Buying show tickets is still an imperfect and sometimes frustrating – not to mention expensive – experience. You’ll have certainly felt the pang of annoyance as tickets you want are snapped up by bots, and then sold on the secondary market for inflated prices. So what does a better ticketing system look like? We welcome…
Join entertainment and technology veteran Lawrence Peryer as he records a special live episode of his podcast Spotlight On – the first in-person live episode since January 2020. Peryer will sit down with Detroit’s Shahida Mausi, the matriarch of family-owned The Right Productions. Enjoy breakfast while being regaled with behind-the-curtain stories that made Shahida the…
When: Monday, July 11, 2022, 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Where: NIVA ’22 at the Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44113, United States Join entertainment and technology veteran Lawrence Peryer as he records a special live episode of his podcast Spotlight On – the first in-person live episode since January 2020. Peryer…
Bowie 75 Bronze, Event Storytelling Bronze, Retail Experience Nominee, Pop Up Experience
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…
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…
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…
Reimagining Pop-ups as Fan Hubs: Behind the Scenes of Bowie 75 Two mega trends are converging in the event world: Retailtainment and interactive museums for legacy cultural figures… like David Bowie. In this session, go behind the scenes of the Bowie 75 experiences in New York City and London that went above and beyond merch…
When: Thursday, April 28, 2022, 4:30 PM 5:00 PM Where: MGM Grand Las Vegas, 3799 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, United States Two mega trends are converging in the event world: Retailtainment and interactive museums for legacy cultural figures… like David Bowie. In this session, go behind the scenes of the Bowie…
Bowie 75 Gold, Best Pop-Up Experience
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…
Medium: Live Events and Web SeriesPremiere Date: February 21, 2022 My Role: Producer (and Host of the Donny McCaslin episode) About: The two Bowie 75 locations in New York City and on Heddon Street in London featured an on-going calendar of events featuring photographers, musicians, producers, and other figures from David Bowie’s creative universe. The resulting Live from Bowie…