Company Profile
Contemporary Productions
Company Overview
Contemporary is a full-service event planning company renowned for imaginative, one-of-a-kind celebrations and spectacular entertainment. We employ the best designers, planners and producers who deliver amazing event experiences for corporate, civic, non-profit and social clients.
Company History
Contemporary Productions was founded in 1968 as a local concert producer. Since then, Contemporary has grown in size and expertise to become a national leader in the entertainment and marketing industries. Every year, Contemporary entertains over 80,000 people at concerts, corporate events, private parties and festivals.
"Produced by Contemporary" is a phrase well-known across the country, having produced virtually every major touring performer of the past four decades in performances throughout the U.S., including Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Reba McEntire, Rod Stewart, Garth Brooks, The Eagles, Janet Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Bette Midler.
Contemporary also managed two of the most successful amphitheaters in North America, St. Louis' 21,000-seat Riverport Amphitheatre and Kansas City's 18,000-seat Sandstone Amphitheatre (now both called Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre).
Contemporary Productions was sold in 1998 to New York-based SFX Entertainment, the world's largest fully integrated live entertainment company. With the sale of SFX Entertainment to Clear Channel Communications in 2000, Steve Schankman, President and Founder left to re-launch Contemporary Productions, LLC, a privately held event management and entertainment company. In 2010, Contemporary Productions launched Contemporary Events — a specialized department specifically focused on planning and producing one-of-a-kind events for corporate, civic, private and non-profit clients. Contemporary Events is a division of Contemporary Productions LLC.