#1 Jason Kupperman - Agent and Owner of Goldengate Talent Agency

Jason was an Agent at Paradigm & Monterey Peninsula Artists before founding Goldengate Talent Agency. Jason represents an intentionally intimate roster of his favorite artists including Big Gigantic, Ripe, The Floozies, Mobley and more. www.goldengateagency.com Timestamps: (00:20) starting Goldman after Paradigm, during the pandemic (04:10) drive in concerts and how we made it through (06:00) back in the pit without masks (10:30) concerts inside of the digital world post covid (14:53) Inflation (17:00) The post roaring 20’s live music industry (23:00) Economics of the industry with everyone on tour at once, supply chain (27:00) Tick Toc is not a silver bullet for marketing (31:20) Bo Burnham’s strategy to success (38:00) “There’s no better indication of a music fan than a ticket buyer” (40:00) A Key to Bill Strings success and their great team (43:32) Big roster vs small roster agents (47:30) Family/work/life balance (53:00) Kup’s experience with Prism