Patrick Stansfield

Oral History Information

Interview Date

September 17, 2009

Birth Date

December 19, 1943

Deceased Date

October 27, 2014

Job Title

Tour Manager and Production Supervisor

Company Name

FM Productions

Tags

Rock and Roll, DJ Equipment, Pro Audio, Pro Lighting, Production-Tour Manager, Neil Diamond, Deceased, Live Sound, Parnelli Awards, Barbra Streisand, The NAMM Foundation's Museum of Making Music, Full Interview, Patrick Stansfield

Patrick Stansfield was the legendary stage manager who, along with Bill Graham of FM Productions, launched the modern music concert format by creating and popularizing the arena rock business. Over the years Patrick was involved with countless performers ranging from Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand to the 1980 movie The Jazz Singer. Patrick was a strong supporter of the NAMM Oral History program – working to help capture the stories of those involved with pro-audio, pro-lighting and stage production and a co-founder of the Parnelli Awards. The industry honored him with a surprise Parnelli Life Time Achievement Award in 2005.