Ticketmaster expands artist services team to Australia and New Zealand

Live Nation's ticketing platform Ticketmaster has today announced the hire of Kane Kete as artist services manager of Ticketmaster Australia and New Zealand.

The appointment of Kete from Live Nation signals the extension of Ticketmaster's artist services team through ANZ as part of a wider global expansion.

Kete previously held the position of marketing manager at Live Nation, as well as various other roles across LN and Ticketmaster over a six year period.

Ticketmaster's artist services team currently delivers ticketing and marketing campaigns for over 600 artists each year acorss US, Canada, the UK and Europe, and Kete will be responsible for delivering a number of Ticketmaster initiatives in the Australian and New Zealand market.

Ticketmaster ANZ managing director Maria O'Connor called the appointment a continuation of Ticketmaster's commitment to working closer with artists.

Like our colleagues in the Northern Hemisphere we are building a team here that can help an artist from the very start of their careers when they hit the clubs, and grow with them all the way to theatres, arenas and stadiums," said O'Connor.

"Our Artist Services team will be rolling out our fan-first products such as Verified Fan, which are redefining the ticket buying experience and giving artists greater control.”

“It’s good to be back where I started my career and now working in the Artist Services division which has a proven track record of delivering a number of successful campaigns for artists," said Kete.

"I look forward to dealing with promoters, managers and agents here in Australia and New Zealand to really maximise opportunities for artists when artists go on the road.”

More information on Ticketmaster's artist services division available here.