Billy Brill Expands His Casino Empire
• Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP), a leading U.S. independent festival promoter and producer has acquired Billy Alan Productions, one of the top talent-booking agencies for Native American casinos. As part of the transaction, Billy Alan Productions, has been rebranded as Billy Alan 2 and will be led by company President Billy Brill, who famously ran promotions at Interscope, EMI and MCA Records back in the day and also consulted Sony, BMG and EMI.
Brill (pictured) has been booking national talent for Native American casinos since 1999, and currently represents various casinos in California, Oregon and Mississippi. He was named 2017 Independent Talent Buyer of the Year by Global Gaming, Pollstar Talent Buyer Of The Year (2012) and IEBA Talent Buyer Of The Year (2014, 2016, 2017) and was nominated for ACM Country Talent Buyer Of The Year (2012, 2014, 2017).
“I love being the advocate and talent buyer for Native American casinos,” said Brill. “My goal is to collaborate with DWP and utilize their resources to bring in top level talent to the casinos, offer better ticket prices, and ultimately bring in wider audiences — including more VIPs — to the casino shows.” Danny Hayes, CEO of Danny Wimmer Presents said, “We love the business that Billy has built and feel that our resources will help him grow and develop the platform. Native American properties are becoming a larger part of every artist’s routing and it makes sense for DWP to expand into this space.”
Billy Alan 2’s services include talent booking, media buying, and branding with new and established Native American casinos to develop entertainment, marketing and promotional strategies. Joe Moallempour serves as Billy Alan 2’s National Casino Coordinator, and both Brill and Moallempour are now fully integrated into all departments and talent-booking services at DWP.
