BackBeat

Purpose Driven Agency
& Production Partner.

Dance
Forward.

The moment on the floor.
The people behind it.

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01 — THE PERFORMANCEFEEL IT.

Production + Operations

Behind the show.

From the first production meeting to the final cue, we help the people behind the show keep the floor moving.

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02 — THE WORKING RIG

Talent + Hospitality

Champion
the Dancer.

From arrivals to the final departure, we help the people on the floor be ready.

03 — READY FOR THE FLOOR

What we do / Community Consult

Connected
to culture.

The studios, crews, venues, and people that make a scene.

Community strategyPartner relationshipsActivation planning
04 — THE CONNECTIONS

Selected experience / 2021–2026

Across cities.
Across stages.

89Stops
6Seasons
3World Finals

Stop history, 2021–2026. Includes the Tampa national final, September 19, 2026.

05 — THE EXPERIENCE

Behind BackBeat

The people
behind the floor.

The same crew, city after city.

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06 — THE CREW
What we do

Before → during → after

Dancer Relations

Services for pre, during and post event

A large venue screen showing people in a lounge, with a DJ desk below.
Around the performance
Tagged gear bags stacked beside packing materials in a work room.
Ready to go
Production equipment and flight cases beside an outdoor dance stage.
At the desk
A dancer celebrating mid-battle in front of the crowd.
On the floor
A breaker mid-move on the floor at a Chicago stop.
In the circle
A dancer mid-move on the floor in front of the crowd.
In the cypher
A dancer smiling backstage with a trophy.
After the battle

Before the event

Pre-production

14 tasks

  • Attendance at weekly meetings
  • Participation questionnaires
  • Delivery of social assets and imagery to competitors
  • Liability waivers and appearance release forms for competitors and paid talentDJ, prelim judges, hosts, showcases
  • Waiver tracking
  • Tax forms
  • Artist agreements
  • Travel booking
  • Visa support
  • Social asset posting requests
  • Guest list management
  • Partner outreach
  • Bracket reveal (graphics/presentation) and facilitation
  • Talent onboarding briefsDJ, host, performers

Event day

Talent management

10 tasks

  • Scheduling
  • Check-in
  • Paymentsparticipation fees, per diem, winner payouts
  • Green room rider and dietary needs
  • Ensuring arrivals
  • Competitor wrangling
  • Transportation
  • Portraits
  • Interface with the photographer and Red Bull on shot list and deliverables
  • Media asks and interviews

Event day

Show and stage management

7 tasks

  • Stage managing
  • Script writing and revisions
  • Supporting production on the competitionbracket seeding, judging system
  • Host calls pre-event
  • Host, DJ and showcase-act wrangling
  • Tech rehearsals
  • Cue-to-cue cards

After the event

Post event

6 tasks

  • Content share
  • Posting suggestions
  • Winner affidavits
  • Departure travel accountability for competitors and paid talent
  • Post-event surveys
  • Managing approved event-related expenses
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What we do

Connected through dance

Community Consult

Studios. Crews. Venues. Voices.

A packed audience surrounding an illuminated dance floor.
In the crowd
People gathered in a circle in a room with exposed wooden beams.
Shared space
Dancers and crew crowded together at an after-party.
Around the floor
A circle of hands stacked together before the event.
All in

We connect the people and places that make a dance scene, then help turn those relationships into a considered local program.

Understand the scene

1 tasks

  • Community strategy and a picture of the studios, crews, venues, and cultural voices in a market.

Make the connections

1 tasks

  • Partner outreach and relationships that connect a project to its local community.

Bring it together

1 tasks

  • Activation planning, local communication, and coordination around the program.
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Stop history
Los Angeles: 8 stops; World Final 2025Denver: 4 stopsChicago: 6 stopsPhiladelphia: 6 stopsTampa: 5 stopsKansas City: 3 stopsBoston: 7 stopsAtlanta: 3 stopsWashington DC: 2 stopsNew York: 7 stops; World Final 2022Charlotte: 2 stopsSalt Lake City: 3 stopsHouston: 3 stopsOrlando: 4 stopsMiami: 1 stopsAustin: 2 stopsNew Orleans: 1 stopsMemphis: 3 stopsMinneapolis: 2 stopsSan Jose: 1 stopsSan Francisco: 1 stopsLas Vegas: 1 stopsSan Diego: 2 stopsSeattle: 5 stopsBaltimore: 2 stopsCleveland: 1 stopsOakland: 1 stopsPhoenix: 1 stopsPortland: 1 stopsParis: 1 stop; World Final 2023Los Angeles2025New York2022Paris202389Stops6Seasons3World Finals122021192022142023152024152025142026

2021–2026

Across cities. Across stages.

Across cities. Across stages.

Stops
89
Seasons
6
World Finals
3
A long line of fans waiting outside the venue.
Outside the venue
A breaker spinning on the floor with the crowd around him.
On the floor
The arena stage lit up before the competition starts.
Stage ready

Stop history, 2021–2026. Includes the Tampa national final, September 19, 2026.

