MUMBAI: Digital Media Wire today announced the agenda and line-up of speakers for the upcoming Digital Music Forum East (www.digitalmusicforum.com/east) to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York on February 24-25, 2010.
"Over a decade after the genesis of digital music, we find ourselves at a critical crossroad in the music industry when brands and bands are collaborating in ways previously unforeseen, and the concept of an independent artist is no longer equated with a paneled van, but is increasingly the norm as business models and artist's rights become more equilibrated," said Ned Sherman, CEO and Publisher of Digital Media Wire "The Digital Music Forum exists to help provide leadership and forge the future with thought provoking panels and unparalleled networking opportunities."
The two-day event is the most comprehensive digital music conference focused on the evolution and future of digital music. The conference agenda, which includes senior participants from all the major labels, as well as leading Indie labels, social networks, online music retailers, mobile companies, artists and association heads, includes top keynotes, discussions and panels on the following topics:
Top Digital Music Trends
The State of the Digital Union
Brands & Bands: How Brands Are Working with the Music Industry in the Digital Age?
Mobile Apps: What's Next?
The Concert Business: How Technology is Changing the Business
The Digital Copyright Debate
Licensing for Film & TV: What Are the Opportunities in the Years to Come?
Global Music Marketing in the Digital Age
I Want My Music Videos Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device!
Games & Music
Social Networks & Music
Rights, Royalties & Reporting in the Digital World
The event includes the following speaker highlights:
Performance & Conversation with Award-Winning Artist Giorgia Fumanti
Keynote by Rio Caraeff, President of VEVO, the leading online premium music and entertainment service powered by YouTube. A Conversation with Anjula Acharia Bath, Chairman, President & Founder, Desi Hits!, an entertainment/lifestyle hub about Desi culture. Called "one of the coolest people you will ever meet," Anjula and DesiHits! may represent the future of global entertainment.
Keynote Interview with Thomas Hesse, President, Global Digital Business, US Sales & Corporate Strategy, Sony Music Entertainment and Loeb & Loeb's Larry Kenswil.
Keynote Interview with Venrock's David Pakman and Peter Kafka, Senior Editor, AllThingsD.
Panel on "Mobile Apps: What's Next?": Manatt's Aydin Caginalp to lead mobile apps panel with EMI North America, Thumbplay, MTV Mobile at MTV Networks, RIM/BlackBerry and Slacker.
Panel on "I Want My Music Videos Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device!": Execs from MTV Music & Logo at MTV Networks, Music Choice, AOL Music and GoTV Networks to discuss the bright future for video and music.
Panel on "The State of the Digital Union": TAG's Ted Cohen discusses the state of digital music businesses with senior execs from Universal Motown Republic Group, AWAL (Artists Without A Label), ReverbNation and Glassnote.
Attendees are over 300 senior decision-makers from record labels, music publishers, producers and distributors, technology companies, wireless companies, rights organizations, industry bodies, radio, advertising, attorneys, artists, investors and venture capitalists. Speakers include:
Anjula Acharia Bath, Chairman, President & Founder, Desi Hits!
Jay Baage, VP, Content & Business Development, Digital Media Wire
Kevin Bacon, Owner, AWAL (Artists Without A Label)
Ryan Barkan, Sr. Dir., Advertising & Video Games, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Richard Conlon, VP, New Media & Strategic Dev., BMI
Russ Crupnick, VP & Sr. Industry Analyst, The NPD Group
David Del Beccaro, CEO, Music Choice
Michael Doernberg, CEO & Founder, ReverbNation
Jeffrey Dorenfeld, Professor, Music Business /Management, Berklee College of Music
Seth Freed, Dir., Non-Traditional Sales & Partnerships, Nettwerk Music Group
Harlan Frey, VP, Touring & Artist Development, Roadrunner Records
Daryl Friedman, VP, Advocacy & Gov't Relations, The Recording Academy
Giorgia Fumanti, Artist
Mark Ghuneim, CEO & Founder, Wiredset / Trendrr
Daniel Glass, CEO & Founder, Glassnote
Henry Hall, Dir., Search Mktg. Dev. & Innovation, Media Contacts- NY, Havas Digital
Jim Heckman, Founder & CEO, 5to1.com
Dorothy Hui, VP, Partnership Marketing & Sales, Wind Up Records
Vito Iaia, SVP, Music Services, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
Peter Kafka, Senior Editor, AllThingsD
Lee Knife, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
David Leibowitz, Chairman, Sir Groovy
Jenna LoMonaco, Head of New Media, Glassnote Records
Barry Massarsky, President, Massarsky Consulting / Former Senior Economist, ASCAP
Dermot McCormack, EVP, Digital Media, MTV Music & Logo, MTV Networks
Ted Mico, EVP, Digital, Interscope Geffen A&M
Alan Miller, Co-Owner & CEO/Co-Publisher, Filter Creative Group/Filter Magazine
Jeff Minsky, Dir., Next Emerging Media, OMD Ignition Factory
David Oxenford, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
David Pakman, Partner, Venrock
Chris Phenner, EVP, Business Development, Thumbplay
Jonathan Potter, Digital Media Consultant
Adam Powers, Director of Standards & Emerging Technology, Rovi Corporation
Jaclyn Ranere, VP, Marketing & Corporate Communications, The Orchard
Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group
Matt Ringel, SVP, Strategic Alliances, Live Nation
Jamie Roberts, VP - New Media & Publicity, Big Machine Media
Jim Rondinelli, SVP, Strategic Development, Slacker
John Rubey, President, AEG Network LIVE
Maurice Russell, VP, Licensing, Collections & Business Affairs, The Harry Fox Agency
Jon Satterley, SVP, New Media & Global Bus. Dev., Roadrunner Records
Syd Schwartz, SVP, Global Digital Marketing, EMI North America
Michael Scogin, VP, Wireless, MTV Mobile, MTV Networks
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Matthew Siegel, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Indaba Music
Mike Spinella, Director, Label Relations, AOL Music Network
Patrick Sullivan, President & CEO, RightsFlow, Inc.
