About Illustris & Services
About Illustris
Illustris is a boutique, referral-based, live music & event entertainment firm. With 45 years of experience, clearly we love what we do & our primary goal is to assure your event is dynamic & executed with precision & excellence! If you’re here, you’re no doubt looking for unique, strategically targeted, full service, high caliber professional entertainment, event productions, promotions, booking or consulting or total event management.
Service Overview
Illustris listens to your needs & is driven to not only meet, but to exceed them. We don’t just build events, we build relationships.
Whether you simply want entertainment booking or you’re looking for a detailed, high caliber, full service professional team to plan everything from creating, to branding, to marketing & promoting to full event planning/ staging/ managing your event, you are in capable hands. In today’s world, it takes creativity, originality, knowledge and relationships to build fresh events that stand out in the crowd…. our success is to see you shine.
At Illustris, we’re here with a wealth of knowledge, fresh eyes, fresh ideas and industry contacts uniquely suited for you. We deliver full service experience in excellence and personal care to you, customized to your individual budget & goals.
Venue, Non-Profit, Corporate/ Private Sector Event, Festival & Artist Consulting
Festival/ Venue/ Show & Event Consulting: If you’re a business, a non-profit, a venue, an individual planning a first-time event/ festival or wanting to expand an existing event, where do you start? How do you evaluate your readiness for growth, your market’ s potential for growth and how to execute smart growth? What are the goals of your event? Do you intend the event as a marketing tool, a fundraiser or as a primary source of revenue? What vibe are you looking to create? Are you looking at Indoor or Outdoor settings? What may be some creative ways to grow a tight budget? There is no event anywhere that is without risk of some sort, but Illustris will help you mitigate that risk using our diverse, national experiences, market demographics, industry relationships and knowledge and professional expertise to support your individual event/ festival goals and desires.
OUR TEAM
Jen Hatcher
President
Jen came to the music industry through marketing and philanthropic development. She moved into venue management, then quickly on to national show promoting in venues & festivals across the U.S. and never looked back. After 20 years she remains thoroughly exhilarated to work with headlining artists, entertainers and the amazing production team pros who bring the magic to life technically. Her passion lies in the relationships she builds while creating distinctive, extraordinary shows & finely detailed, full-service events with purpose and verve.
Jen delights in connecting aspiring musicians with regional & national performance and sponsorship opportunities. Amidst the current sea of internet potential for artist exploitation in the digital age, she has made it a mission to pay her expertise forward educate musicians on the recognizing correct systems of the music industry to grow & safeguard themselves & their intellectual property. When Jen isn’t working, you’ll typically find her chilling in one of her favorite music spots or as close to a beach as her schedule will allow.
Mike Wicklein
Senior VP & Executive Director of Production President
Mike is truly videographer to the industry having worked with artists which include, Gaga, Denzel, Roger Waters, Allman Brothers & countless others. His music industry resume expertise runs the gamut of venue management, to film & show direction, to major corporate event production, to A&R & educator. He is known for attention to detail &generously giving back to the business he loves so much.
Mike is passionate about collaborating on meaningful projects and uses his skills and expertise as videographer to bring attention & life to urgent causes which are relevant to the betterment of local as well as global communities. When he’s not working, you’ll most likely find him on the water, soaking up the sun, listening to some blues.
Brody Patrick
Marketing & A&R
Brody began his journey in the entertainment industry working in major venue marketing. He’s held a multitude of responsibilities, including managing VIP meet & greets, promoting shows, band photography, and anything else that he can get his hands on. After a brief hiatus to earn a master’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism, landed a job in the promotions department for a radio broadcast agency and brings a keen eye to detail and fresh ideas to every project. Brody’s commitment to his craft is unquestionable, he is always committed to serving with excellence and ready to dive into the next “big thing”. Brody lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife, poodle, and calico cat. When he is not at work, Brody spends his time on YouTube searching for and studying various musical artists and bands.
The Dream Team
We are a full service firm, accustomed to working with high end clientele in an industry that is accustomed to & demands excellence. As a result, you may rest assured, you are in the best of hands with our full service dream team of A-list sound, light & stage production professionals in the industry. Depending on your needs, our team will provide anything from to distinctive light & sound production, crew, security, runners, caterer’s, event lay out, staging, security barriers, tents & portables as needed for VIP & headline entertainers & speakers.
