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You are building a big night. The show inside it has to match. Antonio Morelli, show director, founder of Showzer.

I’m Antonio Morelli, show director and entertainment producer, performer by training and founder of Showzer in Milan. I design and direct the live show inside your event, from concept and casting to the cue-by-cue direction on the night.

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    Where a big night is won or lost

    Four moments.The show has to hold every one.

    1. Moment 01 · The first ten minutes

      Your guests decide what kind of night it is before they sit down.

      Picture the gala at the moment the doors open: people arriving, the room still cold, the client watching the entrance. Those ten minutes set the tone for everything after.

      What I do: before the doors open I check every detail. The artists are ready and connected with each other, the whole machine is synchronised, and nothing is left to chance.

    2. Moment 02 · The central moment

      The entrance, the reveal, the first dance, the launch.

      Every event has one moment the client will remember. The show has to lift it without taking it away from the people it belongs to: the couple, the hosts, the brand.

      What I do: I build that moment into the cue sheet and run it like a television control room, with precision and rhythm. Spectacular, but discreet.

    3. Moment 03 · The transitions

      Dinner to show, show to dance floor.

      This is where most nights lose energy: a pause too long, a change of light nobody planned, a band that starts while the room is still eating.

      What I do: I direct the transitions as part of the show, so the audience never perceives the work behind it.

    4. Moment 04 · The thing that goes wrong · in Antonio’s words

      The night the laptop froze.

      people
      Almost 6,000people
      laptop froze
      Minute 20laptop froze
      at the bar
      20 minat the bar

      In Antonio’s words

      An open-air concert in a city square, almost 6,000 people, a very hot evening. At minute 20 the laptop running the drummer’s sequences, which carried almost the whole musical line, froze and would not restart. I took the microphone, used the heat and the mood, stopped the concert and sent the whole square to the bar. Twenty minutes later the bar was empty, the concert restarted, and the staff congratulated me on what they thought was a brilliant planned move.

      “The audience must not see the problem. It must see the show.” With the team we call it “andiamo a braccio”: we play it live.

    The running order

    How I run a night,from brief to debrief.

    Six cues. For each one, what your team keeps and what I take on.

    A demonstration clock runs from two hours before doors through a compressed night.

    Demonstration of how a night runs, not a live event

    You

    Your brief, the venue, the client’s purpose.

    Antonio, with Showzer

    The entertainment concept for that room and that audience.

    Select a cue to hold it; select it again to let the clock run.

    On the record

    Every number herehas a source under it.

    • 90

      dates in one summer season, squares and festivals across Italy

      2018, as reported by DiTutto

    • 5

      years performing in Ibiza

      In Antonio’s words

    • 2

      world tours with Amnesia Ibiza

      In Antonio’s words

    • ~6,000

      people in the square the night the laptop froze

      In Antonio’s words

    • 6

      disciplines in the Showzer team

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    • 4

      show formats

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    31 December 2024 · Reggio Emilia

    Reggio di Luna, Piazza Martiri del 7 Luglio

    Showzer provided the main live entertainment of the City of Reggio Emilia’s New Year’s Eve: musicians, singers, acrobats, performers, special effects and staging. The event’s artistic direction was by Simone Ranieri. The press also reported that Showzer has performed for audiences in Spain, France, England and Greece. My line that day: “The heart of every show is teamwork.”

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    Summer 2018 · Italy

    A summer of squares and festivals

    DiTutto reported Showzer playing 90 dates across Italy in a single summer, from north to south, ahead of a winter tour in Italian and international clubs. Italian press has covered Showzer since at least 2018.

    DiTutto, 25 September 2018

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    The four Showzer formats

    Showzer’s own artists and production, mixed for your room

    • Singers and musicians
    • Aerialists and acrobats
    • DJs and vocalists
    • Stilt walkers and performers
    • Dancers and choreographers
    • Artistic direction
    • Audio, video and lighting
    • Photo and video
    • Special effects

    At Showzer we say it plainly: we are not an agency, we don’t sell artists, we create with them. Creating to surprise, surprising to move.

    The person on the headset

    Two sidesof the stage.

    Portrait of Antonio Morelli, white shirt, by the sea

    “Before being a producer, I am an artist.”

    Antonio Morelli, 2018

    “The heart of every show is teamwork.”

    Antonio Morelli, 2024
    Antonio Morelli singing on stage, microphone in hand

    Downstage · percussion

    I started on drums; my first concert came about a month after I began, almost as a game. Two years at a conservatory, bands, tours. I moved to percussion to be closer to the audience, part of the show rather than only playing in it. Then five years in Ibiza, and two world tours with Amnesia Ibiza.

    In Italy and abroad

    How we wouldwork together.

    1. 1

      You write

      On WhatsApp: date, city, type of event, guests and what the show must do.

    2. 2

      A short call

      We go through the room, the running order and the moments that matter.

    3. 3

      A concept

      I come back with a show designed for that night.

    You keep

    • The client relationship
    • The venue and its rules
    • Permits, through your licensed organiser or venue
    • Local logistics and technical suppliers

    Antonio and Showzer bring

    • Entertainment concept
    • Casting from Showzer’s artists
    • Rehearsal and cue design
    • Live direction on the night
    • Technical coordination with your suppliers

    Working in the UAE and the Gulf

    Based in Milan, I work abroad as the show partner of the local organiser, planner or venue. I don’t have an office, crew or licence there. In Dubai, live performances need a permit issued by the Department of Economy and Tourism through a licensed organiser or venue, so I plan the show around your permit timeline. The event high season runs roughly from October to April; the earlier we talk, the more rehearsal the show gets. For context, Dubai welcomed 19.59 million international visitors in 2025.

    Visitor figure: Dubai Media Office / DET, February 2026

    Your night

    The next big night you are buildingdeserves a show at its level.

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