On Tuesday, April 4 we feature guests Jason Klagstad and Jesse Daily of the Wisconsin Area Music Industry.
Capping a 30 year career in global event marketing & strategic planning (VP Production - GMR Marketing) & music instrument retail (multiple stores) combined with a 50 year run as a guitarist with 4 WAMIs and a Hall of Fame award, Jason now leads the WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) Board as President. The organization’s new website speaks clearly to the direction WAMI has taken. https://wami.org/. In addition, Jason is a Partner with Independent Studios (MKE premier post-production house) and Nariadyme Studios (recording studio) and a guitarist with the Elephonic, Semi-Twang, Bill Camplin, Plumb Loco, Sawyer Road & Post Turtles bands.
Jesse was born & Raised in Boise, Idaho and moved to MKE to attend MSOE. He started the CORE Consulting - Engineering Services Firm specializing in Recruitment, Product Design & Rapid Prototyping located in downtown Thiensville. He started the Thiensville Farmers Market in 2012, "the cheel" in 2014, "the baaree" in 2017 and the "Daily Taco & Cantina" in 2020. He is also a Board Member of WAMI & the Thiensville Business Association; Founder/Director/Volunteer – Thiensville Village Market and Founder/Director/Volunteer – Best Dam Blues Festival. Above all, he is a Proud Father & Husband!