{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60df1d4ad40b8200131d3747/679cc1721a9314ad31853ff2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Before The ENCORE #27 | Simon Merriman","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60df1d4ad40b8200131d3747/1738326144382-3be3cf50-0074-4440-a812-3164c063ab9c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A brand new year, and a brand new season of<strong> Before The ENCORE </strong>is here!</p><p><br></p><p>It's great to be back again, and what a way to kick off the season. This edition,<strong> Sonic Architect Adam</strong> is joined by <strong>Simon Merriman</strong>, director &amp; booker at <strong>Singular Artists</strong> - a booking agency with a very much artist-focused approach to the live industry. In this episode you'll hear the pair discuss the challenges of promoting bigger versus smaller shows, the two sold-out <strong>Fontaines D.C.</strong> shows at the 3Arena in December 2024 and the rapidly-approaching <strong>Borderline Festival</strong> which enters it's second year as a showcase for the finest in forward-facing music from Ireland and abroad across two nights in The Workman's Main Room &amp; The Workman's Cellar on 22 and 23 February.</p><p><br></p><p>-</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.borderlinefestival.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get tickets to Borderline Festival, 22 - 23 February 2025</a></p><p><a href=\"https://singularartists.ie/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Singular Artists website</a></p><p>Follow Simon on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/simonzirl/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> / <a href=\"https://ie.linkedin.com/in/simon-merriman-86923418\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></p>","author_name":"NO ENCORE"}