In February, we launched a new podcast series called “Spot Lyte On…” The idea was to take listeners behind the scenes and inside the minds of those in live events, music, culture, and business. The people who make things happen. But the world has drastically changed since then. We’ve changed…

Live events are an absolutely essential part of our day-to-day lives. They cut across every line that separates us: politics, religion, socioeconomics, race and more. They’re the last, best place where we can experience a sense of real community. Empty seats at the London Olympics inspired Ant to get into…

Many people know Matt Watts as the founding member and guitar player of Philly pop-punk band The Starting Line. Not as many know about the other hat he wears as Vice President of Marketing at Fender Guitars. There, Watts helps other talented artists share their music with the masses. Lyte…

There’s a lot going on this month: Daylight savings time, March Madness, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Sunday, and the first day of spring. And we’re supposed to beware the Ides of March or something. There’s a lot of great live events happening in March, too. …

If you had listened to the premiere episode of Lyte’s new podcast series — ”Spot Lyte On…” — you would have learned that Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett almost became an astrophysicist. He also wanted to play rugby. And, of course, he wanted to play music. “I was so ambitious. I wanted to do everything,” Lovett tells Lyte Chief Revenue Officer Lawrence Peryer. “I was that kid.” At 15, Lovett began working as a club promoter, selling tickets to shows at venues…

Anna Ogorodnikova is a polymath who can sit down and create a stunning plate or vase after spending all day analyzing data that would overwhelm most of us. She is one of those renaissance people who are interested in a lot of things that they also are really, really good at. Solving complex problems is Anna’s passion. Art is her outlet. “When I perform lots of analytic tasks during the day, by the end of it my head and mind ask me to stop and relax,” Anna says. “That became clear to me when a friend invited me to a ceramics…

The Lyte exchange platform is getting more and more fans in front of their favorite artists at many of North America’s greatest venues, festivals, and other live events. Now, Lyte is going behind the scenes to reveal what it takes to pull off the most exciting events in entertainment and culture today. — Lyte last week launched “Spot Lyte On…” It’s a new podcast series that shares the same name as this column. Like the column, the podcast has to do with amazing live events. But the podcast goes beyond live events – and a lot deeper.

Taking listeners into the green rooms, control rooms, & boardrooms to hear the compelling stories of the most creative minds at work today — “Spot Lyte On…” is a new podcast where Lyte Chief Revenue Officer Lawrence Peryer takes listeners backstage, on the road, inside the studio, behind the camera, and into the corporate towers to provide a deeply personal and colorful glimpse into the people and personalities behind the most exciting entertainment and…

There are many great reasons to buy tickets to a live event. For some, it’s about screaming with joy at the top of your lungs as your favorite artist performs a second encore. For others, it’s the larger-than-life excitement and energy of attending a Comic Con or similar pop culture…