169 – Building a Thriving Live Music Community – with Fabrice Sergent of Bandsintown

Are you looking for a way to promote your live shows? Do you wish you could reach more people and encourage more ticket sales? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I pass the mic with Managing Partner of Bandsintown, Fabrice Sergent, who shares valuable insights into live performance as well as entrepreneurship. Podcast Highlights: 00:34 – What is Bandsintown? 01:44 – How and why was Bandsintown created? 03:10 – It’s a great platform for independent artists too 03:48 – Will live performance continue to be the most profitable sector of the music industry? 05:39 – Live performance and the struggle of being independent 05:54 – The greatest myth of all 08:18 – Creating an experience for your fans 10:51 – It doesn’t happen by accident! 12:48 – Talent, perseverance and hard work favors luck 13:06 – The importance of keeping your fans engaged 13:41 – Bandsintown’s new functionality 17:08 – Utilizing data well to have a successful career 19:14 – Charts on Bandsintown 21:32 – Hypebot acquisition 22:57 – What is the greatest struggle you’ve overcome? 25:43 – Loneliness in entrepreneurship 26:31 – What are the greatest victories you’ve had as an entrepreneur? 28:04 – Are there any books that have helped you on your journey? 29:22 – Building a thriving live music community 30:06 – On loneliness Transcription: Coming soon.