This is Tom LaPenna.. with LN tour deals destroying my companies top-end of the business, do I even meet the minimum requirements to be part of NACPA anymore? I know I was a member some 20 years ago once I left Evening Star Productions and started Lucky Man Concerts. I would love the ability to gain insight, knowledge, networking, better music license fees, etc.... let me know.

Anything we can improve upon? Who would be a good speaker / guest? Think big but not TOO big. Elon Musk is busy that day :)

Do we return to the Beverly Wilshire? Do we make that our home? Do we alternate between there and other options such as IEBA in Nashville? Do we go back to Los Angeles at all? (Word so far is Wilshire / Pollstar is just fine)

Since its founding in 1989, new members needed to prove that in the past 12 months they had promoted 60 shows with 5 in clubs, 5 in theatres and 5 in arenas.

The reasoning was that these promoters were invested in the business from top to bottom.

Today, many passionate, hard-working promoters invest heavily but may not fit those requirements because the landscape has changed. Some focus on clubs and theatres, festivals, fairs, or casinos rather than the exact mix of clubs, theatres, and arenas.

By the 2027 meeting I’d like to have something to vote on in person. We need 70 percent agreement. Below is a discussion board to offer suggestions and even bicker.

My starting suggestion is either $1 million in gross ticket sales per year or an equivalent percentage paid to ASCAP that ASCAP can audit.

We can always change it if it’s wrong but I’m wary of opening the floodgates. Is that number too low? Does it raise the bar so high that nobody can apply? Is there another way?

What will we be doing with our money? NACPA could provide seed money and possibly manpower to your local charity events. How about that for a start?