New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On May 10th, Relix will host their Live
Music Conference, a day for professionals in the live music industry to shed light on the fast-paced and ever-changing live music business and to bring together the leading figures in today's industry.
Held at Brooklyn Bowl, this one-day event will feature panels and discussions covering subjects related to venues, festivals, publicity and management, presentations on technology and non-profits, plus a keynote with two of live music's most legendary promoters. The conference will also provide opportunity for networking, discussion and education.
Relix has remained a constant for over 40 years covering live music and fostering deep relationships with artists, managers, agents, publicists, venues, and festivals. The Relix Live
Music Conference will serve as a coming together of all the pieces and people that help bring a live show to life.
Tickets includes a full day of panels, lunch, happy hour, admittance to The Meat Puppets and Mike Watt & The Secondmen at Brooklyn Bowl and a one-year subscription to Relix Magazine.
Tickets go on-sale on Friday, March 10th at Noon ET.
SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 10th:
9 AM -
Doors (Light breakfast + Coffee)
9:30 - 10:15 AM - Talent Buying Panel:
- Moderator: Kirk Peterson (Brooklyn Bowl/ The Capitol Theatre/ LOCKN')
- Speakers: Michael Dorf (City Winery), John Moore (Bowery Presents), Jim Glancy (Bowery Presents), Don Strasburg (AEG), Josh Knight (Monterey International, INC)
10:20 - 11:05 AM - Publicity Panel:
- Moderator: Mike Greenhaus (Relix Media Group)
- Speakers: Ken Weinstein (Big Hassle Media), Emma Matthieson (Brooklyn Bowl/ The Capitol Theatre/ LOCKN'),
Kevin Calabro (Calabro
Music Media & Royal Potato Family), Rebecca Shapiro (Shore Fire Media), Jonathan Azu (Red Light Management)
11:10 - 11:25 AM - Activism: presentation by Andy Bernstein (Headcount)
11:30 - 11:45 AM - Ticketing: presentation by Josh Baron (Songkick)
11:45 - 12:45 PM - Break for lunch
12:55 - 1:40 PM - Management Panel:
- Moderator: Jake Szufnarowski (Rocks Off)
- Speakers: Mike Martinovich (Red Light Management), Mike Luba (Madison House Presents), Patrick Jordan (Red Light Management), Stef Scamardo (Hard Head MGMT)
1:45 - 2:00 PM - Technology: presentation by Justin Bolognino (META.is)
2:05 - 2:50 PM - Festivals Panel: Presented by Ascend Insurance Brokerage
- Moderator: Dean Budnick (Relix Media Group)
- Speakers: Dave Frey (LOCKN'), Jay Sweet (Newport Folk Festival), Dan Berkowitz (CID), Janine Small (Janine Small, PLLC),
Robin McNicol (Superfly)
2:55 - 3:40 PM - Keynote: Presented by
Access Industries
A conversation with
Peter Shapiro (Dayglo Ventures) and Ron Delsener (LN NY) moderated by
David Fricke (Rolling Stone)
4 - 6:00 PM - Happy Hour
6:00 PM - All attendees are invited to attend The Meat Puppets and Mike Watt & The Secondmen at Brooklyn Bowl
Check out more at relixmusicconference.com
#relixmusicconf
About Relix:
Relix Magazine was launched in 1974 as a handmade newsletter devoted to connecting people who recorded
Grateful Dead concerts. It rapidly expanded into a music magazine covering a wide array of artists, and is the second-longest continuously published music magazine in the United States after Rolling Stone. Relix and its associated websites Relix.com and Jambands.com cover live music with a focus on band interviews, album reviews, concert festivals, music videos, podcasts, musician classifieds, and show reviews. Relix has also expanded to producing its own live events and publishing the daily newspapers for events including Bonnaroo, LOCKN',
Phish festivals, etc. Relix's publisher is
Peter Shapiro (Brooklyn Bowl, LOCKN' Festival, "Fare Thee Well"
Grateful Dead stadium shows, FANS), and Mike Greenhaus and Dean Budnick are Relix's Editors-in-Chief.
