Digital Music Forum West.
We are three weeks away from what is shaping up to be our best event yet. There are a
number of people from this list involved in the event, including Ted Cohen,
Eliot Eliot Van Buskirk, Samantha Murphy and Kelli Richards. I apologize if
I missed anyone. All the speakers are listed below.
Today is the last day to receive the registration discount. You can register
online or by calling 310-855-0033 ext. 0.
Here are the event details:
Event: Digital Music Forum West
Date: October 2-3, 2008
Venue: The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles
Room Block is full, but rooms are available across the street at Renaissance
Hotel or try Expedia.com for nearby hotels)
Flights: JetBlue is offering 5% off to our attendees who fly into Burbank or
Long Beach. Need to book online at www.jetblue.com/promo and use this Code:
DMFW2008!
Event Website: https://www.digitalmusicforum.com/west/
Here are some of the issues we’ll be covering at the event: What is the
state of the online and mobile music markets and where is the industry
heading? If the iTunes model isn’t the industry’s answer, and business can’t
go on as usual, then what is the solution? Are MySpace and Live Nation
laying the groundwork for business models that will shape the future of the
industry? How is the popularity of social networking and music discovery and
recommendation services affecting the music industry? What is the impact on
traditional radio? What mobile innovations are having the greatest impact on
the way consumers discover, purchase and listen to music, network with fans
and artists, learn about concert information and release dates from their
favorite artists and interact during the concert experience? Is the digital
copyright system broken? If so, how do we fix it? What needs to happen so
that artists can live off their creativity, labels and publishers can see a
fair return on their investments, technology companies have an incentive to
innovate and receive a fair share of the pie and music fans can satisfy
their current hunger for and exploration of new and/or alternative music?
What innovations and business models will fuel growth in the digital
marketplace? We’ll be covering these questions and many more, not to mention
the great cocktail reception we’re having at the hotel’s Tropicana Bar on
Oct. 2!
We’ve just added a number of new speakers including Eliot Van Buskirk,
Editor, Listening Post, Wired.com; Dave Dederer, VP, Business Development,
Melodeo & Founding Band Member/Guitarist, The Presidents of United States of
America; Chris Maxcy, Director of Partner Development YouTube; Russ Rieger,
VP, Strategic Initiatives, SpiralFrog; Sonal Gandhi, Analyst
JupiterResearch; Chris Frankenberg, VP-Mobile Sales, Sony BMG Music
Entertainment; and Aaron Grosky, President, Control Room. These additions
join our stellar line-up of keynotes and speakers including Amit Kapur,
Chief Operating Officer, MySpace; Jac Holzman, Founder of Elektra Records
and Chairman of Warner Music Group’s Cordless Recordings; Don MacKinnon,
President of (RED) Content and Founder of HEAR Music; Tim Westergren, Chief
Strategy Officer & Founder of Pandora; and Cory Ondrejka, SVP of Digital
Strategy, EMI Music and Co-Founder of Second Life. More speakers listed
below.
MORE speakers include:
Greg Bettinelli, EVP, Business Development & Strategy, Live Nation
Josh Brooks, VP, Marketing & Content Development, MySpace
Douglas Caballero, Host, Co-Creator, Producer & Writer, Current TV “The
Daily Fix and “The Fix Extended Play”
Aydin Caginalp, Partner, Entertainment & Media Group, Manatt, Phelps &
Phillips, LLP
Aaron Clark, VP, Business Development, Mozes
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Richard Conlon, VP, New Media & Strategic Development, BMI
Brad Duea, President, Napster
Jeffrey Eglen, VP, Strategy, Digonex
Albhy Galuten, VP, Digital Media Technology Strategy, Sony Corporation of
America
Mark Ghuneim, CEO, Wiredset
Celia Hirschman, Host, KCRW’s On The Beat
Jac Holzman, Founder, Elektra Records, Chairman, WMG’s Cordless Recordings
Steve Jang, CMO & Head of Business Development, imeem
Dave Jaworski, CEO, Passalong Networks
Amit Kapur, COO, MySpace
Larry Kenswil, EVP, Business Strategy, Universal Music Group
David Leibowitz, Managing Partner, CH Potomac
Don MacKinnon, President, (RED) Content & Founder, HEAR Music
David Marcus, SVP, Music, Ticketmaster
Ted Mico, Head of Digital, Interscope Geffen A&M
Alan Miller, Co-Owner/CEO & Co-Publisher, Filter Creative Group & Filter
Magazine
Samantha Murphy, Singer/Songwriter & Founder, The Highway Girl
Cory Ondrejka, SVP, Digital Strategy / Co-Founder EMI Music / Second Life
David Oxenford, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
David Pakman, CEO, eMusic
Massimiliano Pellegrini, CEO, Dada Entertainment
Michael Petricone, SVP, Government Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association
Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Russ Reiger, VP,Strategic Initiatives, SpiralFrog
Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group
Jeremy Riney, CEO/Founder, Playlist.com
Ian Rogers, CEO, Topspin
Mitch Rotter, SVP, Content Acquisition and Strategy, Thumbplay
John Rudolph, CEO / Board Member, Bug Music / NMPA
Maurice Russell, VP, Bus. Affairs & Licensing, Harry Fox Agency
Barry Schaffer, President, Promotional Currency
Syd Schwartz, SVP, Digital Strategy, EMI North America
Ned Sherman, Co-Founder, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Neil Smith, VP, Marketing, Rhapsody America
Michael Spiegelmann, Sr. Director of Music, Yahoo! Music
Dimitri Villard, Interim CEO, ARTISTdirect
Les Watkins, SVP, Bus. Affairs & Bus. Dev., Music Reports, Inc.
Tim Westergren, Chief Strategy Officer & Founder, Pandora
For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit:
https://www.digitalmusicforum.com/west. I hope to see you at the event.
Ned Sherman
CEO & Publisher
Digital Media Wire, Inc.
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Los Angeles, CA 90069
Office: 310-855-0033 ext. 1
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