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LYTE’S PRIVATE EXCHANGE GIVING FANS FLEXIBILITY James Zoltak, VenuesNow, January 5, 2022 Event solutions platform Lyte has ramped up a new ticket resale service called Private Exchange, which allows fans to unload tickets to events they can’t attend using a customized link. The feature allows individuals to sell or transfer verified tickets through a link…

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…

Springsteen Fans Raged Over Ticket Prices. Experts Say There’s No Easy Fix by Andy Greene & Ethan Millman in Rolling Stone, August 2, 2022 Eye-popping ticket prices have generated furious op-eds and social media posts in recent weeks. A group of experts weigh in on what’s wrong with the system alongside various solutions Click here…

It was a treat and an honor to have my picks included in The Mid-Year Edition of the Francis Davis Jazz Poll. I do not submit my picks ranked. The order they are listed does not imply order of preference. Here they are: NEW ALBUMS Kinan Azmeh and CityBand, Live in Berlin (Dreyer Gaido) →…

You Are The DJ: Custom-CD Web Sites Allow Music Lovers to Create Their Own Mixes By Tom Gogola, DIRECT Magzine, November, 1999  If true one-to-one marketing is based on treating a particular customer differently based on data collected during an interaction, then CustomDisc is a true market leader. The company doesn’t merely customize its product offerings,…

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…