SRO Artists Inc. is a full service booking agency, exclusively representing artists and attractions from the US and abroad. Since 1980, SRO has served promoters, performing arts centers, clubs, festivals, casino, university and corporate buyers.
Led by company president Jeff Laramie, SRO’s staff of seven specialize in artist and presenter services and serve the national arts community by participating in numerous educational and community organizations. Based in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin, SRO is proud to continue its reputation for an outstanding roster of eclectic and diverse entertainment.
Please explore our artist roster, complete with press kits, itineraries, audio and video clips, and more.
Johnny Clegg (June 7, 1953 - July 16, 2019)
Johnny Clegg was one of the greatest human beings I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and working with. It has been the greatest thrill and honor of my career to work with him and produce his North American tours over the past 10 years.
I will never forget his passion for promoting Zulu culture and music, his vision and innovation for creating new music, his unwavering, courageous advocacy for stopping the injustices he became familiar with every day during Apartheid and after. Johnny lived life through the lens of compassion and curiosity. He was an avid learner and especially a teacher. His stories will stay with anyone who had the privilege of seeing his concerts.
I will always remember the fans who came to speak to Johnny after concerts… he touched so many people’s lives over the years. People would name their children after his songs and request that they could play a song of his at their weddings. They had stories of having grown up on his music through their parents playing it at home. His music knew no boundaries and I know his life was an example to us all of the power of music to transform society.
Rest in peace Johnny. You were a true Zulu warrior.
AnneMarie Martins, Vice President
SRO Artists
Middleton WI
"Onstage, and on [California Guitar Trio + MG3: Montréal Guitare Trio's] fine new “In a Landscape” recording, a rich, playful and ultimately complimentary camaraderie emerges."
Walter Tunis
musicalbox.bloginky.com/2019/05/11/in-performance-california-guitar-trio-and-montreal-guitar-trio/
Announcing the first studio album recorded together to celebrate CGT+MG3’s tenth anniversary! This new recording was several years in the making, recorded in a small church north of Montreal in Gore Quebec. The album features new original music and several 6-guitar arrangements of music from Radiohead, John Cage and David Bowie.
Preview Tracks: cgtrio.com/js_albums/in-a-landscape/
Live Trailer: youtu.be/Ca2IB4oOl2w
CGT+MG3 co-billing will be touring this fall in support of the new release (*indicates CGT only)...
*09.25 CT, Fairfield - StageOne at Fairfield Theatre Company
*09.26 CT, Norfolk - Infinity Music Hall and Bistro
*09.27 NY, Beacon - Towne Crier
10.17 BC, Duncan - Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
10.19 AB, St. Albert - Arden Theatre
10.21 AB, Camrose - Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre
10.23 BC, Salt Spring Island - Island Arts Center at ArtSpring
10.25 WA, Olympia - The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
10.26 WA, Kent - Kent-Meridian High School PAC City of Kent Government
10.27 WA, Port Angeles - Port Angeles PAC at Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts
*11.08 CA, Carlsbad - Museum of Making Music
11.09 NV, Las Vegas - Myron's Cabaret Jazz at The Smith Center
11.10 CA, Santa Monica - McCabe's Guitar Shop
11.13 CA, Saratoga - Carriage House Theatre at Montalvo Arts Center
11.14 WA, Spokane - Coughlin Theater at Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center
*12.06 WI, West Bend - University Theatre at UWM-Washington Co.
sroartists.com/cgtmg3/
“These were their best shows we had ever seen them do – the current lineup is really working well and is super high energy.” Dublin Irish Festival
Twice winners of Scotland’s Traditional Music ‘Live Act of the Year’ Award (2016 & 2011), and with a growing fanbase worldwide, Skerryvore represent the best in contemporary Scottish folk-pop music. In support of the band's latest release, EVO, the summer leg of their 2019 North America touring kicks of this week ...
