Hundreds flock to first NIVA conference
Executive director Rev Moose reflects on the inaugural gathering of US independent venues, held in Cleveland earlier this week
News By James Hanley | 15 July 2022
The inaugural National Independent Venues Association (NIVA) Conference has been hailed as “exceptional” by executive director Rev Moose. Almost 600 music industry representatives flocked to Cleveland for the gathering, held from 11-12 July to coincide with the start of Independent Venue Week in the US.
Topics discussed included safety, technology, inclusion, diversity, equality, accessibility, booking, ticketing and marketing, while ample networking opportunities were available to members.
“It was an exceptional event,” Moose tells IQ. “Not just the fact that we…