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Kevin Lyman is an American event manager who is the founder and operator of the Kevin Lyman Group, formerly known as 4Fini, Inc., a live event production company. His most notable live production is the live music festival series Vans Warped Tour, which attracted about 750,000 people annually and was the longest-running North American festival concert tour.
In the fall semester of 2018, Lyman started teaching at USC Thornton School of Music as an associate professor.
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. "It Takes a Village to Break an Artist" SXSW. Retrieved Oct. 11, 2014Baltin, Steve "Warped Tour Returns to Its Roots" Rolling Stone. Mar. 31, 2012Sylvain, Vincent "Cutting Edge Announces Kevin Lyman and Michael Kock as Keynote Speakers for New Orleans Music Business Conference" Nola Beez. June 21, 2012
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, Genesco, and Tilly's.Gasperini, Kathleen "Vans Warped Tour Kicks-off to Sold-out Capacity; Producer Kevin Lyman Hints at What to Expect from America's Largest Running Tour" Music. Accessed Nov. 7, 2014 "Kevin Lyman" Billboard. Accessed Nov. 7, 2014 "Vans Warped Tour Announces Attractions and Activities" New Noise Magazine. May 31, 2013
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. “Warped: 12 Years of Music, Mayhem and More” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sept. 3, 2007 In 2019 the exhibit reopened which ran through March 2021.
In July 2014, 4Fini produced the annual AP Music Awards at The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Museum. "APMAs offer more general admission tickets, expand venue, reveal more details” Alternative Press. May 19, 2014
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