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Live Nation’s Latin American Adventure

Live Nation, the behemoth concert promoter, 360 deal signer, and venue owner has expanded their international presence through 2 strategic partnerships in Latin America. The new partnerships are with CIE in Mexico and T4F (Time for Fun) which is based out of Brazil. CIE is the third largest concert promotion company in the world. They [...]

Artistic Expulsion

Here is some encouraging news from the country about to host this big international event called the olympics. In an effort to preserve national dignity, unnamed country about to host the olympics has decided to ban all foreign artists and entertainers if they have ever taken part of activities that “threaten national sovereignty.” So some [...]

Cultural Ambassadors

I have written often about USA bands touring overseas. Most of the time, I approach the topic from a financial standpoint. There is money to be made on these tours. Music from the USA is respected and demanded around the world. But what about looking at music exports from a different point of view? As [...]

USA Rock & Roll in India

Does Rock & Roll resonate in the remote areas of India? I have written before of the universality of music, and how music from the USA has enjoyed a great deal of international success and airplay. In today’s NY Times, we get a glimpse into a small village in India called Shillong (pop. 260,000) and [...]

Global Summer ’08 Concerts

My future career goal is to help bands develop strategies for entering new markets through sales & tours. In that light, I am very interested in international summer tours. Here is interesting news about three such countries: JordanJordan will be hosting a month-long music festival this summer at Amman Petra and on the Dead Sea. [...]