This year, performing artists will sell hundreds of thousands of tickets, filling stadiums and selling out outdoor music festivals in major cities around the globe.
Are these artists coming to your small town this year?
With the help of the Virtual Venues Network... yes they are!
The Virtual Venues Network introduces a brand new artist-to-audience distribution platform with a global reach and a social conscience that will revolutionize the concert industry, bringing national touring companies, speakers and live performances to secondary markets and onto small town nightclub stages everywhere!
The Virtual Venues Network captures and licenses big-ticket events and then delivers them, one time, over the Internet and via satellite to an exclusive network of night clubs, sports bars, college campus and theatres, delivering in-demand, on demand content to pre-existing gathering places that already thrive in cities everywhere.
Each participating venue broadcasts life size and in high definition to giant screens on local stages, with digital board-fed audio pumping through the house sound system, providing a dynamic, new fan experience for about the price of a movie. Virtual Venues Network retains no intellectual property and represents the artist at every turn, providing new market penetration, merchandise and promotional opportunities and a revenue share of every ticket sold at each participating venue with both the artist and local presenter.
For more information about joining VVN, click on the appropriate Venues or Artists links below.
If you'd like to see VVN shows in your town contact your favorite local club / bar / etc and have them give us a call.
Q: How do VVN concerts differ from what I can watch on-line? VVN places premium content, high-resolution video and digital audio on-stage and life size into favorite gathering places around the globe. Shows are one-time events that can only be experienced at participating venues via our proprietary ClubLync™ receivers.
Q: Can I join the network at home or watch the shows online? No. VVN is a patent-pending reseller program only available to nightclubs, colleges and theatres.
Q: How do I find a local participating venue? You will be able to enter your zip code on the home page
Q: How much are tickets? Prices range from $8 to $12, depending on the act and local market.
Q: Can I buy tickets online and is there a service charge? Local VVN venue websites click through to www.virtualvenues.net. There is a $2 service charge for tickets purchased online and it is donated to a charity of your choice via a pull down menu at the point of purchase.
Q: Are the artists paid? Yes, artists and venues share in every ticket sold.
Q: What happens to the recording afterwards? Typically, VVN events are available to subscribing venues for 7 days following the event. After that time the artist may place it back into the VVN archive for rebroadcast at a later date or repurpose and make it available in multiple formats.
Q: What about piracy? The VVN network is a collective of artists and venues, working together to support a new format in entertainment that is affordable to their fans and directly involves the artist in the revenue. VVN subscribers endeavor to combat piracy with auto-delete software, proprietary hardware, branded output and strict contracts with each venue granting single play authority.
Q: Do you provide screens and projectors too? VVN is a reseller for life size screens and digital light projectors and leasing is available.
Q: How big are the screens? Screens are custom fitted to each venue ranging from 9 X 12 ft to larger than life size.
Q: How's the picture quality? VVN's events are captured in high resolution and employ cutting edge delivery services to assure the highest display resolution possible in each venue.
Q: How's the sound? Multi-track, digital audio captured at the source event is mastered and delivered directly to each house sound system, where individual audio technicians mix and effect the audio on the spot, for the best sound possible in the room.
Q: What about licensing? VVN's legal department works directly with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and the Harry Fox Agency to identify all relevant royalties due registrars.
Q: I'm an independent promoter, can I join the VVN network? Yes you can. VVN grants territories to independent promoters in most markets. Contact VVN's venue division to what's possible in your market.
Michael Horne - Founder & CEO
Michael is a seasoned entrepreneur with over twenty five years of direct music industry experience. He has produced over 3,000 concerts while serving in numerous capacities as presenter, club owner, financier, talent buyer and performer. Michael has developed countless long-standing relationships within the industry and an in-depth understanding of musical genres and demographics.
