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Hate Ticket Scalpers? Then this show is for you! Ritesh Patel is the co-founder and co-CEO of Ticket Fairy, an advanced AI-native vertical SaaS platform built specifically for the live entertainment industry. Ticket Fairy combines ticketing, fintech, AI (artificial intelligence), marketing automation, and real-time analytics to help event and festival producers across music, gaming/esports, and food & beverage increase revenue, reduce operational costs, and lower financial risk — all while tackling some of the industry’s toughest consumer challenges, including ticket scalping and resale fraud. Since launch, Ticket Fairy has powered tens of thousands of events around the world, generating more than $300 million in ticket sales. The platform’s technology gives organizers a competitive edge by enabling precision marketing, expanding audience reach, and providing data-driven insights that improve decision-making and profitability. The company has earned the backing of some of the most respected investors in technology and entertainment. This includes Y Combinator, early backers and founders of YouTube, Twitch, and Reddit, and leaders in blockchain innovation such as Brock Pierce (Chairman, Bitcoin Foundation), Craig Sellars (co-creator of the stablecoin), and the team behind the Polygon blockchain. These relationships reflect Ticket Fairy’s position at the intersection of live entertainment, fintech, and cutting-edge technology. Before co-founding Ticket Fairy, Ritesh built a global reputation as an event producer. He created LOCUS, a drum & bass events brand that has been active since 2000, with shows in Bristol, UK, and Sydney, Australia. In 2022, he launched the first LOCUS multi-day destination festival in Tulum, Mexico — an event that attracted attendees from around the globe — and in 2024, expanded the concept to Bali. Ritesh’s contributions to live music culture extend beyond event production. In the early 2000s, he was instrumental in building online communities that helped shape the global electronic music scene, including a music discussion forum called Dogs on Acid, which became the busiest dance music forum in the world at the time, and Hijack, a hub for the thriving Bristol music scene. Today, Ritesh brings together decades of industry experience and a deep understanding of technology to push the boundaries of what’s possible in live events. He speaks frequently about the future of ticketing, the role of AI in live entertainment, and how data-driven tools can transform the economics of event production — making him a sought-after voice on both conference stages and podcasts worldwide. Learn more at https://ticketfairy.com Teaflix is sponsored by https://MrsMcCartneysTeas.com

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John Carter Cash is a Grammy®-winning record and film producer, writer/director, singer-songwriter, and author whose creative work extends far beyond the studio. The grandson of Maybelle Carter and only child of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash (who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame just last week,) he actively preserves and advances his family’s musical legacy. He began producing with June’s Grammy®-winning Press On (1999), then worked with Rick Rubin as associate producer on Johnny Cash’s American III and American IV (the latter earning three CMA awards). He produced June’s Wildwood Flower (Grammy®, 2003) and the three-time-nominated Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family. Other credits include Marty Stuart’s Badlands, Billy Joe Shaver’s Everybody’s Brother (Grammy®-nominated), and extensive work with Loretta Lynn, including the acclaimed, Grammy®-nominated Full Circle (2016). In 2024 he won a Grammy® for Best Arrangement (instrumental or a cappella) for “Folsom Prison Blues” with The String Revolution and Tommy Emmanuel. Across two decades he has produced hundreds of recordings for artists such as Ralph Stanley, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Mavis Staples, Vince Gill, and John Prine. He has two Grammys® and has produced five additional Grammy®-winning records. As an artist, his albums include Bitter Harvest (2003), The Family Secret (2010), We Must Believe in Magic (2017), The Cash Collective’s Hey Crow (2020), and the latest adventure Pineapple John (released Sept 12, 2025). He has authored children’s books, the biographies Anchored in Love and House of Cash, the novel Lupus Rex, and The Cash and Carter Family Cookbook. He owns Cash Cabin Enterprises in Hendersonville, TN, producing at the historic Cash Cabin Studio where his father Johnny Cash recorded hundreds of songs. He is married to entertainer-author Ana Cristina Cash and is the father of five. More information can be found at https://www.johncartercash.com/ Teaflix is sponsored by MrsMcCartneysTeas.com

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Andrew Cook is a historian, researcher and author whose 15 books have been published in 7 languages.

He is the author of the international best-selling books ‘Ace of Spies’, the authorised biography of former MI6 master spy Sidney Reilly, ‘To Kill Rasputin’ and ‘Murder of the Romanovs’. All of his books have either been the subject of TV documentaries or motion pictures.

About Andrew's latest book "Capitol Gains - Exposing the conflict between The Beatles and the label that made them":

A chance remark on the stairs at Peter Morris Music in London’s Denmark Street, in October 1963, set off a chain reaction that helped Brian Epstein apply some much- needed leverage on America’s Hollywood based Capitol label.

Although February 1963 marked the Beatles’ breakthrough in Britain, by the closing months of that year they still had not conquered America. Their manager Brian Epstein had been fighting what seemed like a losing battle to persuade Capitol to release the band’s records in America. How did that chance encounter in Denmark Street eventually force Capitol’s hand?

