SANTA BARBARA, CA (CelebrityAccess) — FestForums, the North American music conference for the festival industry announced plans for the seventh edition of the music industry confab, which will take place in Santa Barbara from February 15-17.
The event, which draws hundreds of festival professionals each year, will take place at the newly renovated Mar Monte Hotel across from Santa Barbara’s East Beach.
Highlights of this year’s conference include noted director Marty Callner, who will be interviewed by comedian Dane Cook and presented with the FestForums Living Legend Award by actor Alicia Silverstone.
Other panels include topics such as sustainability, ticketing, technology, sponsorship, safety, wellness, operations, and more. Speakers will include Austin Whitney, Candice Belton, Kevin Lyman, Mix Master Mike, Skip Martin, Josh Bernstein, Diane Copeland, Bruce Flohr, John Boyle, Eugenié “EJ” Encalarde, and many more.
Confirmed conference attendees for 2024 include leaders from Coachella, Sundance, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo, The Knitting Factory, ACL, Lollapalooza, C3 Presents, The Recording Academy, Danny Wimmer Presents, Insomniac, and many more.
Entertainment for the conference will be supplied by Grammy winner Skip Martin (Kool & the Gang, Das Band) and other music acts at The Soho in Santa Barbara.
Registration for the conference and tickets for all events can be found at https://www.festforums.com.
