A legend. The late Tom Dowd was for many years the most extraordinary figure in music and technology. He worked on the Manhattan Project (the Atomic Bomb) and then worked as an engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. The artists he recorded and / or produced include Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, The Rascals, James Gang and so many more. He was the first to use stereo on a record. He pioneered the use of eight-track recording for popular music. And because of his vision and drive, Atlantic Records became the first record company to record using multiple tracks.
Tom Higley
President & CEO
iggli, inc.
Originally posted by Tom as a Comment on Facebook after joining the Facebook group, Induct Tom Dowd into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Atlantic Records Artist Continues His Innovative Use of Technology By Adding iggli Invite Service To His Website
Boulder, Colorado (Billboard Publicity Wire) June 23, 2009 — iggli inc. is excited to announce that Grammy nominated artist Jason Mraz has integrated the company’s invite service into his website. The Atlantic Records singer/songwriter is the first artist ever to adopt the technology. “We have had many venues and ticket sellers adopt the service, but Jason is the first major artist to recognize the value of our service and implement the technology,” said Tom Higley, iggli’s founder and CEO. “We’ve had great success improving ticket sales for our other partners and we’re confident that Jason Mraz and other artists will benefit as well.”
The service gives fans the ability to invite, track and coordinate whether or not they can attend a particular show or event. “We’re excited to have the technology to share with Jason’s fans,” said Bill Silva of Bill Silva Entertainment, Mr. Mraz’s management company. “iggli’s service helps people connect, and we’re all about exposing more people to Jason’s music.”
The unique on-line invite service uses friend-to-friend communication technology that makes it much easier for fans to coordinate event-based social activities. Ticket sellers, venues, sports teams, event companies, promoters and artists, like Mraz, benefit by reaching a broader audience and, ultimately, by selling more tickets. Fans benefit by using an easy communication tool to coordinate with their friends. They also use the invite service to post comments, purchase tickets and share details via partner websites and trusted social networks such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.
When fans log on to Jason Mraz’s website (http://www.jasonmraz.com), they simply click the green “invite friends” button, in the tour dates section, to take advantage of the service. Everything else is automated from that point on. They can buy tickets to his upcoming “Gratitude Café Tour,” invite friends and organize who’s going using the simple, Jason Mraz branded interface.
ABOUT IGGLI, INC. – Founded in 2007, iggli, inc. is the creator of a web-based invitation service that serves fans and providers in the sports and entertainment industry. Fans use the service to create invitations for ticketed events, track responses, and create social conversations around an event. Partners, such as artists, venues, promoters, sports teams, ticketing sites, and event aggregation sites use the service to generate more awareness of events and make it easier for visitors to invite friends and buy tickets. Prospective partners can learn more at: http://www.iggli.com/partners
ABOUT JASON MRAZ – Atlantic Records artist Jason Mraz’s third studio album, the platinum-certified We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., received three Grammy nominations this year, including “Song of the Year” for “I’m Yours.” The first song ever to top the charts at four pop radio formats, “I’m Yours” has been certified 4x platinum in the U.S. and is currently the fourth best selling digital single of all time. The San Diego-based troubadour was recently honored with the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s esteemed “Hal David Starlight Award.” The award–given to gifted songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs–has previously gone to such artists as Rob Thomas, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, and John Legend. We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. has proven to be a worldwide sensation: in addition to being certified platinum here in the U.S., the album has also received platinum certification awards in France, Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong, triple platinum status in Korea, double platinum in Australia, with gold records in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and Switzerland. Mraz first broke onto the national scene in 2002 with the certified platinum Waiting For My Rocket To Come, which featured the hit singles, “Remedy (I Won’t Worry),” “You & I Both,” and “Curbside Prophet.”
Bill Silva Entertainment Continues Leadership Position By Adding iggli Invite Service To Their Websites
Boulder, Colorado (Billboard Publicity Wire) June 2, 2009 — iggli, inc. announced today that the 2009 Pollstar Independent Promoter of the Year, Bill Silva Entertainment (BSE), has added the company’s pioneering invite service to their websites. “Social media technology is pushing new ways for fans to communicate about shows and events and we felt that iggli offered us a great platform to help fans connect,” said BSE’s President and Founder Bill Silva. “We’re excited about the service and what it can do for our artists and their fans.”
The service gives fans the ability to invite, track and coordinate whether or not they can attend a particular show or event. “BSE’s addition of our invite service continues iggli’s strategy of adding artists, promoters, venues and primary and secondary ticket sellers to our partner roster,” said iggli CEO Tom Higley. “Our business model counts on innovative companies adopting the service, and BSE is a great example of a company that embraces new technology to boost performance and fan interaction.”
The unique on-line invite service uses friend-to-friend communication technology that makes it much easier for fans to coordinate event-based social activities. Ticket sellers, venues, artists, sports teams, event companies, and promoters like Bill Silva Presents benefit by reaching a broader audience and, ultimately, by selling more tickets. Fans benefit by using an easy communication tool to coordinate with their friends. They also use the invite service to post comments, purchase tickets and share details via partner websites and trusted social networks such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.
BSE management clients like Jason Mraz, James Morrison, Robert Francis, and Vices, along with other artists whose shows are promoted by BSE, all stand to benefit from the addition of iggli’s service. “We’re excited to have the technology to share with their fans,” said BSE’s Silva. “No one likes to go to a concert alone and iggli’s service helps people connect, and we’re all about exposing more people to great music.”
When fans log on to the BSE website (http://www.billsilvaentertainment.com), they simply click the green “invite friends” button to take advantage of the service. Everything else is automated from that point on. They can then buy tickets, invite friends and organize who’s going using the simple, BSE-branded interface.
About iggli, inc. – Founded in 2007, iggli, inc. is the creator of a web-based invitation service that serves fans and providers in the sports and entertainment ticketing industry. Fans use the service to create invitations for ticketed events, track responses, and create social conversations around an event. Partners, such as ticketing sites, venues, promoters, artists, sports teams and event aggregation sites, use the service to generate more awareness of events and make it easier for visitors to invite friends and buy tickets.
About Bill Silva Entertainment – Since 1979, Bill Silva Presents (BSP) has produced over 10,000 events from small clubs to major stadiums all over the world. Shows produced have included such prodigious talents as Simon & Garfunkel, The Police, Madonna, Nirvana, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan. Bill Silva Management (BSM) offers a full house of specialized services helping to guide the careers of platinum-recording artists, critically-acclaimed comedians, and well sought after writers and visionaries. In addition to managing clients, BSM handles music publishing and licensing for multiple artists.