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JOHN LOCHEN
John Lochen joined the Rosebud Agency in 1992 and now oversees booking in the Midwest and the Southeast in addition to his Responsible Agent duties for BeauSoleil, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Charlie Musselwhite and Savoy Doucet Cajun Band. Prior to arriving in San Francisco from The Great City of Chicago and in addition to collecting a record number of parking tickets, John worked as a Sales Representative for Cargo Records, an independent booker for The Edge of the Lookingglass performance space and earned an MA from Columbia College.

TOM GOLD
Tom Gold joined Rosebud in 1999 and is the agent for the US East, Europe, Central and South America in addition to being the responsible agent for Marcia Ball, Tommy Castro, Ruthie Foster, John Hammond, Bettye LaVette, Coco Montoya and Daby Touré. Before coming to The Rosebud Agency, Tom operated his own agency and is a recipient of a Keeping The Blues Alive Award from the Blues Foundation for Blues Agent Of The Year 2000. A native of Germany, Tom speaks German fluently and originally moved to the United States in 1981 to go to college and graduated with an MBA degree in 1991.

MICHAEL MORRIS
Michael Morris joined Rosebud in 2002 and is the agent for US West / Pacific in addition to acting as or sharing the responsible agent duties for Elvin Bishop, Pieta Brown, Bill Frisell, Meshell Ndegeocello, David Lindley, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Mavis Staples, The Stone Foxes and The Weepies. Prior to Rosebud Michael was a student promoter at the University of Missouri-Columbia and the marketing associate at the Concord Pavilion in the San Francisco East Bay. Michael enjoys playing music with friends and is a musical legend in his own home.

DREW PALMER
Drew Palmer joined The Rosebud Agency in 2003 and is the booking agent in various parts of the Midwest and Northeast as well as the Responsible Agent for Johnny A., The Duke Robillard Band and Carrie Rodriguez. Prior to Rosebud he worked at Shoreline Amphitheater as a 'Blue Coat' security staffer, as well as doing production work with promoters, Mystery Machine, in San Francisco. While at The University of Colorado he recruited crowds of students and locals to shows at The Fox Theater in Boulder before moving to San Francisco in 2000.

LIZZIE HILL
Lizzie Hill joined The Rosebud Agency in 2008 and is the agent assistant to John Lochen. Lizzie's other main responsibility includes issuing contracts for all Rosebud's flourishing artists. Lizzie allocates her time between tracking matters relating to contracts for shows booked in the Midwest and the Southeast, whilst helping to maintain the flow of all contracts between the promoter and the artist. Prior to joining Rosebud Lizzie completed her studies in Events Management at London Metropolitan University, in London UK.

RICK DIDIA
Rick joined the Rosebud Agency in July 2011, and now assists agents Tom Gold, Michael Morris and Drew Palmer. Rick began in the music industry working summers throughout high school at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. where he later became a backstage supervisor of security operations. While in college, he chaired the events programming board at the University of South Carolina where he brought live concerts to the university. For the past ten years, Rick was a working musician and songwriter who opened for artists such as Odetta, Willie Nelson, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Rickie Lee Jones and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, among others.

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DAVE FERRIS
Dave Ferris joined Rosebud in July 2008 and manages the office in accounting matters such as preparing weekly gig statements for artists, accounts payable/receivable, and employee benefits. Before moving to San Francisco in late 2006, Dave earned a Bachelor's degree in Music from Northeastern University in his hometown Boston. In his free time, Dave enjoys writing and recording music.

SAORI KAPPUS
Saori Kappus created the Rosebud website in 1996 and continues to maintain and update the site along with all other IT responsibilities for the company including desktop publishing and graphics for promotional materials and advertising. She also works actively to pursue enviromentally sensitive solutions when purchasing supplies, hiring outside services, recycling, and finding ways of re-using and donating materials no longer needed. A graduate of Tokyo's prestigious Keio University, Saori had a professional singing career in Japan in the 80s, and still enjoys singing.