Presented in partnership with Josh’s Fund and National Independent Venue Association (NIVA).

PRICE OF PERFORMANCE: CORPORATE CONTROL OF LIVE MUSIC

Featuring Dean Wareham, Bob Mould, Lisa Gottheil, Rose Marshack, and Andre Perry.

Andre Perry is a writer and arts administrator in Iowa City, Iowa.

He currently serves as the executive director of Hancher Auditorium and the Office of Performing Arts and Engagement at the University of Iowa. In his role, he oversees a robust multidisciplinary year-round presenting program while stewarding collaboration and creative practice across the university’s performing arts campus.  He previously worked as executive director at The Englert Theatre and national talent buyer for The Mill. While in school at Iowa, Perry co-founded the music and literature event Mission Creek Festival and works as its artistic director.

His debut nonfiction book, Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now, was hailed by NPR as “extraordinary” and Foreword called him “a fresh American voice that demands to be heard.” His next book, a work of narrative nonfiction, explores the lives of independent artists and musicians in the early 2000s.