Live Music Industry News: Wayne Forte’s for Rent • Brooklyn Mirage reborn • ILMC wraps • MoS + Dice • promotions @ PRG
In the latest live music industry news, veteran booking agent Wayne Forte is auctioning a private lunch meeting as a fundraiser for the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO).
Wayne Forte
From David Bowie to Phil Collins, The Clash to The Cure, Duran Duran to Depeche Mode and Radiohead to Roger Waters, Forte has played a pivotal role in the careers of some of the most legendary artists in music history. He is currently the head of Entourage Talent and President of NITO.
Interested parties can bid via Charity Buzz through March 18, 2025 here.
More Live Music Industry News
• The Brooklyn Mirage has closed and will reopen May 1, completely reimagined from the ground up.
The new Mirage will include the first fully kinetic shutter system of this scale in a live music venue. When closed, this architectural feature pays homage to the first Mirage generations, which had no LED screens at all. With the shutter system open, a hyper-realistic 270-degree virtual environment is created by LED screens with a combined 30K resolution, 100 million pixels and over 3,000 tiles – exceeding the size, density, and scale of visual experiences at some of the world’s largest music festivals.
Complementing the revolutionary visual system is an all-new, custom-built L-Acoustics sound system with over 100 precision-calibrated speakers and subwoofers strategically placed throughout the venue to ensure perfectly balanced sound.
The transformation is led by Avant Gardner‘s in-house design and production team, in partnership with design studios Hard Feelings and Studio Greenbank.
• The International Live Music Conference (ILMC) has wrapped for 2025. A record 2,500 delegates from more than 60 countries attended the London gathering
For the first time, ILMC spotlighted the growth of live music in the Middle East as well as Central and Eastern Europe’s increasing role in international touring.
• Ministry of Sound has announced a ticketing partnership with DICE. The partnership will see DICE provide mobile-first technology to enhance fan engagement, streamline operations, and boost ticket sales for Ministry of Sound events.
• Production Resource Group announced a promotions in its Corporate Events (CE) division including Matt Hohmann to Senior Director of Production Services.
PRG also announced the promotion of five Technical directors in the Corporate Events Division: Eric Hanson, Justin Juriga, Wendy Coop, James Oyler, and Walker Harris. They will report to Ariane Coldiron, PRG’s SVP of Corporate Events
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Bruce Houghton
