It’s often the case that music artists or their managers will hire a protective security team. This team may vary in size, roles, and responsibilities. Is there an argument that in this era an understanding of crowd management is necessary when providing protective services to music artists? What involvement should the artist's protective security team have around the crowd management of an event? Join me as I discuss my 30 years in the events industry providing protective security for artists, celebrities, and VIP’s & crowd management planning and operational management at events around the world and how the two have combined to enable me to operate at the highest level.