Alan Saperstein

Alan Saperstein (born February 1, 1959) is an American Internet entrepreneur in the concert video and digital media field. He is recognized for his accomplishments in both the multi-camera, live concert, film business, as well as the streaming media field. Alan is recognized as the first person to broadcast video on the Internet in a commercial application in 1993. Alan was born 1 February 1959 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 1981 with a degree in Cinematography and went to work for NFL Films as Director of the Entertainment Division. Saperstein used off-season National Football League cameramen to cover large multi-camera arena rock performances by artists such as Journey, Billy Squier, Cyndi Lauper, Ronnie Dio and Bruce Springsteen for major record labels and MTV. Saperstein was the first music video producer to employee the use of the Skycam camera system in a live concert setting for Billy Squier. Today he is called upon to handle and facilitate unusually large live streaming events for very high-profile entertainment, corporate and government clients. He produced one of the largest grossing online pay-per-view concerts in history, The Allman Brothers Band 40th Anniversary, live streamed from the Beacon theatre NYC