06.27 AZ, Phoenix - Musical Instrument Museum - MIM
06.28 CA, Redlands - Redlands Bowl
06.29 CA, Santa Cruz - Rio Theatre
06.30 CA, Berkeley - Freight & Salvage
07.02 OR, Roseburg - Music on the Half Shell at Stewart Park
07.03 NV, Reno - Wingfield Park Ampitheater
07.05 ON, Toronto - Hugh's Room Live
07.06 ON, London - TD Sunfest Canada
07.07 ON, London - TD Sunfest Canada
08.08 WI, Madison - Memorial Union Terrace at The Wisconsin Union
08.09 WI, La Crosse - Irishfest La Crosse
08.10 WI, La Crosse - Irishfest La Crosse
08.11 WI, Egg Harbor - Peg Eagan PAC Egg Harbor | Door County | Wisconsin
08.16 WI, Milwaukee - Milwaukee Irish Fest
08.17 WI, Milwaukee - Milwaukee Irish Fest
08.18 WI, Milwaukee - Milwaukee Irish Fest
08.23 IL, Peoria - Peoria Irish Fest at Riverfront Park
08.24 IL, Peoria - Peoria Irish Fest at Riverfront Park
08.25 IL, Peoria - Peoria Irish Fest at Riverfront Park
08.24 IA, Port of Dubuque - Irish Hooley Music Festival of Dubuque
The band then hits the UK for a few weeks before resuming the Fall leg of their stateside touring through September and October. SRO is also booking dates for March/April 2020. More dates and booking information here:
sroartists.com/artists/skerryvore/#itinerary
Over three years, Small Island Big Song 小島大歌 evolved from visits to 16 Island Nations, and work with over 100 artists, solo artists, elders, community groups and grass roots musicians, all recorded in their homelands in nature using traditional instruments and languages, with each contributing to each other’s songs. The result is a surprising and stunning musical collaboration reuniting the distant yet interconnected musical traditions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. In 2018, the collaborative launched it’s fair trade and climate action driven project through social, audio, film, and performance content on a global scale.
With a forthcoming release in North America, Small Island Big Song will tour Spring 2021 as a multimedia concert performance and residency featuring eight musicians and vocalists from the nations of New Zealand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia, Madagascar, Easter Island, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.
More info:
sroartists.com/small-island-big-song/
"Quite possibly the best songwriter of her generation, Karla Bonoff is famous for the songs she wrote for Linda Ronstadt, but her versions are even better," touts entertainment industry attorney, analyst and critic, Bob Lefsetz. Author of widely circulated “The Lefsetz Letter” his new podcast explores issues at the core of the music business, internet, and the world at large. Tune in to hear the story of the SoCal music scene in the seventies through the words of Karla herself.
The Bob Lefsetz Podcast - Karla Bonoff (Wed June 12, 2019)
- > apple.co/2F4Z4G8
Karla is touring in support of her first new recording in over ten years, Carry Me Home ...
06.23.2019 WI, Egg Harbor - Peg Eagan PAC Egg Harbor | Door County | Wisconsin.
09.02.2019 JAPAN - Billboard Live TOKYO (2 shows)
09.03.2019 JAPAN - Billboard Live TOKYO (2 shows)
09.05.2019 JAPAN - Billboard Live NAGOYA (2 shows)
09.06.2019 JAPAN - Billboard Live OSAKA (2 shows)
09.25.2019 CO, Denver - The Soiled Dove Underground
09.26.2019 CO, Loveland - Rialto Theater presented by Sandstone Concerts
09.27.2019 CO, Colorado Springs - Stargazers Theatre and Event Center
09.28.2019 CO, Cedaredge - Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center
09.29.2019 CO, Durango - Henry Strater Theatre
10.17.2019 CT, Norfolk - Infinity Hall
10.18.2019 NY, Roslyn - My Father's Place at The Roslyn Hotel
10.19.2019 PA, New Hope - New Hope Winery
10.20.2019 NY, Beacon - Towne Crier
11.06.2019 TN, Bristol - The Paramount Center for the Arts Bristol, TN
11.07.2019 TN, Knoxville - Open Chord / All Things Music
11.08.2019 GA, Atlanta - City Winery Atlanta
11.09.2019 TN, Franklin - The Franklin Theatre
02.13.2020 AZ, Gilbert - Higley Center
03.13.2020 CA, San Diego - AMSDconcerts
03.14.2020 CA, Irvine - Irvine Barclay Theatre
03.15.2020 CA, Thousand Oaks - Scherr Forum Theatre Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
04.24.2020 VA, Vienna - The Barns at Wolf Trap
04.25.2020 MD, Annapolis - Rams Head On Stage
04.26.2020 VA, Richmond - The Tin Pan
Follow all of Karla's dates via Pollstar :
- > bit.ly/2wPPGBH
It's pretty sweet when the world's largest music festival is just down the road. Even sweeter when our artists join the fun! Dark Star Orchestra returns to Summerfest (stage tbd) Saturday July 6, 2019 8pm - Midnight. 2019 marks DSO's ninth time headlining a ground stage at Summerfest and their first time back to the festival since 2015!
