iHollywood Forum Announces Digital Music Leaders Appearing at Music 2.0(TM), Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 in Los Angeles.Summit Explores Impact of Growing Digital Revenue on Future of Music Business LOS ANGELES -- iHollywood Forum, Inc. today announced a distinguished slate of keynotes and panelists for its fifth annual Music 2.0 summit, the leading U.S. conference about the future of the music business. Featured Keynote Speakers include: * Microsoft-Zune, Chris Stephenson, General Manager of Global Marketing * Universal Music Group, Larry Kenswil, eLabs, President * Yahoo! Inc., Dave Goldberg, Vice President and General Manager, Music * Virgin Mobile, USA, Howard Handler, Chief Marketing Officer * Harry Fox Agency The Harry Fox Agency is the United States of America's largest agency collecting and distributing mechanical license fees on behalf of music publishers. External links
* Nettwerk Productions, Terry McBride, Founder and CEO The summit at the Bel Age in West Hollywood (1020 N. San Vicente Blvd, 866-282-4560) brings together music and tech executives to share ideas, analyze trends and develop strategies for music's next generation. The summit will feature dozens of executives from music labels, studios, technology companies, wireless carriers, device makers and investors. The keynotes, panels, case studies and exclusive networking sessions are designed to share perspectives on how to generate revenue from music sales in the digital age. "Digital music will represent as much as a quarter of labels' total income by 2010," said Michael Stroud, CEO and co-founder of iHollywood Forum. "Today, we're talking about how to grow an existing business rather than pie-in-the-sky scenarios for music's future. That's an exciting change from a few years ago." The Music 2.0 summit covers topics such as digital distribution, mobile and wireless, desktop music production, portable devices, peer-to-peer, digital rights management, industry consolidation, online marketing, and record sales. Featured speakers and panelists at Music 2.0 include: * All Music Guide, Andrew Stess, VP, Consumer Electronics * AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Scott Boyd, Director * Bango, Jeff Spirer, Director Business Development * Big Champagne, Eric Garland, Chief Executive Officer * BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. , Richard Conlon, VP, Marketing & Business * Coolfer.com, Glenn Peoples, Music Industry Blogger * Digonex, Jan Eglen, President & CEO * EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. Music Publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music. , Amanda Berman, New Media Manager, Creative * GlobalCollect, Mark Fleming, Business Development Manager, Digital Downloads and Content * Gracenote, Jim Hollingsworth, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing * Hollywood Records, Ken Bunt, Senior Vice President, Marketing * Hum Music, Tricia Halloran, Director of A&R * Ioda Alliance, Kevin Arnold, CEO * iSuppli, Mark Kirstein, VP, Multimedia & Content * lala.com, Bill Nguyen, CEO * Live Nation, Scott Fedewa, Executive Vice President & Executive Producer * MusicIP, Dr. Matthew Dunn, CEO & President * Musiwave, TBD TBD abbr. to be determined * MyStrands, Atakan Cetinsoy, VP, Business Products * Navio, Marc Morgenstern, Vice President, Rights Holder Relations & Music Sales * nugs.net, Brad Serling, CEO * Optimal Payments, Inc., David Souaid, VP, Sales & Marketing * Pandora, Jessica Stoner ston·er n. 1. One that stones. 2. Slang a. One who is habitually intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. b. One who is a delinquent or failure. , VP, Business Development * PassAlong Networks, Dave Jaworski, CEO * PaymentOne, Brad Singer, Executive Vice President * Peermusic, Jonathan Kehl, Vice President, Business Development * Pipeline, Russ Rieger, General Partner & Co-Founder * Promptu, Brady Bruce, Senior Vice President * Radar Research, Aram Sinnreich, Managing Partner * RealNetworks, Inc., Dan Sheeran, Senior Vice President, Music & Video * Sandisk, Pedro Vargas, Director, Mobile Entertainment * SIRIUS Satellite Radio
* SNOCAP, Jamie Perlman, Director, Business Development * Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
* The All Access Group, Kelli Richards, President & CEO * Ticketmaster, David Marcus, VP, Strategic Marketing & Business Development * UrbanWorld Wireless, Mike Johns, CEO * Universal Music Enterprises Universal Music Enterprises is the catalogue division of Universal Music Group. It includes Hip-O Records, Universal Chronicles and UM3 (which is the international label for UME). , Jay Gilbert, Vice President, New Media * Virgin Records, Syd Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy * Virgin USA, Dan Porter, VP, Corporate Development * Virtual Venues, Michael Horne, Founder & CEO * VOY VOY Star Trek: Voyager Music, Fernando Espuelas, CEO & Chairman Topics include: * Rising from the Ashes: The New Music Business * Marketing to Gen Y and Beyond * Those Ipod Wannabees * For Whom the Bell Tolls This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway. : Ringtone Success * Music's Long Tail: Finding and Feeding the Niche Markets * Name That Tune: Grabbing Customers and Fighting Piracy with Music ID and Taste-Matching Software * Subscription, Free, Download OrO? * Podcasting: Emerging Business Models * Music Focus Group * Covering Your Musical Assets * Concert of the Future: The Evolving Live Music Landscape * Next Gen Radio * How Retail Will Survive Press Contact to RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. for Music 2.0: Complimentary admission for qualified editorial media is available through pre-registration ONLY for Music 2.0. Journalists are encouraged to submit their press credentials by sending an email to jay@ihollywoodforum.com with press outlet in advance as space and luncheon capacity is limited. Priority admission will be given to pre-registered press. About iHollywood Forum: Founded in 2000, Los Angeles-based iHollywood Forum, Inc.[TM], produces cutting-edge roundtables and conferences about digital entertainment and mobile technology. The summits attract a diverse mix of Hollywood and Silicon Valley executives, entrepreneurs, technology executives, attorneys and others to learn and make deals in an intimate environment. Sessions are typically moderated by top journalists and analysts. Other conferences produced by iHollywood Forum include: * iHollywood Mobile Europe, during 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 14 * Digital Media Summit, March 8-9, 2007, Universal Hilton, Los Angeles * Mobile Entertainment Summit, May 16-17, 2007, Universal Hilton, Los Angeles * MoTV: Mobile TV and Video Summit, April 17, 2007, NAB, Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. * IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. World, April 18, 2007, NAB, Las Vegas Convention Center * iHollywood China, TBD For more detailed information, please visit www.ihollywoodforum.com. iHollywood Forum Press Credentials and Media Information Contact: Contact by email with "press" in subject line: Juan Aguila iHollywood Forum jay@ihollywoodforum.com To Arrange Speaker Interviews or Registration Information: Zahava Stroud contact@iHollywoodForum.com 310-566-7745 |
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