About
5280 Live started in 2008 as company solely focused on helping the City of Denver develop it’s keynote Denver Theatre District. Their responsibilities were to engage patrons of the Denver Performing Arts Center and surrounding businesses to stay longer by providing free street-level art, music, and cultural entertainment. Following the success of that project, 5280 Live expanded into a full time creative vitality consulting firm who provides a wide breadth of municipalities and business organizations with innovative and interactive projects that serve to create brand awareness and stimulate economic growth.
Our cultural programming efforts encompass a broad range of regional talent, reflecting the rich heritage within the city and its
residents. We take those elements which make a geographic region unique and turn them into marketing and community assets.
The diverse spectrum of artistic genres—including musical performances, visual art installations, dance troupe showcases, and more—help to support the economic climate of the region and connect your city’s or company’s brand with culturally relative events that your patrons can interact with and appreciate.
Creative Vitality Index
Current research by economists such as Richard Florida and Western States Arts Federation indicate that a region’s economic health and growth is directly related to the vitality of its creative sector. The Creative Vitality Index™ (CVI) is a quantitative measurement of the economic health of a city’s creative sector. The data measures the per-capita spending in both for-profit and non-profit sectors within a region’s creative industry. A high CVI indicates that a region is more “livable,” thus attracting more talent, start-up businesses, investors and tourism.
Increasing that CVI is 5280 Live’s mission. We do this by connecting a region’s white collar world, with their no-collar world.
5280 Live has the capacity to bring artists, business people and politicians together to work towards one goal – create a better living environment for all.
Scott Aller
Co-Owner / Senior Consultant
saller@5280live.net
Scott Aller holds a degree in Music Business from the University of Colorado at Denver and has toured with the Boulder Acoustic Society as their drummer and Business Manager for over two years. Scott left his hometown, Fort Collins CO, for the shiny lights of Denver in 2004 to reach deeper in the music business. Here in Denver, Scott became inspired to further develop the arts & entertainment scene in Denver. Touring the country left Scott pondering the “hows and whys” of the music industry, and he has used this extensive knowledge of national music to help make art and music more prevalent in Denver, CO.
"I’m extremely proud to be a part of the music community here in Denver. There’s no other place in the nation with such talent and diversity and yet still a strong sense of encouragement and support like Denver has. We’re essentially located on an island and have to support each other in every way if Denver wants to compete with the other big music markets across the nation."
Michael Schenkleberg
Co-Owner/Senior Consultant
mschenkelberg@5280live.net
Michael Schenkelberg has worked in Chicago, San Francisco, Cleveland, and Denver for some of the top culture, arts, entertainment, and music organizations to enrich those cites. Michael has worked in many facets of the in the arts and entertainment world as a performing and touring musician, education curriculum designer, grant writer, arts administrator, sound engineer, recording artist, and production and event manager. Having all these experiences has given Michael a rich perspective on what makes the arts and culture flourish in a community, and how to sustainably develop programs and events for a city in the arts.
Michael is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and attended Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. After receiving a degree in Topical Ecology, he worked for the Costa Rican government’s endangered species program working with the Scarlet Macaw. Michael returned to US to work as an educational, environmental guide for teens in Hawaii. He worked as repertory actor at the Cleveland Playhouse. Michael worked for the Roots of American Music in Cleveland designing and leading education arts residencies in the classroom. In Chicago he worked with Old Town School of Folk Music as teacher, administrator, curriculum writer, performer, and recording artists. He also performed and toured with several Chicago bands. Upon arriving in Denver, he has worked with the Swallow Hill Music Association, Denver Film Society, Denver Theatres and Arenas, and numerous others arts and education organizations.
“I am thrilled to working in Denver. This city has an amazing arts and culture scene and so much potential. We as a community are growing exponentially in the arts and I am excited to be working with all the great organizations and artists in this city.”
