By Jon Bream
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“The Dakota and First Avenue benefit from this incredibly fertile creative community we have here,” Pickett said. “That there’s much talent in the Twin Cities has made places like us possible, and that much talent couldn’t be in Twin Cities if there weren’t multiple opportunities to play. None of this exists in isolation.”
Bunker’s ignores the competition. “Let them do what they do,” Klein said. “We just do what we do.”
While the Twins and other sports teams call it the fan experience, music venues need to be in touch with what their patrons want.
“It’s listening to your customers and getting the feedback,” Kranz said. “If you have a hot band, people will come.
“But we want people to take a chance because we want to develop that next wave of artists,” he added. “So you want to make sure they’re not in line all night. Make sure they can get a beer when they want one. Try to have a clean bathroom.”
How do music promoters discover new talent? Sometimes it’s Spotify playlists, conferences or recommendations from customers and friends. Oftentimes it’s from a trustworthy talent agent.
