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
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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.
A Topographic Tour of the Online Music World Research report commissioned by Liquid Audio and prepared by Michael Tchong of Iconocast, Summer/Fall 1997 Market Dimensions More than one million publicly-visible sites dot the World Wide Web today, according to Netcraft (see chart, right) from just 50 in January 1993, less than five years ago. This…
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…
March 20, 2019 Here is a wide-ranging interview I did with Dave Wakeman for his podcast, The Business of Fun. We talk about my business background and more. Get it on the podcast’s website or stream it below. TRANSCRIPT: Dave Wakeman: Thank you for tuning in to another edition of The Business of Fun podcast. I am…
Ace of Clubs Internet-based fan sites offer irresistible perks, big sales Linda Deckard, Venues Today, February 28, 2006 Hiring Ed Micone, formerly with Radio City Entertainment, is just another step in an aggressive growth pattern adopted by UltraStar Entertainment LLC, an Internet fan club facilitator and marketer co-founded by David Bowie eight years ago. UltraStar…
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…