• Coming Soon!
• Dates
• Sponsors
• Vendors
• Who We Are
• Contact

Who We Are

The Venice Beach Concert Series Team is made of individuals who bring a wealth of diverse experience to the table. They share a passion for music, live performance and a desire to better the community of Venice.

Michael (Micky) Schuman: For decades this long-time Venice resident has been an internationally successful record, event, and concert producer. He has recorded numerous artists including Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Stevie Nicks, Laurindo Almeida, George Benson, James Brown, Natalie Cole, Rita Coolidge, Cool Moe Dee, Devo, Neil Diamond, Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, Chaka Kahn, Stephanie Mills, Jean-Luc Ponty, Little Richard, Robbie Robertson, Tom Scott, Dave Stewart, Syreeta, The Temptations, Toto, Brian Wilson, the LA Philharmonic Orchestra and Schuman is currently developing new artists. From 2005–2007, Micky successfully produced the music and entertainment for the Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice, CA, bringing it to its peak attendance of over 200,000, making it the second largest street festival in Southern California. The Venice Beach Concert Series is the launch of a long-awaited dream. Micky plans to bring some of the best local, national, and international performers to Venice Beach and to create a trademark series that will continue for years to come.

Robert (Bobby) Bragg is an award-winning producer, director, DP and composer, and the Senior Director of the Bragg Media Group, an full service production company and advertising agency. BMG specializes in Hi Definition production, performs market research, purchases and places regional and national network TV, cable and radio campaigns and has produced several high profile live events. Bragg has worked with several internationally renowned musical acts from pop to classical. Bobby is the lead guitar and music director of the Junko King Hats Blues Review whose current CD Dance Party Takeout was recently nominated “Best Blues Song of The Year”.

Craig Hiljus brings to the table well over a decade of experience working with brands to develop experiences that make a positive impact on the culture of their audience and stimulate conversation within their communities. Music is and always has been an intersection where brands can make a strong connection with their consumers. Craig has produced music events of all sizes with attention to every detail, managed sponsorship for properties and brands while developing smart activation programs.

Deborah Daly was art director for two New York book publishers before moving to Venice in 1986. She is the principal designer and owner of Daly Design, a graphic design firm and the winner of numerous design awards. Her fine art has been exhibited on both coasts, most recently at Sulkin/Secant at Bergamot Station. She is also a co-founder and the art director of the Santa Monica Mirror.