PATRICK LEAHY
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING, DAVID A. STRAZ, JR. CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, TAMPA, FLA.
HOMETOWN: Cincinnati.
UNIVERSITY: University of Cincinnati.
FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY: Cleaning the costume shop at Paramount Parks Attractions.
HOW DID YOU GET YOUR CURRENT JOB: The center was looking to fill a void and I was in the area.
YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: The promoter side of the business; the creative side.
MENTORS: Jules Belkin and Dave Lucas.
FREE TIME PURSUITS: Brew beer at home.
BIGGEST PET PEEVE: People that say, ‘we’ve always done it this way.’
ONE-DAY ESCAPE: Ireland.
TOP SONG ON YOUR PLAYLIST RIGHT NOW: “Letter From Home” by Pat Metheny
MOST EMBARRASSING SONG ON YOUR PLAYLIST RIGHT NOW: Something by Kylie Minogue.
FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET: George Patton.
WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU: I’m the youngest of eight kids.
BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED: Two things can never be taken away from you: your word and your character.
IF YOU COULD HAVE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE: Spicy corn nuts.
BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE: Good beer.
FAVORITE LIVE EVENT ATTENDED: Rolling Stones Steel Wheels tour in Cincinnati and Louisville (Ky.).
PREFERRED SUPER POWER: To fly.
KEITH GOLDBERG
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER, VIVENDI
CURRENT CITY: SAN MATEO, CALIF.
HOMETOWN: Marlboro, N.J.
UNIVERSITY: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY: A roadie for the concert committee in college.
HOW DID YOU GET YOUR CURRENT JOB: I was consulting to a bunch of high tech firms in Silicon Valley. One of the CEO’s knew Mark (Tacchi, Vendini CEO) and I started consulting for the company. When a fulltime position opened up, I took it.
YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: The people in the company and the industry.
WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WOULD DO WHEN YOU WERE A KID: Fly the shuttle.
FREE TIME PRUSUITS: Fly planes ands play poker.
BIGGEST PET PEEVE: People who drive in the left lane.
ONE-DAY ESCAPE: A Caribbean Island.
TOP SONG ON YOUR PLAYLIST RIGHT NOW: “Blinded By The Light” by Bruce Springsteen.
MOST EMBARRASSING SONG ON YOUR PLAYLIST RIGHT NOW: “Hanukkah Song” by Adam Sandler.
FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET: Steve Jobs.
WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU: I was the body double for Billy Dee Williams in a movie called “Driving Me Crazy.”
IF YOU COULD HAVE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE: Money.
BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE: Watching reality shows.
FAVORITE LIVE EVENT ATTENDED: Bruce Springsteen at the opening of the Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. (now MetLife Stadium) in 1982.
JESSE FAYNE
FESTIVAL AGENT, WME
CURRENT CITY: London.
HOMETOWN: Annapolis, Md.
UNIVERSITY: University of South Carolina, Columbia.
FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY: Show Runner at a venue in Baltimore.
HOW DID YOU GET YOUR CURRENT JOB: One of my mentors introduced me to Marc Geiger at Pollstar Live in L.A. I met with Marc at a roundtable discussion and asked him to hire me. The rest is history.
YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB: Being part of a global team that’s building an artist’s career.
BIGGEST PET PEEVE: When people don’t know how to walk correctly on the sidewalk.
ONE-DAY ESCAPE: Los Angeles.
FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET: Freddie Mercury.
WHAT WOULD PEOPLE BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU: I used to be a sponsored professional computer gamer.
BEST ADVICE YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED: Internship, internship, internship; do one thing that makes you uncomfortable every day; listen to your mother; balance; pick up the phone; patience.
IF YOU COULD HAVE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE:
Protein bars.
YOUR BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE: Late night food.