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# Scenes from NIVA independent venue conference
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/scenes-from-niva-independent-venue-conference/
- Published: 2022-07-13T11:55:51.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-13T12:33:59.000Z
- Description: The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) Conference wrapped Tuesday night in Cleveland. Just shy of 600 attended the inaugural conference. Hypebot was at NVA 2022 and you can find full. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/07/scenes-from-niva-independent-venue-conference.h
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Live & Ticketing, Music Business, Uncategorized, music, musician, NIVA, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) Conference wrapped Tuesday night in Cleveland. Just shy of 600 attended the inaugural conference.

Hypebot was at NVA 2022 and you can find full coverage [here](https://www.hypebot.com/niva-independent-venue-conference-day-1-celebration-education-and-a-partnership-with-bandsintown/) and[ here.](https://www.hypebot.com/niva-independent-venue-conference-wraps/)

**Cleveland’s impressive young mayor opened the conference.**

**Two full days of panels and sessions.**

**Celebrations & Live Music**

**Bruce Houghton* is Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) and [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and serves as a Senior Advisor to [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com) which acquired both publications in 2019\. He is the Founder and President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and a professor for the [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com).*