Ticket Tomato
**Patrick Lamb – The Real Story of Ticket Tomato**
Proudly the founder of **Ticket Tomato**, Patrick built a brand from the ground up that was innovative, technologically forward, and genuinely user-friendly. What started with a **$5,000 loan** from Patrick Lamb Productions became a multimillion-dollar business born out of relentless hustle, problem-solving, and authentic relationship-building.
Patrick secured the company’s first major accounts the old-fashioned way—hard work, persistence, and meaningful conversations. A major breakthrough came when he identified a critical issue for the **Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival**: their existing ticketing provider couldn’t deliver real-time counts for Blues Cruise ticket sales, making it impossible to know when to increase radio promotions on KINK FM.
After Patrick created the **Ticket Tomato real-time dashboard**—giving promoters instant access to sales data and changing how local festivals strategized their promotions—**this innovation is what truly launched Ticket Tomato into a real, scalable business.**
When the company needed a new visual identity, Patrick reached out to his friend Marc at Quango. Together they built a complete rebrand—logo, aesthetic, web presence, and user experience—that elevated Ticket Tomato’s look, credibility, and market position. Patrick oversaw every aspect of the operation, including:
• accounting and financial logistics
• scanning systems and producers
• customer service
• user dashboard and web functionality
• developer hiring
• artist relations and client onboarding
His hands-on leadership fueled consistent growth, helping Ticket Tomato gross **over $50 million** before Patrick stepped away from the company in 2016. He had always created the business to support his music career, and ultimately chose to return to his true passion. Though today’s version of the company no longer reflects its original story, the foundation, structure, systems, and relationships behind Ticket Tomato remain unmistakably his.
You can still see Patrick’s fingerprint in the company’s diverse roster. His reputation for answering calls on holidays, taking meetings between his own shows, and investing years into artist relationships built trust and loyalty that money can’t buy. Many of the company’s most successful clients—from major festivals to long-term partners—came directly from his personal outreach, industry expertise, and commitment to problem-solving.
Patrick’s vision intertwined business with community. His work with the **Waterfront Blues Festival** and the **Oregon Food Bank** reflected both his entrepreneurial drive and his commitment to anti-hunger programs. He created the festival’s first Fan Book page, built its original email list, and helped elevate the festival’s brand while aligning Ticket Tomato with a mission-driven purpose.
Talent promoter **Peter Dammann** first approached Patrick more than 15 years ago to provide ticketing services for the Waterfront Blues Festival—Ticket Tomato’s breakthrough moment. As the business grew, Patrick initiated a high-end rebrand by collaborating with designer **Marc Anteparra Neujeuk** and forming pivotal partnerships with Caffelli and Oregon Food Bank. These connections fueled unprecedented expansion and positioned Ticket Tomato as a leading force in entertainment ticketing.
In 2016, Patrick stepped away from Ticket Tomato to pursue new creative chapters. He leaves behind a legacy as the founder of a respected ticketing platform known for its personal touch, reliability, and deep community roots. Today, with the same authenticity and innovation he poured into Ticket Tomato, this **three-time Grammy nominee** has returned fully to his musical artistry with three Billboard Hits and a non-stop tour schedule doing what he loves.
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## **Ticket Tomato Clients Secured Through Patrick’s Direct Work**
* Waterfront Blues Festival
* Winthrop Blues Festival
* Portland Vintage Racing Festival
* Jimmy Mak’s
* Parade of Homes
* FashioNxt
* Jazz at the Oxford
* Guitars Under the Stars
* Mount Baker R&B Festival
* Concert for Cancer
* Oregon Zoo (select events)
* Gorge Blues & Brews
* NCRD
* Kells
* Adrianna Hill Ballroom
* Craft Beer & Wine Festival
* Street of Dreams / Parade of Homes
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Icon entertainment group
Icon Entertainment Group was created by Patrick in 2017 as an agency and sound and lighting company as a natural extension of his involvement with the music industry, doing 27 concerts the first summer alone. Icon Entertainment Group is an umbrella for the different bands Patrick Lamb Productions represents including Hit Factory, Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire, Tribute to Ray Charles, The Governor’s Ball, Jazz at the Oxford, Patrick’s two Symphony Shows with the Oregon Symphony, and concert production for Happy Valley, Eola Hills Vineyards, City of Beaverton, and so many others. www.iconentertainmentgroup.com
The Governors Ball
The Governor’s Ball was created when Patrick set a meeting with the best hotel he could think of in the city to create the Premiere New Year’s Eve event in the city 7 years ago. At the time the hotel was called the Governor Hotel and so was called “The Governor’s Ball”. The hotel name has since changed to “The Sentinel” but the name of the event has remained the same as the 4th floor ballroom has retained the name of “The Governor Ballroom”. Information and ticketing can be found at www.thegovernorsball.org for Portland’s Premiere New Year’s Eve event.