LiveSquare Entertainment
Entertainment company originating from Bangladesh
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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.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , Bangladesh |
Area served | Bangladesh |
| Products |
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Number of employees | Full-time: 6 Part-time: 100+ |
| Website | thelivesquare |
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
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]
Notable festivals
- RockNation[44]
- Pop Republic[45]
- The Wireless Sessions[14]
- RockCity[46][47]
- RockTown[46]
- Bangladesh Music Week[48]
- Closeup Volt[49]
- The ABC Generation[50]
- Thrillectronica[51]
- Titans: Iron Maiden[17]
- LiveWire[52]
- RedSquare[53]
- SoundCity '13[54]
- Alice In Wonderland[55]
- Greenitiative[56]
- RockStrata: One Last Live[57]