VP, Product - LiveNation
Co-Founder - LiveNation Labs

Ethan Kaplan  is the VP of Product for LiveNation. He is a co-founder of LiveNation Labs, a division of the company responsible for "disruption from within" and creating new mobile and web experiences for users and customers. Prior to LiveNation, Kaplan was the SVP of Technology for Warner Music Group and Warner Bros. Records.  Ethan holds a Masters of Fine Art from UC Santa Barbara and in the distant past spent many years in publishing at the Orange County Register. Kaplan also continues to run the largest fan-site for the now retired band R.E.M., which he has done since he was 16. He and the band are good friends, and accordingly Almost Famous is one of his favorite movies.