The Live Music Industry Podcast
By Matt Ford
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Episodes: 52
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The Live Music Industry Podcast takes you inside the business of live entertainment through candid conversations with the people shaping it. Hosted by Matt Ford, Founder & CEO of Prism.fm, the show features promoters, venue operators, talent buyers, agents, artist managers, and industry leaders sharing real-world insights on booking, ticketing, operations, technology, and the evolving live music business.
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#50 - Reinventing the Festival Experience from Jam Cruises to Beach Fests
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Nov 04, 2026 |
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#49 - Taking On StubHub: The Fight Behind DC’s RESALE Act
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Oct 22, 2026 |
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#48 - From FOMO to Sold-Out: How Smart Marketing Actually Moves Tickets
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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#47 - Shape-Shifting Stages: Inside the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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#46 - Building Bleecker Bell: A 200-Cap Bet on Manhattan’s Future
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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#45 - Live Nation Monopoly Case Update and the StubHub Scandal
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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#44 - Inside One of America's Most Innovative Performing Arts Centers
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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#43 - The AI Playbook for Booking & Marketing Shows
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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#42 - Tixr’s Story: Tech, AI Resale, and the Future of Live Events
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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#41 - No-Contract Ticketing: Why Loyalty Should Be Earned, Not Enforced
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May 11, 2026 |
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#40 - From Clubs to Arenas: How Independent Promoters Are Scaling Smarter
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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#39 - Why Live Music Is Sacred: Community, Ghosts, and the Economics of Staying Independent
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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#38 - Should Promoters Share Ticket Buyer Data? with Matt Washburn (Atlas Touring)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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#37 - The Live Nation Trial Isn’t Over: Inside the States’ Revolt
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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#36 – David vs. Goliath: The Promoter Who Went to Washington
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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#35 - Laylo’s “Drops” Playbook: Turning Social Hype into Ticket & Merch Sales
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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#34 - Inside Etix: 100 Million Tickets, Secondary Markets, All-In Pricing & AI
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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#33 - Family Business to Stadium Promoter: Building a Latin Music Powerhouse
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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#32 - The True Cost of the Big Check: Ticketing Advances, Fees, and Fan Frustration
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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#31 - How Back 40 Live Went From Farm Market to 12,000-Person Venue
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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How McMenamins Streamlined Complexity with Prism
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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#30 - Against All Odds: The Fight for Independent Venues
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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#29 - Event Tech Evolution: Billfold's Futuristic Approach to POS Sales
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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#28 - How Insights and Transparency Can Save Independent Promoters with Jen Lyon
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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#27 - All-In Ticketing Exposed: A Candid Conversation with Randy Nichols
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Pabst Theatre Group -- Prism Deep Dive, Automation, AI, Insights, All In Pricing and more
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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#26 - AI Deep Dive, Concert Marketing & the Future of the Live Music Industry with Pat -- Hive's CTO
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Pod 25 – NITO leaders discuss co-existing with promoters, consolidation, the majors, and the future of NITO – Wayne Forte & Nathaniel Marro
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May 15, 2025 |
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#24 – Forging an Iconic Indie Promoter, Booking 600 Shows a Year, and Managing Incredible Clubs and Festivals like Mohawk and Levitation – Graham Williams, Founder and CEO of Resound Presents
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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#23 – The Pinhook Founding Story: Durham’s Thriving 200‑Cap Queer‑Owned, Community‑Centered Club
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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#22 | The Otherworldly Evolution of Brooklyn Mirage / Learning from Electric Zoo’s Failures – Josh Wyatt, CEO of Avant Gardner
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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#21 - TikToK is banned! Or is it? Sense making the madness with Joseph Perla, Founder of Turntable.fm and Hangout.fm
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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#20 | Aly Gomaa (Resound, Levitation, Psych Fest) - Producing the coolest psych rock festivals on Earth + lineup drop + innovative new format for Levitation and more!
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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#19: The Most Important Initiative for NIVA Since SVOG Sean Watterson and Kendall Gilvar from the NIVA Board discuss the essential “State of Live” initiative.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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#18 | Daniel Brindley, Union Stage CEO & CoFounder. Employing hundreds of employees, operating 7 venues, and booking thousands of shows a year in the competitive DC market.
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 17 | Rami Haykal-Manning - Founder & COO Elsewhere – Raising 3.5M and building one of Brooklyn’s most important clubs
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode #16 | Bruce Finkelman (Managing Partner, 16 on Center) Secrets to Success - Building an Independent Music Venue Empire in Chicago
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode #15: Ian Roberts (CEO HIVE) - The evolution of Hive becoming an industry leader marketing business + the future of the Live Music Industry, AI, VR/AR, and more.
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Podcast #14: Fabrice Sergent, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Bandsintown
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Podcast #13: Paul Bradley, CEO & Founder of Master Tour / Eventric
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Episode #12 | JR Denson (CEO and co-founder of Prekindle and Space Colonel Management)
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Episode #11 | Mark Williamson (Co-founder and CEO of ROSTR)
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode #10 | Dayna Frank (President of NIVA) & Stephen Parker (Executive Director NIVA)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Episode #9 | Andrew Harper - A case to NOT boycott concerts in politically….challenging places (Russia, Ukraine, Israel, China) + Advantages boutique independent agencies have over corporations
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode #8 | A Musical Renaissance? Wichita, Kansas has an Entrepreneurship Eruption with Jessie and Adam Hartke
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Episode #7 | Cody Cowan, COO of NIVA: The Future of NIVA & Live Music, NIVA Conference, and the Underlying Challenges for the Fate of Our Civilization
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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#6 Chris Cobb: An Optimistic Solution to the Destructive Forces inside Live Music Communities
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#5 The world's first net zero (carbon) all electric Performing Arts Facility & the green future of sustainability - Ryan Honey Executive Director TACAW
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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#4 Ty Sutton: Secrets of Running a Successful PAC Organization with the President/CEO of Dayton Live
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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#3 Hillary Gleason - Founder & Executive Director of Backline
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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#2 Matt Beringer - Co-owner, COO, Talent Buyer and Chief Nerd at The Pabst Theatre Group
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#1 Jason Kupperman - Agent and Owner of Goldengate Talent Agency
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Sep 20, 2022 |