Mike Ziemer is the founder of Third String Productions, Third String Records, and Evolve Music Management. Over the past 12 years, Ziemer has made a name for himself through the growth of both his concert production business and his festival business. Ziemer’s flagship festival, So What?! Music Festival (formerly known as South By So What?!) entered it’s 9th year as a festival this year, taking place over a weekend in March in Dallas, TX. Moving forward, the festival will be expanding outside of Texas and into new markets. As a concert promoter, Ziemer is currently producing over 300 concerts a year in more than 6 states under the name Third String Productions, with more expansion planned for 2016.