The Bandwidth Music & Technology Conference Announces Speakers

LOS ANGELES (bandwidthconference.com) - The Bandwidth Conference, with a focus on the evolution and nexus of music and technology, has announced additional speakers. The conference takes place August 18 & 19, 2006 in San Francisco, and explores the evolving musical experience, with panels on marketing, fan behavior, trends and future forecasts, and an examination of the ways people discover, purchase, interact with, and are exposed to music.

The Bandwidth Conference has announced that Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group, will be a featured speaker. Other speakers include Tim Westergren, Founder, Pandora; Chris Anderson, Editor-In-Chief, Wired; Kevin Arnold, CEO, IODA; Maryrose Dunton, Director of Product Management, YouTube; Andrew Smith, Publisher, XLR8R; Jay Frank, Programming and Label Relations, Yahoo! Music; Jennifer Ferro, Asst. General Manager, KCRW; Andrew Jervis, A&R/Vice President, Ubiquity Records; Andy Gadiel, Founder & CEO, Jambase; Thomas Dolby, President, Lost Toy People; Tim Quirk, GM Music Content and Programming, RealNetworks; Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic; Selina Lo, President & CEO, Ruckus Wireless; Marc Morgenstern, VP, Rights Holder Relations and Music, NAVIO and dozens of others. For a current list of all speakers, see www.bandwidthconference.com.

Panels include "High-Speed Fan", a discussion on future trends in the fan experience, "Out Of Control", controlling artist exposure and retaining rights in a time of technological plentitude, and the lively conference finale, the "Crystal Ball" panel, where brilliant minds from various segments of the industry forecast what's ahead.

A companion event, The Bandwidth Shindig, will be held August 17-20, and will offer the general public an opportunity to explore music and technology. It will include live concerts and a series of free educational panels geared at musicians and music lovers. "The Shindig is a chance for people to see new technologies in action," says Toby Suckow, one of the organizers of the event. The Bandwidth Shindig is open to the public with free or varying admissions.