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Name:
Mandy Croker
Business
name: MTA One Stop
Entertainment
Address:
VCA Arts House, 204 St
Kilda Rd Southbank Vic
PC: 3006
Phone:
03 9682 9689
Fax: 03 9682
9687
Email:
mandy@musictheatreaustralia.com.au
Web
Address: www.MusicTheatreAustralia.com.au
SELF
Q.
Tell us something about you – your philosophy, your
lifestyle, your ethics, your hobbies etc.
A. I
love all aspects of performing arts particularly theatre and film.
I love living in the CBD as it is always busy, colourful and only a
3 min walk to the office! I am very excitable, often hyperactive
and love to make up silly songs (even though I can’t hold a
tune).
BUSINESS
DETAILS
Q. What is
it that your business does?
A. Music
Theatre Australia is a leading Australian entertainment and event
production company providing One Stop Entertainment, team building
workshops and activities, theming and unique events nationally and
internationally. MTA manages many of Australia's most talented
artists and groups including a huge range of musicians, bands,
circus and roving artists, comedians, big name feature acts,
celebrities and other performers. MTA frequently creates
customised performances for conferences, dinners, awards nights,
launches, incentives, public venues, dinner seasons, festivals and
concert halls and a huge range of special events. MTA has created
and presented performances for a variety of venues, festivals and
special events and conferences throughout Australia, Asia, the
South Pacific, USA and Europe.
MTA’s
passion for innovative, fresh and creative entertainment ensures
they deliver a special experience that’s perfect for you in an
easy, stress-free way. The company’s aim is not merely to provide
entertainment, but an entire entertainment solution. Performances
are customised and integrated with the subject and objectives of
the event. Be it motivating employees, celebrating
achievements, impressing clients or paying a special tribute to a
VIP, MTA works with the client to achieve a unique event of
superior quality.
Q. Do you
work from home? How many do you employ?
A.
Our office is located in
Southbank. We have 8 full time staff and 4 part-time
staff
Q.
How long have you been in business?
A. MTA
has been operating for 10 years which grew out of the success of a
performance group called Pot-Pourri which formed in 1987
Q.
What makes your business unique?
A. Music Theatre
Australia is unique because:
1.
We take the stress out of organising entertainment and
events.
2.
We have a huge range of
fantastic performers all over Australia - we are a national
entertainment company.
3.
Our service is excellent – creative, knowledgeable, personal and
reliable. Our team all come from performance and
production backgrounds and are passionate about entertainment and
events.
4.
Music Theatre Australia performers have undergone stringent
selection procedures. They are chosen for customer service
ability as well as their entertaining talents.
5.
We supply customised entertainment proposals to suit your briefs,
usually within 24 hours. We also can supply demo CD's, video
recordings and CD-ROMs where available.
6.
We can find or create just about anything! We are experts at weird
and wacky!!!
7.
If you unsure about what you are after, please just call us.
We can help you to come up with lots of unique ideas to suit your
guests, venues and budgets.
8.
We will guide you through our easy booking process and suggest
ways in which performers are best utilised for the big
event.
9.
Once your event has been booked with Music Theatre Australia,
consultants are available before, after and during the event - in
person or by phone.
10. We
value our clients’ feedback and are constantly finding new ways of
improving our acts and services. Music Theatre Australia has
an excellent circle of suppliers and venues to create a full event
service. Please enquire for recommendations about venues,
caterers and just about anything else!
"When
we run an event such as our recent EXPO we do so with the desire to
do it better that any of our competitors. With this in mind we
selected Music Theatre Australia to organise the entertainment for
our awards evening. The response was rapturous. Ten out of
Ten!"
Jerrard and Stuk Lawyers
"Your
recommendations proved to be ‘right on the money’ as the
entertainment, while very different proved to be enormously
successful. A big thanks for your advice and help…extremely
professional, considerate and understanding."
Network Events and Marketing
MARKETING
Q. What is
the most important Marketing/Networking tool/strategy your business
has had success with?
A.
Our Website and
Database
AWARDS
Q. Has your
business been nominated for, was a finalist in, or won any awards
or other commendations?
A.
Tania de Jong Director of MTA received in 2006 the Ernst
and Young Australian Social Entrepreneur
of the Year Award for her work with
The Song
Room. The Song Room, a
charity founded by Tania, has brought music and performing arts
programs to over 100,000 disadvantaged children and communities
throughout Australia. Tania’s other awards include the "Outstanding
Individual Contribution to Australian Culture" (1998) and the
Accessibility Award in The
Melbourne Awards(2005). She was a
finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards (2001) and studied
overseas on a Churchill Fellowship in (1996). She has recently been
inducted into the AGSE
Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame.
ADVICE
Q. What is
the most helpful piece of advice you could give to other
businesses?
A.
Spend time and effort
maintaining and updating your database or CRM system. The business
potential of this data if tapped into correctly is
extraordinary!
SUPPORT
Q. What is
it you are looking for as a member of MCEI?
A.
Business opportunities
and informative marketing information
Q.
What is it you can offer to MCEI members?
A. From one performer to a
whole entertainment package, concert or production, we have the
artists and the experience to make your event special. From
wandering mime artists, feature shows, corporate motivation and
mischief, talking drums and stilt walking clowns, to the swinging
rhythms of jazz ensembles, rock bands and world music – Music
Theatre Australia will meet your needs with style and superior
service.
MILESTONES
On Monday
4th of February 2008 MTA was proud to officially open
our new Sydney office.
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