When the Beatles eventually hit the big time in the US in February 1964, both Epstein and Capitol executives obscured the true story about how this had happened. However, corporate and personal archives now reveal the reality and much more besides. The lid is also lifted on the fact that Capitol viewed the British record industry as being 30 years behind the times, and set out to remix UK master tapes and create distinct US albums. While Capitol’s strategy made the Beatles rich beyond their wildest dreams, Epstein is shown as often struggling to balance Capitol’s commercial decisions against the Beatles’ own demands. This account also explores Capitol’s PR efforts to protect the Beatles image as they get caught up in the whirlwind of world-wide success.

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A Multifaceted Legacy in Music and Photography

During the period known as "The Lost Weekend" John Lennon experienced one of the most artistically and commercially productive phases of his post-Beatles career. With Pang’s encouragement and support, he produced the albums Mind Games, Walls and Bridges, and Rock ‘n’ Roll, achieving his first solo #1 hit, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night.” Pang’s influence extended to creative collaborations with legends like Elton John, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Mick Jagger, and Ringo Starr. Notably, Pang’s whispered voice is heard on “#9 Dream,” and Lennon wrote “Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)” about her.

Beyond music, Pang played a crucial role in rekindling Lennon’s connections with family and friends. She facilitated a long-overdue reunion between Lennon and his son, Julian, as well as fellow bandmates George Harrison and Paul McCartney (which included a historic jam session with McCartney, Stevie Wonder and others.) Her photograph of Julian Lennon is featured on the cover of his album Jude, and her image of John Lennon in the Catskills appeared on the sleeve of the “Imagine” single in England & Japan, cementing her artistic legacy.

Pang’s work extended beyond Lennon. Her early career began at ABKCO Industries, where she worked with Allen Klein’s firm, managing the Beatles’ Apple Corps and the Rolling Stones. By 1970, Lennon and Yoko Ono hired her as their personal assistant, later promoting her to production coordinator. Pang earned a gold record for her contributions to Walls and Bridges and continued to impact the industry by managing releases for artists like Bob Marley and Robert Palmer during her time at Island Records.

In 1983, Pang published Loving John, a candid memoir detailing her relationship with Lennon and her behind-the-scenes role in his life and work. In 2008, she released Instamatic Karma, a collection of intimate photographs of Lennon during the Lost Weekend. These photos, which include iconic moments like Lennon signing the contract to dissolve the Beatles, have been exhibited across the U.S. in The Lost Weekend – The Photography of May Pang.

May Pang remains a sought-after voice in the music and photography worlds, with appearances in major publications and interviews on prominent platforms such as Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, and Howard Stern. Her story was further immortalized in the acclaimed documentary The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and is now available on major streaming platforms.

Today, Pang continues to share her unique perspective through her photographs and storytelling, offering an intimate glimpse into one of rock and roll’s most fascinating chapters.

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Born and raised in Pasadena, California, Chris Pierce is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose soulful voice and powerful lyrics bridge folk, blues, and Americana. Over a 25-year career, Pierce has shared stages with legends including Neil Young, B.B. King, Seal, Al Green, and Jill Scott, and his songs have appeared in major TV and film productions.

He co-wrote “We Can Always Come Back to This”, featured on NBC’s This Is Us hit #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart and #12 on the iTunes Top 100, propelling him to national attention.

Pierce’s acclaimed album American Silence (2021) confronts race, justice, and hope with poetic honesty, earning comparisons to Richie Havens and Bill Withers. He is also half of the duo War & Pierce, and performs as Reverend Tall Tree, his blues-opera alter ego.

His latest contribution to non profits is as part of the star line up on Heart of Gold Volume 1 - The Songs of Neil Young on CMG / Killphonic, singing the iconic Southern Man. And if you’re a voting member of the Grammys®, please give it a listen at fyconline.com - click the daisy cover art and treat your ears!

Chris is a survivor of early hearing loss, he channels resilience and empathy into every note. He continues to tour globally, inspiring audiences through music that celebrates truth, healing, and unity.

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Mike Paul is CEO at Reputation Doctor® LLC and now Chairman at Reputation Doctor® Foundation. Mr. Paul is an award-winning, global, public relations and marketing executive. He is considered one of the top crisis management, risk management, reputation management, corporate affairs, expert witness and litigation communications and corporate board governance experts in the world. His phone number is in speed-dial with leaders worldwide.

He has provided high-stakes advisory and governance services to CEOs and directors on corporate boards for over 30 years.

Mike is an independent director on a private corporate board and is now seeking independent director opportunities with public corporations.

He is also executive producer and news anchor of a digital show called Reputations In Crisis on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts & Spotify. The digital show highlights various crises ripped from the headlines.

Just a few of the top client challenges Mike has helped fix over the years include:

* crisis communications for global corporations with complex leadership, governance and tariff crises;

* risk management and activist investor strategies for blue-chip tech boards & CEOs

* global crisis management for leading oil and energy companies;

* product recall strategy & litigation communications and crisis management for global auto makers,

* crisis communications and risk management services to consumer products and various global food companies;

* financial communications & risk management for leading hedge funds, banks & financial institutions;

* reputation management for top Olympic & professional athletes in crisis;

* crisis communications for global celebrities and conglomerates in entertainment;

* litigation communications for hazing and sexual assault cases at major colleges & universities;

* media relations and reputation management for political leaders worldwide in crisis;

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Billy Amendola is one of the most respected musicians and industry leaders in the music business.

