A legendary New York City venue in the gritty Bowery section of lower Manhattan, CBGB’s hosted underground, famous and infamous punk, hardcore, metal and rock-and-roll bands from the early-1970s until its closing in October 2006.
In 2012 the music festival was formed as the largest music festival in New York City. The CBGB Festival produced large free concerts in Times Square and Central Park, showcased hundreds of bands in venues across the city and premiered dozens of rock-n-roll movies in theaters around Manhattan.
In 2014 Baby Bean was brought on in a senior production capacity to supervise infrastructure operations including audiovisual, staging and lighting production along with New York Police Department relations for this multi-block Times Square iconic live event featuring Jane's Addiction and Devo.