SAN FRANCISCO (CelebrityAccess) — Madison House, the independent booking agency, announced the hire of veteran agent Thomas Ponsart.
Ponsart joins Madison House with more than a decade of of music industry experience, including event production, and booking. In his new role at Madison House, he will be based in the San Francisco Bay-area.
Ponsart’s full roster, including John Craigie, Monophonics, Parlor Greens, Madeline Hawthorne, Kelly Finnigan, Anthony Villacari, and Goodnight, Texas, will make the transition to Madison House with him.
“I’m fired up to start the next chapter of my career with Madison House. I’d be remiss if I didn’t give credit where credit is due, and I first have to thank Tom Chauncey, Hank Sacks and the entire Partisan Arts team for their support the past nine years,” said Thomas Ponsart, booking agent at Madison House. “The ultimate decision to join forces with Madison House is our shared values, growth mindset, adaptability, freedom to pursue new clients, and their tech forward approach to new systems. Madison House has instilled these values in their team for decades and it makes them a commendable and unique business that I’m excited to call my new home.”
“We are thrilled to continue to grow our team around the country. Thomas is a forward thinking agent with a terrific ear, and learned from two of the best independent agents in the business, Tom Chauncey and Hank Sacks of Partisan Artists. Thomas has also shown great skill and creativity in the tech world starting PCT – a music touring tech startup that we are excited to partner with to develop new tools for our specific sector of live touring needs,” said Adam Bauer, partner at Madison House. “Ruby and Madison have immense passion for the music industry and have both already proven to be highly skilled assistants and are contributing immediately to our team. It is a privilege to work with such wonderful people and I look forward to watching them all grow their roles within our company.”
Madison House also announced the hire of agent assistants Ruby Williams and Madison Dawson. Williams joins Madison House after a stint at Freshwater Art Gallery in Boyne City, Michigan, a community-based art gallery and concert venue.
Madison Dawes is a recent graduate of Belmont University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in music business and previously did an internship at Madison House before joining the company full time. She will be based in Madison House’s Nashville office helmed by Jon Bell.
