Changing Lanes: How to Turn Shutdown Fan Engagement Into Post-Pandemic Ticket Sales The Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the live entertainment industry, shutting down all touring and live events worldwide for the first time in history. Now, as the industry emerges from the smoldering embers of what had been the most successful 10-year run the…
When: Thursday, June 17, 2021, 10:00 AM 10:45 AM Where: The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, United States The Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the live entertainment industry, shutting down all touring and live events worldwide for the first time in history. Now, as the industry emerges from the smoldering embers…
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…
How Ticketing Company Lyte Found Success by Going Heavy on Ticket Flexibility Back of House, Issue 041, March 23, 2021 “Just because the industry has been selling tickets online for almost 30 years doesn’t mean it has had anything like state-of-the-art ecommerce,” said Lawrence “LP” Peryer, Lyte’s Chief Strategy Officer. “If you look at what…
Dozens of Artists Are Taking Reservations for Their First Post-Covid Shows by Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone Magazine, February 26, 2021 Mint Talent Group, which represents 180 artists, has partnered with ticketing platform Lyte to offer a reservation system for concerts that haven’t been announced yet Full piece here.
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…
Everybody knows the hits of 1984—pop music’s greatest year. From “Thriller” to “Purple Rain,” “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” to “Like a Virgin,” “Hello” to “Against All Odds,” “What’s Love Got to Do with It” to “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” they continue to dominate advertising, karaoke nights, and the soundtracks for film…
When: Friday, January 15, 2021, 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Where: https://lyte.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAod–tqzssHtFL3OwuOhnOLYLVa5c74VPa Everybody knows the hits of 1984—pop music’s greatest year. From “Thriller” to “Purple Rain,” “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” to “Like a Virgin,” “Hello” to “Against All Odds,” “What’s Love Got to Do with It” to “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” they…
Lyte Secures $33 Million In Additional Funding by Francisco Rendon on Pollstar.com, December 17, 2020 Lyte has made the most of 2020 and has secured $33 million in Series B funding from investors including Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital, Quincy Jones and Rocketship VC. Lyte is a ticketing technology platform that allows fans to swiftly return…
Ticketing Platform LYTE Raises $33M in Series B Funding Round from Investors Including Quincy Jones Murray Stassen, Music Business Worldwide, December 17, 2020 Ticketing technology platform Lyte has raised $33 million in a Series B round, a combination of equity and debt. The latest round brings Lyte’s fundraising total to $48m. Lyte states that the…
The first episode of Season Four of Spot Lyte On premiers on January 12, 2021 but you can hear it first, live, while it is being recorded. You can even be captured for posterity by participating in the live Q&A following the talk. Michael F. Schein is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a…
When: Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 3:00 PM 4:30 PM Where: Over Zoom! Michael F. Schein is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a marketing agency that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their fields. Some of his clients have included eBay, Magento, LinkedIn and several prominent universities. Michael’s writing has appeared in Fortune,…