What shows do you plan to see at Summerfest, and/or what's your favorite Summerfest memory?
Audiences and critics seeing the live music/dance extravaganza Bollywood Boulevard are raving over recent performances, including shows at McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage near Chicago, at Kingsbury Hall with UtahPresents, and Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at Clemson University.
REVIEW: Chicago - bit.ly/2UokMP7
REVIEW: Salt Lake City - bit.ly/2UhI1KA
The show performs Tonight, April 5, at McCarter Theatre Center and Monday April 8 at The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts.
SRO Artists is also booking a major tour of North America for March/April 2020. More information here: sroartists.com/bollywood-blvd/#itinerary
We lost a national treasure today, Dan Hicks left us much too early. A legend and a true original who we had the great privilege of representing... more
President/Artist Representative
President of SRO Artists since 1980, Jeff Laramie is a leader in the national artist touring, recording and concert industry for over 40 years. A graduate of Luther College in music, he is currently serving a second term on the NAPAMA board and chairs the Professional Development Committee. Jeff was Co-Chair of the 2013 Arts Midwest Conference, has served on the WAA Communications Committee, the Inside Arts Advisory Committee, the APAP Arts Partners Review Panel and made six recordings and toured with his own band for many years. Jeff still enjoys performing, snow skiing, water skiing, sailing and river kayaking. Contact Jeff
US Promoters & Commercial Venues (all states); US Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont); Also exclusively booking Dark Star Orchestra.
Vice President/Artist Representative
Industry veteran AnneMarie Martins joined SRO in 2012 to represent their combined roster throughout the Western US and Canada. With more than 25 years of experience, Martins was founder and co-owner of International Music Network (IMN) and helped to develop it into one of the leading world music and jazz agencies. She was also the western states representative for Monterey International from 2009-2012. She has served on the board of NAPAMA and holds a BFA from Boston University in Theatre. Beginning her career in the music industry at the Greek Theatre as a stage manager, she moved into artist management and booking when she created IMN. AnneMarie is a recognized leader in the industry, and a wonderful mom. She resides in California and enjoys gardening, hiking, and cooking. Contact Annemarie
US West & Southwest (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming); Canada (all provinces); International.
Artist Representative
For almost 20 years John Schimmelman worked for Columbia Artists Management in New York City and served as Senior Vice President & Director of Operations for Community Concerts, Inc., managing artist selection and daily operations for the largest network of concert presenters in the United States. Prior to joining SRO in 2006, John oversaw the creation of two highly successful touring productions, “Three Mo’ Tenors” and “Bowfire,” and served as General Manager for each. Both shows have been broadcast nationwide on PBS as Pledge Drive Specials. John enjoys the hilly and challenging bicycle ride he often makes to work… weather permitting. As lovers of the great outdoors he and his wife Lucie are avid hikers, campers and kayakers. Contact John
US Midwest & Southeast (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin).
Artist Representative
Bill Marquardt joined SRO in June 2019. He and his wife moved back to their home state after a four year stint in Nashville, TN where Bill worked as an Agents Assistant for New Frontier Touring, and an Agent for Ovation Artists Group. He is a graduate of Madison Media Institute with a Bachelor of Science degree in Entertainment Media Business, and an Associates degree in Audio Engineering. A lifelong music fan, he is also a singer and a guitarist, performing in and fronting several rock bands from 2009 to 2015 including Milwaukee based pop punk band, Be The Young. Besides writing music, Bill is a huge fan of fantasy books, and a dedicated fan of all things Wisconsin sports. Contact Bill
Assisting agent John Schimmelman in the US Midwest & Southeast (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin).
