independent New York club scene has made him a passionate and proactive promoter. 

Special Mentions:

Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?, The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic – Peter Shapiro, Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia, Relix Magazine, The Capitol Theater, Becky Pell - Yoga Journey: A Contemporary Guide to a Timeless Tradition, Claire Murphy -  Girl on the Road: How to Break into Touring from a Female Perspective, Roadie Free Radio Merch, RFR Podcast Bundle, Follow Your Drishti Yoga Podcast, roadiecare.com, musicares.org, Roswell Pro Audio Mini K87, Soundgirls.org