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.
UltraStar Offering Unique Access to Musician’s Lives Chris Marlowe, Hollywood Reporter, March 27, 2004 Camera phones are being banned from many locker rooms, but one company is using them to expose the innermost sanctum of the biggest rock stars. Online marketing company UltraStar Entertainment has signed a deal with wireless platform specialists Versaly Entertainment that…
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…
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.
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…
Break the Business is a show for indie creators and the people who love and support them. Break the Business Podcast is a fun and informative discussion of entertainment law (for non-lawyers), independent artists, and popular culture. Break the Business is recorded live on Wednesdays at 9pm Eastern. Mike Ryan Ruiz of The Dan Lebatard…
A Reuters-produced segment which aired in several countries worldwide, featuring interviews with the creators of, and behind-the-scenes footage from, UNBOUND: A ★Instaminiseries (2016), an Instagram project based on David Bowie’s final studio album.