Event Venue Booking

“Storm Watch” is No Joke When it Comes to Outdoor San Diego Sporting Events

by Cameron Ungar 4 min read February 19, 2019

Many of us live in San Diego for the warm, dry Mediterranean climate. I know it has been a soggy winter, but rain is a relative rarity. We welcome the occasional wet weather as a novelty. As benign seasonality. But when it rains… look out! Life stops. Southern California “storm watch” is a little bit of a joke to folks living in more seasonal locales. As we know though, the wet weather is a legitimate challenge because we do not have the infrastructure or the experience to effectively … [Read more...]

Event Venue Managers Are Generally Good at Everything

by Cameron Ungar 4 min read November 16, 2018

The event and venue management business is an alluring line of work. There are always lots of questions when I tell people what I do for a living, which is fun at parties. We get to be around some really cool things, and once in a while, we might even get to see some of those cool things. (Very rarely do we get to watch an event—remember, we are working!) I consider myself very lucky to have been able to forge a career in this industry. I had some great mentors along the way who taught me the … [Read more...]

A Look Behind the Curtain: The Truth About Booking San Diego Event Venues

by Cameron Ungar 5 min read October 9, 2018

My first full-time gig working in a live events venue was as an Assistant Talent Buyer at the Coach House and Galaxy Theaters in Orange County. The role of a talent buyer is to curate the event schedule of a concert hall. The buyer makes decisions as to which acts to bring to his theater and then negotiates terms with the acts’ representation. More broadly, the talent buyer is managing the event booking process. This is to: Identify desired events or activities appropriate for the venue … [Read more...]