As a member of UTA’s music leadership team, Fermaglich oversees the booking and touring for such artists as Guns N’ Roses, Paramore, Muse, Creed, Daughtry, Mammoth WVH, 3 Doors Down, Bush and many others. Fermaglich is largely credited with helping engineer GNR’s stadium comeback tours, Paramore’s return and the resurgence of Creed.

First concert you ever saw?

Billy Joel, Madison Square Garden, June 1980.

What’s the biggest challenge facing the live-music industry?

The rising costs of vendors: trucks, buses, sound, lights and video.