The Business of Music

The Business of Music

Tuesday-Friday, October 11-14, 2022

The state of the biz, strategic investments, valuations, artist revenue, data & trends, advanced marketing, career development, management, rights, entrepreneurship, and so much more.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

The State of the Music Business: Live Music’s Long Road Back to Normal

Jem Aswad, Deputy Music Editor, Variety

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	Dayna Frank	CEO, First Avenue Productions; Board President & Co-Founder, NIVA
	Grace Blake	Programming Director, City Winery NYC, Pier 57 and Hudson Valley
	Jem Aswad	Deputy Music Editor, Variety
	Remi Wolf	Artist
	Stacie George	Senior Vice President, Booking, Live Nation Northeast

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Building the Future of the Music Business Through Strategic Investments

Hannah Karp, Editorial Director, Billboard

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	Andrew Bergman	Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Music Holdings
	Hannah Karp	Editorial Director, Billboard
	Jonathan Strauss	Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Create Music Group
	Kakul Srivastava	CEO, Splice
	Matt Pincus	Co-Founder & CEO, MUSIC

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

ARTISTS MUST GET PAID!

Nikki Fernandez, President, NSF NOW Inc.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Future of Music: The Rise of a Music Industry Counterculture - A Conversation between MIDiA's Mark Mulligan and Tatiana Cirisano

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	Mark Mulligan	Managing Director & Music Analyst, MIDiA Research
	Tatiana Cirisano	Music Industry Analyst & Consultant, MIDiA Research

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

The Library

Converting Followers to Fans: How an Unsigned Band 6X Their Ticket Sales Using Fan Data

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	Rob Sealy	Head of Business Development, Openstage
	Sam Jackson	Artist Manager, Only The Poets

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

It Isn’t Rocket Science (But the Right Skill Set WILL Get You Off the Launchpad!)

Ted Cohen, Co-Founder & Head of Corporate Development, MediaTech Ventures

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	Eli Windau	Artist Manager & CEO, Green Door Artist Management
	Ernie Jackson	Classical Guitarist, Musicology Scholar, Educator
	Jason King	Chair, The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, New York University
	Stefanie Henning	AVP, Career and Digital Strategy, Berklee College of Music
	Ted Cohen	Co-Founder/Head of Corporate Development, Mediatech Ventures

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

The Library

The Demise of the Major Deal: What Happens Next?

Bill Werde, Director. Bandier Program for Recording & Entertainment Industries, Newhouse School, Syracuse University

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	Bill Werde	Director. Bandier Program for Recording & Entertainment Industries, Newhouse School, Syracuse U
	David Melhado	Vice President, Music & Marketing, UnitedMasters
	Peter Sinclair	CEO & Co-Founder, beatBread
	Ray Daniels	CEO, R.A.Y.D.A.R. Management
	Suzy Ryoo	Co-Founder & President, Venice Music

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Artist Management Entrepreneurship Presented by MMF-US x WIM

Neeta Ragoowansi, Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, Global Citizen

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	Christina “Xtina” Prince	Founder, The Blind Youth & GM, Raedio
	Cristina Novo	CEO, Artistry & Records
	Hallie Anderson	Co-Founder, Rareform
	Neeta Ragoowansi	Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, Global Citizen

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

The Library

trac presents: The Future of Artist Monetization -
How Web3 Unlocks An Artist’s Value

Dan Runcie, Founder, Trapital

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	Cardin Campbell	Founder & CEO, trac
	Dan Runcie	Founder, Trapital
	prettyboyshav	CEO & Co-founder, indify

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Unlocking a Global Artist Knowledge Network, Presented by MMF-US & IMMF

Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt, Artist Manager & Director of Innovation & Education, IMMF

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	Ana Rodriguez	CEO, Relatable, Chair IMMF, MMF LATAM
	Guna Zučika	CEO, Every Little Thing, MMF Latvia
	Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt	Artist Manager & Director of Innovation & Education, IMMF
	Kofi Mensah	Artist Manager, MMF Africa
	Takuya Yamazaki	Federation of Music Producers Japan (FMPJ), MMF Japan

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Advanced Marketing

Jessie Kirshbaum

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	Jennifer Frommer	SVP of Creative Content and Licensing, Columbia Records.
	Jesse Kirshbaum	CEO, Nue Agency
	Melanie McClain	Head of Community, P00LS & Founder, Blurred Lines
	Ryan Leslie	Recording Artist, Producer, Technology Entrepreneur and Investor

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

The Library

How to Make Full-Time Income with Keynote Concerts, Custom Songs, & Private VIP Concerts

Tiamo De Vettori, Founder/CEO, Musicpreneur Academy

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Tiamo De Vettori

Founder/CEO, Musicpreneur Academy

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Financial Considerations for NFTs in the Music Industry: Caveat Emptor

Lawrence Cohen, Partner, Citrin Cooperman

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	Andre Benz	CEO & Founder, SoundMint
	Lawrence Cohen	Partner, Citrin Cooperman
	Maria del Pilar Lopez	Director, Entertainment, Music, and Sports, Citrin Cooperman
	Mark DiMichael	Partner & Digital Assets Practice Leader, Citrin Cooperman
	Wai Choy	Partner, Tech, Media, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Proskauer Rose LLP

