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05.08.2020 / 04:43

Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'I'm Petrified for My Friends'

When the concert business shut down in mid-March, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month, and massive productions like December's Trail of Lights in Austin are in question, too. In early April, his life changed even more dramatically: Forefront furloughed 30% of its staff, including him. As part of Billboard's efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts

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Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'I'm Mentally Preparing Myself for a Lot of Ramen in the Future'

When the concert business shut down in mid-March, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month, and massive productions like December's Trail of Lights in Austin are in question, too. In early April, his life changed even more dramatically: Forefront furloughed 30 percent of its staff, including him. As part of Billboard's efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the music industry, we will be speaking

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Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'The Goalposts Are Getting Moved Every Other Day'

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Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'You're Hopeful Every Day That the Needle Moves a Different Direction'

When the concert business shut down in mid-March, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month, and massive productions like December's Trail of Lights in Austin are in question, too. In early April, his life changed even more dramatically: Forefront furloughed 30 percent of its staff, including him. As part of Billboard's efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the music industry, we will be spe

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Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'This Is a Wake-Up Call for Me'

Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down -- his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month, and massive productions like December's Trail of Lights in Austin are in question, too. In early April, his life changed even more dramatically: Forefront furloughed 30 percent of its staff, including him.As part of Billboard's efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the music industry, we will be speaking with Garza, a 43-year-old Forefront creative team leader who used to be general manager of festival producer Transmission Events, each week to chronicle his experience throughout the crisis.

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Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'Are There Going to Be the Dance Police?'

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Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'Things Have Fundamentally Changed Our World'

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Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'It's Pretty Hard Not to Feel Down'

When the concert business shut down in mid-March, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down. His company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month, and massive productions like December's Trail of Lights in Austin are in question, too.

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Event Designer Bobby Garza in Austin, in a Pandemic: 'It's Causing a Little Bit of an Existential Crisis'

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