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Will Call War Ticket agents strike out at scalpers over fan club ticket fraud Linda Deckard, Venues Today, June 30, 2006 The war between scalpers and musicians took a heated turn in May, when veteran rocker Tom Petty exercised what his management called unprecedented action against ticket re-sellers. When Petty’s management found out that 460…

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…

September 24, 2025 Jazz Forward Award Winners All About Jazz, a driving force for jazz music since 1995, is thrilled to honor and celebrate industry trailblazers who actively promote jazz awareness, discovery, and culture through its prestigious Jazz Forward award program. Carefully selected by a team of industry visionaries, recipients don’t just receive an award;…

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.

Ticket re-selling well poised as fans return to stands by Roy Train on XLIVE.com, June 3, 2021 As the pandemic slowly dissipates, ticket demands for live events have begun to explode, according to Angeline Chase Priefer, Vice President of Client Services for Lyte, a San Francisco-based reservations technology platform “reimagining ecommerce” for festivals and tours. “We…

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.