Author: Brad Weissberg

Q&A: Mark Black, InterAmerica Stage Inc. founder and president

Q&A: Mark Black, InterAmerica Stage Inc. founder and president

Posted by | Jun 3, 2019 | ,

InterAmerica Stage donates work to community theaters, Mark Black said. “It makes us feel a part of something.” (Courtesy InterAmerica Stage)  Mark Black is the president and founder of InterAmerica Stage Inc., a specialty rigging and stage machinery company, which opened its doors in 1989. The company has worked on a raft of theaters in Florida, many of them historic theaters, including the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce, Falk Theatre at the University of Tampa, Colony Theatre in Miami Beach, Polk Theatre in Lakeland, Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables, Olympia Theater in Miami; Athens Theatre in DeLand; The Coliseum in St. Petersburg; and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota. Other projects have included Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vt.,  and The Forum in Inglewood, California.  Black talked with Brad Weissberg of VenuesNow about how he got into the business… Continue Reading Q&A: Mark Black, InterAmerica Stage Inc. founder and president

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Generation Next: Keller Taylor

Generation Next: Keller Taylor

Posted by | Jun 3, 2019 |

District General Manager, Spectra Venue Management; General Manager, Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colo. Keller Taylor has two passions: large live entertainment facilities and the people who work in them.  At age 34, Taylor is the general manager of the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo., for Spectra as well as a district general manager, assigned to three of Spectra’s Texas venues — in Beaumont, Kerrville and Robstown — plus five other buildings in Kansas, Nebraska and New Mexico. “I think the thing that most interested me in taking on the DGM role was learning more about people management, as well as working with clients on how to drive value through resources on the Spectra side,” Taylor said. “Interpersonal communication and talking to people are what I do. I value my ability to get our GMs to get connected internally or get them booking contacts. Anything I can do to help… Continue Reading Generation Next: Keller Taylor

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Management: June 2019

Posted by | Jun 3, 2019 | ,

The Raleigh (N.C.) Convention Center hired Rodney Faulk as assistant general manager. Faulk was director of operations for Ohio’s Greater Columbus Convention Center.  Spectra named J. Anthony Lopez general manager for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. Lopez was an assistant general manager for McCormick Place in Chicago.  Dynasty Sports & Entertainment named Schuyler Hoversten president. Hoversten was chief revenue officer of LiveXLive Media.  Chris Lamberth has joined Tvsdesign as leader of the firm’s new sports and public assembly design practice.  Steve Lassiter was promoted to co-head of worldwide music at talent agency APA.  SeatGeek named Brian Murphy chief technology officer. Murphy led multiple engineering teams at Tumblr. The Los Angeles Stadium & Entertainment District at Hollywood Park named Marlene Nations senior vice president and general counsel, Rosa Shen associate general counsel, Michael Beamer vice president of security, Blake Paris senior director of security, Otto Benedict vice president… Continue Reading Management: June 2019

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Louisville Venue ‘in the Final Stages’

Louisville Venue ‘in the Final Stages’

Posted by | May 30, 2019 | , ,

Louisville’s $12 million Paristown Hall will open July 23. (Courtesy Kentucky Center) Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, with standing room for 2,000, owned and operated by PAC Interpol, Lucero and Gavin DeGraw are some of the acts that will play the inaugural season at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall in Louisville, Ky. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will headline the opening event July 23, along with performances from the dance troupe Pilobolus, Mucca Pazza and local star Ben Sollee. This will be the third venue to be owned and operated by the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, alongside the Kentucky Center on Main Street and the Brown Theatre on Broadway. “We’re in the final stages of getting it built,” said Kim Baker, president and CEO of the Kentucky Center. “It is wonderful to see Old Forester’s Paristown Hall nearing its opening, and we’re so excited about the acts we’ve booked.” Other… Continue Reading Louisville Venue ‘in the Final Stages’

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Dreskin Leaving Eventbrite

Dreskin Leaving Eventbrite

Posted by | May 30, 2019 | , , ,

Andrew Dreskin. (Gary Sexton / Eventbrite) Ticketfly founder joined with sale of company in 2017 Andrew Dreskin is leaving his post as president of Eventbrite Music. Dreskin is the founder of Ticketfly, which was sold to Pandora in 2015, who sold it to Eventbrite in 2017. Dreskin will continue with Eventbrite as a consultant but will not seek reelection to the board of directors. His transition will be complete by June 7. Under Dreskin’s management, Eventbrite has become a ticketing powerhouse in the middle market. Sales grew 21 percent last year. But the integration of Ticketfly and Eventbrite has not gone as quickly as Wall Street would like and the stock has fallen more than 50 percent since its initial public offering in September. Dreskin sold his first company, TicketWeb, to Ticketmaster in 2000.  

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