Jonathan Azu, Amy Latimer & More Confirmed As Speakers At Pollstar Live; Voting For Pollstar Awards Open To Fans

Pollstar Live!
– Pollstar Live! 2021 speakers

The schedule for Pollstar Live! is shaping up with the first batch of speakers confirmed for June’s conference including Jonathan Azu, founder of Culture Collective; Amy Latimer, president of Boston’s TD Garden; Helena “Leca” Guimarães international director at C3 Presents; and Ant Taylor, founder and CEO of Lyte, Inc. 

Sara Bollwinkel of Wasserman Music, whose clients include Billie Eilish, will also appear as a speaker at Pollstar Live. 

With a focus on “Reviving Live!” and how the music business will return after the pandemic shut down touring, the Pollstar Live! conference is set for June 15-17 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.  

Pollstar Live! is the world’s largest gathering of live entertainment professionals and the flagship event for Pollstar magazine. The conference features panels with the industry’s top executive and visionaries, multiple networking opportunities and the 32nd annual Pollstar Awards. Pollstar Live! kicks off with Production Live!, the one-day companion conference that features insightful panels and discussions from industry professionals on all topics related to staging live events including lighting, video, staging and stage management, sound technique, concert production, video, regulations, security and more.
Earlier this month panelists were announced for the Production Live! panel “What I Did On My Summer Vacation: How The Production Biz Stood Tall In The Pandemic,” including Maria Brunner of Insight Management and Musically Fed; Joey Gallagher of Gallagher Staging; Robin Shaw of Upstaging, Inc.; Michael Strickland of Bandit Lites; and Debbie Taylor; production coordinator for AC/DC, U2, Black Sabbath, Guns ‘N Roses and The Rolling Stones. 
Production manager/tour manager Bill Reeves and production stage manager Lance “K.C.” Jackson  the founders of Roadies of Color – will take part in the panel “Roadies of Color/Inclusivity on the Road & At the Show,” a candid discussion on the critical issue of a lack of diversity in live entertainment. Other speakers on the panel include Tour Forensics’ Dave “5-1” Norman, Rebekah Foster of Ujima Sound Productions, Ltd., and Tina Farris of TF Tours – all skilled veterans of the business of producing live entertainment. 

Voting is now open to music fans for the 32nd annual Pollstar Awards – marking the first time we have invited the general public to take part.  
Pollstar is dedicating the 32nd annual Pollstar Awards to celebrating the most commercially and artistically successful artists, venues and events over the last decade, as determined by Pollstar’s Boxoffice data and prior awards voting history.
The winners will be announced at the Pollstar Live! Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 16. Voting ends May 14. 
Fans can click HERE to vote. Pollstar subscribers have been sent an email invitation with a unique link to an exclusive voting site with an expanded category list.

Registration for the conference is open now. Attendees are encouraged to register today for the best rate as prices increase May 1. 
Visit pollstar.live for more information.