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Published by Fest Forums
Jan 11, 2024
FestForums Convergence is a one-of-a-kind interactive conference and networking event for music, film, food + wine + beer festival organizers. Addressing cutting-edge technology, sustainability, innovation, safety & collaboration, FestForward will close with "Best of the Fests," a festival award ceremony...

FestForums releases the 2024 Agenda today!

 

SEE THE 2024 AGENDA HERE!

Meet a few of our featured speakers

Alicia Silverston is not Clueless about Marty Callner (or anything else for that matter)

 

 

 

 

Alicia Silverstone is an American actress who rose to fame in 1993's The Crush and Aerosmith's "Cryin'" and "Amazing" music videos. Silverstone's other famous films include Clueless (1995), Batman & Robin (1997), Beauty Shop (2005) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017). She has also starred in several TV shows, including American Woman, The Baby-Sitters Club and Miss Match, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 2004.

Among the many causes Alicia fights for, environmentalism is one of them. She has written two books, and has a blog, thekindlife.com with information about health, green living, veganism, and motherhood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justin Kreutzmann knows more about Jerry Garcia than you do

 

 

 

 

 

Justin Kreutzmann

Justin has worked on a number of high profile projects with music legends such as U2, Motley Crue, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison, Perry Farrell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Don Was, John Doe, Lou Reed, John Mayer, Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples, Dr. John, Grateful Dead, Mike Campbell, Stone Temple Pilots, Pete Townshend and The Who.

Justin was executive producer on the feature film, The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir and is a producer, along with Martin Scorsese, on the Grateful Dead documentary, Long Strange Trip. Justin's film, Break On Thru: A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek And The Doors won the Best Feature Film at the Asbury Park Music And Film Festival.

LET THERE BE DRUMS! starring Ringo Starr, Taylor Hawkins, Stewart Copeland, Chad Smith, his father Bill Kreutzmann and fellow Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart came out in 2022 which Justin directed, co-edited, co-wrote and produced.

Currently Justin is directing the definitive feature documentary on the life of Jerry Garcia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redlight's CSO Bruce Flohr: Nothing he can't do or hasn't already done-except speak at FestForums (until now)

 

 

 

 

Executive Chief Strategy Officer / Vice President of Red Light Management, Partner of 100x, Hospitality Partner of ATO Records, and Partner of FIMI

 

During his 25+ years working in the music business, Bruce Flohr has continued to evolve. He has served in an A&R/Marketing position at RCA where he signed two iconic Rock bands, Dave Matthews Band and Foo Fighters.

 

In 2002, he switched gears and joined Coran Capshaw and Dave Matthews Band at Red Light Management and ATO Records which roster includes Alabama Shakes, The Strokes, Luke Bryan, and Brandi Carlile to name a few.

 

Recently, Bruce has been directly involved in the management of Dave Matthews Band, Heart, Allen Stone, OAR, Switchfoot, and newcomer Cassandra Lewis.  

 

Bruce is also a founding partner in the music media company GreenLight Media & Marketing. GreenLight’s mission is to put together an experience that creates a culture between brands and music. Recently awarded best small agency of the year, Green Light has worked with such brands as: Spotify, Intel, Under Armour, Sierra Nevada Beer, The Hutton Hotel in Nashville and Hyundai. GreenLight recently sold a majority stake to Live Nation.

 

Bruce is also heavily involved in technology, helping start-ups gain traction in the music space. Bruce has worked closely with companies such as Dubset, SoundHound, MixHalo, and Stem. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Josh Bernstein has amassed a huge stack of achievements in television, production, publishing, marketing, and creative direction; before he’d even turned 40.

 

 

 

 

President and Co-Owner of Z2 Comics

 

With 20+ years in the music, media and live event industries, Josh Bernstein has established himself as a respected, passionate and knowledgeable power player with achievements across television, film, live production, graphic design, publishing, marketing and digital realms.

 

Currently the President and co-owner of Z2, the world’s leading publisher of graphic novels, whose collaborations include the Gorillaz, Elvis Presley, Iron Maiden, "Weird Al” Yankovic and the Grateful Dead. Bernstein has been widely recognized as the cofounder, producer and creative engine behind several globally recognized events and brands including the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, XXL Freshmen Shows, The AP Music Awards, The Loudwire Awards, The Rock & Roll Roast Series and Hit Parader’s No Cover TV show.

 

Bernstein further established himself working with various partnerships throughout the years including Apple, Amazon Music, Viacom, Twitch, WWE, The Grammys® and Danny Wimmer Presents. He currently co-hosts The Power Hour show every Thursday night on AXS TV, which has welcomed Metallica, Guns ‘N Roses, Foo Fighters, Green Day and the Black Keys as guests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FESTFORUMS SPEAKERS IN THE NEWS

 

 

Jabari Johnson is the new face of festivals.He is a visionary, and one to watch. He just sold out his latest music festival, “R&B ONLY FEST”, in Dallas, TX and he did that with no artist lineup announced.Since this is relatively unheard of in the live music industry read his explanation here - and meet him at FestForums.

Dre Durant, who will be speaking at FestForums, addresses the absolute need to properly plan a festival advance.

"Use your time wisely and take deadlines seriously" he notes. See the "masterclass" he endorses here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The European Festival Report 2023 is the essential publication from IQ and Yourope (the European festival association), is available to read online for free.

 

It includes exclusive results of their survey of 235 festivals from 29 countries, sharing information on ticket sales, challenges for 2023, demographics, staffing levels and priorities for the future

 

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AEG is hiring:

DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION BUSINESS PARTNER

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager will be responsible for developing, managing and executing DE&I programs, DE&I hosted events and civic activities for AEG Presents. Apply here:AEG Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager

 

 

 

 

Don't miss our panels on festival marketing, sponsorship, operations, safety, stewardship, talent buying, music docs, sustainability, diversity and inclusion and so much more. Plus you can experience our expanded exhibit hall, Caps Calm Lounge, Puppypalooza, the spectacular IPME Coffee lounge, the offsite concerts and parties plus the complimentary hair salon all facing the Pacific Ocean in beautiful Santa Barbara. Did we mention that you can also win valuable passes to leading festivals?

 

 

Interested in volunteering? Sign up here to volunteer at FestForums!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attending FestForums but haven't registered? Register here: https://tickets.festforums.com/e/fest-forums-conference-santa-barbara-2024/tickets

 

Registered but haven't booked your room? Block closes in 4 weeks.:https://crewfare.com/events/fest-forums/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FestForums.com will be back for its 7th iteration in sunny Santa Barbara, CA February 15-17th, 2024 at the ocean facing Mar Monte Hotel.

 

Register here: https://tickets.festforums.com/e/fest-forums-conference-santa-barbara-2024/tickets

 

Room block available here: https://crewfare.com/events/fest-forums/

 

Meet hundreds of festivals in one beautiful location and learn, network and socialize together at the only festival focused conference in North America! See the speakers and agenda here: FestForums.com

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