Mr. Luft has been active in the performing arts industry for over 40 years. He was general manager for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, in charge of the dance events in the Arts & Culture Program for the 1976 Olympic Games, director of the Quebec Conservatories of Music and Drama, and, finally, an agent representing artists and organizing tours. The latter experience has enabled him to assist in the market development of numerous arts groups from Canada and around the world. One of the founding members of CINARS (International Exchange for the Performing Arts), he has been its President and has extensive knowledge on the Asian markets.

Alain Pare was a founder and is the chief executive officer of CINARS. For 17 years (1971-1988), he was a manager and agent of many well-known Quebec artists. He founded in 1981 Les Productions Contour in Quebec specializing in show production. Actively involved in the recording and performance industry, he served as the president of ADISQ in 1986-87, and sat on their board of directors for 8 years.

From 1989 to 1994, he represented the Conseil Francophone de la Chanson(CFC) as vice president in North America. In 1991, the Paris-based Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique (ACCT) retained his services for the organization of 3 editions of the Marche des Arts du Spectacle Africain (MASA) which were held in Ivory Coast in 1993, 1995 and 1997.

He was also the co-founder in 1999 and the president from February 2000 until June 2001 of Festivals Montreal.

Alain Pare studied communications and marketing at the Montreal University.