Historic Milestones

1978-1981

Founded the first Fox Company to photograph and compile Artist Tour Books and album cover shots, Chair of IUP Special Events Committee (college promoter)


1982

First copyright (for a UNIX-based, full screen, calendar driven scheduling system) TAMS (Tour Accounting Management and Scheduling) software, including Calendar based Itinerary, Travel, Deal Sheets, Settlements, Petty Cash, History, Ad Tracking, Ticket Counts Family & Friends tickets, and Cash Trail audits Used by The Who, U2, Bowie, Supertramp, Prince, Van Halen and many other rock groups


1983

Developed and copyrighted and released: FoxPro (promoter system with Building Avails, Deal Sheets, Ticket Counts, Ad Tracking, Personnel, Settlements, History)


1984

Developed, copyrighted and released: TAD (booking agency system with Building and Artist Avails, Deal Sheets, Itinerary, Contracts, Deposits, Ticket Counts)


1985

Completed and copyrighted OTS (Fox outlet ticketing system); installed in the state of Alabama Site Coordinator for LiveAid and Amnesty International World Tour Developed, copyrighted and released: FoxCon (concession system including Itinerary, Inventory Control, Disbursements, Closing, Settlements, Deals, History)


1986

Developed, copyrighted and released: Merch (merchandising system for selling T-shirts with a traveling rock band) Developed, copyrighted and released: Radio Airplay Tracking for tracking play lists and Top 40 information, also Promotional Flyaway


1987

Developed, copyrighted and released: Record Sales Tracking including Stores, Orders, Shipped/WIP, Outstanding, Closing Royalties, Commissions


1988

Developed, copyrighted and released: Fan Clubs, including Fans, Merch, Tickets, Orders, Collections, Inventory/Stock Movement


1989

Developed, copyrighted and released: Recording Studios including Calendar based schedule, Personnel, Sessions, Acts/Artists/Record Companies, Budgets, Billing


1990

Developed, copyrighted and released: Video Shoots including Calendar based schedule, Personnel, Shoots, Acts/Artists/Record Companies, Budgets, Billing


1991

Developed, copyrighted and released: Publishing including Calendar based schedule, Writers & Performers, Songs Splits, Record Companies, Budgets, Statements & Checks


1992

Established and partner in National Ticketing Charge: A business that integrated ticketing and card swipe technologies


1993

Revised the OTS (Fox Outlet Tickets System) – round 1 to interface with IVR (interactive voice response) technology 1st ever tickets with bar codes – portable blackberry scanners


1994

Revised the OTS ticketing system – round 2 to interface with kiosk-outlets. Sold the original Fox companies to a private bank.

Woodstock 2 (issue 38,000 laminate passes to all artists, crew, on-site personnel)


1995

Deployed the ticketing system used by Pearl Jam for its west coast tour,

including kiosks, phone center, internet, bar coded admissions, mobile box office Developed the technology used for Prodigy’s Beatles’ record release promotion.


1996

Deployed the ticketing system used by Pearl Jam on the East Coast

Established Internet-based ticketing for Pearl Jam.

Private bank dissolved in October.

Established The FoxMan Group in November.

Began development of VisitorTracker.


1997

First deployments of VisitorTracker.

Began development of TourBiz


1998

Signed TourBiz contracts with two divisions of SFX (Agency and Promoter)

Launched VisitorTracker demo and established franchises serving the:

medical, entertainment, gambling, night club, museum, hotel, liquor, and TV industries


1999

Woodstock 3, Top20.com later firstlook.com (an ideaLab! project)


2000 – 2003

Founded Vertical Alliance (VC funded)

Created Vertical Tracker (E-commerce, E-content, E-CRM enterprise tool set)

Vertical Tracker distribution network to 42 web shops, including agency.com, US Networks, RazorFish, Omnient, VerticalNet.

Created FanTracker (Ticketing and Merchandising tool set)

Fan Tracker installed for 13 ISC owned NASCAR web based tickets and merchandise.

Placed ticketing systems for NBA Teams from Houston and Salt Lake


Summer 2003

Vertical Alliance acquired by Sports focused company – focus on VA projects until 2004.

Foxman Created outbound phone call system to confirm season renewals and sell "released" seats on the day of show; fully voice activated for natural speech integration.

Created self service kiosk network for will call and ticket sales.


2004

SiloBuster (CRM based web fan club manager tools)

CAN-web (College Financial Application tools)

DirectToFan (Music/Artist based fan club & transaction system)

"Breaking A Band in the Internet Age" book written by David Cooper)

Wireless admission control system (national carrier in a national sports circuit)


2005

CAN-web site launched

"Breaking A Band in the Internet Age" site launched

Grammy Awards (NARIS event)

 

Admission Control Solutions (partner w/ Nextel and NASCAR)

Blackberry (specialist in BES)


2006

AllSports Legends

GenTech (advertising)

1 netSTORE

mySource4 w/ Mission Advisors


2007

Mobile Access Credentials (proximity-location services)

Artist Tribe

Tour Design (LN company)


2008

Energy mall concept developed

It’s Bang (entertainment media and merchandise)


2009

USA Energy Management (sellers side) site launched

USA Green Energy Mall (buyers side) site launched

PlayerMade, ArtistMade video commerce for sports and music and TV


2010

New Music Seminar (rebirth)

Energy Marketplace – electric deregulation initiative


2011-2013

Redbox (tickets and kiosks project) development, inventory acquisition,

deployed in Philadelphia PA and Los Angeles CA.

Providence Performing Arts Center (venue management, promotions & operations) PPAC


2014

THAD! (a story of a young boy in America today)

UnLocked Media (a digital media distribution driven by beacons and GPS location services)


2015

Mike LaCoss Ibaseball channel

UnLocked Media – generic app created and launched

Walk of Fame (proximity marketing – sports and movies)

Pollstar’s CIC, SxSW and Canadian Music Week – ticketing panels


2016

Rock Seller

Gimbel (proximity)

UnLocked Media – Charlie Greene

TEDxSM


2017

stealth startup Wellness BackPack

ticketLEAP

TixFan


2018

Wellness BackPack created admin dashboard

DevWerksAZ

PreSoldOut created and tested – allotments


2019

Wellness BackPack Escalation and Notification Cycle

PreSoldOut created ticket requests and pulls


2020

Wellness BackPack – apps created

Angel funding of School Responder and Wellness BackPack


2021

Wellness BackPack – MVP1 apps tested in school environment


2022

Wellness BackPack – MVP2 apps tested in second school environment


2023

Wellness BackPack – commercial launch of School Responder

Launch of Campus Responder, Festival Responder, BackStage Responder, Veteran Responder, Recovery Responder communities.


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