New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Workman Entertainment & Public Relations) The New
Music Seminar (NMS), www.NewMusicSeminar.com, announces the initial list of confirmed NMS players (speakers) who will be discussing the state of the music industry and "new music business resurrection" over two and a half days of intensive seminars. Set to take place at Webster Hall in New York City on June 17-19, NMS will feature partnerships with SoundExchange, BMI, and iHeartRadio.
This year's revamped NMS conference will include the SoundExchange
Digital Broadcast Summit, the BMI Creative Conclave and keynotes from Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman and digital music futurist and Founders Fund Executive General Partner, Sean Parker.
"SoundExchange is at the heart of the burgeoning digital music industry, as an advocate for the rights of artists and rights owners and as an innovator serving thousands of streaming services," said Michael Huppe, SoundExchange President. "We're pleased to bring the knowledge we've gained in our decade serving the industry to the SoundExchange
Digital Broadcasting Summit taking place during The New
Music Seminar this summer. We look forward facilitating the conversation between the many digital broadcasters, artists and labels in attendance."
New
Music Seminar brings together key music, technology, radio, venture capital, advertising agency, brand executives, artists, managers, producers, songwriters, booking agents, venues, and promoters. The event will offer high-level industry keynotes, discussions "Movements," NMS 18-minute intensives, workshops, closed-door meetings and networking opportunities.
"We're very pleased to partner with New
Music Seminar as they continue to enable relationships and effect positive change in the music industry," statedJoe Kennedy, CEO/President of Pandora.
The New
Music Seminar is the meeting place of music visionaries, upstarts, and disruptors who are building a new music business. These architects of a sustainable music business include SoundExchange President, Michael Huppe; Spotify CEO/Founder,
Daniel Ek;
Pandora CEO/President, Joe Kennedy; Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises President, John Sykes; BMI CEO/President, Del Bryant; Violator Management CEO, Chris Lighty; Nile Rodgers Productions Founder/Owner, Nile Rodgers; Reverb Nation CEO/Founder, Michael Doernberg; Topspin Media CEO/Founder, Ian Rogers; eMusic CEO/President Adam Klein and many more.
Confirmed NMS 2012 Players:
Adam Klein, CEO/President of eMusic
Alex White, Co-Founder/CEO of Next Big Sound
Allen Kovac, CEO of 10th Street Entertainment
Andy Gadiel, CEO/Founder of Jambase
Andy Wallace, Producer/Mixer
Angela Hunte, Songwriter
Bassy Bob Brockman, Producer/Mixer, Owner of MUZAPPS
Ben Campbell, CEO/Founder of OurStage
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer at Gateway Mastering
Bob Pittman, CEO of Clear Channel
Brian Carpizo, CEO of Eventric
Buck Williams, President of PGA
Cameo Carlson, Head of
Digital Business Development at Borman Entertainment
Caroline Prothero, CEO of Prohibition DJ
Charles Caldas, CEO of Merlin (UK)
Chris Lighty, CEO of Violator Management
Dave Shapiro, Agent of The Agency Group
Del Bryant, CEO/President of BMI
Desmond Child, Songwriter/Producer/Artist
Doc McGhee, CEO of McGhee Entertainment
Hartwig Masuch, CEO of BMG Rights Management
Ian Rogers, CEO/Founder of Topspin Media
Ian Wolfson, Owner Rex Arrow Films
Ime Archibong, Platform Partnerships at Facebook
J Sider, CEO of RootMusic
Jay Frank, Founder/CEO of DigSin
Josh Friedlander -VP Strategic Data Analysis at RIAA
Joe Kennedy, CEO/President of Pandora
John Sykes, President of Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises
Julie Perry, VP/ Social Media
Director of Blastmedia
Kyambo "
Hip Hop" Joshua, CEO of Hip Hop Since 1978
Linda Lorence-Critelli, VP, Writer Publisher Relations at SESAC
Liz Leahy, CEO/Founder of Section 101
Martin Atkins, Author of TourSmart & Welcome to the
Music Business You're Fucked/CEO, Invisible Records
Martin Mills, Founder /Chairman of Beggars Group
Mathieu Drouin, Co-Founder/Manager of
Metric at Crystal Math Management
Matt Adell, CEO of Beatport
Michael Doernberg, CEO/Founder of Reverb Nation
Michael Huppe, President of SoundExchange
Mike Moore, CEO of Headliner FM
Moses Avalon, Producer/Engineer/ Author
Nikhil Seetharam, Songwriter
Nile Rodgers, Founder/Owner of Nile Rodgers Productions
Richard Stumpf, President of Imagem
Music USA
Rick Goetz,
Music Consultant at Musician Coaching
Ritch Ezra, Publisher/Editor of
Music Business Registry
Russ Crupnick, VP/Senior
Industry Analyst at NPD
Ryan West, Mixing/Recording Engineer
Sean Parker, Executive General Partner of Funders Fund
Tim Westergren, Co-Founder/ Chief Strategy Officer of Pandora
Tom Windish, Founder/ President of Windish Agency
Tom Jackson, Owner of Tom Jackson Productions
Tom Silverman, CEO of Tommy Boy Records
Sponsors include BMI, SoundExchange, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Reverb Nation, AriZona Beverages, OurStage, Spotify, eMusic, Jambase, Section 101, Headliner FM, SESAC,
Filter Magazine, Bandzoogle, Gibson and DI-WHY. Media and Trade
Sponsors include Songwriters Hall of Fame, Aquarian Weekly, NARAS,
Music Connection, Next Big Sound, Folk Alliance, MusicDish, Hypebot, Mozes, Aderra, Sabian and Yamaha.
To register, visit www.NewMusicSeminar.com
