LiveSquare Entertainment

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.

LiveSquare Entertainment
Private
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2007 (2007)
Headquarters
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh
Area served
Bangladesh
Products
  • RockNation
  • The Wireless Sessions
  • Meets
  • Bangladesh Music Week
  • Thrillectronica
  • The ABC Generation
Number of employees
Full-time: 6
Part-time: 100+
Websitethelivesquare.com

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.

RockNation VI: Resurrection

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]

Joss Stone performing at Pop Republic

Notable festivals
  1. RockNation[44]
  2. Pop Republic[45]
  3. The Wireless Sessions[14]
  4. RockCity[46][47]
  5. RockTown[46]
  6. Bangladesh Music Week[48]
  7. Closeup Volt[49]
  8. The ABC Generation[50]
  9. Thrillectronica[51]
  10. Titans: Iron Maiden[17]
  11. LiveWire[52]
  12. RedSquare[53]
  13. SoundCity '13[54]
  14. Alice In Wonderland[55]
  15. Greenitiative[56]
  16. RockStrata: One Last Live[57]
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