Bandshell Media

Bandshell Media LLC is a private sports & entertainment company started by James Lawrence in 2023 with investment positions in IP sourcing, content development, distribution monetization & tech tools/services. Bandshell operates by seeding early-stage companies with financing & advisory, incubating wholly-owned new businesses, acquiring creative catalogs and participating in similar later-stage funds Based in Los Angeles, Bandshell is building a portfolio through establishing best partnership practices for maximizing reach with an efficient cost structure while maintaining artistic principles. It’s a new commercial flywheel of synergistic assets in a dynamic ecosystem targeting material & platforms which generate outsized value from strategic capital with strong founders, tactical execution and long-term market-fit Bandshell particularly specializes in valuing content properties/rights across global, national & regional markets, leagues & teams and especially via distributors themselves from simulcasts & other new channels. Consulting to clients throughout the industry, James utilizes a unique yet replicable and proven method to growing media viewers After beginning his career in 2015 as an intern in Disney's Corporate Strategy group, James was an Analyst on the team that made the original case to reimagine the company's direct-to-consumer approach & launch their own streaming business. James then helped acquire both the tech backbone of BAMTech in 2017 & content library volume from 21CF in 2019 as Sr. Analyst then integrating them and taking operational duties at Disney Streaming as one of its first employees. As Business Manager reporting to the GM of ESPN+, he led growth to >20mil subscribers, negotiated for sports rights including NFL & UFC among many others and oversaw the PPV business by standing up its Revenue Development function. He left Disney in 2022 to plan Bandshell