How VR and 360-Video Have Become Woven into the Live Music Experience

In less than one week the Coachella gates will open, letting the people flow in and letting the magic begin for the first of two consecutive weekends taking place April 14-16 and April 21-23. Festival promoter, Goldenvoice, will be live streaming performances once again during the first weekend of Coachella with returning sponsor, T-Mobile. Last […]

The Transporting Power of Live Streaming VR – Profiling VRLIVE

It was November 1, 2014 at a downtown Los Angeles Halloween rooftop party where, according to Dann Saxton, the Co-founder and Head of Content for VRLIVE, the first VR 360 video live stream took place. “It was called the Zombie Prom,” Saxton said, telling the story of that night. “600 people on the roof with […]

The Year of the Sharing Data Economy – Lineup Live

Image: Lollapalooza, TradableBits [This article appeared originally on LineupLive.com, a contributed article by Kim Owens.] The year of cashless. The year of beacons. The year of RFID. I think it’s also the year of the Goat, if I’m not mistaken. Thing is, it’s the year for all of it in 2015. The one thing tying […]

The State of Festival Connectivity – Past, Present and Future

This week I contributed an article for the stellar source for all things festival business, Festival Insights, which focused on the challenges with festival connectivity and new developments in this space. The piece includes excerpts of research and interviews with festival organisers and event technology providers for The Connected Festival™ Report. The report, which cover […]