was going through was
going to be short lived
but I didn’t have the
passion to do every-
thing and run my shop.
So I thought I’m going
to need help with this.
Tony couldn’t help me
and it was too much to
do by myself. So I start-
ed to think of my other
friends in the business
who had experience
with promoting shows
and Troy does more
than any of them.
He was the closest be-
ing just in Philly and
everyone else was
further away. So I met
with him and told him
my thoughts and what I was going through. I asked him if he would be
willing to help out with it and become a partner and he did. So of all the
Villain Arts shows this is the only one he has a partner in. My wife and I
and Tony started it. Tony had to step out because of his situation. So now
Troy is involved. With his marketing skills and connections within the in-
dustry people know what he brings to the table.
They’re comfortable doing a show they haven’t done before because
they’ve done his other shows. They know the way he runs something.
Most of the newer shows that start out don’t get much attention the first
couple years because people don’t know what they’re capable of, but
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