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Milestones
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2001
Jason Michael Paul, Producer at Addwater, Inc, leaves to build his own (independent) entertainment company, taking with him clients Disney, Squaresoft (now SquareEnix), PlayStation, Rudas Organization (Pavarotti and The Three Tenors), solidifying the company's foundation. JMPE's premiere concert, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at TD Garden Arena in Boston, MA on November 25th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN on November 30th
2002
JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at Molson Arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on February 2nd JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at Kansas Coliseum in Valley Center, KS, on April 6th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at Penngrowth’s Saddledome Arena in Calgary, AB, Canada on April 16th JMPE Produces Disney and Squaresoft’s Kingdom Hearts Video Game Launch Party at the W Hotel in Los Angeles, CA August 28th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at American West Arena (Now Footprint Center) in Phoenix, AZ on September 20th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, CT on September 28th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at NEC Arena in Birmingham, UK on October 20th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at Mandalay Bay Arena (Now Michelob Ultra Arena) in Las Vegas, NV on October 26th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on November 16th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces the Three Tenors at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN on December 16th
2004
JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at Teatro Anayansi in Panama City, Panama on January 28th JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti at National Stadium in San Jose, Costa Rica on January 31st JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti Japan Farewell Tour with Tokyo Philharmonic at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan on March 3rd JMPE, in conjunction with Rudas Organization produces Pavarotti Japan Farewell Tour with Tokyo Philharmonic at Tokyo International Forum Hall A in Tokyo, Japan on March 6th JMPE produces Squaresoft/ Enix’s (Now SquareEnix) E3 Press Event at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA May 10th JMPE creates and produces Square Enix’s Inaugural Stateside Video Game Music Concert, Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and LA Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA May 10th
2005
JMPE produces Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago, IL February 19th JMPE produces Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with Symphony Silicon Valley at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA March 11th JMPE produces More Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert and live recording with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and CSUF Singers, Black Mages, RIKKI, Emiko Shiratori at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, CA May 16th JMPE produces Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with the Hartford Symphony at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, CT May 20th JMPE produces Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall in Atlanta, GA June 24th and 25th JMPE produces Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra at Bass Hall in Ft. Worth, TX July 1st JMPE produces Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with the Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, MN July 9th JMPE produces Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with the San Diego Symphony at the Embarcadero (now Rady Shell at Jacobs Park) in San Diego, CA July 14th JMPE produces Dear Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, MI July 23rd and 24th
2006
JMPE, Sony Music, Square Enix release the live recording of More Friends- Music from FINAL FANTASY concert with members of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and CSUF Singers, Black Mages, RIKKI, Emiko Shiratori at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, CA February 15th JMPE, creates and produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago, IL May 27th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset) in Stockholm, Sweden June 14th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, MI July 12th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center in Philadelphia, PA July 27th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA August 4th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Toronto Symphony at the Meridian Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 30th JMPE opens their first Coffee Bar in San Francisco, CA September 1st
2007
JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Symphony Silicon Valley at the San Jose Performing Arts Center in San Jose, CA May 26th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset) in Stockholm, Sweden June 2nd JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore, June 5th and 7th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia June 19th – 23rd JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Norwegian Broadcast Orchestra at the Electro world Exhibition (Norges Varemesse) in Oslo, Norway October 26th
2008
JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Texas January 19th and 20th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA January 24th and 26th JMPE produces Play! A Video Game Symphony concert and live recording with the Czech Philharmonic and Kuehn’s Choir at Dvorak Concert Hall in Prague, Czech Republic April 23rd
2009
JMPE and Apple Music releases Play! A Video Game Symphony concert and live recording with the Czech Philharmonic and Kuehn’s Choir Dvorak Concert Hall in Prague, Czech Republic January 9th
2011
Nintendo's E3 press event, JMPE creates and produces a four-minute overture spanning 25 years of Zelda music accompanied by images from the same period. After this performance, Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo announced JMPE would create and produce an orchestral CD that would accompany the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, with a 25th Anniversary concert series to be performed in Tokyo, Los Angeles, and London, all of which were to be created and produced by JMPE June 12th JMPE creates and produces The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary concert with the Tokyo Philharmonic and Choir at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, Japan October 10th JMPE produces The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary concert hosted by Zelda Williams with the Members of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and CSUF Singers at Pantages Theater in Hollywood, CA October 21st JMPE produces The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary concert hosted by Zelda Williams with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir at Hammersmith Apollo in London, United Kingdom October 25th Nintendo releases the game Skyward Sword that is accompanied by JMPE created and produced orchestral CD as part of a bundle that ships over 1,000,000 units worldwide November 18th
2012
Evolving from the 25th anniversary concert series, JMPE creates and produces "The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses" concert series that kicks off with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at Meyerson Hall in Dallas, TX January 10th JMPE produces The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses original tour visiting over 30 cities in the USA and international destinations Paris, London, Berlin, Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Sydney, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton March 28th – December 14th
2013
JMPE establishes the 1st Coffee Cultures in San Francisco’s Financial District September 15th JMPE creates and produces The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses “Second Quest” world tour visiting over 35 cities in the USA and international destinations including Paris, London, Berlin, Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Sydney, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton January 13th – December 19th JMPE and Coffee Cultures win Communication Arts Design Award of Excellence 54th Annual Design Exhibition Environmental Graphic Series December 20th.
