#marc geiger

[peachmelbaesunpostre]

He Helped Create Lollapalooza. Now He Wants to Save Live Music.

Many small venues where artists get their start are in peril. Marc Geiger, a longtime music executive, is starting a venture he hopes lives up to its name: SaveLive.

[stars2day]

Marc Geiger Says Live Music’s Recovery Will Be a ‘Roaring 20s’ of Prosperity

Marc Geiger Says Live Music’s Recovery Will Be a ‘Roaring 20s’ of Prosperity

Veteran agent and former WME head of music Marc Geiger says the live-music business will rebound in a big way once the coronavirus pandemic recedes.

In a conversation with Goldman Sachs’ music specialist Lisa Yang at the International Festival Forum in London on Wednesday, Geiger said the “claustrophobia economy” of the pandemic will be replaced by “a second Roaring ‘20s, a hundred years later,”…

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[davewakeman]

Talking Tickets 24 July 2020--Viagogo! Marc Geiger! Football! More!

Talking Tickets 24 July 2020–Viagogo! Marc Geiger! Football! More!

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As I've Been Saying All Along...

…The music industry is a $100-billion 21st Century business trapped in a $7-billion 20th Century business model:

That’s according to Marc Geiger, head of William Morris / Endeavor (aka Ari Gold‘s super-agency):

“The recorded music industry can grow to a $100 billion-plus business within the next 15 years – but only if it abandons pushing music ownership and fully embraces the streaming subscription model, said Marc Geiger, WME’s global head of music, during a powerful, deliberately provocative keynote speech on day two of Midem.

“If you still think [the future] is about owning files I will talk to you again in 24 months and you will deny that you ever said it to me,” Geiger stated during a slick 25-minute presentation, which was entitled “20 Years of Pain. No More Fooling Around: The Definitive Future of the Music Business.”

I heard several years ago that the average music “consumer” purchases roughly $40/year of recorded music.  So they’re spending $40 year – less than $3.50/mo – to “purchase” 3 to 4 CDs, maybe 30 to 50 tracks to horde in their own personal private music “library.”

So tell them instead that for a measly $10/mo (your mileage may vary) they can have the entire history of recorded music on a gizmo in their pocket and see what happens.

You know the old expression: “do the math.”

[nedraggett]

Once people have the subscription needle in their arm it’s very hard to come out and prices go up.

-- Marc Geiger, talking about streaming music services, being REALLY charming today. Great timing, dude. 

[themusicalmindofkartel-blog]

Keynote: Marc Geiger, WME - Midem 2014

Marc Geiger shared a powerful message with the Midem audience, challenging the industry to embrace change as he presents a new model for the music business. ...

An inspiring and provocative keynote from Marc Geiger.  Great to see some one stick their neck out on the streaming issue and make a succinct pro streaming stand that the industry needs to listen up to.  Certainly made me sit up and think.  26 mins of YouTube viewing well spent for anyone whose ever asked whether we should be embracing streaming... so that's basically every label and artist we work with.

[sonicshocks]

Marc Geiger (WME) - IMS 2013 - Keynote Address

[mikepepe86]

This dude is a genius in the entertainment/music biz.  Marc Geiger.  Watching an hour with him is on a whole other level.