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Consolidation, Ticket Prices, and Making Money in the Concert Business
Jeff Dorenfeld
Jeff Dorenfeld is an associate professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music. As faculty advisor for Berklee's student-run record label, Heavy Rotation Records, he negotiated a recording contract with Epic/Sony Records—the first-ever college label and major label collaboration. Prior to teaching music business, Dorenfeld has served as personal manager of the multi-platinum band Boston, as tour coordinator, tour accountant, and lighting designer for Sammy Hagar, and tour accountant for Ozzy Osbourne. In 1982, he joined Scholz Research and Development's manufacturing facility, producing the electronic audio signal processor, the Rockman. He eventually became Vice President of this corporation. |
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Description: Jeff Dorenfeld, Associate Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, answers a few burning questions about touring, such as: who gets most of the money; why ticket prices continue to rise; and how industry consolidation in the form of companies like ClearChannel, SFX, LiveNation and AEG has – and has not - affected the industry and the fan experience.
Shoot Date: Oct-07 |
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