that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message sidehatch entertainment group type corporation industry entertainment industry headquarters boston massachusetts key people ben maitland lewis founder executive director chris cave partner managing director christopher thomas producer website www.sidehatchentertainment.com sidehatch entertainment group seg is a boston based music company with brands in concert and festival promotion marketing industry consulting tour bus rentals software development and client based services including presentation performance and organization . contents 1 history 2 current products 2.1 sidecast 2.2 grease bus 2.3 sound and video production 2.4 indie ambassador 2.5 indie ambassador tv 2.6 apprenticeship program 3 discography 4 references 5 external links history edit seg was founded in 2004 by ben maitland lewis whilst attending berklee college of music . past seg clients include wilco newport folk festival daniel lanois piebald the ptown festival boston urban music project and bowery presents . current products edit sidecast edit internet radio podcast available on itunes featuring music from seg artists interviews with major label artists and professionals such as fat mike nofx bryn bennett bang camaro and enter shikari . grease bus edit the seg crew overhauled a 19 passenger shuttle bus creating an eco friendly grease burning tour bus enabling bands to get on the road whilst avoiding the expense of gas prices . 1 sound and video production edit the seg office located in charlestown boston shares space with a live venue 2 and recording studio frequented by local boston as well as touring acts . indie ambassador edit founded in 2009 by ben maitland lewis and chris cave of sidehatch indie ambassador is a software development company currently in pre beta slated to launch during 2011 with a new platform geared towards independent artists . though not yet released the platform is intended to create a horizontal playing field for bands seeking to do business . 3 indie ambassador tv edit indie ambassador tv a youtube channel and an internet blog presented by indie ambassador see above is designed to feature performances and interviews from a variety of artists who represent the growing trend for independence in the entertainment industry . 4 apprenticeship program edit ben maitland lewis and christopher thomas of sidehatch entertainment lead an 8th grade academy apprenticeship program in addition to a college level internship program 5 on cd business . they teach students the fundamentals of creating a business plan a marketing plan how to identify their target audience pitch the project and produce a cd to be sold to their local communities and businesses . the money raised from these exercises is invested through the summit group and goes to the alumni scholarship fund for the student s college tuition . 6 discography edit artist album title released spiritual rez spiritual rez 2005 the thickness girth control 2006 kid nap kin touring the riot scene 2006 thick as thieves we planted driftwood and nothing changed 2006 shanghai thrills goodbye guilt hello lies 2007 zen robbi pawn gone king 2007 citizen schools general eclectic vol iii 2007 the thickness the kids ll love it 2007 thick as thieves true believers in the long walk home 2008 kid nap kin hush now ... 2008 barnacle friends of b 2008 citizen schools general eclectic vol iv 2008 september twilight evolution 2008 the thickness the thickness 2008 half pint compilation 2009 the thickness recession special 2009 citizen schools general eclectic vol v 2009 zen robbi heavy lies the crown 2010 piebald nobody s robot s documentary dvd 2010 piebald nobody s robot s live concert 2010 the murder mile rebel hearts 2010 the thickness karaoke headliner 2010 references edit faraone chris march 1 2010 . greasing the skids . boston phoenix . foundry24 a collective for creative industry . sisenwein adam november 10 2010 . interview with ben maitland lewis . we all make music . leeds jeff january 10 2006 . independent music on move with internet . international herald tribune . occhino lisa march 8 2011 . internship information session . smith jr colney december 9 2007 . hub students learn music biz . boston herald . external links edit sidehatch homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sidehatch entertainment group & oldid 743301820 categories companies based in bostonamerican brandsentertainment companies of the united stateshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from june 2011all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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