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The
Consortium
The Concert Industry Consortium was founded
in 1994 with the objective of fostering greater communication
among the key professionals within the concert business and also
between the concert business and other elements of the music business.
The partnership itself comprises executives from major booking
agencies, concert promotion, facility management and record companies.
The CIC seeks to facilitate the exchange of
ideas between key decision makers, enhance the flow of information
among professionals, and make a positive contribution toward enriching
the concert industry's health.
The concert industry landscape has changed
significantly since the inception of the consortium; the business
itself is constantly being redefined. Consolidation, new technology,
and global economics are bringing unprecedented challenges and
opportunities to our industry.These forces of change have made
the CIC more valuable.
Our ability to adapt to the new business climate
depends on our ability to brainstorm, address common concerns,
and share ideas that will brighten the future for all of us. The
CIC's goal is to help the concert industry not just survive, but
also to evolve and prosper.
The
Conference
In order to stimulate constructive dialog between
the various interests in our industry, the CIC annual conference
was established.
The first step in addressing any issue facing
the industry is to gather the key decision makers together in
one place for provocative discussion. These conferences have allowed
for a variety of viewpoints to be expressed, both from the panelists
and the participants in the audience. On this level alone, the
CIC conferences continue to be an overwhelming success.
Conference
History
Concert business history was made in February
1995 when the first CIC conference brought together an unprecedented
number of major industry players in Los Angeles to begin "Reinventing
The Business." A year later, CIC 2 sold out faster than the
first despite a 50 percent increase in capacity.
During CIC 3, a new topic, "Re-engineering
The Concert Business," opened up more visionary discussions
of the business's future, while the CIC 4 anticipated the huge
impact of industry consolidation. CIC 5.0, with theme "Countdown
To The Millennium," focused on how creative thinking and
new technology were impacting the concert industry.
CIC 2000 saw the conference move to the Bellagio
in Las Vegas and a renewed desire to accept change and adapt to
survive. This new, challenging era in our business began to take
shape and forward-thinking took center stage during "CIC
2001: A Concert Odyssey."
The 2002 conference, held at the Renaissance
Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA, convened in the shadow of the
tragic events of September 11. Strong willed as ever, the CIC
determined that nothing would prevent us from meeting, hence the
tagline "The Show Must Go On."
The conference returned to the Renaissance
Hollywood Hotel in February of 2003. Topics for panels and main
sessions ranged from 2002 in Review and Marketing questions to
International Touring and Establishing Club Level Talent. Highlights
of the conference were the The If I Were King, I Would... session
and the Fireside Chat with Michael Cohl and Donald Tarlton.
The 10th anniversary edition Concert
Industry Consortium convened February 4-6, 2004. Familiar faces,
new connections, the always-popular forums, and exciting new features
like the Career Center and Poster Contest helped make CIC 2004
another runaway success.
From February 2 - 4, 2005, the
movers and shakers of the industry converged once again on Southern
California to continue the now-decade-long tradition of brainstorming,
networking and planning for the future during CIC 2005.
CIC 2006 is now complete! Stay
tuned as we update the CIC 2006 site with panel reporting, photos
and more. We look forward to seeing you next year as we celebrate
our 13th year of exchanging ideas, voicing complaints and compliments,
and working toward a better concert experience for everyone during
CIC 2007! |
CIC
Directors
Gary Bongiovanni
Pollstar
Gary Smith
Pollstar
Staff
Shari
Rice
Conference Director
Stephanie Bridgemon
Conference Co-Director
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CIC
Partners
Irving Azoff
Front Line Management
Michael Belkin
Live Nation
Fred Bohlander
Monterey Peninsula Artists
/ Paradigm
Jack Boyle
JJJ Management
Tim Collins
Collins Management
Peter Conlon
Live Nation
Alex Cooley
Concert Promotions
Bill Elson
Ascendit, Inc.
Michael Evans
SMG
Liana Farnham
Columbia Records / Sony Music
Rick Franks
Live Nation
Harvey Goldsmith
Artiste Management Prod., Ltd.
Arny Granat
Jam Productions
Peter Grosslight
William Morris Agency
Alex Hodges
House of Blues Concerts
Liana Farnham
Columbia Records /
Sony Music
Laurie Jacoby
Radio City Entertainment
Don Law
Live Nation
David Leiken
Double Tee Concerts
Rob Light
Creative Artists Agency
Ben Liss
NACPA
Larry Magid
Live Nation
Jim McNeil
United Concerts
Tom Mendenhall
Sunshine Promotions
Jerry Mickelson
Jam Productions
Bruce Moran
O.C.E.S.A. Presents
Brian Murphy
Live Nation
John Scher
Metropolitan Talent
Carl Scott
Simmons & Scott
Lee Smith
Bill Graham Presents
Jon Stoll
Fantasma Productions
Donald Tarlton
Donald K. Donald Group
David P. Touhey
Musicentre Productions
Cynthia Wallace
NACPA
Dan Weiner
Monterey Peninsula Artists
/ Paradigm
Dan Zelisko
Live
Nation
In
Memorium
Bob Kelley
Mid-South Concerts
David Williams
Cellar Door Concerts |