Artist Representative
Shawn Werner joined SRO in June of 2017. He brings a diverse set of experiences working in the entertainment/arts administration industry, including programming, coordinating patron services experiences at New York’s Lincoln Center, working in print royalties, supplying piano accompaniment for Madison Ballet, managing development initiatives, and currently serving as the Music Director for his church. Originally born and raised in Colorado, Shawn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music with a piano performance emphasis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his free time, Shawn enjoys discovering new music of all kinds, reading, biking, camping, hiking, backpacking, kayaking and canoeing, traveling, ruthlessly cheering on the Badgers, and he may have an (unhealthy) addiction to playing and watching hockey. Contact Shawn
Assisting agent Jeff Laramie in the US Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont).
Toni has been working for SRO since 1999. She has more than 25 years experience in the entertainment industry, including booking clubs and festival stages, booking tours for several local and regional groups, operating a backstage hospitality catering business for large venues and working as editor of a local monthly music newspaper. In her free time Toni enjoys antiquing, needlework, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her two daughters and two granddaughters.
Maggie joined the SRO team as a part time office assistant in September of 2016 while she was studying Communication Arts and Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduating, she transitioned to full time in the summer of 2018. Originally from Milwaukee, Maggie enjoys spending her free time traveling, going to shows, watching films, and thrift shopping.
Hard to believe, but “Pertz” began his career with SRO in 1993! He specializes in marketing support, graphic design, contact management, and Web development. Pertz acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the Univ. of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, where he served four years on the student activities executive board, earning recognition as “Most Valuable Programmer” and “Outstanding Board Member.” He is co-founder of the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival which has become one of the area’s premiere summer events since its’ inception in 2004. When the computer’s off, Pertz loves the outdoors (especially anywhere mountainous and snowy), playing Mr. Mom, home-haunting, and banging-on-the-drums-all-day.
Joining SRO in 2001, Ann holds an Associate degree in Accounting from Madison Area Technical College as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and a Masters in Business Administration from Upper Iowa University. She has over 30 years of business and accounting experience in a variety of industries including insurance, financial services, non-profits, hotel management and graphic design. In her free time, Ann enjoys camping, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Dates: September 4 – 7, 2019 
City: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Exhibit Hall: Minneapolis Convention Center
SRO Involvement:
Dates: November 4 – 6, 2019
City: Durham, North Carolina
Exhibit Hall: Durham Convention Center
SRO Involvement:
Dates: October 27 – 19, 2019
City: Nashville, Tennessee
Conference Hotel: JW Marriott
SRO Involvement:
Dates: October 14 – 17, 2019
City: Boise, Idaho
Exhibit Hall: The Grove Hotel
SRO Involvement:
Dates: August 26 – 29, 2019 
City: Los Angeles, California
Exhibit Hall: JW Marriott @ LA Live
SRO Involvement:
6629 University Avenue
Suite 206
Middleton, WI 53562
P: 608.664.8160
F: 608.664.8161
Altan 
Bollywood Boulevard 
Bone Hill 
California Guitar Trio 
California Kind 
CGT + MG3 
Dark Star Orchestra 
Flying Karamazov Brothers 
Get The Led Out 
Golden Dragon Acrobats 
Gonzalo Bergara 
Johnny Clegg 
Karla Bonoff 
Lennie Gallant 
Live from Laurel Canyon 
Loudon Wainwright III 
Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles 
Mariachi Sol de Mexico 
Martha Redbone 
Music of Cream – 50th Anniversary World Tour 
Niyaz – The Fourth Light Project 
Niyaz featuring Azam Ali 
Official Blues Brothers Revue 
On A Winter’s Night 
Patty Larkin 
Ray On My Mind 
Skerryvore 
Small Island Big Song 
Surviving Twin 
Terry Riley 
The Small Glories 
The Sweet Remains 
The Waifs 
Tomatito 
Vicente Amigo 
Villalobos Brothers 
Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice