Tobi Parks is an entertainment and intellectual property attorney, CEO of Tour Tech LLC, a technology start up focused on tech solutions for the live music industry, owner of xBk, a Des Moines-based music venue, Board Vice President for the National Independent Venue Foundation (NIVF), the 501(c)(3) arm of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), and a founding member of D Tour, a national collective of independent promoters. She has worked in the Business and Legal Affairs division of Sony Music as both an attorney and Director of Copyright for Sony's Columbia Records, Epic Records, and RCA Records