Pictured (L-R): Chris Von Belkhom, Owner/investor of Basement East; Dave Brown, Co-Owner/Founder of Basement East; Mike Grimes, Co-Owner/Founder of Basement East
Live entertainment industry professionals from all over the world gathered in Nashville this week (Oct. 9-11) for the 52nd annual IEBA Conference.
Pictured (L-R): CAA’s Yves Pierre, Live Nation’s Jay Byrd, WME’s Aaron Tannenbaum, IEBA’s Pam Matthews, The Neal Agency’s Austin Neal, UTA’s Jbeau Lewis, Wasserman Music’s Lenore Kinder
The 3-day event included panel discussions that ranged from contract terms and conditions, to crowd management and event safety, to how live entertainment impacts small and midsize markets, and what we can learn from Gen Z.
Attendees were also treated to over 30 live performances from acts including Lily Rose, Tenille Arts, Niko Moon, Shaun Johnson’s Big Band Experience, Tag Team, Switchfoot, and The Travelin’ McCourys.
The conference concluded with IEBA’s Honors & Awards ceremony. 17 industry leaders were recognized for their outstanding achievements in 2022. The full list of winners is below.
IEBA’s 53rd annual conference will be held in Nashville from Oct. 8-11, 2023.
2022 IEBA Industry Award Winners:
Club of the Year
The Basement East
Casino of the Year
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Theater of the Year
Fox Theatre – Atlanta
Arena of the Year
Bridgestone Arena
Amphitheater of the Year
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Fair/Expo of the Year
Minnesota State Fair
Festival of the Year
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Club Buyer of the Year
Chris Cobb
Casino Buyer of the Year
Andrew Saunders
Corporate Buyer of the Year
East Coast Entertainment
International Buyer of the Year
Barrie Marshall
Fair/Expo Buyer of the Year
Michelle Romeo
Festival Buyer of the Year
Amy Corbin
Venue Executive of the Year
David Kells
Music & Entertainment Industry Educator of the Year
Sarita Stewart
Agent of the Year
Aaron Tannenbaum
Promoter of the Year
Mike Smardak
The post Nashville Winners Abound At 2022 IEBA Awards appeared first on MusicRow.com.
-----------------------------------
By: LB Cantrell
Title: Nashville Winners Abound At 2022 IEBA Awards
Sourced From: musicrow.com/2022/10/nashville-winners-abound-at-2022-ieba-awards/
Published Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:17:56 +0000
