Marc Weinstein on What Happened at the Fyre Festival

In this episode, I talk with Marc Weinstein, who was contracted to help with the Fyre Festival. We talk about what happened on the island, the key people involved, Marc’s views on crypto and the pressures that life can throw at you. LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE AND ACCESS LINKS TO THE SHOW NOTES https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcas... WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW → My website: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/ → iTunes: https://apple.co/2OOlzVV → Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ygc4W1 → Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2IQO8fX → SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/2CGSVQR → YouTube: https://bit.ly/2pR3s3g → TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2ywystr LISTEN TO OLD EPISODES → By guest: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/guests/ → By topic: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/topics/ → Transcriptions: SUPPORT THE SHOW → https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/sponso... → Become a Patron:   / whatbitcoindid   → Subscribe on iTunes → Leave a review on iTunes → Share the show out with your friends and family on social media → Drop me a line on [email protected] WHERE TO FOLLOW ME: → Twitter:   / whatbitcoindid   → Medium:   / whatbitcoindid   → Instagram:   / whatbitcoindid   → Facebook:   / whatbitcoindid   → YouTube:    / whatbitcoindid   → Website: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/ → Email list: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/subscr... LEARN ABOUT BITCOIN & CRYPTO: → Step by Step Guide: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/beginn... → Training: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/training/ → Resources: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/resour... ***** 00:03:57: Introductions 00:05:03: Marc’s Background and involvement with crypto 00:09:06: Introduction to the Fyre Festival documentaries 00:14:03: The beginnings of Marc working with Fyre 00:19:28: The basics of running a music festival and associated timelines 00:24:38: Marc’s first experiences in The Bahamas with Fyre 00:30:35: Red flags that were highlighted by Marc 00:38:02: First Impressions of Billy McFarland 00:42:16: Further examples of significant problems in the run up to the festival 00:47:30: Marc’s experiences of Billy sending fraudulent wires 00:53:47: The situation 2 days before the festival was meant to start 00:56:37: Implications that the weather had on the site and the festival 01:02:29: What happened on the first day of the festival 01:11:04: What was the reaction from the public to Marc? 01:17:21: Marc’s perspective on the cancellation and evacuation 01:21:44: The clean-up operation after the festival had been cancelled 01:26:39: What were the next few weeks and months like for Marc after the festival ended? 01:30:06: The GoFundMe campaigns for Maryann and the day labourers 01:32:01: Further views on Billy McFarland and his crimes 01:38:12: The FuckJerry team and debating their responsibilities 01:41:55: Discussing the documentaries and the “media machine” 01:46:43: Peter’s upcoming interview with SpankChain 01:52:08: Debating issues with the crypto industry at the present time 01:59:31: Marc’s upcoming Podcast 02:05:28: Final comments and ways to stay in touch with Marc ***** “If this is not logistically possible, we need solutions, not problems.” — Marc Weinstein Interview location: Los Angeles Interview date: Monday 18th March, 2019 Company: Wave Financial Role: Principal The two documentaries on Netflix and Hulu about the Fyre Festival highlight what can go disastrously wrong when you pitch a grand vision which can’t be delivered. The Fyre Festival was sold as the ultimate music festival, situated on a beautiful island with the best artists, food and accommodation. A highly successful marketing campaign working with influencers created a buzz around the festival, and it sold old almost immediately, but the team did not have the money or means to deliver the vision. Both documentaries highlight how chaotic the organisation of the festival was and how the lead organiser, Billy McFarland resorted to fraud to try and keep his vision alive. In this interview, I talk with Marc Weinstein, who featured heavily in the Netflix documentary about what happened on the island and how the team worked around the clock to try and make it happen. Marc reveals what it is like to organise a festival and how ill-prepared the Fyre team was. We also talk about crypto, Bitcoin and the stresses and pressures life can throw at you.