Laurie B. Kirby, Esq. produces FestForums Santa Barbara NYC, and San Francisco and Best of the Fests, a B2B conference and awards event for music, film, food and wine festival organizers. The conference addresses how to improve the fan/attendee/talent experience at festivals.
Laurie was an attorney for over twenty years and established The Legends of the LPGA, the senior division of the LPGA. She has represented professional athletes, newscasters, musicians, golf properties and nonprofits. Laurie is a frequent speaker, interviewer and moderator at dozens of festivals and corporate conferences, including IFEA, SXSW, Pollstar, BizBash, TourLink, San Francisco Music Tech Conference, Maui Music Tech Conference, Sponsor Secrets, Canadian Music Week, IEG, Event Expo, The Mill Valley Film Festival, The Catalina Island Film Festival, Film Festival Flix, The Napa Valley Film Festival and The Lady’s Filmmaker Festival on all aspects of the industry. Additionally, she is often quoted as an industry thought leader in publications such as Variety, Indiewire, Forbes, The Street, AMP and Music Festival Business. She has also been a contributor to Indiewire, Eventbrite & Sonic Bids.
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Some bands burn bright and fast, leaving behind only tantalizing fragments of legacy. Afterimage, a post-punk group that briefly lit up the Los Angeles scene in the early '80s, is a case in point.
Inspired by the conversation between Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark frontman Andy McCluskey and Spotlight On producer and guest host Michael Donaldson.
Ed Neumeister is a trombonist, composer, arranger and educator operating at the forefront of creative music for more than forty years, including work with Jerry Garcia (in the band, Reconstruction), backing up the likes of Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Frank Sinatra.
Laurie Kirby Co-Founder FestForums joins host Lawrence Peryer to share her thoughts and insight on the New Normal.
Laurie Kirby
President & Owner of FestForums
Laurie B. Kirby, Esq. produces FestForums Santa Barbara NYC, and San Francisco and Best of the Fests, a B2B conference and awards event for music, film, food and wine festival organizers. The conference addresses how to improve the fan/attendee/talent experience at festivals.
Laurie was an attorney for over twenty years and established The Legends of the LPGA, the senior division of the LPGA. She has represented professional athletes, newscasters, musicians, golf properties and nonprofits. Laurie is a frequent speaker, interviewer and moderator at dozens of festivals and corporate conferences, including IFEA, SXSW, Pollstar, BizBash, TourLink, San Francisco Music Tech Conference, Maui Music Tech Conference, Sponsor Secrets, Canadian Music Week, IEG, Event Expo, The Mill Valley Film Festival, The Catalina Island Film Festival, Film Festival Flix, The Napa Valley Film Festival and The Lady’s Filmmaker Festival on all aspects of the industry. Additionally, she is often quoted as an industry thought leader in publications such as Variety, Indiewire, Forbes, The Street, AMP and Music Festival Business. She has also been a contributor to Indiewire, Eventbrite & Sonic Bids.
Your donations help support us while we support independent artists and thinkers. If you like the way that sounds, please donate today. Any amount is appreciated. Thanks.
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