2014
JMPE creates and produces RePlay: A Video Game Symphony with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia March 7th and March 8th JMPE produces RePlay: A Video Game Symphony tour visiting several cities including Los Angeles, Seattle, Rochester, Portland, Calgary, from March 7th – December 10th
2015
JMPE creates and produces The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses “Master Quest” world tour visiting over 50 cities in the USA and international destinations including Tokyo, Paris, Milan, Rome, London, Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Essen, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Dublin, Glasgow, Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Santiago, Sydney, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton January 21st – December 19th JMPE produces at the Nintendo World Store in New York City a Zelda Symphony event, which consisted of a live musical performance by a string quartet from The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, an ocarina demo by David Ramos (a.k.a. DocJazz), photo opportunities of cosplaying fans, and Zelda Symphony merchandise. September 4th JMPE creates and produces with CBS for the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert hosted, as its musical guest, a performance from The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses to promote the current and upcoming tour dates as well as the release of Tri Force Heroes October 13th JMPE produces The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses “Master Quest” show at the Barclay’s Arena in Brooklyn, New York USA October 13th JMPE opens 2nd Coffee Cultures in San Francisco’s SOMA District. He also opens Bar Coffee Cultures Beer and Wine Bar next door on October 2nd.
2016
JMPE produces The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses “Master Quest” world tour visiting over 50 cities in the USA and international destinations including Tokyo, Paris, Milan, Rome, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Warsaw, Prague, Lisbon, Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Essen, Zurich, Geneva, Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Santiago, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Auckland, Singapore, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton January 7th – December 30th JMPE turns 15 years old
2017
JMPE produces The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses world tour visiting over 50 cities in the USA and international destinations including Tokyo, Paris, Milan, Rome, Florence, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Warsaw, Prague, Lisbon, Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Essen, Zurich, Geneva, Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Santiago, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Singapore, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton January 21st – December 19th
2018
JMPE produces and creates with National Geographic, National Geographic’s- Symphony for Our World concert. An inaugural performance was held in San Francisco at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall on Earth Day, April 22nd
2019
JMPE produces National Geographic’s Symphony for Our World world tour visiting over 20 cities in the USA and international destinations including Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Surfer’s Paradise, Singapore, Macau, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver March 2nd – December 29th
2020
JMPE produces National Geographic’s- Symphony for Our World tour scheduled to visit over 20 cities in the USA and international destinations including London, Paris, Munich, Warsaw January 2nd – March 11th (Tour cancelled due to COVID 19)
2021
JMPE turns 20 years old JMPE opens third Coffee Cultures retail location in Alameda, CA May 30th
2022
JMPE opens fourth Coffee Cultures retail location in San Francisco, CA October 1st
2023
JMPE produces and creates Heroes: A Video Game Symphony concert. An inaugural performance was held in Baltimore, MD with the Baltimore Symphony, and Choir at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on August 11th JMPE produces Heroes: A Video Game Symphony concert. The first time in the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra history performing video game music was held in Cincinnati, OH at Music Hall with the Cincinnati Pops and Choir September 16th and 17th JMPE produces Heroes: A Video Game Symphony concert in Atlanta, GA at Symphony Hall with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choir September 21st and 22nd