# Andrew Dreskin

> Andrew Dreskin co-founded and led TicketWeb and Ticketfly, bringing online ticket sales and integrated marketing tools to live events. His career also includes concert and festival promotion, leadership at Eventbrite Music, co-founding Flymachine, and a strategic advisory role at CashorTrade announced in October 2025. He chairs the board of HeadCount.

- **Role:** Strategic Advisor at CashorTrade; Board Chair at HeadCount
- **Organizations:** TicketWeb, Ticketfly, Eventbrite, Flymachine, CashorTrade, HeadCount, Beserkley Records, Virgin Mobile Festival, Field Day Music Festival
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in History, Tulane University
- **Known for:** Co-founded TicketWeb, an early online event-ticketing business acquired in 2000 for $35.2 million in stock., Co-founded Ticketfly, which reported 11.2 million tickets processed for more than 80,000 events in the year covered by an April 2014 profile., Led Ticketfly through its acquisition by Pandora, announced in October 2015 at an approximately $450 million transaction value.

## Career timeline

- **1986-1991** — Attends Tulane University and begins promoting concerts in New Orleans.
- **1995** — Co-founds TicketWeb, serving as CEO.
- **2000** — Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch acquires TicketWeb for $35.2 million in stock.
- **2003** — Creates Field Day Music Festival, featuring Radiohead and the Beastie Boys.
- **2006** — Co-founds Virgin Mobile Festival.
- **2008** — Co-founds Ticketfly with Dan Teree.
- **2014** — Ticketfly acquires WillCall to expand mobile and in-venue capabilities.
- **2015** — Pandora announces a Ticketfly acquisition valued at approximately $450 million; the acquisition closes in November.
- **2017** — Eventbrite acquires Ticketfly; Dreskin becomes president of music.
- **2019** — Leaves Eventbrite Music operating leadership and transitions to a multiyear advisory role.
- **2021** — Flymachine launches publicly and announces $21 million in new funding.
- **2025** — Joins CashorTrade as a strategic advisor.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TicketWeb, an early online event-ticketing business acquired in 2000 for $35.2 million in stock.
- Co-founded Ticketfly, which reported 11.2 million tickets processed for more than 80,000 events in the year covered by an April 2014 profile.
- Led Ticketfly through its acquisition by Pandora, announced in October 2015 at an approximately $450 million transaction value.
- Co-founded Flymachine, which announced $21 million in new funding in July 2021.
- Serves as board chair of HeadCount.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Featured in an extended Decibel and Docket interview about his career and the live-event business, published April 3.
- **2025-10** — CashorTrade announces his appointment as strategic advisor.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-dreskin-95947414

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Last updated: 2026-10-22