The Live Music Industry Podcast #1 Jason Kupperman - Agent and Owner of Goldengate Talent Agency
Jason was an Agent at Paradigm & Monterey Peninsula Artists before founding Goldengate Talent Agency. Jason represents an intentionally intimate roster of his favorite artists including Big Gigantic, Ripe, The Floozies, Mobley and more.
Timestamps:
(00:20) starting Goldman after Paradigm, during the pandemic
(04:10) drive in concerts and how we made it through
(06:00) back in the pit without masks
(10:30) concerts inside of the digital world post covid
(14:53) Inflation
(17:00) The post roaring 20’s live music industry
(23:00) Economics of the industry with everyone on tour at once, supply chain
(27:00) Tick Toc is not a silver bullet for marketing
(31:20) Bo Burnham’s strategy to success
(38:00) “There’s no better indication of a music fan than a ticket buyer”
(40:00) A Key to Bill Strings success and their great team
(43:32) Big roster vs small roster agents
(47:30) Family/work/life balance
(53:00) Kup’s experience with Prism