Graham Williams (promoter)
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Graham Williams (born January 15, 1978) is a concert promoter based in Austin, Texas, USA, and a partner in the Austin-based booking agency Transmission Entertainment. He was the booker and manager of the Austin music venue Emo's from the late 1990s to mid-2007.
Williams was born and raised in Austin, Texas, except for a brief period in Virginia while his mother attended UVA and his father worked at UVA Medical Center. By the time he was a teenager, he was already running his own record label, playing in a band, had toured the country, and was booking shows as a hobby. After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1996, he got a job in the music business working for Emo's Alternative Lounging.
Williams started Austin's annual Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2006 at Waterloo Park.[1] The festival has grown in popularity and is recognized as one America's significant indie music festivals.
Personal life[edit]
In 1999, Williams married Audrie San Miguel. They celebrated their tenth anniversary on May 22, 2009.
References[edit]
- ^ Rogulewski, Charley (7 November 2010). "Fun Fun Fun Fest Founder on Accidental Beginnings, Replacing Headliner Devo". Spinner. Retrieved 14 February 2011.