Ticketing Business News

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…

Lawrence Peryer named CEO of Artist Arena by Chris Morris, Variety, February 7, 2012 Exec will head WMG’s artist-to-fan division Lawrence Peryer has been named CEO of Warner Music Group’s artist-to-fan division Artist Arena, the company announced internally on Tuesday. At the same time, Artist Arena founder Mark Weiss will move to a new role as senior…

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…

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….

August 14, 2025 On their 30th (!) anniversary, it is a real joy to be featured in All About Jazz’s “Meet the Staff” section. This brief little interview managed to capture a lot of my attitudes and philosophies.

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…