more about sasha lord

Sasha Lord is a producer and curator based in Washington, DC.

promotion and production

Sasha Lord has promoted, produced, partnered, and worked with numerous institutions in the Washington, DC region.

Current and past venue include:

The Warner Theatre, The Lincoln Theatre, The Howard Theatre, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Arlington Cultural Affairs, Comet Ping Pong Live Music,  Sixth & I, Artisphere, The John F. Kennedy Center (Contract Programmer), The French Embassy, Union Market, 443 Eye St. Gold Leaf Studios, IMP Productions/U St. Music Hall (Contract Programmer), Trans Pecos NYC, Market Hotel NYC and Slash Run.

Past Shows Include: 

Assisted with the producing of the following comedians at The Warner Theatre : Ali Wong, Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes, Ilana Glazer, Mike Birbiglia, Chelsea Handler, Kathleen Madigan, Ronnie Chieng, Sheng Wang, Kevin Smith and more!

Assisted with the producing of the following artists at The Warner Theatre: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Bonnie Raitt, The Pretenders, Buena Vista Orchestra, Dionne Warwick, Tinariwen, Warren Haynes Band, Gregory Porter, Regina Spektor, Styx, Cheap Trick, PJ Morton, The HU, Opeth, Wardruna, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, Johnny Marr, James, The Monkees and more!

Produced the following at Comet Ping Pong: Waxahatchee, Mitski, JD Samson & MEN, The Make Up, The Raincoats, Ty Segall, Prince Rama, Chain and the Gang, Mdou Moctar, Mikal Cronin, Shannon and The Clams, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, Hunx and his Punx, Hunters, SISU (Dum Dum Girls), Monotonix, The Coathangers, Dan Deacon, Roomrunner, What Cheer? Brigade, Pujol,  Guerilla Toss, Ex Hex, Bat Fangs, Zombie Zombie, Heavy Breathing, The Family Crest, Mother Falcon, Deceased, Municipal Waste, Mean Jeans, Mykki Blanco, The Flatmates, Coup Sauvage and the Snips, Lemuria, US Girls, The Babies, The Vivian Girls, Frankie Rose and The Outs, Eternal Summers, Speedy Ortiz, Transmissions featuring Bob Boilen and Pat Noecker, Paul Collins Beat, Protect-U, Jeff the Brotherhood,  Priests, Vockah Redu & The Cru and Jonathan Toubin’s New York Night Train…

Past tours include:

Bat Fangs (SXSW 2018 Tour), DJ Baby Alcatraz (LA 2017 Tour, SXSW 2014 Tour), Prince Rama (2013-2016 North American Tours)

special projects include:

• Production Manager for Live Nation Comedy (2023-current)

• Assisted with historical research for The Warner Theatres 100 Year Anniversary Project 2024.

• Production Coordinator for The National Cherry Blossom Festival at The Warner Theatre (2021-2024)

• Production Coordinator for The Washington Ballets: The Nutcracker, Giselle, When We Take Flight at The Warner Theatre. (2019-current)

• Production Coordinator for The Golden Girls-The Laughs Continue (Play) at The Warner Theatre (2023)

• Production Manager for the Rosslyn Jazz Festival (2019)

• Arlington Art Truck/ Arlington County Cultural Affairs office assistant (2019)

• Assisted with the curating and producing of Supertone Festival (2019) at Basilica- Hudson, NY

• Co-programmer “Punk Latitudes” showcase for the By The People Festival curated by The Smithsonian Institution and Septime Weber (2018)

• Booked entertainers for the SXSW Official DC Showcase, with the DC Mayor Office and DC Economic Partnership (2015).

• Booked and worked with The Gumbas, a band comprised of professional male ballet dancers of the Mariinsky Ballet Company from St. Petersburg, Russia (2012, 2013, 2014).

• Curator of SXSW unofficial showcases- DC VS Texas & Renegade Romp (2013, 2012, 2011).

• Co Founder of Comet Ping Pong Live Music (2007)

art and miscellaneous projects

Curating and assisting

• Assisted with the booking of DJ Baby Alcatraz for The Warner Theatres 100 Year Anniversary’s Rooftop Rendezvous (2024)

• Assistant curator- Pongress International (Newcastle, England and Berlin, Germany) with DJ Kid Congo Powers and artist Ryan Hill

• Civilian Art Projects: Assistant at Volta Art Fair NYC (2017)

• Transformer Auction: Music AssistantI (2017)

• The John F Kennedy Center- Finding A Line Skateboarding and Art Festival- Talent Curator

• Managed Prince Rama band's art installation: Fame Factory at Artisphere, in conjunction with Andy Warhol's Silver Clouds (2013)

• Managed Prince Rama band’s art installation: Cake Basal at Art Basal Miami, in conjunction with De Nolet by Ketel One (2013).

Performance

• Performed keyboard and synthesizer with Prince Rama on their 2015 North American tour, opening for Dan Deacon.

• Supernumerary actress with the Mariinsky Ballet Company, from St. Petersburg, Russia. Performed on the Kennedy Center Opera House Stage in Washington, DC (2016, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007).

dj

• DJ Sasha Oh My Lord at Bar Uno (Paris, France), Club Jagger (Saint Petersburg, Russia) and various Washington D.C venues

Film and videography

• Credit in Kountry Wayne’s Comedy Special on Netflix: A Woman’s Prayer and Credit in Tom Papas Comedy Special on Netflix: Home Free. Production Coordinator on Jeff Dunham and Nick Krolls Comedy Special filming’s at The Warner Theatre. (2022-2024)

• Production Coordinator for the filming of Wicked In Concert for PBS at The Warner Theatre (2021)

• Assisted with Sneaks for a filming for Gucci world wide at Pioneer Works NYC (2021)

• Co-Producer for "Camelot" music video by Skating Polly, in collaboration with Pancake Mountain and filmed at Comet Ping Pong.

• Videographer for Girl Skate Tribe (Havana, Cuba), a mission/outreach trip and the 1st inaugural female skateboarding competition. Judged by Natalie Krisna Das.

• Stylist and Production Assistant for Bat Fang's music videos "Rock the Reaper" and "Fangs Out."

• Actress in Prince Rama's music video "Now is The Time of Emotion." and “Never Forever”.

• Filmed by VH1- Bookers, a reality TV show about women who promote and book concerts, while helping run the Little Five Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.