Nightlife Association's
Nightlife Hall of Fame & Nightlife Awards
/promoters
Michael Rapino, (currently chief executive officer of Live Nation) as president and CEO of the company. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Global Music for Clear Channel Music Group, Inc., Inc. since 2004. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (previously, Clear Channel Communications Inc.). He served as President of Clear Channel's world music group.
Mike Schwarz, the CEO and Founder of the company myZone Media Inc., of the nightlife information portal and eTicketing website, clubZone.com. Clubvibes.com, Techvibes.com, DiscoverVancouver.com, dateZone.com, myZone.com and TicketZone.com are part of his network to over 4M unique visitors per month in December and north of $10M per year in revenues.
CEO of mobileStorm Inc. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Los Angeles, developed the first mobile marketing platform in the music industry for Interscope/Geffen/A&M; powering text messages and handheld content for artists like U2, Eminem, and No Doubt. In 2005, created the first self-service multi-channel marketing platform in the U.S.; combining 6 ways to communicate thru the same web-based interface.
Scot brings more than a decade of experience producing and marketing live events to his gig as commander-in-chief of TicketMob. He also is currently a partner in social media marketing agency Adler Integrated. Scot had the vision to create a comprehensive technology platform for comedy in 2009 because of the challenges he faced working with venues when he was previously President/CEO of one of the largest live comedy producers in the country, ComedyJuice.
Barak Schurr is the Founder & President of Wantickets, North America’s leading nightlife & dance music ticketing company. He launched Wantickets in 1999 as hub dedicated to promoting & selling tickets to the club scene.
As the CEO of Flavorus, Todd Sims is a pioneer in the online ticketing industry and has developed one of the largest ticketing platforms in the world. For the past 15 years he has been entrusted to help some of the most successful events and venues grow their business (including EDC, Hard, Boodang, Disco Donnie, Beta, and many others).
Leiweke was President and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which owns the Los Angeles Kings, the Los Angeles Galaxy, part of the Los Angeles Lakers, the L.A. Live entertainment complex, as well as multiple sporting and entertainment venues around the world, such as the Home Depot Center and the O2 Arena in London, which it manages.
Phil Bowdery served as the President of Touring Live Nation International Music of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., since January 2009 and oversaw the acquisition and execution of international tours. From drumming with Stevie Wonder to his current post of president of touring at Live Nation, Phil Bowdery has not only seen it and done it, but innovated and excelled in the process.
In February 2005, Rob Hallett was appointed to the newly created role of Senior Vice President of AEG Live UK. Based in London's Canary Wharf, Rob's office overlooks the O2, which sister company AEG redeveloped into the most state-of-the-art entertainment complex in Europe. Rob is now President, International Touring, AEG Live.
Co-Founder and President of Goldenvoice, Inc. The man behind Coachella & Stagecoach festivals in Indio, CA.