With the recent announcement of the strategic partnership between CircusTalk and JamarGig, we were eager to sit down with JamarGig CEO Andrew Busutill (AB) to discuss how JamarGig came about, how they are focused on changing the landscape for casting directors, and what this partnership brings to the market. This interview between Andrew and our own CEO Stacy Clark (SC) delves right into the details. 

SC: How did the idea of JamarGig first come to be? AB: Being also the founder of JamarGig’s sister company Launchpad6, we have long been providing SAAS solutions for competition and awards management to organizations all over the world. This is where I met Rick Tjia whose company Choreography Online runs their annual International Online Dance Competition with Launchpad6. Rick is a world-renowned dancer, choreographer, and casting director for dancers, actors, musicians, and singers. Rick was also a choreographer for Cirque du Soleil. Through this relationship, Rick, with his 30+ years of casting experience, highlighted the huge gap in the Entertainment industry to provide an audition management solution that was aimed at streamlining the process and capturing the intellectual property of casting directors.  Rick then introduced Angela Calo, who has over 35 years of experience in the ...