474 Concert Promoter Danny Zelisko Discusses the State of Touring and Concerts

The Music Biz Weekly

Visit http://www.MichaelBrandvold.com. Concert Promoter Danny Zelisko Joins to discuss the state of touring and concerts and discusses his book ALL EXCE$$. The long-awaited stories of legendary concert promoter Danny Zelisko have arrived! Four years in the making, he quipped, “this baby was screaming to come out after all this time!” After five decades of concert promoting while being part of some 12,000 events in nearly every state in the country, Danny puts into words some of his favorite memories involving some of the world’s top names in entertainment and sports. Included are Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, as well as Chicago sports legends Brian Piccolo (the subject of the movie Brian’s Song) and Ernie Banks. The book chronicles Danny’s childhood passion for collecting sports memorabilia and autographs, all the way through his rise to becoming Arizona’s premiere concert promoter. Fasten your seatbelt as Danny navigates you through this musical journey of producing concerts while making a living out of it. Go behind the scenes as he tells you about some of the friends he’s made over the years along with the wild and crazy stuff that really happened. 350 pages bursting with stories and never before seen photos of Danny’s personal collection from over the years, giving you a glimpse from “behind the curtain!” The Foreword was written by former Diamondbacks manager and baseball legend Kirk Gibson. Visit http://dzplive.com Our Sponsors: • Get free shipping on CD orders of 100+ from DiscMakers.com with code FREEBIZ (up to a $150 value!). • Visit Hypebot for music business news and insights. www.Hypebot.com • Visit Bandsintown to manage your tour dates and communicate with your fans. www.Bandsintown.com Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for KISS, ACCEPT, SOiL, Tantric, Killer Dwarfs, Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Narada Michael Walden, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. If you are interested in speaking with Michael about what he can do to assist with your marketing needs contact him online at: email: me (at) mikebrandvold.com Website: www.MichaelBrandvold.com ---- As a teenager in the Pacific Northwest, Jay smuggled his Canon F-1 into rock concerts to get the perfect shot of the likes of Van Halen, Queen and Cheap Trick. After college, he toured as a musician gaining invaluable experience in what it takes to create and promote an album. He later translated that knowledge as an executive with Universal, Sony and Warner Music Groups. He moved to San Francisco and finally to Los Angeles for Universal Music where he worked for 18 years, most recently as VP New Media and Online Marketing for Universal Music Enterprises. Jay has been on the cutting edge of Digital Sales & Marketing with Universal, Starbucks Entertainment, Fox and Warner Music. It is this unique perspective as a musician, music executive, and fan that makes Jay‘s approach to Digital Strategy and Online Marketing so artist-friendly.” Jay co-founded Label Service company LABEL LOGIC and also works with clients as an independent consultant. He publishes a weekly industry news email called Your Morning Coffee. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/2cuQbb2 email: [e-mail] Website: http://www.jaygilbertconsulting.com