EN PRISE ENTERTAINMENT, LLP (since 2006)

[en prise (än' preez', äN): French : en, in + prise, grip, grasp. adj. A chess term referring to a piece that is exposed to possible capture.]

En Prise Entertainment specializes in event promotion and artist management. En Prise Entertainment also publishes UR Chicago Online, an online publication that focuses on art, music, and culture.



EVENT PROMOTION
En Prise Entertainment has a reputation for being on the cutting edge of the music scene. Co-owners Chess Hubbard and Matt DuFour, both tastemakers in their own rite, have been organizing, promoting and hosting successful, music-centric events in Chicago for the past few years. Whether it’s one of their monthly residencies or a one-off event at any number of locations around Chicago, En Prise loyalists know that the music will be top notch and the atmosphere will be cool without being pretentious. En Prise Entertainment is all about introducing people to new and exciting trends in music and culture in an inclusive and inviting way and nowhere is that put on display better than at these events.

Current Residencies:
AMPLIFY New Music Series at Schubas (monthly)
Basic Training DJ Series at Hard Rock Hotel (every Thursday & Friday)
Life During Wartime Dance Parties at Hideout and darkroom (both monthly)
REHAB Dance Party at Debonaire (every Monday)
SPANDEXXX at Sonotheque (every fourth Friday)




ARTIST MANAGEMENT
En Prise Entertainment manages the careers of a very select group of artists, each hand-picked by En Prise partner Matt DuFour. Leveraging its reputation, resources and considerable entertainment industry relationships, En Prise gives its artists a leg up on the competition by opening doors to key industry tastemakers that would otherwise remain closed. En Prise treats each of its artists as the unique people they are and works hard to help them identify and achieve their specific artistic and business development goals. 

Our roster includes:


Hollywood Holt (Chicago)


Moneypenny (Chicago)


Tigercity (Brooklyn)

 
Bald Eagle (Chicago)