# APAULO MUSIC PRODUCTIONS — every event Michael Paulo produces or books
# Michael Paulo, saxophonist and producer. 37655 Quarter Horse Trail, Murrieta CA.
# apauloproductions.net: "produce your event from the ground up. From artist booking to sound,
# lighting and event management." Roughly 16 concert nights a year across three live series.
#
# WHY THIS FILE EXISTS: Paulo is an artist-producer — he is hired by others AND hires others.
# This is the BUY side: who he books. Used to measure which agency desks supply an artist-run
# event, and to compare that against the promoter-run festivals in the main study.
#
# STATUS OF HIS EVENTS: all three named festivals have ended — Pacific Rim after 2013, Asian
# Heritage after 2017, Temecula after July 2024. Still operating: Grooves at The Westin (~5
# nights/yr, he owns it), Live From La Costa (~3 nights, he owns it), Rhythm on the Vine (~8
# nights, produced for South Coast Winery, which owns the trademark), Grooves Jazz Festival
# (one day, launched 2025).
#
# METHOD: one appearance = one artist on one edition's bill. Package billings opened into people.
# Paulo himself is EXCLUDED from every line below — this file measures who he hires, not himself.
# Sources: Wayback captures of temeculawineandmusicfestival.com, pacificrimjazzfestival.com,
# groovesatthewestin.com, livefromlacosta.com; southcoastwinery.com; rafu.com; Coachella Valley
# Weekly; Palm Springs Life; thevalleybusinessjournal.com; backstage360.com. Nine festival-years
# are UNRECOVERED and omitted rather than estimated, so every count here is a floor.

@TEMECULA WINE & MUSIC FESTIVAL
2006 | Jeffrey Osborne; Deniece Williams; Kenny Rankin; Brian Simpson; Steve Oliver; Paul Brown; Rene Paulo; Antonio Pontarelli; Freddie Ravel; Eric Marienthal; Richard Smith; Ray Fuller; Sherry Williams; Randy Jacobs; Turning Point
2007 | Deniece Williams; Eric Benet; Joyce Cooling; Patti Austin; Greg Adams; Paul Jackson Jr; Kanzaki; Richard Smith; Everette Harp; Ray Parker Jr; Rene Paulo; Kiki Ebsen; Brian Simpson; Christine Day; Kathy Paulo; Frank McComb; Freddie Washington
2008 | Average White Band; James Ingram; Jody Watley; Marc Antoine; Chieli Minucci; Paul Brown; Brian Simpson; Kiki Ebsen; Philippe Saisse; Antonio Pontarelli; Everette Harp; Perri Sisters; Steve Oliver; Alan Hewitt; Kanzaki; Dwiki Dharmawan
2010 | Patrice Rushen; Greg Adams; Gregg Karukas; Richard Smith; Kanzaki; Antonio Pontarelli; Kiki Ebsen; Paul Brown; Marc Antoine; Michael Lington; Brian Bromberg; Paul Jackson Jr; Blake Aaron; Nita Aartsen; Porter House Bob; Down to the Bone; Freddie Washington; East Bay Soul
2011 | David Pack; Gregg Karukas; Patrice Rushen; Kevyn Lettau; Harvey Mason; Paul Jackson Jr; Greg Adams; Everette Harp; Kanzaki; Freddie Ravel; DW3; Lynne Fiddmont
2012 | Ray Parker Jr; Deniece Williams; East Bay Soul; Paul Brown; Darren Rahn; Gregg Karukas; Kevin Toney; Kanzaki; Blake Aaron; Eric Valentine
2013 | Brenda Russell; Warren Hill; Patrice Rushen; Slim Man; Gregg Karukas; Paul Jackson Jr; Chris Standring; Antonio Pontarelli; Rodney Taylor; Tateng Katindig; Kanzaki; Rene Paulo; Sherry Williams; Freddie Washington; Michael White
2014 | Chante Moore; Ray Parker Jr; Jon Gibson; Lao Tizer; Chieli Minucci; Karen Briggs; Paul Brown; Greg Adams; Steve Oliver; Freddie Washington; Kanzaki; Rene Paulo; Mon David; Billy Deen and the Rebels; Abrakadabra
2016 | Evelyn Champagne King; Freddie Fox; David Pack; Brian Simpson; Greg Adams; Kiki Ebsen; Adam Hawley; Kanzaki; Rene Paulo; Mariea Antoinette; Curtis Brooks; Monty Seward
2018 | Kalapana; Gail Jhonson; Paul Brown; Blake Aaron; Gregg Karukas; Benji Soul; Rene Paulo; Kanzaki
2019 | Pablo Cruise; Patrice Rushen; Hiroshima; Barbara Morrison; Kanzaki; Yu Ooka; Kimo Cornwell; Ron King; Land Richards; Arno Lucas; Andrew Ford; Rene Paulo; Freddie Washington; Michael White; Fred Schreuders
2022 | Larry Braggs; Brian Bromberg; Rebecca Jade; Will Donato; Kiki Ebsen; Darryl Walker; Kanzaki; Patrick Yandall; Tateng Katindig; Sergio Gonzalez; Fred Schreuders; Reggie McBride; David Inamine; Vinnie Aguas; Dio Saucedo
2023 | Paul Brown; Frank McComb; Steve Oliver; Erin Stevenson; Gregg Karukas; Tateng Katindig; Kanzaki; Roberto Vally; Kimo Cornwell; Land Richards; Fred Schreuders; Freddie Washington; Dio Saucedo; Tony Moore
2024 | Pamela Williams; Yuko Mabuchi; Kanzaki; David Garfield; Darryl Walker; Robbie Wyckoff; Freddie Fox; Ron King; Kimo Cornwell; Tateng Katindig; Darryl Williams; Land Richards; Fred Schreuders; David Inamine; Tony Moore; Dio Saucedo
# 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021 UNRECOVERED. Festival ended July 2024.

