WHO WE ARE: Third String Productions is NOT a band. We put on concerts, help promote local talent, co-manage bands under New Direction Management, book tours under The Alpha Agency, help develop artists, book shows for national acts, etc. At one point, we were running a record label as well but we have decided to put our focus on management and show production. Imagine being a band and only being able to play at bars in unsafe areas with your friends not even able to get in or even being a music fan that has to drive an hour to see ANY bands play. This was the problem facing Plano kids and bands in 2004. Enter the world of Mike Ziemer, a high school student with a love for music. Mike’s friends were in bands that were sick of playing at bars for 20 people they didn’t even know. Finding this to be a serious problem, he decided to book a show in his hometown of Plano at a city facility called the Plano Centre. The success of this show launched Mike Ziemer’s career and introduced DFW to THIRD STRING PRODUCTIONS. Since it’s creation, Third String Productions has done shows with over 100 national bands and over 150 locals. Third String can claim shows in Dallas, Plano, Allen, Richardson, Denton, Fort Worth, Garland and Carrolton. Although primarily remaining in Plano, Third String Productions announced in Fall 2007, their plans to expand all over Texas. The first step taken was Wichita Falls-- another city like Plano where the kids want music but have no regular music venues. Third String has big plans for 2008 and isn’t going to stop with just Texas. Plans are in action to establish shows in Oklahoma and Arizona. What started as one guy trying to help friends grew to “just two dudes” building a local scene, now has become an army of people working together to build a better scene across Texas and now the Southern United States.