What's Behind Green Door?
During Prohibition in the US Midwest, social culture changed with the times. Smugglers on the run invented American muscle-car culture, and live music and nightlife were forced underground into illegal speakeasies.
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Unable to advertise with lights or a sign, many speakeasy owners opted for a covert form of advertising during Prohibition: a club front door painted green. Savvy patrons passing by could note the green door and be assured there were good times - and often good music - at the speakeasy just inside, even if the facade seemed unlikely.
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The founder of Green Door Artist Management, once a young musician in speakeasy performance culture, has always been fascinated by an unassuming green door and the incredible music waiting behind it.
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Welcome to the music and musicians of
Green Door Artist Management
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Green Door Artist Management is Artist-Owned and -Operated
MEET OUR CEO
Eli Windau founded Green Door Artist Management in 2021, after watching COVID eliminate her job as an Executive Artist Manager for Birdland Artists and artists including Ravi Coltrane, Veronica Swift, Melissa Aldana, Pharoah Sanders, and Benny Green, for whom she produced the LP Benny's Crib (2020, Sunnyside Records).
Since its inception, Green Door Artist Management has provided global-market support for George Coleman, Alexa Tarantino, Dezron Douglas, Danny Jonokuchi, and more incredible artists.
Ms Windau holds a Music Industry Essentials business certificate from NYU and the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, and has been recognized by Sony/Columbia Records for her exceptional work in music business and artist relations.
Ms Windau has been featured as a panel speaker at the MONDO NYC Conference (2022), and has recently served as a Teaching Artist for the New York Pops Orchestra and Pops Ed.
Ms Windau is a well-studied musician, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in many genres of music, familiar with stage and studio gear, and is able to complete basic repair of many instruments.
Ms Windau has been educated or trained at the College-Conservatory of Music, Northern Kentucky University, NYU/Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, The Baroque Violin Shop, Cook Instrument Repair, and AB Artists.
Eli Windau
Some of Ms Windau's recent projects include:
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designing and launching global distribution of a client's personalized merchandise line
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increasing a client's merch-sale income by more than 1000% over 12 months, using targeted sales and ad campaigns
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doubling a client's per-day contract value, for both stage and studio performances
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increasing a client's online presence from 200 views per video to over 40,000 views
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facilitating worldwide press, presence, and recognition for a client
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serving as NEA Jazz Master George Coleman's tour manager and music director
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completing of a successful 36-month artist- management contract with NEA Jazz Master George Coleman, with multiple KPI goals met or exceeded