@PACIFIC RIM JAZZ FESTIVAL
2010 | Dan Kuramoto; June Kuramoto; Kimo Cornwell; Bobby Caldwell; Rick Braun; Brian Simpson; Pauline Wilson; Rene Paulo; DeShannon Higa; Yvette Nii; Kathy Hirai; Keoki Hirai; Rocky Brown Higa; Jordan Segundo; Henry Kaleialoha Allen; Al Waterson
2011 | Jeffrey Osborne; Boney James; David Benoit; Mindi Abair; Gregg Karukas; Rene Paulo; Pauline Wilson; Melveen Leed; Bryan Kessler; Little Albert; Robert Shinoda; Sam Crosse; Max Bergmanis; Al Waterson
2012 | Russ Freeman; Deniece Williams; Rick Braun; Brian Simpson; Ray Parker Jr; Rene Paulo; DeShannon Higa; Starr Kalahiki; Jeremy Cheng; Al Waterson
2013 | Bobby Caldwell; Sheila E; Mindi Abair; Keiko Matsui; Spencer Day; Brian Simpson; Gregg Karukas; Jackiem Joyner; Rene Paulo; Ginai; Alvin Pops Okami; Al Waterson
# Ended after 2013. NOTE: Kaori Kobayashi was announced for 2012 but blocked by US Immigration;
# Ray Parker Jr replaced her.

@ASIAN HERITAGE JAZZ FESTIVAL
2015 | Jeff Kashiwa; June Kuramoto; Pauline Wilson; Ming Freeman; Danny Jung; Rene Paulo; Benny Rietveld; Kemeya Seward; Ner de Leon; David Inamine; Fred Schreuders; Yu Ooka; Derek Nakamoto; Boy Katindig; Justin Klunk
2016 | Grace Kelly; Charmaine Clamor; June Kuramoto; Connie Han; Dean James; Kelly Che; Rene Paulo; Boy Katindig; Tateng Katindig; Kimo Cornwell; Yu Ooka; Fred Schreuders; Tomoka
2017 | Jeff Kashiwa; Wakana Inamura; Austin Gatus; Tateng Katindig; Dave Iwataki; Kay-Ta Matsuno; Yu Ooka; Benjamin Sheppherd; Terry Steele; Kimaya; Anatalia Villaranda; Tex Nakamura; Sergio Gonzalez; Michael White; Andrew Ford; Vinnie Aguas; Rene Paulo; Kimo Cornwell; Pauline Wilson; Bruce Hamada
# 2017 renamed Asian American Music Festival. Ended after 2017.

