S04.E04 – Eric Sees the Beastie Boys at 8,000 Feet

Eric Vollweiler, a longtime producer and marketing strategist in the film festival and entertainment world, joins Seeing Them Live to trace how early theater trips with his dad and concerts with his mom shaped his path—from Aerosmith/Black Crowes at SPAC to Grateful Dead/CSN in Buffalo and a standout Ziggy Marley show in Vermont. He recalls moving to NYC in 1996, promoting clubs like the China Club and Tunnel (where he broke his wrist breakdancing), and explains guest lists and commissions. Vollweiler shares how he knew Vin Diesel (Mark Sinclair) through Manhattan catering and later through festival nonprofit work, plus seeing the Beastie Boys during Sundance 2006. He discusses launching the Vollweiler Agency, film festival basics, Sundance venues, the Hip Hop Film Festival, and practical advice on research, sponsorship decks, fundraising, promotion, and volunteering/interning.