COMPANY PROFILE
One Five Six Four Entertainment was founded in 2009 by husband and wife team, Jared and Ashley Thompson. Since then, flagship bands IDT Band and Empire 6 have performed for hundreds of weddings, corporate events, galas, and fundraisers.
They are known among clients and event planners for attracting the industry’s most phenomenal vocalists, setting trends in creative and immersive production, and staying firmly committed to quality, relevance, and good taste.
Jared Thompson
Owner, Entertainment Designer
Jared is a multi-instrumentalist and producer, and the creative mind behind the constantly evolving entertainment experience of Midtown 10 and Empire 6. He and his wife, Ashley, founded One Five Six Four Entertainment in 2009. Jared can usually be found behind the scenes, developing the show, editing video, and managing important business things.
Ashley Thompson
Owner, Booking
Ashley is the owner and founder of One Five Six Four, and her phenomenal vocal talent put the company on the map in 2009. Consistently our most requested performer, Ashley has performed with and elevated both Midtown 10 and Empire 6 to success, and is now a permanent member of Midtown 10. Ashley handles all booking for both bands, and helps Jared keep up with what’s cool on Tik Tok.
John Ellis
Director of Production
John oversees all logistics in our full-scale production department, and manages all of our audio and lighting design. John joined One Five Six Four in April 2014, and his creativity and technical expertise have definitely separated our bands from the pack. John is also our facility manager, and coordinates our studio rental endeavor, ET Media Space.
Mike Duane
Operations Manager, Midtown 10 Bandleader
Mike is not only a supremely talented vocalist, entertainer, and emcee, he also manages day to day operations, communicates with our performers, and personally coordinates details for all of our events. Mike joined One Five Six Four in 2015, and he is currently the bandleader for Midtown 10.
Julie Jeffery
Empire 6 Bandleader
Julie joined One Five Six Four in 2019, and brings her fun and infectious energy to every Empire 6 event. She’s an amazing vocalist and a bold emcee, and she stays busy herding the cats of Empire 6 and talking about boys with Ashley.
Taylor Acquisto
Production Manager
When we needed a new production manager, we knew it was going to be difficult to fill our unique criteria of a required Bachelor’s Degree in Geophysics and zero production experience. As luck would have it, in January 2019, we found our new production manager slash rock expert. Taylor has been “rocking” out with us ever since.