Jeff Laramie

For more than 25 years, Jeff has been part of the national artist touring, recording and concert industry. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Luther College, has toured, recorded and performed with his own band, and has been President of SRO Artists Inc since 1980. A leader in industry education, Jeff has led numerous workshops and served on regional and national arts panels through the Arts Midwest, Southern Arts, Western Arts Alliance, APAP, NACA and NAPAMA. Jeff enjoys snow skiing, water skiing, sailing and river kayaking. Read his feature profile, Secret Agent Man, as it appeared in the A&E section of the Wisconsin State Journal, Sunday October 28, 2007.

US Arts Presenter Territory: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (States include: CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT). Also serving all performances for Dark Star Orchestra; Eastern Canada (Provinces include: NB, NL, an NS); all corporate buyers; all promoters; international arts presenters; international festivals. Click here to contact Jeff.

Steve Heath

Steve has been with SRO for more than 15 years now. He spent 2003-04 as event coordinator for the Arab American Community Center in Dearborn which produces the prestigious diversity festival "Concert of Colors" in Detroit, for which he remains talent buyer. Steve represents the western US, the south-central and his home state of Michigan, where he works from his local office in New Boston. He sings tenor for the University Musical Society Choral Union and is an avid golfer and bicyclist, his sign is Cancer, favorite color is blue, and he enjoys long walks on the beach.

US Arts Presenter Territory: West, South Central, and Upper Midwest (States include: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MI, MN, MT, NE, ND, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY). Also serving Western Canada (Provinces include: AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, SK, AND YK); as well as Central and South America. Click here to contact Steve.

John Schimmelman

John joined SRO in January 2006 as a senior agent. For almost 20 years he worked for Columbia Artists Management in New York City and served as Senior Vice President & Director of Operations for Community Concerts, Inc., managing artist selection and daily operations for the largest network of concert presenters in the United States. Prior to joining SRO John oversaw the creation of two highly successful touring productions, "Three Mo' Tenors" and "Bowfire," and served as General Manager for each. Both shows have been broadcast nationwide on PBS as Pledge Drive Specials. John enjoys the hilly and challenging bicycle ride he often makes to work...weather permitting. As lovers of the great outdoors he and his wife Lucie are avid hikers, campers and kayakers.  

US Arts Presenter Territory: Midwest and Southeast (States include:  AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WV). Also serving Canada (Provinces include: QC). Click here to contact John.

Toni Ziemer

Office Manager and Contract Administrator Toni Ziemer has been working for SRO since 1997. Toni has more than 20 years experience in the entertainment industry, including booking clubs and festival stages, booking tours for several local and regional groups, operating a backstage hospitality catering business for large venues and working as editor of a local monthly music newspaper.

In her free time Toni enjoys antiquing, needlework, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her two daughters and two granddaughters. Click here to contact Toni.

Jef Pertzborn "Pertz"

Operations & Special Projects Manager Jef Pertzborn (AKA "Pertz") has been with the SRO team since 1993. He specializes in marketing support, graphic design, contact management, and Web development. Pertz acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the Univ. of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, where he served four years on the student activities executive board, earning recognition as “Most Valuable Programmer” and “Outstanding Board Member.” He is co-founder of the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival which as become one of the area's premiere summer events since its' inception in 2004. Away from the office, Pertz ia all about travelling, playing drums, snow skiing, the outdoors and fathering. Click here to contact Pertz.

Ann Schmidt

Ann Schmidt joined SRO in 2001as part-time bookkeeper. She holds an Associate degree in Accounting from Madison Area Technical College as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and a Masters in Business Administration from Upper Iowa University. Ann has over 25 years of business and accounting experience in a variety of industries including insurance, financial services, non-profits, hotel management and graphic design. In her free time, Ann enjoys camping, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Click here to contact Ann.

Nina Reynolds

Starting April 2011 as part-time Office Assistant, Nina is our newest (and youngest) member of the SRO team! In May 2011, she earns her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a a Double Major -- Anthropology (Honors) and Chinese. She served as the Associate Director of Theater & Dance for the Wisconsin Union Theater 2010/11 season, and during summer 2009, Nina interned with the Mesa Arts Center in Arizona.

Away from the office, she likes to dance, visit the Farmer's Market, and see shows around Madison.