I was at a gig last week and a promoter told me young agents had never heard of Bob Sillerman. That was a turning point in the touring business, when Sillerman rolled up the promoters in 1996, it’s the basis of the present touring landscape. You might think history is irrelevant, but he who knows […]

I loved talking to Ryan, that’s his real name, you learn the genesis of his stage moniker in this podcast. He grew up in Northbrook, Illinois and got infected by the Chicago house music scene. Then he brought his records to BYU where he flailed. After his mission in Japan, he was a tour guide […]

He runs Goldstar. Don’t know what Goldstar is? Go to goldstar.com and sign up, it’s free! And what will you find there? Events. Goldstar is in the events business. Turning you on, finding something for you to do. Most tickets are discounted, but not all. At first Goldstar had a bad rep, devaluing concert tickets. […]

President of Atlantic Records in its heyday, he signed both Genesis and Abba and stewarded the success of Zeppelin, AC/DC and so many more. Ahmet rarely came into the office, he was out signing acts like the Rolling Stones. And Jerry Wexler was busy in the studio. Greenberg was hired to be in the office, […]