Bill Werde, Editorial Director, Billboard
Sibley Verbeck, Founder & CEO, The Electric Sheep Company
Pete Watson, Sr. Bus. Dev. Manager, Research in Motion Limited (RIM) / BlackBerry
David Weiss, Co-Founder/Co-Editor, SonicScoop.com
Brian Whitman, Co-Founder & CTO, The Echo Nest
Zeeshan Zaidi, COO, LimeWire
Dave Zierler, EVP & GM, Ingrooves
Event sponsors and media partners include Manatt Phelps & Phillips, Loeb & Loeb, Rovi, LimeWire, Davis Wright Tremaine, Digital Media Association, BMI, Thumbplay, OurStage, Filter Magazine, AFTRA, SoundExchange, SonicScoop, KCRW, A2IM, TAG Strategic, NARIP, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Music Connection, NVPR, Parks Associates, Midem, Women in Music, Billboard Publicity Wire, PRNewswire, Clash Music, The Recording Academy, Music Dish China, Fusicology, New York-Tokyo, and EMF.
For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit: http://www.digitalmusicforum.com/east
Other prominent Digital Media Wire events include the LA Games Conference; NY Games Conference; Future of Television Forum; Digital Music Forum West; Digital Strategies Conference; and Digital Media Conference East and West.
MUMBAI: Digital Media Wire today announced the agenda and line-up of speakers for the upcoming Digital Music Forum East (www.digitalmusicforum.com/east) to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York on February 24-25, 2010.
"Over a decade after the genesis of digital music, we find ourselves at a critical crossroad in the music industry when brands and bands are collaborating in ways previously unforeseen, and the concept of an independent artist is no longer equated with a paneled van, but is increasingly the norm as business models and artist's rights become more equilibrated," said Ned Sherman, CEO and Publisher of Digital Media Wire "The Digital Music Forum exists to help provide leadership and forge the future with thought provoking panels and unparalleled networking opportunities."
The two-day event is the most comprehensive digital music conference focused on the evolution and future of digital music. The conference agenda, which includes senior participants from all the major labels, as well as leading Indie labels, social networks, online music retailers, mobile companies, artists and association heads, includes top keynotes, discussions and panels on the following topics:
Top Digital Music Trends
The State of the Digital Union
Brands & Bands: How Brands Are Working with the Music Industry in the Digital Age?
Mobile Apps: What's Next?
The Concert Business: How Technology is Changing the Business
The Digital Copyright Debate
Licensing for Film & TV: What Are the Opportunities in the Years to Come?
Global Music Marketing in the Digital Age
I Want My Music Videos Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device!
Games & Music
Social Networks & Music
Rights, Royalties & Reporting in the Digital World
The event includes the following speaker highlights:
Performance & Conversation with Award-Winning Artist Giorgia Fumanti
Keynote by Rio Caraeff, President of VEVO, the leading online premium music and entertainment service powered by YouTube.A Conversation with Anjula Acharia Bath, Chairman, President & Founder, Desi Hits!, an entertainment/lifestyle hub about Desi culture. Called "one of the coolest people you will ever meet," Anjula and DesiHits! may represent the future of global entertainment.
Keynote Interview with Thomas Hesse, President, Global Digital Business, US Sales & Corporate Strategy, Sony Music Entertainment and Loeb & Loeb's Larry Kenswil.
Keynote Interview with Venrock's David Pakman and Peter Kafka, Senior Editor, AllThingsD.
Panel on "Mobile Apps: What's Next?": Manatt's Aydin Caginalp to lead mobile apps panel with EMI North America, Thumbplay, MTV Mobile at MTV Networks, RIM/BlackBerry and Slacker.
Panel on "I Want
My Music Videos Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device!": Execs from MTV Music & Logo at MTV Networks, Music Choice, AOL Music and GoTV Networks to discuss the bright future for video and music.
