Vince Bannon is the former VP of, Entertainment Partnerships and Development at Getty Images.

Began his professional career while in college in Detroit when he founded Concert Company Ritual Inc in 1979. The company, which owned and operated nightclubs St. Andrew’s Hall, The Shelter (featured in Eminem’s movie 8 Mile), etc.Industry Asylum, Industry, and Clutch Cargo’s, produced over 550 shows a year and worked with Nirvana, The Police, and Prince, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Nine Inch Nails, and Guns And Roses, among others. Vince served as President from 1979 to 1993. During this time, Vince also helped create Lollapalooza.

Vince taught and lectured at UCLA from 1990 to 1995 in Los Angeles at the entertainment extension program. From 1994 to 2000, Vince was SVP of Artist Development at 550/ Epic Records, where he worked with Oasis, Travis, Macy Gray, Celine Dion, Des’ree, Fuel and more. In 1998 won Pollstar’s Artists Development executive of the year award. From 2000 to 2001, in conjunction with Clear Channel, he co-produced the Area One Festival Tour Featuring Moby, Outkast, Paul Oakenfold, Incubus, The Roots, New Order, and more, with over 20 shows in 17 markets. He was subsequently head of A+R for Redline Entertainment, a film and music content company wholly owned by Best Buy.

In 2003, Vince became EVP of Music Worldwide for image.net. Image.net is a technology solution for entertainment companies and works with Universal Studios, Paramount, Disney, and Warner Music Group, delivering all their marketing materials and assets to media and affiliates worldwide. In 2004, Getty Images acquired image.net. Vince became part of the Getty Images business development team, VP, Entertainment Partnerships and Devleopment. Vince has played an integral role in the Michael Och’s Archive acquisition, Led Zeppelin Reunion exclusive deal, British Music Experience deal, the acquisition of Pump Audio and the Premium Playlist launch on www.gettyimages.com.

In 2016, Bannon left Getty Images and started his own multimedia company, Bannon Sheet Metal, where he serves as the "Chief Tin Knocker." Bannon has also served as a CEO + Partner at So.Co since June 2017.

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