89 stops
BackBeat stop history
SeasonEvent / cityType
2026Tampa · DYS National FinalStop
2026Seattle · Beat Riders (BC One)Stop
2026Seattle · BC One RegionalStop
2026Salt Lake City · DYS CityStop
2026Philadelphia · DYS RegionalStop
2026Houston · DYS RegionalStop
2026Atlanta · DYS CityStop
2026San Diego · Red Bull Lords of the Floor Exhibition: Remind & Crumbs v Lilou & BrahimStop
2026San Diego · BC One National FinalStop
2026Kansas City · DYS RegionalStop
2026New York · DYS CityStop
2026Denver · BC One RegionalStop
2026Las Vegas · DYS RegionalStop
2026Los Angeles · DYS CityStop
2025Phoenix · DYS RegionalStop
2025Tampa · DYS RegionalStop
2025Boston · DYS RegionalStop
2025Philadelphia · DYS RegionalStop
2025New York · DYS RegionalStop
2025Cleveland · DYS RegionalStop
2025New York · DYS RegionalStop
2025Los Angeles · DYS World Final at Intuit DomeWorld Final
2025San Francisco · DYS National FinalStop
2025Kansas City · DYS RegionalStop
2025Salt Lake City · DYS RegionalStop
2025Chicago · DYS RegionalStop
2025Denver · BC One National FinalStop
2025San Jose · DYS RegionalStop
2025Minnesota · BC One RegionalStop
2024Tampa · DYS RegionalStop
2024Houston · DYS RegionalStop
2024Chicago · DYS RegionalStop
2024Boston · DYS RegionalStop
2024Baltimore · DYS RegionalStop
2024Seattle · Red Bull Lords of the FloorStop
2024Los Angeles · BC One RegionalStop
2024Denver · BC One RegionalStop
2024Philadelphia · BC One RegionalStop
2024Atlanta · DYS RegionalStop
2024Los Angeles · DYS RegionalStop
2024Memphis · DYS RegionalStop
2024Charlotte · DYS RegionalStop
2024Kansas City · DYS RegionalStop
2024Salt Lake City · DYS RegionalStop
2023Paris · BC One World FinalWorld Final
2023Orlando · DYS RegionalStop
2023Minneapolis · DYS RegionalStop
2023New York · DYS RegionalStop
2023Chicago · DYS RegionalStop
2023Oakland · DYS QualifierStop
2023Memphis · DYS QualifierStop
2023Los Angeles · DYS QualifierStop
2023Boston · DYS QualifierStop
2023Baltimore · DYS QualifierStop
2023Tampa · DYS RegionalStop
2023Philadelphia · BC One RegionalStop
2023Denver · DYS RegionalStop
2023Charlotte · DYS RegionalStop
2022New York · BC One World FinalWorld Final
2022New Orleans · DYS RegionalStop
2022Seattle · BC One RegionalStop
2022Philadelphia · BC One NationalStop
2022Orlando · BC One RegionalStop
2022Boston · DYS RegionalStop
2022Washington DC · DYS RegionalStop
2022Chicago · DYS RegionalStop
2022Tampa · DYS RegionalStop
2022Los Angeles · BC One National FinalsStop
2022Austin · BC One RegionalStop
2022Philadelphia · BC One RegionalStop
2022Seattle · BC One All Star Tour NationalStop
2022Portland · BC One All Star Tour NationalStop
2022Chicago · BC One All Star Tour NationalStop
2022Boston · BC One All Star Tour NationalStop
2022Orlando · BC One All Star Tour NationalStop
2022New York · BC One All Star Tour NationalStop
2022Austin · BC One All Star Tour NationalStop
2021Washington DC · DYS RegionalStop
2021Miami · DYS RegionalStop
2021Atlanta · DYS RegionalStop
2021Memphis · DYS RegionalStop
2021Los Angeles · DYS RegionalStop
2021Chicago · DYS RegionalStop
2021Boston · DYS RegionalStop
2021Orlando · BC One RegionalStop
2021Houston · BC One RegionalStop
2021Boston · BC One RegionalStop
2021Los Angeles · BC One RegionalStop
2021New York · BC One RegionalStop

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BackBeat

Selected experience

Dance Forward.

  • Red Bull Dance Your Style
  • Red Bull BC One
  • Red Bull Lords of the Floor 2024
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Behind BackBeat

The people behind the floor.

Rooted in Kinjaz. Before BackBeat had a name, this crew worked Red Bull stops as part of the Kinjaz family. The first chapters of our stop history are theirs and ours.

The same crew, city after city.

Four people posing closely together in front of an event backdrop.
Six people wearing event passes and dark jackets on a wooden floor beside a stage.
A group wearing event passes posed against a purple corrugated event wall.
A group wearing event passes gathered on a street beneath tall buildings.
A group wearing event passes posed together in front of blue event posters.
Two members of the BackBeat crew together at an event.
The crew lined up together on a city street.
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Behind the show

Preparation → rehearsal → cue

Production & operations

From the first production meeting to the final cue, we help the people behind the show keep the floor moving.

Production equipment and flight cases beside an outdoor dance stage.
At the desk
An empty competition stage under blue and magenta show lighting.
Before doors
A lit stage and DJ booth set up before the crowd arrives.
Stage ready
A dark arena with the stage lit and the seats still empty.
Stage ready
The Red Bull floor logo under arena lighting before the show.
Stage ready

Event day

Show and stage management

7 tasks

  • Stage managing
  • Script writing and revisions
  • Supporting production on the competitionbracket seeding, judging system
  • Host calls pre-event
  • Host, DJ and showcase-act wrangling
  • Tech rehearsals
  • Cue-to-cue cards
Take a beat