Name Kevin Lyman | ||
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Education California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Movies and TV shows Punk Rock Holocaust, Punk Rock Holocaust 2, Warped Hall of Fame Nominations UK Festival Award for Best Metropolitan Festival Similar Doug Sakmann, Page Hamilton, Stacy Peralta, Davy Rothbart | ||
Kevin lyman founder of the van s warped tour gives a brief biography of his journey to success
Kevin Lyman is the founder and operator of 4Fini, Inc., a live event production company and brand strategy firm. His most notable live production is the Vans Warped Tour, which attracts about 750,000 people annually and is the longest-running North American festival concert tour.
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- Kevin lyman founder of the van s warped tour gives a brief biography of his journey to success
- When your festival is older than your customers kevin lyman tedxbroadway
- Education
- Active ToursFestivals
- Previous tours and productions
- Other Productions
- Filmography
- 4Fini Incorporated
- 4Fini Agency
- 4Fini Productions
- Awards
- Speaking Engagements
- References
When your festival is older than your customers kevin lyman tedxbroadway
Education
Kevin Lyman is a graduate of California State Polytecnic University, Pomona, with a degree in Recreation Administration.
Active Tours/Festivals
Previous tours and productions
Other Productions
Filmography
Lyman has appeared in and produced multiple TV series, movies, and documentaries including FUSE TV’s series Warped Roadies (from 2012-2014), No Room For Rockstars (documentary), The Other F Word (documentary), and Alternative Press’s annual AP Music Award Show (2014).
4Fini Incorporated
Founded by Lyman, 4Fini is a talent and brand strategy agency (4Fini Agency) and event production company (4Fini Productions) based in South Pasadena, California. In addition, the company has an office in Nashville, Tennessee, which handles sponsorship, marketing, and operations for events.
4Fini produces events in North American and globally, and its Warped Tour has helped launch the careers of artists such as Eminem, Katy Perry, No Doubt, Echosmith, and Paramore.
4Fini Agency
In 2014, Kevin Lyman and business partner Jerra Spence created 4Fini Agency, a full service consulting firm connecting brands with the youth market.
Over the past 20 years, 4Fini has worked with youth-targeted brands including Monster Energy, Rockstar Energy, Vans, Hurley, Volcom, and retailers like Hot Topic, Journeys, and Tilly’s.
Long-term partners and sponsors include Ernie Ball (since 1996), Alternative Press (since 1999), Truth (since 2000), Trojan (partnership starting in 2000), Fuse (since 2004), and Kia (since 2008).
4Fini Productions
4Fini Productions is a live production house known for producing festivals, events, award shows, and concert tours worldwide.
In 2007, Kevin Lyman’s The Vans Warped Tour and its significance to the punk-rock/skate community was commemorated with a time capsule and exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
In July 2014, 4Fini produced the annual AP Music Awards at The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Museum.
Awards
For his philanthropic efforts, Lyman was recognized as the Billboard Touring Awards Humanitarian of the Year (2009), an honoree at the Grammy/MusiCares MAP Fund gala (2011), and was inducted into the Top Dog Touring Hall of Fame at the Tour Link Conference (2012).
In 2009, Billboard awarded Lyman the Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic work, which has included founding the Unite the United Foundation, a charitable organization that has raised over $1 million for various non-profits.
In 2014, Lyman’s Vans Warped Tour attempted to set a Guinness World Record title for Largest Food Drive in 24-Hour period at a single location. In 2013, the tour collected 33,000 pounds of food.
In 2016 Lyman was given the Humanitarian of the year award, by the Tj Martell foundation at their annual Family Day.
Speaking Engagements
Lyman has been a speaker at SXSW 2014, Vegas Music Summit 2014, Launch Music Conference 2014, ASCAP Expo 2014, Cutting Edge Music Business Conference, Billboard’s Mobile Entertainment Live!, and Digital Media Summit.