Mel Lawrence
Year ( s ) Festival Role
1967-78 Magic Mountain Music Festival Co-Producer
1967 Monterey Pop Festival Operations
1968 Miami Pop Festival Co-Producer
1968 Newport Pop Festival Producer
1969 Woodstock Festival Director of Operations
1976-9 Jamboree in The Hills Producer
1999 Woodstock 99 Director Special Events
Music Festivals
Mel Lawrence (May 17, 1935 - November 5, 2016) was an American film director and producer and former concert and festival promoter. He is best known for his role as the Director of Operations at the Woodstock Festival, his work on the Qatsi Trilogy, and for directing and producing the Emmy-nominated documentary .