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NITO represents independent agents, managers and the artists they work with across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The newly elected and re-appointed officers are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wayne Forte<\/strong> of <strong>Entourage Talent Associates<\/strong>, re-elected President<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nelly Neben<\/strong> of <strong>Axis Artist Management<\/strong>, reappointed Treasurer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stormy Shepherd<\/strong> of <strong>Leave Home Booking<\/strong>, newly elected Vice-President<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amy Butterer<\/strong> of <strong>outer\/most<\/strong>, elected Secretary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The officers will lead the recently elected NITO Board, which includes <strong>Adam Bauer<\/strong> of <strong>Dynamic Talent International<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Forte said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI congratulate my fellow officers and thank the Board for the vote of confidence to lead NITO for another term. We\u2019ve made great strides strengthening our organization, advocating for our members and their artists, and fighting for fairness in industry practices, <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-demand-live-nation-ticketmaster-breakup-reaction-2\/\">reasonable ticketing fees and resale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Performing_rights\">performing rights<\/a>, data sharing and more. But there is so much more to do. 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