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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,…

Music Festivals Hit Harder Times in Crowded Concert Market Anne Steele, Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2022.  Fans become choosier and costs rise for promoters due to Covid-19, inflation, labor shortages and supply issues Full piece here

‘Ticketing Is Hard’: What The Heck’s Happening With Independent Ticketing In 2024? by Andy Gensler in Pollstar, October 22, 2024 Lyte ticketing’s recent bankruptcy, which led to lawsuits by promoters who claimed to have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars amidst allegations of financial malfeasance, has raised questions about the continued viability of the independent…

by Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin, July 2, 2024 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 Lawrence Peryer, 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 23 Media Ventures LLC, 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺-𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. My superpower is multidimensional problem-solving: the ability to see challenges from various angles by blending insights from creativity, business, and technology. At every point in my…

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…

David Bowie, Queen and The Rolling Stones boost London’s flagging shopping scene  Jim Armitage, The Sunday Times, October 31, 2021 Tribute stores to Bowie, the Stones and Queen seek a new generation of fans It’s not every day that hitting the shops makes Nikky Smart well up. “I’m really emotional,” said the 35-year-old David Bowie…