A single holiday, concert or special program.
A clear place to start. We learn the property, produce one program well and review it together.
Best forA signature night or a season opener
For properties
An experienced programming partner for the property.
Live At can work alongside hotel teams to develop, source and produce entertainment and recurring experiences, giving the property one partner across programming and production.
You run the property. We help give people reasons to experience it.
Three ways to work with Live At
Start with one night. Grow into a calendar.
Most partnerships start small. Each program teaches us more about the property, which makes the next step easier to plan.
A series built around a season, weekend pattern or recurring property need.
A run of programs with a shared purpose, like summer evenings, holiday weekends or slow-season nights.
Best forFilling a season or a need
A recurring entertainment calendar, planned and improved all year.
Live At works with the property throughout the year to plan, produce and improve a recurring entertainment calendar.
Best forProperties ready for a year-round rhythm
How we work
The same four steps, every program.
Every program stays grounded in the property, and each one is better than the last.
STEPLEARN
We learn the place.
We learn the history and brand, the spaces, the guests, the neighborhood, the operating limits and the business goals. We walk the property before we suggest anything.
STEPCREATE
We create what belongs there.
We map programming opportunities by space, audience, time of day, season and goal. Every idea has to pass the Live At Fit Test before it moves forward.
STEPPRODUCE
We make it happen.
Talent, partners, vendors, schedule, logistics, technical production and guest flow. One plan per program, and one Live At lead your team can call.
STEPIMPROVE
We learn and make the next one better.
After every program we review it with your team: who came, what they did on property, what worked, what caused friction and whether it should repeat. Then we plan what comes next.
Example
What a programming plan looks like.
A sample from a coastal resort. Highlighted cells are the strongest fits for that property's rhythm. Every cell still has to pass the Fit Test.
| Category | Morning | Afternoon | Evening | Late night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food + Beverage | Breakfast club, coffee and a walk | Long lunch series, poolside bites | Golden-hour dinner series, chef and music | Dessert, cocktails and small-format music |
| Music | Acoustic breakfast on special weekends | Light poolside acoustic sets | Sessions: jazz and songwriter nights | Low-volume piano sessions |
| Golf | Short-game clinic and breakfast | Nine-hole social play and lunch | Golf and dinner package | Private group wind-down |
| Culture + Story | Property history walk | Bay, nature and local history | Supper club and storyteller nights | Small fireside sessions |
| Family | Holiday breakfast, kids golf | Pool and family activity blocks | Family luau, holiday program | Not a focus |
Business and groups
Programming for meetings, groups and business gatherings.
The same approach works for the property's group and corporate business. Live At can add entertainment, culture and social programming to the events your sales team already books.
- Private dinnersLive music and cultural performance
- ConferencesPanels, evening receptions and closing nights
- Team socialsSocial golf, food and music
- Group arrivalsWelcome experiences that feel local
The Live At Fit Test
Every program has to earn its place.
Before anything moves into production, it has to pass seven questions. If it doesn't belong at the property, we don't recommend it.
- Does it belong here?
- Does it serve a real audience?
- Does it use the property well?
- Does it support a property goal?
- Can it be produced well within the operating limits?
- Can we measure something useful?
- Can success become a repeatable rhythm or tradition?
Who does what
Your team hosts. We program and produce.
A clear line between hospitality and entertainment keeps the work simple for everyone.
Live At
- Programming plan for the property
- Artists, performers and cultural partners
- Production planning and technical
- Scheduling and entertainment flow
- A review after every program
- Content capture and recaps
Your property
- Hospitality and service
- Food and beverage
- Venue, operations and guest flow
- Rooms and packages
- Sales and guest communication
- Brand standards
What it can do
Give guests another reason to choose your property.
- Create new reasons to visitProgramming people put on their calendar.
- Give hotel guests more to doSomething worth staying in for.
- Attract local guestsNeighbors who come for the night and come back.
- Support food and beverageEntertainment built around the meal, not beside it.
- Create seasonal programmingHolidays and seasons with a plan behind them.
- Build recurring eventsFormats that repeat, so each one gets easier.
- Create premium packagesRooms, dinner and the show sold together.
- Generate media and contentFootage and stories from real nights on property.
- Work with artists and brandsPartners who want to be part of what happens here.
Outcomes depend on the property, the season and the program. We set goals together and report on them honestly after every program.
Cultural programming, done with care.
Hawaiian, Polynesian and other cultural programming is not a theme. Live At works with experienced cultural performers and practitioners, and we build those evenings with them. The music, dance and stories stay in the hands of the people they come from.
Let's learn your property.
Tell us about your property, space or idea. We start by learning what makes the place different, then help decide what should happen there.