Adam Davis, Chief Executive Officer of TAIT, spoke with PLSN about the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by the Private Equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. He also shares the vision for TAIT going forward as an industry leader.
PLSN chats with Sharon Huizinga, Program Director of The Academy of Live Technology at Rock Lititz about the need for the school and the program itself.
PLSN chats with MusiCares about some of their mental health initiatives and the support they offer everyone working in the music industry, including those in production.
This month we continue an ongoing discussion about mental health and wellness support for the touring and live events industry. We speak with Tour Manager Marty Hom, who over this past year has begun bringing in mental health support for his tours, as well talking to Dr. Chayim Newman of Amber Health, a provider of clinicians and therapist specifically for our industry on implementing this much needed well-being resource.
Laura Frank shares an excerpt from her insightful keynote speech, “Fearless Collaboration: Why the Next Generation is Essential for Success.”
THE Conference: Live at Lititz is being designed, planned and programmed with mindful intention
PLSN speaks with three partners behind THE Conference: Live at Lititz, Charlie Hernandez, Marty Hom, and Stuart Ross. Though the fourth partner Jake Berry wasn’t in the conversation, Andrea Shirk, President/CEO of Rock Lititz, did join us. Rock Lititz hosts the event at their campus in Pennsylvania. We talked about what was learned last year and what to expect this year as the industry again meets to share ideas.
Rachel Pfennig Hales answers the question, ‘Why Rock Lititz?’ in regard to why hold THE Conference: Live at Lititz there. She speaks about the community and location, and why it is the right fit for this unique and impactful industry conference.
THE Conference: Live at Lititz is returning to the Rock Lititz Campus in December. A much anticipated second gathering, the unique industry event is for live entertainment production professionals to focus on important industry issues, concerns and objectives to build a stronger, healthier touring and live event industry.
In early December, in Lititz, PA, “THE Conference: Live at Lititz” brought together a diverse cross-section of the production side of the touring industry for two days of sessions to discuss the future of the industry in regard to safety, mentoring, mental health, diversity, inclusion and equity, touring logistics, labor, finance, and sustainability.
Coming Together as a Single Voice
Michael T. Strickland, Chair and Founder of Bandit Lites, Inc. has spent much of his time over the last 2.5 years working on behalf of the entire live entertainment industry by lobbying Congress for support and aid during, and now recovering from, the global pandemic shutdown. He has met with over 80 Senators, Representatives, and staff members during his efforts and one thing became clear to him, the live entertainment industry must speak to Congress with a single voice. As he notes, “We are an industry of a thousand canoes that need to come to Congress as a single battleship.”Read More »The Entertainment Association
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