ECE Asheville welcomes new agent

ECE (formerly EastCoast Entertainment), a nationally recognized entertainment booking agency, welcomes Jim Arrendell to the Asheville office. While ECE has been bringing the best in wedding, corporate and private party entertainment to the area for years, the addition of Arrendell provides the ability to expand the company’s services and geographic reach.

A musician himself, Arrendell brings a wealth of knowledge from the client-side booking process along with experience in live performance, sound production, event planning, sales, and entrepreneurship. With over 300 private dates under his belt, he has coordinated with wedding parties, event planners, venue coordinators, festival directors and charitable groups to help their events exceed every expectation. Arrendell is looking forward to using his creativity and expertise to help clients create the experience of their dreams.

“Adding my skill sets and worldview to Ellie’s [Ellie Schwarz, ECE Ashville agent] makes us better able to service planners in this region. My experience as a band leader brings a first-hand knowledge of working with planners leading up to and including the event. Together, we cover a large spectrum of competence and draw from a large history of experience. My goal is to establish a larger footprint for our Asheville office and ECE, in general, by eventually expanding into Tennessee and Kentucky,” Arrendell explained.

ECE is the largest full-service entertainment agency in the country with 14 offices located along the East Coast. Specializing in the arrangement of unforgettable entertainment and the production of custom events ranging from weddings and social events to touring performances and corporate entertainment, ECE turns special events into once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Partnering with the best bands, DJs, performance artists, national talent and more, ECE has over 8,000 acts available at their fingertips