About
The days of making booking calls from the parking lot of his employers building are not that long ago. Assistant Underwriter by day and booking agent by night, this was the early introduction to the music industry for Grand Circus Media’s founder Joe Choma. Following a short stint as his college buddy’s band manager while attending Indiana University, and a summer studying for the Series 7 exam, Joe accepted a job providing bank funding through negotiable CD’s. Hardly sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll, Joe knew the days of moonlighting as a booking agent had to end. Since he was a child he had a knack for taking hold of a conversation, leading his kindergarten teacher to explain at parent teacher conferences, “I could leave the room and when I returned Joey would be up in front of the room teaching the class.”
It was a leap of faith that Joe founded Maple Park Media, along with two hometown friends, in 2004. Riding a wave of momentum from their first client, Bump, the company’s client list grew to include two venues and a handful of prominent regional bands. Following two years with Maple Park Media, Joe founded his own music management company, Grand Circus Media, LLC.
Feeling the lack of superior representation throughout the Midwest, Grand Circus Media is a full service management, booking, and promotions company located in Detroit, Michigan. Founded on the belief that it is most important to do things “the right way,” Grand Circus Media strives to provide its clients with the most comprehensive and superlative service available. Grand Circus Media thrives on the building blocks of networking, negotiation, due diligence, and hard work.
Artists:
Annabelle Road (Detroit, MI) - Management
Bear Lake (Detroit, MI) - Management
FLASHCLASH (Detroit, MI) - Management
The Juliets (Detroit, MI) - Management
The Ragbirds (Ann Arbor, MI) - Management
Venues:
Majestic Theater Complex (Detroit, MI) - Co-promoter/Talent Buyer
Fishbone's Rhythm Kitchen Cafe (St. Clair Shores, MI) - Talent Buyer
Fishbone's Greektown (Detroit, MI) - Talent Buyer
London Chop House (Detroit, MI) - Talent Buyer
Festival Production:
Wayfarer Roots and Bluegrass Festival (Detroit, MI) - Festival Producer
Paxahau - Movement Electronic Music Festival (Detroit, MI) - Artist Relations