LiveSquare Entertainment

LiveSquare Entertainment
Private
Industry Entertainment
Founded 2007
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Area served
 Bangladesh
Key people
  • Nafis Ahmed (CEO)
  • Afrida Mahbub (COO)
  • Abhijit Asad (CDO)
Products
  • RockNation
  • The Wireless Sessions
  • Meets
  • Bangladesh Music Week
  • Thrillectronica
  • The ABC Generation
Number of employees
 Full-time: 6
Part-time: 100+
Website thelivesquare.com

LiveSquare Entertainment is an entertainment company originating from Bangladesh, founded in 2007 by entrepreneur Nafis Ahmed.[1][2] Its services include festival management, artist management, global bookings and tour management, and production and sale of party lifestyle merchandise[3] and original art creations[4] LiveSquare has organized many festivals featuring local[5][6] and international artists, and for the deployment of high-profile Bangladeshi artists such as Shironamhin,[7] Chirkutt[8] and Band Lalon[9] to international festivals in Sri Lanka and Norway.

LiveSquare has worked with international cultural entities such as Rikskonsertene: Concerts Norway,[10] Goethe Institute Dhaka and EMK Center,[11] as well as with diplomatic missions such as the Norwegian Embassy[12] and the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh.

History

2007-2010

Initially started by Nafis Ahmed[13] while he was a student in his sophomore year at IBA-DU, LiveSquare became known with a series of lounge concerts under the banner of The Wireless Sessions[14] featuring bands such as Arbovirus, Shunno, Artcell, Cryptic Fate and Nemesis, in a time when the lounge music scene in Dhaka was in its infancy.[15] LiveSquare also organized and executed several one-off concerts during this time, including a fundraising concert for the victims of the hurricane Cyclone Sidr.[16] LiveSquare went on a year-long hiatus in 2010 following Ahmed's graduation and subsequent employment at a reputed marketing agency.

2011-2012

LiveSquare organized several new events in 2011, such as the tribute concert Titans: Iron Maiden[17] and The ABC Generation[18][19] series. LiveSquare worked with international entities to bring in international artists to Bangladesh, such as Norwegian-Bangladeshi musician Kohinoor Nordberg, Swiss funk rock band Starch,[20] American guitarist Ken Stringfellow,[21] Norwegian pop rock outfit Casa Murilo,[22] multinational world music ensemble OK World[23] and various others, performing alongside Bangladeshi artists. The Wireless Sessions were also brought back during this time.[24]

2013-2016

RockNation VI: Resurrection

LiveSquare sent Bangladeshi artists such as Chirkutt,[25] Shironamhin[26][27] and Band Lalon[28] to perform at international festivals in Sri Lanka and Norway. In 2013, LiveSquare started the RockNation[29][30] series[31] of Rock/Metal concerts,[32] starring artists such as Warfaze, Aurthohin, Artcell and Arbovirus.[33][34][35]

In late 2015, LiveSquare organized and hosted the music conference Bangladesh Music Week 2015.[36][37] The conference featured more than 20 foreign delegates alongside more than two dozen representatives of the Bangladeshi music scene.[38] The event also included a live performance showcase featuring local and foreign musicians and dancers,[39] along with an engineering masterclass for live lighting.[40]

In February 2016, LiveSquare organized[41] the first show of a new series of concerts called Pop Republic,[42] starring Grammy and Brit Award-winning blue-eyed soul artist Joss Stone.[43]

Joss Stone performing at Pop Republic

Notable Festivals

  1. RockNation[44]
  2. Pop Republic[45]
  3. The Wireless Sessions[14]
  4. RockCity[46][47]
  5. RockTown[46]
  6. Bangladesh Music Week[48]
  7. Closeup Volt[49]
  8. The ABC Generation[50]
  9. Thrillectronica[51]
  10. Titans: Iron Maiden[17]
  11. LiveWire[52]
  12. RedSquare[53]
  13. SoundCity '13[54]
  14. Alice In Wonderland[55]
  15. Greenitiative[56]
  16. RockStrata: One Last Live[57]