@GROOVES IN THE GROVE
2010 | Rick Braun; Marc Antoine; Paul Brown; Hiroshima; Brian Simpson; Jessy J; Gregg Karukas; Richard Smith; Brian Bromberg; Greg Adams; Jeff Lorber; Eric Marienthal; Patrice Rushen; Paul Jackson Jr; Harvey Mason
2011 | David Benoit; Keiko Matsui; Jackiem Joyner; Mindi Abair; Hiroshima; Peter White; Gregg Karukas; Greg Adams; Freddie Ravel; Richard Smith
2012 | Craig Chaquico; Jeffrey Osborne; Gregg Karukas
# La Quinta Resort. 2009 1st annual UNRECOVERED; 2012 fall series UNRECOVERED.

@GROOVES AT THE WESTIN
2015 | David Benoit; Phil Perry; Gregg Karukas; Jessy J; Brian Simpson; Hiroshima; Paul Taylor; Paul Brown; Rick Braun; DW3; Marc Antoine; Warren Hill; Marion Meadows
2016 | Jonathan Butler; Louis Price; Everette Harp; Lynne Fiddmont; Freddie Washington; Land Richards; Russ Freeman; Peter White; Craig Chaquico; Jeff Kashiwa; Steve Cole; Jackiem Joyner
2017 | Greg Adams; Adam Hawley; Greg Manning; Eric Darius; Mindi Abair; Rick Braun; Josh Vietti; Peter White; Gregg Karukas; Euge Groove; Freddie Washington; Land Richards; Deniece Williams; Gerald Albright
2018 | Melissa Manchester; Paul Brown; Gregg Karukas; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Chieli Minucci; Elliott Yamin; Nelson Rangell; Lao Tizer; Michael Lington; Steve Oliver; Tony Moore; Darryl Williams; Greg Manning; Kay-Ta Matsuno
2019 | Craig Chaquico; Ron King; Barbara Morrison; Paul Taylor; Jessy J; Ray Parker Jr; Kevin Toney; Peter White; Gregg Karukas; Rick Braun
2021 | Patrice Rushen; DW3; Paul Jackson Jr; Paul Brown; Brian Bromberg; Peter White; Gregg Karukas; David Benoit; Barbara Morrison
2022 | Tris Imboden; Euge Groove; Eric Darius; Rebecca Jade; Peter White; Brian Simpson; Steve Oliver; Jackiem Joyner; Rick Braun
2023 | Mindi Abair; DW3; David Benoit; Courtney Fortune; Peter White; Paul Brown; Brian Bromberg; Darryl Walker; Brian Simpson
2024 | Paul Taylor; Michael Lington; Terry Steele; Brian Simpson; Steve Oliver; Spencer Day; Rick Braun; Peter White; Chase Huna; Greg Manning
2025 | DW3; Marcus Anderson; Michael Lington; Jessy J; Gregg Karukas; Rick Braun; Spencer Day; Peter White; Mindi Abair; Tris Imboden
# Westin Mission Hills, Rancho Mirage. Paulo owns it. Seasons run across the turn of the year;
# dated here by the season's opening year. 2020 NO SEASON (COVID).

