Are Smaller Uber-Curated Festivals The Future? A Cluster Of Uniquely Programmed Events Are Creating A New Template For The Market by Roy Trakin in Pollstar, June 2, 2022 The pandemic hastened the demise of a number of cherished boomer pastimes, from network television and physical media to movie theaters and restaurants. One thing it couldn’t…
EP/49: REVAMPING TICKETING Ticketing is Broken. Can it be Fixed? It’s no secret that concert ticketing is a mess. Service fees are sky high, sophisticated bots scoop the best seats and resale prices on secondary markets are too high for many fans. While the problem is widespread – help may be on the way. A…
Lyte’s Lawrence Peryer on Live Music’s Return by Roy Trakin on XLIVE.com, May 24, 2022 When we last spoke to Lawrence Peryer, the 25-year industry vet who serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Lyte, the reservation technology ticketing platform, almost a year ago to the day, there was optimism in the live music business returning…
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…
The Pandemic Robbed Music Of Its Rapport. These Immersive Experiences Are Restoring It In Mind-Blowing Ways. Morgan Enos, Grammys.com, January 7, 2022 Sorry, music community: virtual concerts have proven to be no substitute for the real thing. In lieu of festivals and gigs, though — pandemic or no pandemic — these creatives are dreaming up…
David Bowie LPs remixed in 360 Reality Audio by Tony Visconti to coincide with 75th birthday celebrations by Andre Paine in Music Week, January 6, 2002 The David Bowie Estate has announced a series of releases from David Bowie’s catalogue that have been remixed and reimagined exclusively in 360 Reality Audio. The immersive music experience is driven…
LYTE’S PRIVATE EXCHANGE GIVING FANS FLEXIBILITY James Zoltak, VenuesNow, January 5, 2022 Event solutions platform Lyte has ramped up a new ticket resale service called Private Exchange, which allows fans to unload tickets to events they can’t attend using a customized link. The feature allows individuals to sell or transfer verified tickets through a link…
Turn On The Lyte: How Lyte is Improving the Live Show Ticketing Experience by Nic Calvillo, Festival Insider, November 29, 2021 In the words of Lawrence Preyer, Lyte’s Chief Strategy Officer, adding insurance to your ticket isn’t very “rock-n-roll.” Lyte – the reservations technology platform reinventing ticketing for fans, artists, and live events – makes it easier for…
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…
David Bowie, Queen and The Rolling Stones boost London’s flagging shopping scene Jim Armitage, The Sunday Times, October 31, 2021 Tribute stores to Bowie, the Stones and Queen seek a new generation of fans It’s not every day that hitting the shops makes Nikky Smart well up. “I’m really emotional,” said the 35-year-old David Bowie…
What We’re Doing This Weekend: Hitting SoHo’s Bowie 75 Pop-Up Vogue article by Corey Seymour, October 29, 2021 First things first: The just-opened Bowie 75 space at 150 Wooster in SoHo isn’t a David Bowie museum, and it isn’t a capsule version of the recent acclaimed traveling exhibition David Bowie Is—but it’s much more than a mere shop….
New York exhibition celebrates David Bowie’s 75th birth anniversary Dan Fastenberg, Reuters, October 28, 2021 A pop-up shop-cum-exhibition in New York is celebrating David Bowie on his upcoming 75th birth anniversary. Located in the Manhattan neighborhood of Soho where the British singer lived, the multimedia experience, entitled “Bowie 75,” will remain open free of charge through January….