Mike Slarve, President
Mike started Four Seasons over 20 years ago as a broker and built the company to include over 50
coaches! His broad experience in the business of Bus Tour Leasing started
with the music business in 1965. Since that time he has been involved in almost every
aspect of the industry in a range including promoter, artist manager, tour manager, t-shirt
manufacturer, to his present responsibility as owner of one of the largest entertainer coach
leasing companies in the country. He has established and maintained key contacts with expertise
in every aspect of the business, from the highly specialized design of custom interiors to the
creation of unique, eye catching wraps for the promotion of image or product. With this accumulated
knowledge and experience Mike is well able to help you with the most daunting of financial or
project needs to insure that your adventures in a touring coach from Four Seasons are comfortable
and cost-effective. |
| Dave Wilmer, General Manager
After 21 years
on the road, Dave joined the Four Seasons crew as the general manager. For most of
his two decades on the road he worked with Cheap Trick as guitar tech for
Rick Nielsen, adding production manager duties in his last eight years with them.
He also worked on a couple of Kiss tours and was production manager and guitar tech
on the last Gin Blossoms tour. As a touring professional and owner of his own coaches,
Dave can certainly help you with all aspects of your coach leasing needs. |
Nathaniel James, Assistant General Manager
Nathaniel's hands-on experience as a driver for groups on tour (Alice Cooper,
The Hieves, Dandy Warhols, Missy Elliot, Jermaine Dupree, Big Head Tod,
*NSYNC, Puff Daddy, Nelly, Korn, Maria Carey, Clay Walker, and Alman Brothers,
among others) has provided him direct experience with, and detailed knowledge
of key scheduling and in-transit issues, as well as National, Regional and
Local rules and road regulations encompassed in the planning and execution of
all levels of Entertainer and Star Coach itineraries, on the road and parked
in place. His related mechanical, electrical and management experience in a
range from servicing coaches on tour, refining systems, working with coach
conversions and Shop Supervisor, combined with his driver experience, assures
that Nathaniel will reduce problems to a minimum while filling the special
needs or unique requirements of groups or performers scheduling even the most
arduous and complex of tour itineraries. |
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Don Townsend, Director of Maintenance
Don was
A road manager for 5 years for a band called Eli, based out of Tallahassee, FL, Don was
also the sound man for Jackyl. He has now worked for over ten years with
Four Seasons Coach Leasing as one of our premier drivers and worked for artists such as Ozzy
Osbourne, Cracker, Beastie Boys, INXS, and the Marshall Tucker Band. Wanting a change,
when the position for maintenance manager came up Don was definitely the best one for the job.
His knowledge makes him one of the best maintenance/emergency breakdown men in the
business. Don is always here on stand-by to guide you to any one of hundreds of qualified
service areas should a problem ever arise that the driver can't quickly handle while you're
on the road. |
Christopher Darling, International Sales Rep.
Working
as a disc jockey for Ticketmaster and with two professional sports organizations,
Christopher developed his natural talent for logistics and began a career in transportation.
Currently the sales and marketing director for Janco Transportation, Christopher is
very knowledgeable and well known in the business making a perfect fit at Four Seasons
as International Representative. |
| Diana Pederson, Office Manager
Diana started
in the music industry as the manager of a large chain of retail concert ticket/record
stores in the Colorado-Arizona area. She then went to work for Saban Entertainment
in the front offices of their recording studios and was promoted to administrative
assistant to the VP in licensing. Deciding to try her hand in music production she went
to Network Worldwide Cargo, learning all aspects of tour logistics and customs documentation.
Her experiences moved her on to Tzell Travel where she would learn about music travel
arrangements, a perfect fit for Four Seasons. |
| Misty Saunders, Assistant Office manager
Misty Saunders joined Four Seasons Coach Leasing as the assistant general manager and
has since moved into the position of assistant office manager. Her prior experience
as manager and owner of a florist shop/mail shipping center required great organizational
skills. Her "can do" spirit combined with a great knowledge and disposition makes her a
valuable addition to the team.
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