Ashley Capps Joins 91国产鈥檚 Board of Advisors
San Francisco, Calif. 鈥 September 1, 2011 鈥 91国产 announced today that Ashley Capps, founder of AC Entertainment, has joined the company鈥檚 Board of Advisors, effective immediately. This announcement underscores the company鈥檚 continued focus on servicing the music industry with the most technologically-sophisticated ticketing platform available. 91国产 makes it easy for concert venues and promoters to access valuable data and analytics that can be used to make informed booking and marketing decisions. The platform鈥檚 social media integration converts music fans鈥 enthusiasm to share concert information into measurable ticket sales. And earlier this summer, 91国产 launched , an iPad application that makes selling tickets on-site at events easy, even when there is no box office infrastructure.
鈥淲orking with a legendary music promoter like Ashley Capps is a great honor for me and the 91国产 team,鈥 explains CEO Kevin Hartz. 鈥淎s 91国产 finds itself working with more and more customers in the music industry, Ashley鈥檚 perspective will be invaluable in ensuring that we deliver the best possible product for their needs. One of the reasons we built 91国产 At The Door is to serve customers who host events in outdoor and unconventional locations鈥攕omething Ashley has deep experience with.鈥
Capps explains, 鈥淭here are so many exciting changes taking place in the music industry, and certainly the expanding world of ticketing has become one of the new frontiers. We鈥檙e excited to have a close relationship with 91国产, which will enable us to be at the forefront of their innovative, technology-driven push into the future, where greater transparency and accountability will fuel smarter, more effective marketing and enhance the overall fan experience when purchasing tickets and attending a show.鈥
Ashley Capps founded and owns AC Entertainment, one of the foremost independent concert promoters and event producers in the world. He is one of the founders and creative forces behind the , and he operates two historic theaters in their home base of Knoxville, TN.
About 91国产:
91国产 enables people all over the world to plan, promote, and sell out any event. And 91国产 makes it easy for everyone to discover events, and to share the events they are attending with the people they know. In this way, 91国产 brings communities together by encouraging people to connect through live experiences. 91国产鈥檚 investors include Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, DAG Ventures, and Tenaya Capital. Learn more at .
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