References

  1. ↑ Basher, Naziba (19 May 2013). "Livesquare Experiences". The Daily Star (Bangladesh).
  2. ↑ Nahian, Shan (4 January 2014). "Exclusive enterprising entrepreneurs". Dhaka Tribune.
  3. ↑ "When fashion meets music". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  4. ↑ "LifeStyle". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  5. ↑ "Rock Strata: One Last Live | Daily sun". www.daily-sun.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  6. ↑ "RockNation III | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  7. ↑ "Shironamhin | Galle Music Festival". www.gallemusicfestival.org. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  8. ↑ Festival, Jaffna Music (2013-02-24). "Jaffna Music Festival : BANGLADESH Chirkutt Band". Jaffna Music Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  9. ↑ "All kinds of fusion". www.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  10. ↑ "Partners - Rikskonsertene". www.rikskonsertene.no. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  11. ↑ "Get To Know LiveSquare Bangladesh". Music2Deal. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  12. ↑ "Press Release: Norwegian rock-band to headline Wireless Sessions". Norway Embassy at Bangladesh. 8 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "NAFIS AHMED At the Root of Live Square". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  14. 1 2 "Livesquare Experiences". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  15. ↑ "Return of The Wireless Sessions". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  16. ↑ "Amader Gaan & ADTL Unplugged Concert 08'". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  17. 1 2 "TITANS: IRON MAIDEN A Live-Square Concert". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  18. ↑ "THE ABC GENERATION RELOADED". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  19. ↑ "New generation popular bands rock huge crowd : Dhaka Mirror". www.dhakamirror.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  20. ↑ "Music to intertwine lifestyle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  21. ↑ "Ken Stringfellow's Bangladesh tour". Priyo News. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  22. ↑ "ForethoughtPR : News & Events". www.forethoughtpr.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  23. ↑ "ForethoughtPR : News & Events". www.forethoughtpr.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  24. ↑ "The Wireless Sessions, Season 7". The Daily Star. 13 November 2012.
  25. ↑ "PR: Nritya Nandan".
  26. ↑ "Shironamhin to perform in Colombo and Gall". Priyo News. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  27. ↑ "Galle Concert | Groups | Galle Music Festival". www.gallemusicfestival.org. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  28. ↑ "Jaffna Music Festival". www.norway.org.bd. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  29. ↑ "ROCKNATION". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  30. ↑ "Rocking the music scene | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  31. ↑ "RockNation 2: Let's hear it for COO Afrida! | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  32. ↑ "Live Square presents RockNation 2 on Friday | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  33. ↑ "RockNation 2: Let's hear it from Nemesis! | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  34. ↑ "RockNation 2: Let's hear it for Indalo and Cryptic Fate! | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  35. ↑ "ROCKNATION VI - RESURRECTING ROCK". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  36. ↑ "Bangladesh Music Week to begin from November 6". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  37. ↑ "The year of big concerts for Dhaka". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  38. ↑ "Bangladesh Music Week". Rikskonsertene. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  39. ↑ "Bangladesh Music Week | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  40. ↑ "Boosting cross-cultural exchange through music". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  41. ↑ "Pop star Joss Stone set to perform today in Dhaka". Pop star Joss Stone set to perform today in Dhaka | daily-sun.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  42. ↑ "Joss Stone to tour Dhaka". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  43. ↑ "Grammy winner Joss Stone mesmerizes Dhaka". Click Ittefaq. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  44. ↑ "Rocking the music scene | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  45. ↑ "Joss Stone’s soulful night in Dhaka | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  46. 1 2 "RockNation musical concert to begin - 35685.php-07-08". Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  47. ↑ "ROCK CITY #ROADTOROCKNATION". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  48. ↑ "new age". newagebd.net. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  49. ↑ "CLOSEUP VOLT: A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN THE MUSIC SCENE". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  50. ↑ "Return of the ABC Generation". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  51. ↑ "LifeStyle". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  52. ↑ "LifeStyle". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  53. ↑ "REDSQUARE | Pre[Rock]Party".
  54. ↑ "Soundcity'13: Revolutionizing Dhaka Sounds". www.newstoday.com.bd. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  55. ↑ "When fashion meets music". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  56. ↑ "LifeStyle". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  57. ↑ "Rockstrata to perform after 22 years | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

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