by All About Jazz Staff, July 13, 2025
“As we reach the halfway point of 2026, All About Jazz once again borrows a page from Major League Baseball’s All-Star break, replacing home runs with jazz albums. This year, 76 staffers submitted their picks, surpassing 2025’s participation by 21 contributors—an incredible turnout.”
The full article, with my picks, here.
Concert Season Is ‘Chaotic’ as Bottleneck of Shows Wreaks Havoc by Ashley Carman, Bloomberg Businessweek, August 25, 2022 “If someone were to ask my impressions of 2022, I’d say chaotic,” says Lawrence Peryer, chief commercial officer at Lyte, a ticketing platform. “It’s a lot of factors converging all at once. Not just the uncertainty of…
UltraStar Offering Unique Access to Musician’s Lives Chris Marlowe, Hollywood Reporter, March 27, 2004 Camera phones are being banned from many locker rooms, but one company is using them to expose the innermost sanctum of the biggest rock stars. Online marketing company UltraStar Entertainment has signed a deal with wireless platform specialists Versaly Entertainment that…
Live, on-air interview on the CBC Radio morning program ‘q’. Host Shadrach Kabango spoke with Lawrence Peryer and Carolynn Cecilia about the making of UNBOUND: A ★InstaMiniSeries, which is an interpretation of and inspired by David Bowie’s recent album ★ (pronounced ‘Blackstar’). Lawrence Peryer · CBC Radio q Interview for UNBOUND: A ★InstaMiniSeries TRANSCRIPT: Shadrach…
HOW ARTIST-CENTRIC MUSIC EXPERIENCES ARE AMPLIFYING EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES By Andrea Zarczynski, Event Marketer, November 8, 2021 Since music streaming has overtaken album sales, big-name artists like Madonna are riding the pop-up wave to connect with fans, sell merchandise and raise excitement for tours. And artist estates are following suit. In celebration of English singer-songwriter David…
Dozens of Artists Are Taking Reservations for Their First Post-Covid Shows by Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone Magazine, February 26, 2021 Mint Talent Group, which represents 180 artists, has partnered with ticketing platform Lyte to offer a reservation system for concerts that haven’t been announced yet Full piece here.
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.