One hundred episodes of Spot Lyte On…! To mark this milestone, the tables get turned — host Lawrence Peryer becomes the interviewee as his old friend David Marcus grills him on his history, his first musical loves, how he stumbled into the business, thoughts on failure and leadership, and what it’s like to work with his rock n’ roll heroes.
This year marks the first time I have been invited to participate in the Downbeat Magazine Annual Critics Poll (their 73rd!). I barely consider myself a journalist and certainly not a critic but it was really a hoot to be asked to to this. Information about the issue with the results can be found here.
Lyte Executives Talk Coachella Partnership, Why Primary Ticketers Don’t Give Refunds by Taylor Mims in Billboard Magazine, February 11, 2019. In just over a year, ticketing exchange platform Lyte has gone from six festival partners to 30. Lyte has made a name for itself allowing fans to safely buy, sell and exchange event tickets after…
Lyte-ing It Up: Q’s With Lyte’s Ant Taylor And Lawrence Peryer by Francisco Rendon on Pollstar.com, April 6, 2020 With the live industry dramatically disrupted, some have adopted anxious or more doom and gloom tones when talking about the business. Ticketing platform Lyte was seeing astronomical growth before the shutdown, matching its total 2018 revenue…
Event Reservation Platform Lyte Strikes A Deal With Mint Talent Group By Ian Courtney in CelebrityAccess, February 26, 2021 (CelebrityAccess) — Event reservation platform Lyte announced it has secured partnership with the recently launched booking agency Mint Talent Group. Under the terms of the deal, an initial group of 30 artists represented by Mint Talent…
All About Jazz, a driving force for jazz music since 1995, is thrilled to honor and celebrate industry trailblazers who actively promote jazz awareness, discovery, and culture through its prestigious Jazz Forward award program. Carefully selected by a team of industry visionaries, winners don’t just receive an award; their achievements are showcased in All About…
Ticketing Platform LYTE Raises $33M in Series B Funding Round from Investors Including Quincy Jones Murray Stassen, Music Business Worldwide, December 17, 2020 Ticketing technology platform Lyte has raised $33 million in a Series B round, a combination of equity and debt. The latest round brings Lyte’s fundraising total to $48m. Lyte states that the…