The business side of live events

Your vision on stage. Your business protected.

Executive production that keeps your budget, teams and plan aligned, from first idea to final settlement. For brands, media companies and promoters, across general-market and Latin events.

Experience across

  • Goldenvoice
  • iHeartRadio
  • Telemundo
  • SBS Entertainment
  • + more

The problem

Big events rarely fail on stage.

When they struggle, it starts in the space between teams.

The planThe drift

Silos

Each team runs its piece well. No one watches how the pieces affect each other.

Money

Costs, deals and revenue live in different places. The full number often surfaces at settlement.

Drift

Every plan drifts. Without someone at the center, it builds unseen until you're in the storm.

What's on the line

Your reputation. Your money. Your next event.

Who it's for

Built for live events beyond the touring circuit.

Media

Concerts and live events tied to a media brand, where the stage, the sponsors and the audience all have to land at once.

Promoters

A senior lead for one festival, one special run or one new market, without a full-time hire.

Brands & Agencies

When live music or entertainment sits at the heart of an activation, I bring the show-side expertise and work alongside your creative team to deliver it.

In their words

“He brought deep expertise in festival operations, ticketing strategy and revenue, pairing big-picture thinking with exceptional attention to detail.”
Eileen WoodburyVice President, Marketing/Promotions/Events, iHeartMedia Los Angeles
“He brought innovative thinking to our marketing and ticket-sales strategies, driving growth and profitability across our events.”
Chris MartinezFormer Director of Business Affairs, SBS Entertainment
“He was the person I trusted to represent us with the festival's other departments… I'd trust him with any vision.”
Paul ClementeFormer Art Director, Goldenvoice Festivals
Isaac Safdeye, founder of Imperial Wave
200+shows booked and produced
7festivals produced
650K+tickets sold
$60M+in budgets managed

From the founder

Trained at the top of live music.

More than fifteen years on the business side of live events, from the buyer's seat at Goldenvoice to festivals and broadcast concerts for Telemundo, Univision, SBS and iHeartMedia.

Isaac Safdeye · Founder & Executive Producer · Working across the US and Mexico

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