04 Nov INTERVIEW WITH DJ JOHNSON
Interviewed by Anna Melendres
DJ Johnson is a venue owner born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He runs the Nola Art Bar where he hires artists and guest speakers to perform at his creative and welcoming venue.
DJ opened his classy and hip New Orleans Art Bar in February of 2020.
“I want to promote more of the creativity and excitement behind music. I want to spread more of that joy into the city” – DJ Johnson at FanFlex.
Because Louisiana is the birthplace of jazz, he desired to incorporate a place to enjoy live music with a dining experience.
DJ brings local, yet phenomenal musicians to perform at his venue. Some of which include Kings of Brass, Big Freedia, and Tank and the Bangas.
Not only does he hire musicians to perform at Nola Art Bar, but some prominent speakers have spoken there, too. His program director reaches out to individuals to have them speak at his venue. Imani Perry and Linda Villarosa have spoken at the Nola Art Bar leaving people impacted with what they had to share.
Mistakes may likely happen at a show, but DJ describes what may happen when things go wrong, but can easily get fixed.
“Some issues that may occur are not being fully prepared with audio check. Make sure to always prepare in advance with having the stage set up, as well as the sound equipment. These issues during a show are easy to fix, as well as easy to avoid.” -DJ Johnson at FanFlex.
DJ shares what the team at FanFlex has done to help build more clients, as well as helping artists have opportunities to perform.
“Every artist that I’ve had perform here has been great. I love the team at FanFlex and their level of involvement. They really have a sense of care when it comes to making sure everything runs smoothly. FanFlex is phenomenal! – DJ Johnson at FanFlex.
Keep up with DJ and his venue in New Orleans. You can find @nola_art_bar on Instagram and @nolaartbar1 on Twitter! To book your show, please visit https://shows.fanflex.com/venues/P7bVcsgNCNaDHJdbbdQY