Bruce Labadie has over 30 years of experience in Performing Arts Management and festival production. He directed all programs at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga for 18 years, was performing arts director at Montalvo for 12 years, has been director of many festivals in San Jose, including Brew Ha Ha, the San Jose America Festival and has been a founder and the Festival Director of the San Jose Jazz Festival since 1980.

Gerry Labadie's background stems from marketing and design. With over 30 years of experience, Gerry's love of art and music adds to Labadie Production's creative prowess. She single-handedly created the Rivers of Choclate Festival, now in its 10th year, thus generating close to a million dollars for Social Advocates for Youth and the Emergency Housing Consortion. Gerry also produced one of the first jazz cruises for Holland/American Cruise lines, citywide events as well as spectacular corporate parties for Bay Area companies.