About Me

Artist Consultant

Jesse Lebhar

I got my start in music playing in local bands through high school and into college. I was always the business-minded band member, so this is where I first learned the ropes of managing creative projects. I eventually moved on to booking and promoting shows for local and touring artists in Florida, including putting together some DIY tours that I tour managed and merchandised on. This led to me helping manage some local bands, and pursuing tour management and merchandise management professionally in 2016.

Over the next few years, I gained a ton of experience touring across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. I’ve worked shows ranging from 100 cap DIY spaces to 5,000 cap corporate venues, and worked on the final cross-country Vans Warped Tour in 2018. Along the way I learned the ins and outs of artist management; I managed finances, collected revenues, coordinated activities with labels, agents, lawyers, press, sponsors, contractors and vendors, and developed marketing and touring plans.

I got off the road at the end of 2019, and was managing artists until 2023 when I started Encore. In helping numerous artists grow from local to regional to national success, I believed I could do more good in a consultative role with a different model for the relationship.

I believe there is largely a void in support for developing artists, especially those who aren’t quite ready or financially viable for traditional management, and my goal with Encore is to help as many artists and bands as I can grow and achieve their goals.