GENE SIMMONS To Keynote Billboard Touring Conference
September 4, 2008, 16 years ago
According to Billboard.com, KISS co-founder, reality TV star and entrepreneur Gene Simmons will be the Keynote Q&A; for the 5th Annual Billboard Touring Conference, set for Nov. 19-20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
Billboard executive director of content and programming for touring and live entertainment Ray Waddell will conduct the Q&A; with Simmons on Nov. 20 at the Roosevelt Ballroom. The Q&A; will be filmed for an episode of his A&E; reality show Gene Simmons Family Jewels, currently in its third season.
"Gene Simmons' fingerprints are on virtually all segments of the music industry, particularly as it relates to the live music business," Waddell says. "We are thrilled to have him on board for our milestone fifth Touring Conference and we know his insight and the 'Gene Simmons world view' will be a compelling must-see for our attendees. Buckle up."Read more here.
