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New Austin Office

Doodson Insurance Brokerage – the US arm of our operation has announced that we have invested in a new office in Austin, TX. Situated on Music Lane in the thriving city - known as the live music capital of the world - this new Texan base represents a sizeable investment for us.

The Austin office will be headed-up by James Chippendale, Doodson Executive Vice President. James will be working alongside a highly professional team including former concert promoter Cameron Smith.

The new Austin base is perfectly placed for the team to provide a round-the-clock service to its clients including Austin’s most credible live music festival,  Austin City Limits, as well as supporting worldwide artists such as Britney Spears, Black Eyed Peas and Kenny Chesney when they are touring in America’s Southwest.

James Chippendale commented: “Our core business is expanding to service more of the live entertainment industry than ever before, and in the US, there is no better location than Austin.  Austin is home to some of the biggest live music events in the world and our new base will make sure we are at the hub of this activity.”

The Austin base is also key to our support of international conferences. Last December, James Chippendale was a noted speaker at the International Music Festival Conference (IMFCON), and later this month he will take his place alongside Doodson CEO, Roger Sandau and other industry specialists in a ‘think-tank’ forum themed safety in live music at the highly acclaimed Tourlink conference. We'll also be present at the widely known SXSW conference and at and PLASA, also in Austin in the coming weeks.