Time is increasingly rare for Salomon Hazot at Nous Productions right now. He’s just promoted the fastest-selling tour in French concert history and is continuing to expand outside of Europe, all on top of searching for new offices and staff.

“We sold out 105,000 tickets for Tokio Hotel in four hours,” he says, of the 12-date tour that includes de Bercy in Paris. “Nothing has ever sold out as quickly in France before.”

Time is increasingly rare for Salomon Hazot at Nous Productions right now. He’s just promoted the fastest-selling tour in French concert history and is continuing to expand outside of Europe, all on top of searching for new offices and staff.

“We sold out 105,000 tickets for Tokio Hotel in four hours,” he says, of the 12-date tour that includes de Bercy in Paris. “Nothing has ever sold out as quickly in France before.”

 "Since making contacts in India through his Bollywood touring production, Bharati, Hazot is working more frequently in the world’s second largest market, co-promoting with Venkat Vardhan of DNA Networks.

“I’m just finalising the bill for the next Rock in India festival,” he says. The inaugural event this March sold out 20,000 tickets at Bangalore’s Palace Grounds with Iron Maiden. “It was the first time a heavy rock band went to India, so it was very emotional. The audience was crying and the band was shocked at how nice everybody was. It was very cool.”

Hazot twins the Bangalore line-up with Center Stage Management’s Desert Rock festival in Dubai, which takes place the weekend before (7-8 March, 2008). Last year, Nous Productions promoted 800 shows, including the annual Rock en Seine Festival (30,000-cap) in Paris.

“I’m looking for new offices as well,” he says. “We’ve got 12 staff at the moment but I need another three. Our current offices just aren’t big enough any more.”