Artist Rights Symposium V will examine speculative ticket sales on October 19 in Athens, Georgia, focusing on how artists, venues and lawmakers can address sales of tickets sellers do not own.
The panel starts at 11:30 a.m. at Tweed Recording. Its title is “Ghost Busters: How Fans, Artists, and Venues Are Fighting Back Against Speculative Tickets”.
The symposium is hosted by the University of Georgia Terry College of Business Music Certificate Program, the School of Policy and International Affairs, and the Artist Rights Institute.
Ticket ownership and resale reform
The discussion will consider who should control a ticket after its initial sale and how to prevent sellers from offering tickets they have never owned.
Topics include nonexistent World Cup tickets, efforts across states to reform resale, and the relationship between the secondary ticket market and the artists whose events generate those sales.
Panel speakers
- Randy Nichols, a National Independent Talent Organization (NITO) board member, leads its research and policy work on predatory resale practices. An artist manager and entrepreneur, he draws on two decades in live music.
- Jay Gilbert, co-founder of Label Logic, has decades of music-industry experience, including executive positions at Universal, Sony and Warner. His marketing work includes campaigns for Nirvana, The Police, Bob Marley and Johnny Cash.
- Moderator Mala Sharma is co-founder and president of Georgia Music Partners. Her career includes work in record labels, artist management, entertainment banking, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and public policy.
