About
My name is Ethan. I am 32 years old. This is me with one of my idols, Patti Smith, taken March 12, 2009 in NYC
About me and the music business:
I have been somewhat involved in the music business since I was 16 and decided to make a website for R.E.M.
I used to oversee Emerging Technology for Warner Music Group before I decided to leave in January 2011.
I used to run the Warner Bros. Records technology department.
I now am the VP of Product for LiveNation.com and associated properties, founding a division called LiveNation Labs with the former executive team from BigChampagne.
Some recent press about things I did or worked on:
- An overview of our tech campaign for R.E.M.
- How we made the wbr.com site
- Interview with me about our Drupal initiatives
- Part 1 and Part 2 of a recent interview with me.
I am committed to open source, transparency, collaboration, innovation and the new and the cool.
Disclaimers:
All opinions on BlackRimGlasses are mine alone, and not the opinions of my former employer (Warner Music Group), my current employer (LiveNation Entertainment) nor bands I work with (ie, R.E.M.). It’s useful to note that I’ve been friends with R.E.M. half my life, so none of my opinions regarding them are purely objective.
Contact Me
@reply on Twitter or ethankap [@] murmurs.com