in an effort to promote fan interaction, the official fan association for dmb, warehouse, was opened december 4, 1998. warehouse gives fans early access to concert tickets, exclusive cds and merchandise to its members. warehouse fan association (also known as "the warehouse") pioneered the internet-based ticket sales used by many artists today. dmb manager coran capshaw founded and ran musictoday, a company which runs warehouse and other online fan clubs. in august 2006, it was acquired by major concert promoter live nation, a spinoff of clear channel.