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Stakes Are High for Music Industry as Leading Executives
Prepare to Converge at 6th Annual Digital Music Forum in New York City
Tuesday February 21, 8:00 am ET
NEW YORK, NY--Feb 21, 2006 -- Digital Media Wire, the industry's leading
digital entertainment and media news, event and information provider, today
announced an impressive list of 50+ speakers and an agenda packed with
cutting-edge and timely topics for its 6th Annual Digital Music Forum and
Mobile Music Leadership Summit (www.digitalmusicforum.com)
to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City on Tuesday,
February 28 through Wednesday, March 1, 2006.
Now in its 6th year, the two-day event, which is presented in association
with Billboard, is the premier industry conference focused on developments
in digital and mobile music. Participants include 300+ 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. The
conference will focus on the role of digital and mobile technologies in the
future of music, including predictions, provocations and analysis.
Speakers include 50+ music industry luminaries, analysts and mobile and
online industry leaders such as:
KEYNOTES & FEATURED INTERVIEWS
Larry Kenswil, President, Universal Music Group -- eLabs
Terry McBride, Founder & CEO, Nettwerk Productions
David Del Beccaro, President, CEO & Founder, Music Choice
Ralph Simon, Chairman -- Americas, Mobile Entertainment Forum
Shawn Gold, SVP of Marketing and Content, MySpace
Seamus McAteer, Chief Product Architect + Senior Analyst, M:Metrics
PANELISTS
Rob Barnett, President of Programming, CBS Radio
Bryan Biniak, SVP & GM, AG Interactive, American Greetings
Steve Blatter, SVP, Music Programming, SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Lesley Bleakley, CEO, Beggars Group North America
Anthony Bruno, Editor, Digital/Mobile, Billboard
Aydin Caginalp, Managing Partner, NY Office, Alston & Bird
David Card, VP & Senior Analyst, JupiterResearch
Greg Clayman, VP, Wireless, MTV Networks
Gary Cohen, President, AOL Music Now
Ted Cohen, SVP, Digital Development, EMI Music
Leslie Darling, Vice President, comScore Media Metrix
Stephen Friedman, General Manager, mtvU
Eric Garland, CEO, BigChampagne Online Media Measurement
Brian Garrity, Senior Business Writer, Billboard
Mike Gaumond, VP, Digital Media Services, Motorola
Larry Gerbrandt, SVP & Senior Analyst, Nielsen Entertainment
Dave Goldberg, VP & GM, Yahoo! Music
Jim Griffin, CEO, Cherry Lane Digital
Rebecca Hanson, Senior VP Business Affairs, XM Satellite Radio
John Harrobin, VP, Marketing Communications, Verizon Wireless
Michael Hausman, Co-Founder/Manager, SuperEgo Records &
United Musicians
Jim Hollingsworth, SVP, Sales & Marketing, Gracenote
Jeff Howe, Contributing Editor, Wired
Jack Isquith, Executive Director, Music Industry Relations, AOL Music &
AOL Radio
Dave Jaworski, Founder & CEO, PassAlong Networks
John Kilcullen, President & Publisher, Billboard
Matt Kleinschmit, Vice President, Ipsos Insight
Avery Kotler, Senior Director of Business & Legal Affairs, Napster
David Kusek, VP, Berklee Media, Berklee College of Music
Michael Laskow, CEO, TAXI Independent A&R
Scott McKenzie, Group Editorial Director, Billboard
David Pakman, President & CEO, eMusic
Leslie Poole, CEO, Javien Digital Payment Solutions
Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Tim Quirk, General Manager, Music, RealNetworks
Farrell Reynolds, President & COO, Ruckus
JJ Rosen, VP & GM, Digital Business, US, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Rusty Rueff, Chief Executive Officer, SNOCAP
Thomas Ryan, SVP -- Mobile & Digital Development, EMI Music
Greg Scholl, CEO, The Orchard
Adam Sexton, VP of Marketing & Product Management, Groove Mobile
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
LaSean Smith, Senior Product Manager, Digital Media, Motorola
Michael Weiss, CEO, Streamcast Networks
Jon Zellner, SVP, Programming, XM Satellite Radio
Among the cutting-edge topics to be discussed and debated at the 2006
conference are:
-- Mobile Music -- Metrics, Predictions, Provocations and Analysis &
Mobile Music Leadership Roundtable
-- The State of the Online & Mobile Music Markets: How are record labels
(major and independent), music and mobile companies, telephone carriers and
technology providers positioning their businesses to take advantage of
opportunities in the digital music market?
-- The Growth of The Indie Sector: The role of the Internet, mobile and
digital technologies in the recent success of the independent sector
-- Reaction to RIAA Lawsuits
-- Selling Music to the College Market: The Challenge to Convert Students
Into Paying Customers
-- The MySpace Phenomenon
-- Digital Commerce Opportunities for the Music Industry
-- What are the likely catalysts to creating a vibrant digital music
market?
-- The Future of Radio: What are the "killer apps" that are changing
traditional radio?
The 6th Annual Digital Music Forum will include an impressive list of
participating companies from the music and mobile space including Universal
Music; MySpace; Nettwerk Productions; Napster; Music Choice; M:Metrics;
Ruckus; MTV; mtvU; Motorola; Verizon Wireless; Yahoo! Music; Billboard; Sony
BMG; EMI Music; AOL Music; Nielsen Analytics; United Musicians; BigChampagne;
Jupiter Research; Ipsos Insight; SNOCAP; Alston & Bird; Beggars Group;
SuperEgo Records; Cherry Lane Digital; Passalong Networks; Groove Mobile;
WhiteBlox; PaymentOne; Javien; Sirius Satellite Radio; XM Satellite Radio;
The Orchard and eMusic.
The 2006 Digital Music Forum and Mobile Music Leadership Summit is produced
by Digital Media Wire. Sponsoring companies include: AOL Music Now,
Billboard; Alston & Bird; Motorola; Passalong Network; eMusic; The Orchard;
Ruckus; WhiteBlox; Javien; PaymentOne; Market Wire; Midem and Axis Marketing
& PR.
For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit:
www.digitalmusicforum.com.
In addition to the Digital Music Forum, Digital Media Wire produces several
other prominent industry events within the digital and mobile entertainment
sector, including: the Games & Mobile Forum; the Digital Commerce Summit;
the Future of Television Forum and the Washington Digital Media Conference,
which it produces in tandem with Potomac Tech Wire.
About Digital Media Wire, Inc:
Digital Media Wire is an events, news, and publishing company serving the
digital entertainment & media industry since May 2000. Digital Media Wire
produces executive forums featuring the leading executives in digital media
and entertainment. Digital Media Wire also publishes an authoritative daily
email newsletter and industry directory. For more information, please visit:
www.digitalmediawire.com
www.digitalentertainmentdirectory.com
Contact:
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Sarah Miller
Axis Marketing & PR
323 653 7800
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