Marc Geiger
Marc Geiger | |
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Born | Marc Paul Geiger October 11, 1962 Entrepreneur |
Years active | 1980–present |
Awards | Billboard Power 100 (2012-2020) |
Marc Geiger is an American music executive and entrepreneur. The founder of SAVELIVE, an initiative to help live music venues recover from the impact of the
Early life and education
Geiger was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up in
Geiger attended the University of California, San Diego; while a student, he started a co-operative record store called "Assorted Vinyl", selling 12-inch dance remixes from bands like Echo & the Bunnymen and Japan, while also running the Student Events Committee. After promoting a series of concerts on campus, Geiger started his own concert promotion company, That Kid Presents.[4][5]
After booking
Career
Triad Artists, William Morris Agency, Lollapalooza
With a degree in management science and biology, Geiger moved to Los Angeles after college and began working as a booking agent for Regency Artists, developing their alternative music division. (Regency merged with Triad Artists Agency, and was later folded into the William Morris Agency.)[8][9] Geiger spent 7 years at Triad, booking such artists as the Pixies, the Smiths, the Cocteau Twins, New Order, and Jane's Addiction. He would go on to create the Lollapalooza Festival with Jane's Perry Farrell and veteran agent Don Muller.[10][11] In its inaugural year, 1991, USA Today wrote that Lollapalooza "revolutionized the concert industry, ushered in the alternative rock format, and galvanized a previously marginalized generation of outsiders."[12]
American Recordings, ARTISTdirect
In 1991, Geiger left Triad to join
Geiger served as CEO and Vice Chairman of ARTISTdirect until 2003. During his tenure, ARTISTdirect signed more than 130 recording artists to e-commerce agreements,[16] and became one of the most highly trafficked music sites on the Web. ARTISTdirect also included a booking agency and two record labels.[17][18][19][20]
ARTISTdirect is credited as the first internet company designed to create a direct connection between musicians and fans.[14][15] The company went public in March 2000, one week prior to the stock market crash of 2000.[21]
William Morris Agency, WME, SAVELIVE
Geiger left ARTISTdirect in 2003 to join The
In 2020, Geiger founded SAVELIVE, an initiative to offset the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on live music venues. SAVELIVE secured $75m in investment capital to acquire at least 51% equity in the venues, helping them to expand post-pandemic, and bringing them together to create an independent touring network.[25][26] During a keynote speech at the Interactive Festival Forum in September 2020, Geiger said he did not expect the live music sector to recover until 2022, but that it would then “give way to a second Roaring Twenties, 100 years later.”[27] Geiger founded SAVELIVE with John Fogelman, who worked with Geiger for more than a decade as a partner at William Morris.[28]
In 2023, the original owners of the Alibi, a 200-capacity live music venue in Palm Springs, California, sued Geiger and SAVELIVE for breach of contract, interference, and fraud.[29]
Selected awards and acknowledgements
- Keynote address, MIDEM (2014)[30]
- Billboard Power 100 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Keynote address, International Music Summit, (2013)[31]
- Pollstar Agent of the Year/Bobby Brooks Award (2006, 2007, 2010)[32][33][34]
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Lee, Wendy (2020-06-26). "WME's global head of music Marc Geiger exits talent agency". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ a b Welch, Matt (October 1999). "The Quiet Revolutionary". The Zone. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Eller, Claudia (October 19, 1992). "Morris Agency Engulfs Triad". Variety. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Digital Hollywood Conference". Digital Hollywood. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Matzer, Marla (29 January 1997). "This Musical Trio Has Put A New Spin On The Record Business". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Gunderson, Edna (August 3, 2011). "Lollapalooza Turns 20, Loudly". USA Today. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (May 10, 1992). "The King of Radical Pop". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Media Analysis: Marc Geiger". The Wall Street Transcript. July 23, 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ a b Himmelsbach, Eric (February 23, 2000). "From Lollapalooza to IPO". LA Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Digital Entertainment Awards". June 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (January 26, 2012). "2012 Billboard Power 100 (#21)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Waddell, Ray (February 3, 2013). "2013 Billboard Power 100: Marc Geiger (#9)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Lessley (August 10, 1998). "Beastie Boys In Charge With New Music Site". CNN.
- ^ Droney, Maureen (January 1, 2003). "Mix Online: New Media". Mix Online. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Beattie, Andrew. "Market Crashes: The Dotcom Crash". Investopedia. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (June 20, 2008). "William Morris Agents Expands Board To Include Younger Agents and More Music". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Marc Geiger Negotiating Exit From WME". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Hissong, Samantha (2020-10-28). "Why WME's Former Music Head Wants to Own Half of Your Indie Venue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Former WME Music Head Marc Geiger Makes $75M Play To Save Venues". www.pollstar.com. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "The Gray Market: What Galleries Can Learn From SaveLive, an Investor-Backed Network of Indie Music Venues (and Other Insights)". artnet News. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Marc Geiger announces $75m 'war chest' to buy US venues". IQ Magazine. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (2020-10-28). "Ex-WME Music Chief Marc Geiger Launches $75 Million Partnership Plan to 'Bail Out' Concert Venues". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Henderson, Lisa (2023-06-12). "MARC GEIGER AND SAVELIVE SUED BY US VENUE". IQ. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- MIDEM, 2014.
- ^ "Agenda". International Music Summit. May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Pollstar Pro: Awards Archives". Pollstar Pro. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Agent of the Year". Pollstar. 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Agent of the Year". Pollstar. 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2014.