@RHYTHM ON THE VINE
2019 | Steve Oliver; Greg Manning; Darryl Williams; Paul Brown; Chris Standring; Blake Aaron; Tateng Katindig; Lynne Fiddmont; Marc Antoine; Brian Simpson; Greg Adams; David Benoit
2021 | Paul Brown; Gregg Karukas; Brian Simpson; Steve Oliver; Will Donato; Adam Hawley; Darryl Williams; David Benoit; Marc Antoine; Hiroshima
2022 | Jeff Kashiwa; Tracy Carter; Darryl Williams; Jazmin Ghent; Gregg Karukas; Paul Brown; Darren Rahn; Greg Manning; Brian Simpson; Jackiem Joyner; Blake Aaron; Tateng Katindig; Steve Oliver; Michael Lington
2023 | Lao Tizer; Chieli Minucci; Eric Marienthal; Elliott Yamin; Gregg Karukas; Adam Hawley; Pamela Williams; Hiroshima; Brian Simpson; Jessy J; Kalapana; Steve Oliver; Blake Aaron
2024 | Chris Standring; Patrick Lamb; Gregg Karukas; David Benoit; Lindsey Webster; Brian Bromberg; Paul Brown; JJ Sansaverino; Blake Aaron; Tris Imboden; Kalapana
2025 | Hiroshima; Steve Oliver; Darryl Walker; Jeff Ryan; Patrick Yandall; Yuko Mabuchi; Patrick Lamb; Darryl Williams; Tom Braxton; Rebecca Jade; Andrea Lisa; Tris Imboden; Chris Walker; Kalapana
2026 | Mindi Abair; Brian Bromberg; Paul Brown; Keiko Matsui; Andrew Neu; Roberto Vally; Bill Steinway; Land Richards; Tony Moore; Tierra Legacy; Hiroshima; Brian Simpson; Ilya Serov; Jessy J; Kalapana
# South Coast Winery, Temecula. Apaulo produces; the winery owns the trademark.
# 2020 no season (COVID).

@LIVE FROM LA COSTA
2022 | Patrice Rushen; Paul Jackson Jr; Hiroshima; Tris Imboden; Keiko Matsui
2023 | Tris Imboden; Brother Noland; Brian Simpson; David Benoit; Spencer Day; Pablo Cruise; Darryl Walker; Patrick Yandall; Darryl Williams
2024 | Michael Lington; Steve Oliver; Paul Brown; Jessy J
2025 | Tris Imboden; Jumping Jack Flash Band; Blake Aaron; Jeff Kashiwa; The Braxton Brothers; DW3; Gregg Karukas; Ilya Serov
2026 | Michael Lington; Erin Stevenson; Darryl Walker; Jumping Jack Flash Band
# Omni La Costa, Carlsbad. "Produced by Apaulo Productions." 2024 May dates UNRECOVERED.

@GROOVES JAZZ FESTIVAL
2025 | Brian Bromberg; Paul Brown
# 1st annual, 5 April 2025. Paulo launched it and booked BPM — his own trio — into the debut.

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# RECIPROCITY, measured (see Data/Michael Paulo - two-way booking study.md)
#   Of the ~200 distinct artists Paulo has booked, 10 have ever booked him = 5.0%
#   Of the ~54 parties who have booked Paulo, he has booked 10 = 18.5%
#   Of the 11 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS who have booked him, he has booked 10 = 90.9%
# The spread is the finding: 43 of his 54 buyers are institutions that CANNOT reciprocate —
# Java Jazz, Berks Arts, JazzTrax, Thornton, Seabreeze, universities, resorts, clubs.
#
# RICK BRAUN — the direction runs ONE WAY for sixteen years.
#   Paulo booked Braun into Paulo-produced events at least NINE times, Oct 2010 - Jan 2026:
#   Grooves in the Grove 2010-10-01 · Pacific Rim 2010-11-13 · Pacific Rim 2012-11-03 ·
#   Westin 2015-10-31 · Westin 2017-03-18 · Westin 2020-03-07 · Westin 2023-03-25 ·
#   Westin 2025-02-01 · Westin 2026-01-24
#   First clear Braun -> Paulo hire into a Braun-owned property: 2026-12-09, Rick Braun's
#   Christmas Market Cruise, Amsterdam ("With Peter White & Special Guest Michael Paulo").
#   The Orlando "Rick Braun's New Year's Eve" is NOT Braun's event — the Florida Smooth Jazz
#   Foundation produces it and calls Braun its host. Do not cite it as a Braun-side booking.
#   A quid-pro-quo reading is NOT supported: nine bookings and a sixteen-year lag before any return.
#
# The one clean two-way festival-owner trade: Brian Bromberg. Paulo books Bromberg into Grooves
# and Rhythm on the Vine; Bromberg books BPM into his own Punta Mita Jazz Festival (2023, 2026).
#
# NOT reciprocal, and worth saying: Warren Hill owns festivals and Paulo booked him twice
# (Temecula 2013, Westin 2015). Paulo has never appeared at Cancun. The trade never reversed.