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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…

HOW ARTIST-CENTRIC MUSIC EXPERIENCES ARE AMPLIFYING EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES By Andrea Zarczynski, Event Marketer, November 8, 2021 Since music streaming has overtaken album sales, big-name artists like Madonna are riding the pop-up wave to connect with fans, sell merchandise and raise excitement for tours. And artist estates are following suit. In celebration of English singer-songwriter David…

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…

Nashville Boots Up Ken Tucker with additional reporting by Antony Bruno, Billboard Magazine, March 22, 2008 Music Row Faced Tough Demographics As The Digital Revolution Began, But New Faces—And More Web-Savvy Fans—Have This Sad Song Set For A Happy Ending “This is for my MySpace people and everybody who voted.” With those words at last…

Live, on-air interview on the CBC Radio morning program ‘q’. Host Shadrach Kabango spoke with Lawrence Peryer and Carolynn Cecilia about the making of UNBOUND: A ★InstaMiniSeries, which is an interpretation of and inspired by David Bowie’s recent album ★ (pronounced ‘Blackstar’). Lawrence Peryer · CBC Radio q Interview for UNBOUND: A ★InstaMiniSeries TRANSCRIPT: Shadrach…

Emerging Secondary Market In ‘Presale’ Passwords Irks Dues-Supported Fan Clubs By Joseph De Avila, September 20, 2007; Page D1 Stephanie Kendrid, a 31-year-old accountant in Los Angeles, could have paid $29.99 to join Kelly Clarkson’s fan club and gain special access to concert tickets. Instead, she placed an ad on Craigslist and paid $4 for…