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Peter Shapiro & More Speakers Added To Pollstar Live! 2021; Digital Pass Now Available
– Pollstar Live!
More speakers are confirmed for June’s Pollstar Live! conference including Dayglo Presents founder Peter Shapiro, who owns and operates Brooklyn Bowl – the family of nightclubs with a New York City flagship and branches in Las Vegas and Nashville – as well as the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y.
– Peter Shapiro
He’s also the founder of the Lockn’ festival in Arrington, Va., which began in 2013. After being forced to cancel in 2020 because of the pandemic, the fest is set to return Oct. 1-3. Plus, Shapiro serves as chairman of voter engagement non-profit HeadCount and famously orchestrated the Grateful Dead’s five “Fare Thee Well” shows in 2015.
With a focus on “Reviving Live!” and how the music business will return after the pandemic shut down touring, Pollstar Live! is set for June 15-17 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
– Shavonne Dargan
SVP, Strategy & Marketing for CURATED at Live Nation
Other speakers announced today include Shavonne Dargan, SVP, Strategy & Marketing for CURATED at Live Nation Entertainment; Edgar Orjuela, Latin Talent Buyer at Nederlander Concerts and owner of Orjuela Entertainment; and Maureen Valker-Barlow, EVP Partnerships of Danny Wimmer Presents and President of BrandMark Agency.
Pollstar Live! is the world’s largest gathering of live entertainment professionals and the flagship event for Pollstar magazine. The conference features panels with the industry’s top executive and visionaries, multiple networking opportunities and the 32nd annual Pollstar Awards. Pollstar Live! kicks off June 15 with Production Live!, the one-day companion conference that features insightful panels and discussions from industry professionals on all topics related to staging live events including lighting, video, staging and stage management, sound technique, concert production, video, regulations, security and more.
– Eddie Orjuela
of Nederlander Concerts & Orjuela Entertainment
In other Pollstar Live! news, this year’s conference will offer digital passes as a registration option for those who can’t attend the conference in person.
Registration for in-person and digital passes is open now.
Previously announced speakers include Jonathan Azu, founder of Culture Collective; Amy Latimer, president of Boston’s TD Garden; Helena “Leca” Guimarães international director at C3 Presents; Ant Taylor, founder and CEO of Lyte, Inc.; and agent Sara Bollwinkel of Wasserman Music, whose clients include Billie Eilish.
Earlier this month panelists were announced for the Production Live! panel “What I Did On My Summer Vacation: How The Production Biz Stood Tall In The Pandemic,” including Maria Brunner of Insight Management and Musically Fed; Joey Gallagher of Gallagher Staging; Robin Shaw of Upstaging, Inc.; Michael Strickland of Bandit Lites; and Debbie Taylor; production coordinator for AC/DC, U2, Black Sabbath, Guns ‘N Roses and The Rolling Stones.
– Maureen Valker-Barlow
EVP Partnerships of Danny Wimmer Presents and President of BrandMark Agency.
Production manager/tour manager Bill Reeves and production stage manager Lance “K.C.” Jackson the founders of Roadies of Color – will take part in the panel “Roadies of Color/Inclusivity on the Road & At the Show,” a candid discussion on the critical issue of a lack of diversity in live entertainment. Other speakers on the panel include Tour Forensics’ Dave “5-1” Norman, Rebekah Foster of Ujima Sound Productions, Ltd., and Tina Farris of TF Tours – all skilled veterans of the business of producing live entertainment.
Fans can click HERE to vote in select catagories for the 32nd annual Pollstar awards. Pollstar subscribers have been sent an email invitation with a unique link to an exclusive voting site with an expanded category list.
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