Lyte’s Lawrence Peryer: Making Live Event Ticketing Better for Everyone When a sold-out show has empty seats and scalpers are selling choice tickets for an arm and a leg, it’s hard on artists, fans, and everyone who counts on a live show to succeed. Lawrence Peryer, Chief Revenue Officer at Lyte, explains the live event…
More Than 40,000 Fans Sign Up For Jacob Collier’s Flexible Touring Plan by Taylor Mims, Billboard Magazine, October 5, 2020 Since the launch of the program on Sept. 1, more than 41,000 fans of British artist Jacob Collier have signed up for a flexible touring plan to see the musician once he’s able to perform live again….
While Waiting for Live Music to Return, One Artist Is Taking Ticket Reservations by Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone Magazine, September 1, 2020 As Covid-19 has befogged any realistic timetable for the return of live music, English singer-songwriter Jacob Collier is trying something new while he prepares for his yet to-be-dated 91-show tour. Rather than announce new…
Episode 13, July 12, 2020 …our guest Lawrence Peryer who shares with us about Lyte and his role in the company, and his experiences working with some of the greatest music artists of all time… Listen on Spotify. Watch on YouTube.
What Can Rockstars Teach Us About Personal Branding? 12 Hats Radio Podcast, July 10, 2020 Entrepreneur and documentary maker Lawrence Peryer from Lyte has dedicated his working life to bring fans closer to performing artists. He has worked alongside performance artists such as The Rolling Stones and David Bowie and today he is in our…
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…
Ticketing & Touts: Lyte Turns A Corner In 2019, Seeing Huge Growth by Francisco Rendon on Pollstar.com, June 13, 2019 With the Federal Trade Commission having just held its workshop on online ticketing June 11, all the talk of bots, scalpers and scams has no doubt left some fans wondering why they can’t simply return…
March 20, 2019 Here is a wide-ranging interview I did with Dave Wakeman for his podcast, The Business of Fun. We talk about my business background and more. Get it on the podcast’s website or stream it below. TRANSCRIPT: Dave Wakeman: Thank you for tuning in to another edition of The Business of Fun podcast. I am…
Record Labels Still Have the Upper Hand in Talks with Spotify Served as Source in this Report by Blueshift Research, March 20, 2019 Does Spotify have the leverage to get lower royalty rates or a bigger share of music label ad budgets? Order the report 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 Hires Former Amazon Tickets Executive by Taylor Mims, Billboard Magazine, September 21, 2018 Lawrence Peryer will join the ticket exchange’s growing management team. Ticketing company Lyte has announced the hire of Lawrence Peryer as head of business and corporate development. Peryer will join the ticketing-exchange platform in expanding Lyte’s commitment to define a new category of…
Spotify Is No Netflix But Has a Chance to Soar Beyond Pandora Served as a primary source in this report from Blueshift Research, July 24, 2018. Blueshift’s initial research found strong revenue and subscriber growth in SPOT’s first earnings report as a public company but also some question marks around profitability and revenue per user….