The Live Network — Our Story

1999Founded
Origin Story
Scarlet Fire Entertainment Technologies — GetLive.com is Born

        Co-founded by Andrew Weilgus and Nick Bilotta in Atlantic City, NJ, Scarlet Fire Entertainment Technologies launched with a simple, radical idea: every great live performance deserved to be captured and shared. Operating under GetLive.com, GetLive.net, and GetLiveMusic.com, the company became an early-internet destination for live music lovers hungry for something beyond what radio and MTV could offer.
      

        Atlantic City, NJ
        GetLive.com
        Bilotta & Weilgus
      

2000–2006

The Recording Years

MunckMusic & the Instant Live CD Revolution

Partnering with MunckMusic, Scarlet Fire brought live-to-disc recording technology to festivals and concert halls across the country. Audiences could walk out with a professional recording of the show they had just witnessed — burned, pressed, and in hand before the encore crowd dispersed. Hundreds of shows across hundreds of artists were captured during this era, pioneering a format that changed how fans connected with live performance. The equipment was heavy, the vans were loud, and the music was worth every mile.

MunckMusic Partnership Festival Circuit Instant Live CDs 500+ Shows

2006Transition

Evolution

The Directory Years — Acoustic, Comedy & Trivia

As the instant CD format matured and the music industry shifted, Scarlet Fire wound down its recording operation. The platform evolved into a regional entertainment directory, spotlighting acoustic showcases, comedy nights, and live trivia events across the Mid-Atlantic. TLN Quizzo, which had grown alongside the live music side, became a pillar of the business — eventually reaching more than 25 states. The calendar stayed alive. The community stayed together.

Entertainment Directory TLN Quizzo 25+ States Comedy

Jan 102026

In Memoriam

Bob Weir · 1947–2026

The death of Bob Weir — co-founder of the Grateful Dead, rhythm guitarist, and one of the defining voices of American music — sent a tremor through the community we have always called home. Coming just 14 months after the passing of Phil Lesh in October 2024, it marked the end of an original founding generation. For us, it was a clarifying moment. A reminder of what we were built for. A call to return.

Phil Lesh · Oct 2024 Bob Weir · Jan 2026

2026Reborn
The New Chapter
The Live Network — A Curated Universe

        We came back to our roots — and then kept going. TheLiveNetwork.com has been rebuilt as a fully ad-free, curated resource for the greater jam band scene: its music, culture, history, and future. Starting with the Grateful Dead and the vast ecosystem of tribute artists, independent venues, and festival communities that orbit the band’s legacy, TLN is expanding into the full universe of improvisational music. No algorithms. No Live Nation filter. No corporate layer between you and the music. Just a deeply organized, community-first guide to one of the most vital ongoing stories in American culture.
      

        TheLiveNetwork.com
        Jam Band Universe
        Ad-Free
        Independent
        Grateful Dead
        777+ Tribute Bands
      

What We Stand For

The Four Pillars of TLN

Independence

No advertising. No sponsored listings. No algorithmic curation designed to maximize revenue over relevance. Every recommendation on TLN is made by humans who love the music.

Community

Built by and for the people who show up — to the festival, the late-night venue, the tribute show in a town nobody else is covering. The Dead scene is a community. TLN is its directory.

History

From the Acid Tests to the last tour, from 1969 to tonight’s set in a bar you’ve never heard of — TLN documents the living, breathing continuum of the jam band tradition with depth and care.

Live First

Studio recordings are archives. Live music is a conversation. TLN exists to help you find the next show, the next band, the next late-night magic moment before it disappears into the past.