Rampant Arts represents accessibly adventurous performing artists and their cross-disciplinary work in theater, dance, music and film. We produce, present and tour shows that challenge audiences and subvert orthodoxy, yet never forget to be affecting, fun and entertaining. The merry iconoclasts at Rampant Arts win awards, pack houses and poke paradigms in the eye.
In a career now spanning nearly twenty years, John Riedie has contributed to a wide array of disciplines on both the administrative and creative sides. After attending film school, John worked as a tour manager and booking agent for independent bands at the start of the indie movement. In the late nineties he transitioned into artist management, specializing in helping musicians build sustainable businesses and long term careers by releasing their own music and publishing themselves independently. That focus led into other disciplines as his clients began to collaborate in performing arts, video games and film. To meet those clients’ evolving needs, John himself diversified, becoming a record producer, music video director, concert promoter, creative consultant, script doctor, theater director and producer. In recent years, John has contributed to a wide array of award winning concerts, stage shows and film projects. Recent endeavors include producing and directing "What? And Give Up Show Biz?" Off Broadway at New York’s Barrow Street Theater, executive producing Asylum Street Spankers' “God’s Favorite Band," The Independent Music Awards Best Gospel Album of 2010, consulting on the story and book for Ballet Austin’s multiple award-winning “Cult of Color: Call to Color” and producing the Austin Critics’ Table Awards. John also serves as Executive Director of Golden Hornet Project, a non-profit commissioning and presenting focused on alt classical music, for which he earned the Austin Critics’ Table 2009 Award for Best Chamber Music Concert and the 2010 Award for Best Symphonic Concert. As an artist manager, John’s current clients include Austin’s pre-eminent composer Graham Reynolds, Mother Falcon, the acclaimed and wildly popular indie chamber orchestra and Tosca String Quartet, one of music's top crossover ensembles. John is currently directing “The Last Laugh” a concert film chronicling the dissolution and final performances of his wife’s legendarily revered group the Asylum Street Spankers. John also serves on the board of the Austin Creative Alliance and is its Advocacy Chair.
In a career now spanning nearly twenty years, John Riedie has contributed to a wide array of disciplines on both the administrative and creative sides. After attending film school, John worked as a tour manager and booking agent for independent bands at the start of the indie movement. In the late nineties he transitioned into artist management, specializing in helping musicians build sustainable businesses and long term careers by releasing their own music and publishing themselves independently. That focus led into other disciplines as his clients began to collaborate in performing arts, video games and film. To meet those clients’ evolving needs, John himself diversified, becoming a record producer, music video director, concert promoter, creative consultant, script doctor, theater director and producer. In recent years, John has contributed to a wide array of award winning concerts, stage shows and film projects. Recent endeavors include producing and directing "What? And Give Up Show Biz?" Off Broadway at New York’s Barrow Street Theater, executive producing Asylum Street Spankers' “God’s Favorite Band," The Independent Music Awards Best Gospel Album of 2010, consulting on the story and book for Ballet Austin’s multiple award-winning “Cult of Color: Call to Color” and producing the Austin Critics’ Table Awards. John also serves as Executive Director of Golden Hornet Project, a non-profit commissioning and presenting focused on alt classical music, for which he earned the Austin Critics’ Table 2009 Award for Best Chamber Music Concert and the 2010 Award for Best Symphonic Concert. As an artist manager, John’s current clients include Austin’s pre-eminent composer Graham Reynolds, Mother Falcon, the acclaimed and wildly popular indie chamber orchestra and Tosca String Quartet, one of music's top crossover ensembles. John is currently directing “The Last Laugh” a concert film chronicling the dissolution and final performances of his wife’s legendarily revered group the Asylum Street Spankers. John also serves on the board of the Austin Creative Alliance and is its Advocacy Chair.
Rampant Arts founder John Riedie is a member of the Board of Direcotrs and Advocacy Chair of The Austin Creative Alliance.
In association with WyattBrand, Rampant is producing the 2011 Austin Critics' Table Awards show, the premiere performing arts honors in Central Texas.
Golden Hornet Project, is an award winning 501(c)3 cultural nonprofit that commissions and presents adventurous music by non-academic composers from the avant-garde in rock, jazz and hip-hop. Rampant Arts founder JP Riedie serves as Executive Director of GHP.
GRAHAM REYNOLDS
CHRISTINA MARRS
MOTHER FALCON
FORKLIFT DANCEWORKS