Country Music Association Corrects and Replaces Previous Announcement, BW1794, TN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOC.NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. Presents ``Town Meeting'' To Address Key Industry Issues NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999--The CMA is presenting a special "Town Meeting" on Tuesday, November 16 at the Nashville Convention Nashville Convention (1850) Two-session meeting of proslavery U.S. Southerners. In 1849 Mississippi held a convention at the urging of John C. Calhoun, calling for all slaveholding states to send delegates to Nashville, Tenn. Center Ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. from 2:00 - 6:30 p.m. to discuss key issues making a significant impact on the music business. The two major topics include the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and effects of consolidation. The Internet promises to reshape the music business more dramatically than any other technological development in 50 years. The Town Meeting brings together executives whose individual visions on e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. , creativity, copyright security and new business models are sure to stimulate new thinking and insight. Meanwhile consolidation is forcing a new focus on the bottom line, as pressures from Wall Street to Music Row lead to new priorities and a rethinking of everything from jobs to airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio , artist rosters and business partnerships. "We've never faced more profound changes in our industry than we are right now," said CMA Executive Director Ed Benson. "This meeting is intended to educate and contemplate the various factors that require new thinking in the way we all run our businesses. We have a great opportunity to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. , rather than be capsized by these new forces. It is our hope that the `Town Meeting' will bring new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. and energy that we can all learn from. If there is a must-attend event to wrap up this year and the Millennium, this is it." Sponsored by BellSouth, emusic.com, Liquid Audio, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the and MUSIC ROW magazine, the conference will present two sessions featuring top industry experts from around the country. The "Town Meeting" schedule is as follows: -0-
2:00 Opening Remarks/Issues To Watch For - Wayne Halper, General
Manager, Dreamworks
2:05 Session One: "Music & The Internet: The Future Is Now"
Moderator: Marc Geiger, President/CEO, ARTISTdirect,
Los Angeles
Panelists: Phil Ramone, producer and founder, N2K
Entertainment, New York
Hilary Rosen, CEO, RIAA, Washington, DC
Chris Tobey, Vice President of Marketing/New
Technologies, Warner Music Group, Burbank
3:30 Intermission/Networking Break hosted by BellSouth
4:00 Session Two: "Consolidation: Is Bigger Better For Me?"
Moderator: Ed Benson, Executive Director, CMA
Panelists: Gary Borman, President, Borman Entertainment,
Los Angeles
Steve Ennen, VP/GM, CBS/Infinity Broadcasting's
WUSN/Chicago
Luke Lewis, President, Mercury Records, Nashville
Rob Light, Head/Music Department, Creative
Artists Agency, Los Angeles
Ed Pierson, Sr. VP/Legal & Business Affairs,
Warner/Chappell, Los Angeles
Larry Wilson, Chairman/CEO, Citadel
Communications, Las Vegas
5:25 Closing Remarks
5:30 Networking Cocktail Reception hosted by BellSouth and Liquid
Audio
The "Town Meeting" serves as an ideal opportunity for networking with industry executives. Ticket prices are $20 for CMA members, $35 for non-members and $20 for students with a school ID. The ticket price includes a beverage break at intermission and a cocktail cocktail, short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices and often flavored with bitters or grenadine. reception with hors d'oeuvres at the conclusion of the program. To register or receive more information, contact CMA at (615) 244-2840 or visit our website at www.CMAworld. com Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association was the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. More than 6,800 music industry professionals and companies from 43 countries around the world are members of CMA. The organization's objectives are to guide and enhance the growth of Country Music and to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers, consumers and media throughout the world. CMA is headquartered in Nashville with offices/representatives in London, Cologne Cologne (kəlōn`), Ger. Köln, city (1994 pop. 962,500), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is a commercial, financial, and industrial center, a rail and road junction, and a river port. and Sydney. |
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