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  • Thomas Helland

  • 41 / Male
  • Atlanta, Georgia, US
  • Last Login: 11/12/2009

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Interests

  • General

    I LOVE spending time with my darlin' and step-daughter; attending music festivals; cooking Mexican & Cajun dishes, with a twist of everything else thrown in there; consuming microbrews - we have some good ones right here in the Atlanta area, with some nifty brew pubs as well; being with friends and watching our friends perform on stage; Univ. of Texas football (Hook'em Horns!); puttin' smiles of folks' faces!
  • Music

    I'm open to all kinds, but I love American roots music - bluegrass, newgrass, old-time, Cajun, blues, funk, folk, Southern, Texas, Tejano, rock'n'roll, jazz, classical. Here's a little taste right here!
  • Television

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  • Books

    Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out, written by Bill Graham and Robert Greenfield; Ramblin' Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie, written by Ed Cray; Myself Among Other: A Life in Music, written by George Wein w/ Nate Chinen
  • Heroes

    Bill Graham, Woody Guthrie, Earl Campbell, Nolan Ryan, Vince Young (Hook'em Horns!), George Wein, my parents, Hakeem Olajawon

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Houston, TX
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Height: 6' 7"
  • Religion: Protestant
  • Zodiac Sign: Gemini
  • Children: Proud parent
  • Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
  • Education: Grad / professional school
  • Occupation: Music Presenter/Producer

Schools

  • Northeastern University

    • Boston,Massachusetts
    • Graduated: 1993
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: Master's Degree
    • Major: Sports Management
    1992 to 1993
  • Davidson College

    • Davidson,North Carolina
    • Graduated: 1991
    • Degree: Bachelor's Degree
    • Major: English
    • Clubs: Div. I college basketball scholarship
    • Greek: Pi Kappa Alpha
    1987 to 1991

Networking

  • Seeking sponsorship, underwriting Experienced in live concert/festival production, promotion, and execution

Blurbs

About me:

Photobucket Welcome to T-Dawg's Productions' My Space and the start of Eye Dawg Productions! My name is T-Dawg, aka Thomas Helland, and I have been producing concerts and festivals in Georgia and North Carolina since 1998. I started with a small festival in the middle of a just-planted-the-grass field where we put up the stage by headlights in October 1998, called Blue Ridge HarvestFest, and it blossomed into a wonderful 3-day event full of Americana, bluegrass, "jamband", and folky greats like Vassar Clements, Ratdog, Peter Rowan, The Funky Meters, John Prine, Leftover Salmon, North Mississippi Allstars, Tony Rice, Donna the Buffalo, Moe., Medeski Martin & Wood, The Code Talkers feat. Col. Bruce Hampton, Del McCoury Band, David Bromberg, David Grisman Quintet, Larry Keel Experience (& Natural Bridge), Caroline Aiken, Joe Craven, Acoustic Syndicate, Snake Oil Medicine Show, Donna Hopkins, MOFRO, Railroad Earth, Ralph Roddenbery, Blueground Undergrass, John Cowan Band, Psychograss, and so much more. I was fortunate to be able to bring High Sierra Music into the picture, and HarvestFest was a changed veteran of the scene beginning at the fourth annual version in 2001. Year in and year out, BRHF has been one of the top festivals of the year, but we've had quite a few bouts with Mother Nature, and while the music never stopped, the weather certainly stopped some folks from coming on out. We canceled the 8th Annual edition of the Blue Ridge HarvestFest due to financial concerns and the insane hurrican patterns that had developed over the last two Septembers, beginning with Hurrican Ivan, and of course Hurricane Katrina, causing a flustered world in the Southeast. Since 2005, I've been producing some fun overnight campouts called Back Porch Hootenannies, and let's just say that they have all been exactly what the doctor ordered! I've also produced many concerts in and around the Atlanta/Athens area and North Carolina, as well as some special live recording sessions at the Award-winning recording facility Tree Sound Studios (http://www.treesoundstudios.com). Quite an amazing place. Clubs and bars where I've produced shows include Variety Playhouse, The Tabernacle, The Melting Point, Smith's Olde Bar, Eddie's Attic, Red Light Cafe and Jake's Toadhouse. It's been one helluva ride. I have an email list that I send out to bi-weekly, sometimes throwing in an extra one depending on what's happening at the time. I'd like to know who you are and invite you to join the "friends" space, and let's get the jam started! One thing I pride myself on is the quality of the performances, and I want you to know about them! peas'n'luv on your heads, tdawg ===========================
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Who I'd like to meet:

Those who love the music, love those around them, and love to live ~ Also anyone who is willing to give me a chance in a full-time job that I can enjoy and continue to produce shows on the side...or FULL TIME music production! ;-)

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