When: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Where: Zoom Livestream In a time when touring costs soar and small venues struggle to stay afloat, three music industry nonprofits have created a new model to address these challenges. On May 20 at 1PM ET / 10 AM PT, join Cat Henry (Executive Director, Live…
When: Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 11:00 AM 12:30 PM Where: Zoom Livestream Join Spotlight On host Lawrence Peryer in conversation with Richard King, author of Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, A Life, available now from Anthology Editions. Travels Over Feeling paints a portrait of Arthur Russell unlike any that have come before, revealing a true…
When: Friday, April 18, 2025, 10:30 AM 12:30 PM Where: Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, Shoreline, WA, 98133, United States Students interact weekly with a different guest speaker from the local music community, including managers, label owners, studio owners, booking agents, entertainment lawyers and DIY musicians who bring real world credentials and expertise…
When: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 12:30 PM 2:00 PM Where: Zoom Livestream Join Spotlight On host Lawrence Peryer in conversation with Howie Singer and Bill Rosenblatt, authors of Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry, available now from Oxford University Press. Key Changes examines ten technological disruptions that reshaped the music industry…
When: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 2:00 PM 3:00 PM John Raso is the CEO of Audiam, the music publishing digital rights reproduction collection agency which was acquired by SESAC in 2021. Over his 30+ year career, he’s held senior executive roles with Harry Fox Agency, Live Nation, Atlantic Records and Bearing Point. Trust me when…
When: Saturday, November 23, 2024 12:00 PM Sunday, December 1, 2024 1:30 PM, 12:00 PM Where: Zoom Livestream A live discussion and Q&A with Gabriel Kennedy, author of the book ‘Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson’ Gabriel Kennedy, author of the book Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of…
When: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 12:30 PM 2:30 PM Where: Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, Shoreline, WA, 98133, United States A seminar to assist students in the exploration and development of a career in the music industry. Factual information is presented by professionals working in a variety of music-related careers.
When: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Jeremy Sirota is CEO of Merlin, one of the largest and most important global organizations working on behalf of independent labels, distributors, and other rights holders. He has been recognized eleven times by Billboard on the Power 100 List, Power List, International Power Player, and Indie…
When: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 3:00 PM 4:30 PM Where: Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States Spotlight On: Improvisation in Music and Life Join Lawrence Peryer, host of the acclaimed podcast Spotlight On, for a unique program of performance and conversation with the James Falzone Division Ensemble. Together, they will…
When: Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 4:00 PM 5:00 PM Where: SXSW 2024, Austin, TX, United States Exact Date, Time and Location TBA This session will tackle issues ranging from the primary purchase fees to secondary scalping, and speculative sales that have brought the topic of ticketing into the halls of Congress. Our panel will discuss…
When: Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 12:00 PM 12:45 PM Where: Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, United States The Premiere Conference for the Festival Industry in North America since 2015 has tackled issues ranging from ticketing, sponsorship, talent buying, programming, sustainability, safety, marketing and more with panels, contests, keynotes…
When: Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 9:00 AM 9:45 AM Where: Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, United States Join Lawrence Peryer, entertainment business veteran and Lyte’s Chief Strategy Officer, as he takes you behind-the-scenes with an interview and a podcast with Jesse Colin Young, singer, songwriter and founding member…