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# Live Music Industry News Roundup
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-industry-news-roundup-draft-m/
- Published: 2026-03-06T14:54:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-06T14:54:59.000Z
- Description: Fix The Tix calls on Congress, New Frontier adds four great agents, StubHub stumbles, Marshall announces support of live venues, Seatfun ticketing app launches and there's a new leader at KYD Labs' TIX.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Fix The Tix, New Frontier, Abbey Road Studio, independent venues, Branford Marsalis, live music news, live music industry news

### **Live Music Industry News Roundup**

• **Fix The Tix**, a broad coalition of music industry stakeholders including **NIVA** and **NITO,** has called on Congress to strengthen the **TICKET Act** (Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing).

The group is pushing for more robust measures to **combat predatory secondary market practices** including spec ticketing and deceptive websites. They also urge lawmakers to include stricter scalping bot and unauthorized resale enforcement in the legislation.

• Nashville-based independent booking agency **New Frontier Touring** has added veteran agents **Jon Bell, Mark Lourie, Thomas Ponsart**, and **Liz Kenny** along with 40 artists. 

The four come from **Madison House** after a shakeup that saw MH boss **Adam Bauer** and **Jennaya Ramirez** join **Dynamic Talent**. New Frontier is owned by long-time Nashville agent **Paul Lohr**.

![StubHub Live Music Industry News Roundup ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/2026/03/stubhub_logo_tagline-1-1.jpg)

**• StubHub (NYSE: STUB)** disclosed a massive **$1.9 billion net loss** for 2025, driven by **$1.4 billion** in one-time stock-based compensation related to its recent IPO and a **$479 million** non-cash valuation allowance. It generated **$9.2 billion** in Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS)—a 6% year-over-year increase—and achieved an **Adjusted EBITDA of $232 million**. 

But real **problems lie ahead** in the form of pending **federal and state legislation in CA, NY and elsewhere** that would put tight restrictions and caps on ticket resales.

• Music instrument manufacturer **Marshall** has launched [**Amplify**](https://www.marshall.com/us/en/amplify?ref=hypebot.com), a new **membership program** that includes long-term **support for grassroots music**. 

**1% of member purchases** on marshall.com will go support local music communities starting with **independent venues** worldwide. **Amplify is free to join** via marshall.com and offers members benefits such as early access, free shipping, extended warranties and priority support. 

• [**Seatfun**](https://www.seatfun.com/?ref=hypebot.com), the ticketing and event management and marketing platform, launched its full mobile app this week.

Based in Nashville and Cincinnati, OH, the company was founded by **CEO Daniel Mastropietro** and COO Josh Misko in 2025\. The platform is calling itself a "human-first" alternative.

**• KYD Labs** announced that André Geest, formerly VP Growth at Safe, has to lead design and growth of **TIX**, its onchain settlement and financing infrastructure for live event markets. 

KYD Labs powers **onchain ticketing**, shows and event operations for **Le Poisson Rouge, SOB’s, The Brooklyn Monarch, Olympic South Side Theatre**, and 100+ venues across North America.