Category Archives: Venues

Music Industry Forum – Steve Smith


John Paul interviews Steve Smith, Music Editor for Time Out New York about his job, his career in the industry and his love of music of all genres.

MIS Forum – New Orleans Venues / Non Profit


Loyola University New Orleans student Braden Piper interviews Lindsay Adler, Tipitina’s Talent Buyer.

MIS Forum – Martin Atkins – Touring


Martin Atkins talks to Loyola University New Orleans students about the phases of his career and about his book, “Tour: Smart”

Event Manager Dixie Rubin on Concert Planning and Operations – Part 1 of 2


Event operations and security manager Dixie Rubin talks with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans about many aspects of concert planning, including hiring and managing security, risk management, crowd control, and the various liability and insurance exposures that event producers face.

Music Industry Profile: Event Manager Dixie Rubin


Event operations and security manager Dixie Rubin discusses her job and how she got her start in concert production and event security with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans.

Event Security


Event operations and security manager Dixie Rubin discusses the nuts and bolts of event security management with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans.

Working with Private Security Contractors


Event operations and security manager Dixie Rubin talks with an audience at Loyola University New Orleans about the risks involved with using private security contractors to secure live events and venues.

Crowd Control


Event operations and security manager Dixie Rubin talks with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans about the importance of proper crowd control at live events, and discusses how to identify the appropriate crowd control approach for any given event.

Risk Management for Event Producers


Event operations and security manager Dixie Rubin talks with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans about the basics of risk management, and how to apply them to planning and running live events of any size.

When Crowd Control Fails: Lessons from The Who and Great White


Event operations and security manager Dixie Rubin talks with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans about the tragedies that can be the worst-case result of a failure in crowd control protocol, and uses these stories to illustrate some common pitfalls to avoid.