Billy, a New York-based studio drummer, songwriter/producer, podcast host, celebrity interviewer, mentor, and music industry advisor, is a founding member of the late-seventies band Mantus. The band released two albums, charted three top-ten Billboard dance singles, and achieved worldwide fame, touring the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Amendola, associated with Modern Drummer magazine for 25 years, left in 2022, shortly after the publication was sold. Immediately after his exit from MD, he hosted an audio podcast series with Drum Channel for two years, recording 94 shows under his own “Billy’s Bubble” show.

A forerunner in electronic programming and hybrid drumming from the mid-70s to the late '90s, Amendola, combining acoustic and electronic drums, achieved success in the studio, recording on albums, song demos, television commercials, soundtracks, and hundreds of 12” remixes.

In 1987, he combined his hybrid sound on the debut album of teen sensation and Eighties songstress Debbie Gibson’s Out of the Blue. The album spawned several international hits, including “Only In My Dreams” and “Shake Your Love.”

Coming full circle, on several occasions, Billy has performed as a guest percussionist with Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band on the encore of The Beatles' classic song “A Little Help From My Friends.” He’s also attended Starr’s “Peace & Love” Birthday celebration for the past fifteen years.

He subsequently serves on the advisory board of Jules Follett’s “The Sessions Panel,” a foundation that empowers artists through education and real-world advice.

Billy was also an advisory board member of Music Will (previously Little Kids Rock). This charitable organization provides free music instruction and instruments to school districts nationwide. Over 1,000,000 youngsters currently participate in Music Will/LKR programs nationwide.

In 2022, Billy was appointed as an A&R board member of the non-profit organization Raven Drum Foundation (with co-founder/Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen and his wife, singer/songwriter Lauren Monroe). The non-profit sponsors events and drum circles to raise money and support for veterans and first responders.

Having spent over fifty years in the industry, Billy has experienced the ins and outs of the music industry from both sides of the fence.

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Anthony DiMaria is an American actor, producer, author, and director. He is also known for preserving the legacy of his uncle, Jay Sebring, a pioneering stylist who was killed by members of the Manson Family in August 1969, during what is now known as the "Tate Murders."

Jay Sebring Novel 2025 "Cutting To The Truth"

In summer 2025 Anthony DiMaria and co-author Marshall Terrill released the 576-page novel Jay Sebring: Cutting to the Truth through Steven W. Booth's "Genius Books" with many restored facts, images, and interviews regarding Jay Sebring's life history. The novel was introduced to the public with a Hollywood screening and Q&A of DiMaria's original Sebring film documentary, held 9 August 2025 at the vintage Los Feliz 3 theatre and delivered by the American Cinematheque organization (led by chairman Rick Nicita) via Hollywood's Larry Edmunds Bookshop.

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Career

In both educational and professional capacities, Anthony DiMaria has worked off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and in regional New York/Los Angeles theatres with The Barrow Group, Actors Studio, Neighborhood Playhouse, and Circle Rep LAB. In movies and TV, DiMaria has often played roles in soap operas (One Life to Live and Guiding Light), appeared in The Sopranos, and made a feature film debut as Jam Kitchen in the Sundance hit The Pigeon Egg Strategy, shot in Hong Kong.

Anthony DiMaria has further performed as Weldon Giles in Disney's Pixel Perfect and Howard Fox in Woody Allen's Café Society. DiMaria also worked as characters in CSI (Primum Non Nocere episode), Strong Medicine (PMS, Lies, and Red Tape episode), HBO's The Leftovers (Penguin One, Us Zero episode), David Milch's Deadwood (and also John from Cincinnati), along with Showtime's Ray Donovan.

Jay Sebring Documentary

Anthony DiMaria released the feature documentary Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth, which presented a platform to correct and illuminate his uncle Jay Sebring's life outside the Manson murders. The documentary was a critical success and featured in-depth investigative interviews with Quincy Jones, Nancy Sinatra, Quentin Tarantino,Dennis Hopper, and others.

In his Los Angeles Times review, critic Michael Ordoña found Cutting To the Truth to be "an impressive directorial debut for actor Anthony Dimaria," noting its "stylish" presentation, and an "absorbing and passionate" narrative.

Manson family parole hearings

Since 2004 Anthony DiMaria has spoken for the Sebring family and advocated for the Gary Hinman and LaBianca families as a representative in numerous parole hearings for Manson family members.

Anthony DiMaria and his immediate family continuously and unfailingly urged the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to deny any and all parole or release to the remaining Manson group. In one of Tex Watson's parole hearings Anthony DiMaria commented, "These are troubled waters for many of us in here today and I would be remiss if I didn't state that I feel profound sorrow for all of us involved, and great sorrow for Mr. Watson."

In 2016, Anthony DiMaria urged the California Board to consider parole for Patricia Krenwinkel "when her victims are paroled from their graves".

In 2022

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