Last week was an exciting week for ECE. Partner and head of ECE’s National Talent Division, Mark Letson, was named the recipient of the International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) 2016 Corporate Buyer of the Year award.
“It was an honor to win the 2016 IEBA Corporate Buyer of the Year award in Nashville last week.
IEBA hosts an amazing event and I am so proud to represent EastCoast Entertainment and thankful to all of our agents and staff for their support over the past 25 years,” replied Mark.
NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 11: Mark Letson of Eastcoast Entertainment accepts the Corporate Buyer of the Year Award at the 2016 IEBA Honors and Awards Ceremony during day 3 of the IEBA 2016 Conference on October 11, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBA)
IEBA is the leading not-for-profit trade organization for live entertainment industry professionals who buy, book, and sell talent. The Corporate Buyer of the Year award recognizes the outstanding achievement of a live entertainment industry professional purchasing entertainment for exceptional corporate events. Click here for the full list of the 2016 IEBA industry award winners.
As the National Talent Buyer for ECE, Mark works with the company’s agents and national talent agencies to ensure successful artist procurement and production for events featuring nationally-recognized artists. Since the inception of the National Talent Buying Division, Mark has helped buy and produce over 2,500 shows ranging from fraternity gigs to large-scale corporate functions.
“It gives me great pride for others to recognize what I and ECE have known for years — we could have no better representative for us than a person who is as well-respected and liked as Mark Letson. National talent buying is a very important piece of business for ECE. Mark has years of dedicated experience, professionalism and good will that have driven tremendous growth for us. I could not be prouder of both what he has accomplished with us and for the industry to see how fortunate we are to have him as a partner here at ECE,” states ECE President and CEO, Doug Daniel.
Congratulations Mark!
