“What I’ve learned over the years, particularly in the world of events, is that it’s a very very complicated ecosystem – a lot of it gets to performers of all stripes…all have different levels of technical ability…nowadays it’s so complicated, particularly in the event world. Relationships that have been standing for decades, the artist, the promoters, the labels. Eventful’s not going to disintermediate that industry – we’re trying to build tools that address the needs from a whole spectrum of technically sophisticated to not so technically sophisticated.”

Brian Dear, Founder and Chairman of Eventful.com. You’ve got to check these guys out – it’s a fantastic idea/model, and Brian had a lot of great things to say that I couldn’t type fast enough to include here. But I really do hope he’s right that some of these concert promoters start paying attention to this kind of model and more people get involved and bands start taking advantage of tools and technologies like this.

I have way too many bands out there, especially my Canadian favorites, that I don’t have the same access to, now that I’m not right there in the country, in those cities. I want them to come and see me, but I also want it to be worth their while – and this kind of service really answers a need that I think a lot of people are going to start wanting to get involved with.