Monsterboy LIVES

Call Us: 501-324-9150
Visit Us: 1100 North Street, Little Rock, AR 72201

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The Arts on Tour roster lists a broad spectrum of Arkansas’s finest solo and ensemble performers, individual visual artists and prepared art exhibitions ready for touring within Arkansas. The online AOT listing facilitates the booking process for arts organizations, festival and event planners, schools, civic organizations and government entities interested in contracting with the artists.

The AOT program is designed to reimburse presenters who showcase Arkansas artists listed on the roster. When an AOT artist negotiates a contract with the presenter, the Arkansas Arts Council typically will subsidize 40 percent of the cost of the event as long as funds are available.

New AOT artists are selected each year through a panel process.

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Applications to join the roster are closed until fall 2025.

To be eligible for the Arts on Tour Program, a performing or visual artist must:

Maintain a primary residency in Arkansas, or must have an Arkansas based contact.
Have presented concerts, exhibitions, programs or lecture-demonstrations in locations away from their home location at least twice in the previous year. Exhibitions must have been presented in a formal gallery space.

The Arkansas Arts Council reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of the scope or nature of the presentation proposed by a selected Arts on Tour artist and retains the right to determine the suitability of an AOT artist to remain on the roster once they have been selected.

Arts on Tour Artist Roster application forms should be submitted online by completing the form linked below. You will receive an email confirmation when we have received your online submission.

Monsterboy LIVES

Veronica Wirges

(501) 626-4545 / 501-837-9040 Email Veronica Website

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Monsterboy LIVES is a breakout music project based out of Little Rock, Arkansas that was jump-started by an interview by MTV.com when discovered at Bonnaroo. A husband and wife team, the couple has shared their love of music with audiences large and small over the last few years. Featured on Spotify playlists, iHeartRadio, and Pandora, the music of Monsterboy LIVES is gaining more fans worldwide daily while building a reputation locally and regionally for offering uniquely inspiring and captivating entertainment for all ages.

The duo's unplugged style set is an acoustic coffeehouse gig meets Postmodern Jukebox. The pairing of the acoustic guitar and vocals with the handsome tone of a baritone saxophone, the couple brings a refreshing take on a familiar sound with their originals. By playing this gentle giant of the saxophone world much like a cello, this takes their collection of top 40s pop/classic covers in intriguing new directions.

Monsterboy LIVES's electric sets highlight the multi-instrumental skills of both artists along with including synced video programming inspired by music festivals. Traditional and tribal instrumentation blend with EDM and pop elements to take audiences on a journey of musical exploration. Taking inspiration from such greats as Prince and Beck, these songs are carefully crafted in their home studio one track at a time.

As founding members of the international non-profit music community - Musician Cell Groups, Monsterboy LIVES is committed to helping their local music community grow. They are driven to inspire and educate other artists by offering keynote, workshops, and masterclasses such as: Musician Middle Class - careers in music that exist between the starving artists and the top 40 hits; Show Up Ready - professionalism in the local scene; Modern Methods for Modern Times - innovative ways for today's artists to self-develop from home recordings to build a brand.

Photo: Nelson Chenault

Requirements

One outlet; duo can provide own pa for smaller events; sound person and PA needed for larger events. If a PA is provided for unplugged style sets. need 2 vocal mics, a mic for saxophone, and one di box for acoustic guitar; full production needs unplugged style setup, plus 1 di box for keyboard, a stereo di box for backing tracks, direct in line for guitar pedal. Video, if needed, can be run by duo’s projectors connected to house projectors or monitors (tvs), or patched into to av for large festival style screens.