Panel on "The State of the Digital Union": TAG's Ted Cohen discusses the state of digital music businesses with senior execs from Universal Motown Republic Group, AWAL (Artists Without A Label), ReverbNation and Glassnote.
Attendees are over 300 senior decision-makers from record labels, music publishers, producers and distributors, technology companies, wireless companies, rights organizations, industry bodies, radio, advertising, attorneys, artists, investors and venture capitalists. Speakers include:
Anjula Acharia Bath, Chairman, President & Founder, Desi Hits!
Jay Baage, VP, Content & Business Development, Digital Media Wire
Kevin Bacon, Owner, AWAL (Artists Without A Label)
Ryan Barkan, Sr. Dir., Advertising & Video Games, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Richard Conlon, VP, New Media & Strategic Dev., BMI
Russ Crupnick, VP & Sr. Industry Analyst, The NPD Group
David Del Beccaro, CEO, Music Choice
Michael Doernberg, CEO & Founder, ReverbNation
Jeffrey Dorenfeld, Professor, Music Business /Management, Berklee College of Music
Seth Freed, Dir., Non-Traditional Sales & Partnerships, Nettwerk Music Group
Harlan Frey, VP, Touring & Artist Development, Roadrunner Records
Daryl Friedman, VP, Advocacy & Gov't Relations, The Recording Academy
Giorgia Fumanti, Artist
Mark Ghuneim, CEO & Founder, Wiredset / Trendrr
Daniel Glass, CEO & Founder, Glassnote
Henry Hall, Dir., Search Mktg. Dev. & Innovation, Media Contacts- NY, Havas Digital
Jim Heckman, Founder & CEO, 5to1.com
Dorothy Hui, VP, Partnership Marketing & Sales, Wind Up Records
Vito Iaia, SVP, Music Services, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
Peter Kafka, Senior Editor, AllThingsD
Lee Knife, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
David Leibowitz, Chairman, Sir Groovy
Jenna LoMonaco, Head of New Media, Glassnote Records
Barry Massarsky, President, Massarsky Consulting / Former Senior Economist, ASCAP
Dermot McCormack, EVP, Digital Media, MTV Music & Logo, MTV Networks
Ted Mico, EVP, Digital, Interscope Geffen A&M
Alan Miller, Co-Owner & CEO/Co-Publisher, Filter Creative Group/Filter Magazine
Jeff Minsky, Dir., Next Emerging Media, OMD Ignition Factory
David Oxenford, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
David Pakman, Partner, Venrock
Chris Phenner, EVP, Business Development, Thumbplay
Jonathan Potter, Digital Media Consultant
Adam Powers, Director of Standards & Emerging Technology, Rovi Corporation
Jaclyn Ranere, VP, Marketing & Corporate Communications, The Orchard
Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group
Matt Ringel, SVP, Strategic Alliances, Live Nation
Jamie Roberts, VP - New Media & Publicity,
Big Machine Media
Jim Rondinelli, SVP, Strategic Development, Slacker
John Rubey, President, AEG Network LIVE
Maurice Russell, VP, Licensing, Collections & Business Affairs, The Harry Fox Agency
Jon Satterley, SVP, New Media & Global Bus. Dev., Roadrunner Records
Syd Schwartz, SVP, Global Digital Marketing, EMI North America
Michael Scogin, VP, Wireless, MTV Mobile, MTV Networks
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Matthew Siegel, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Indaba Music
Mike Spinella, Director, Label Relations, AOL Music Network
Patrick Sullivan, President & CEO, RightsFlow, Inc.
Bill Werde, Editorial Director, Billboard
Sibley Verbeck, Founder & CEO, The Electric Sheep Company
Pete Watson, Sr. Bus. Dev. Manager, Research in Motion Limited (RIM) / BlackBerry
David Weiss, Co-Founder/Co-Editor, SonicScoop.com
Brian Whitman, Co-Founder & CTO, The Echo Nest
Zeeshan Zaidi, COO, LimeWire
Dave Zierler, EVP & GM, Ingrooves
Event sponsors and media partners include Manatt Phelps & Phillips, Loeb & Loeb, Rovi, LimeWire, Davis Wright Tremaine, Digital Media Association, BMI, Thumbplay, OurStage, Filter Magazine, AFTRA, SoundExchange, SonicScoop, KCRW, A2IM, TAG Strategic, NARIP, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Music Connection, NVPR, Parks Associates, Midem, Women in Music, Billboard Publicity Wire, PRNewswire, Clash Music, The Recording Academy, Music Dish China, Fusicology, New York-Tokyo, and EMF.
For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit: http://www.digitalmusicforum.com/east
Other prominent Digital Media Wire events include the LA Games Conference; NY Games Conference; Future of Television Forum; Digital Music Forum West; Digital Strategies Conference; and Digital Media Conference East and West.