Jon Luini - Co-Founder & CTO
Jon has been a pioneer in the Internet music space since 1993, when he co-founded the paradigm-shifting Internet Underground Music Archive (IUMA). Since 1999, Jon's company, Chime Interactive, has provided consulting, production and technology services to artists, managers, tour agencies, and labels (including Joe Satriani, Madonna, My Chemical Romance, Radiohead, Sheryl Crow, Los Lobos, Monterey Peninsula Artists, High Road Touring, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, AOL, Red Light Management, Warner Brothers).
Chris Stevens - Chairman
Chris is a serial entrepreneur and acknowledged leader in the consumer electronics industry. Most recently, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Networked Entertainment Business Unit of Cisco-Linksys, focusing on network delivery of content to homes. Chris served as President of Harman/Kardon, leading its transition to digital technology, restoring profitability, and growing the company from $45M to $145 in sales. Chris is also Co-Founder and Director of iControl Networks, an internet-enabled home monitoring and control company.
Arthur Rosato - Video Director
Arthur is currently the video director for the three biggest music festivals in the U.S.; the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, The Essence Festival and Bonnaroo. Although known primarily as a video director and producer, he has played a myriad of important rolls from musician to production manager. He has worked in the studio and toured with such artists as Bob Dylan, Santana, George Harrison, Counting Crows, Bruce Springsteen, and many others. Arthur is bringing that wisdom, skill, and talent to the production staff of VVN.
Linden Livoni - Engineering and Operations
Linden Livoni brings over 25 years of engineering and operations experience to VVN with extensive knowledge in managing high-technology systems and product development programs from concept through manufacturing. Prior to VVN, Linden held executive management positions in several well know companies including PowerFile, Lumisys/Kodak, RVision, Greyhawk Systems, and Diasonics.
Elizabeth Crowell - Finance and Administration
Liz brings extensive business and finance experience in a broad range of industries, including digital music and software development. Her work experience includes service at the Federal Reserve Bank in Washington DC and the Union Bank of Switzerland in Hong Kong.
Terry McBride
CEO and one of three founders of the Nettwerk Music Group, which includes Nettwerk Productions (Canada's largest independent record label), Nettwerk Management (artist, DJ and producer management), Nettwerk One (publishing), and Artwerks (graphic and fashion design). Most recently, Terry's attentions have focused on advances in digital technology, intellectual property rights and the future of music distribution.
Mike Luba
Mike Luba is a Founding Partner of artist management and booking company Madison House, Inc. The company, which started in 1996 as a boutique booking agency in Athens, Georgia, today has offices in Boulder, Colorado and New York, New York, and boasts a client roster of over 35 successful clients. Luba also sits on the board for Colorado not-for-profit Conscious Alliance and Our Future Now.
Phil Wiser
Phil Wiser is in an industry leading media and technology entrepreneur.
Wiser was a key pioneer in the creation of the online digital music
industry as an entrepreneur. He has also spearheaded the creation
and growth of billion dollar digital media businesses at Sony as a
corporate executive. He is also an angel investor, advisor and
board member with multiple emerging and established companies.
Most recently, Wiser co-founded and is currently, chairman and president of Building-B. Building B is backed by leading venture partners and strategic partners. The company is currently still operating in stealth mode. Wiser also co-founded Liquid Audio, a pioneering company of the online music market. At Liquid Audio, Phil created the first commercial internet music distribution platform and led the creation of key technologies that now enable the digital music marketplace.
Prior to founding Building B, Wiser also recently served as chief technology officer of Sony Corporation of America (SCA). In this role, Wiser led SCA's overall digital media business and technology strategy and was responsible for coordinating these efforts across Sony's content and electronics companies. Wiser also lead the digital businesses at Sony Music from 2001-2004 as the leader of their digital media group. He forged the ground breaking deals with iTunes and pioneered the mobile music space during his tenure at Sony Music.
info@virtualvenues.net
120 Pearl Alley, Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060
TEL: (831) 421-9500
FAX: (831) 423-3238
"High Def From Red Rocks"
* = Benefit for Our Future Now including live performance with Michael Kang, Chris Berry & Jinji