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

The Future of Music Business Financial Management

Rob Bonstein, VP of Membership, HIFI

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	Bea Koramblyum	Global Head of Business Affairs, Downtown Music Services
	Jonathan Azu	Founder & CEO, Culture Collective
	Rob Bonstein	VP of Membership, HIFI
	Ross Michaels	Co-Founder and Co-President, Park Avenue Artists

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

The Library

Content Curation and Filtration: Signal vs. Noise

Vickie Nauman, Founder and CEO, CrossBorderWorks

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	Bob Dillon	Senior Vice President Connected Media & TiVo Music Metadata, Xperi Corporation
	Dan Mackta	Managing Director, Qobuz
	Kerri Fox-Metoyer	Head of Entertainment, GABB Wireless
	Roy Hennig	Vice President of Sales, LyricFind
	Vickie Nauman	Founder and CEO, CrossBorderWorks

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Fireside Chat with Music Valuators and Economists Nari Matsuura and Barry Massarsky, Moderated by Larry Miller

Larry Miller, Clinical Professor & Director, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt

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	Barry Massarsky	Partner & Co-Leader, Music Economics & Valuation Services, Citrin Cooperman
	Larry Miller	Clinical Professor & Director, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt
	Nari Matsuura	Partner & Co-Leader, Music Economics & Valuation Services, Citrin Cooperman

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

6:00 PM

7:15 PM

Grand Ballroom

RIAA Presents Everything You Need to Know About Music Policy in One Hour

Mitch Glazier, Chairman & CEO, Recording Industry Association of America

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

7:25 PM

8:10 PM

Grand Ballroom

Leading on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Music Industry: Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Henry Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO, National Museum of African American Music

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	Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett	Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Warner Music Group
	Eric Hutcherson	Executive Vice President, Chief People & Inclusion Officer, Universal Music Group
	Henry Beecher Hicks III	President & CEO, National Museum of African American Music
	Tiffany R. Warren	EVP, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Sony Music Group

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

9:15 PM

10:15 PM

Grand Ballroom

A Fireside Chat: RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier in conversation with YouTube’s Waleed Diab, Global Head of Recorded Music Business Development & Carletta Higginson, Global Head of Music Publishing

Mitch Glazier, Chairman & CEO, RIAA

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	Carletta Higginson	Global Head of Music Publishing, YouTube
	Mitch Glazier	Chairman & CEO, Recording Industry Association of America
	Waleed Diab	Director & Global Head of Recorded Music Business Development, YouTube

Thursday, October 13, 2022

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

What is Web3 Anyway? And Should I Care?

Matt Yazge, Head of Global Research, Luminate

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Matt Yazge

VP, Head of Research, Luminate

Thursday, October 13, 2022

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

Skyline Suite

Sample Road Records in the Skyline Suite

Manuel Delgado, Founder Sample Road Records

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Manuel Delgado

Founder, Sample Road Records, LLC

Thursday, October 13, 2022

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Web3 Content-First Experiences for Music: A Fireside Chat with Eluvio

General Manager of Business Development & Partnerships, Americas, Eluvio

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Daniel Vecchi

General Manager of Business Development & Partnerships, Americas, Eluvio

Friday, October 14, 2022

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

CLE: Policy Shifts and their Ripple Effects

Monika A. Tashman, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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	Elliot Groffman	Partner, Carroll Guido Groffman Cohen Bar & Karalian, LLP
	Jason Munro	Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs, BMG Rights Management
	Monika A. Tashman	Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
	Serona Elton	Head of Educational Partnerships, The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC)
	Sharon Tapper	Executive Director, Music Managers Forum-US

Friday, October 14, 2022

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

The Library

A Fireside Chat with Rev. Moose

Laina Dawes, Ethnomusicologist, Author, Music Critic, Columbia University

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	Laina Dawes	Ethnomusicologist, Author, Music Critic, Columbia University
	Rev. Moose	Managing Partner/Co-Founder, Marauder

Friday, October 14, 2022

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

A Fireside Chat between Reservoir Founder & CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi & NYU Steinhardt's Larry Miller

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	Golnar Khosrowshahi	Founder & CEO, Reservoir
	Larry Miller	Clinical Professor & Director, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt

Friday, October 14, 2022

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

The Library

Challenges & Opportunities as Indie Musicians Return to Touring

Fabrice Sergent, Managing Partner, Bandsintown

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	Ami Spishock	Owner/Founder, Fort William Artist Management
	Cole Silberman	Artist Management, SB Management
	Fabrice Sergent	Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Bandsintown Group
	Mike Scrafford	Founer, Start to Pretend
	Pete Smolin	Founder & President, Upward Spiral Music

Friday, October 14, 2022

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

CLE: Catalog Deals 2022: Evolving Models and Shifting Markets

Michael Poster, Partner; Head of Corporate & Securities Group, Michelman & Robinson LLP

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	Brian Richards	Founder and Managing Partner, Artisan
	Cynthia Katz	Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
	Michael Poster	Chair of Music Acquisitions & Financing and Partner, Michelman & Robinson LLP
	Tara Finegan	Chief Operating Officer, Cutting Edge Group

Friday, October 14, 2022

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

The Library

NIVA Saved the Industry. Now What?

Jem Aswad, Deputy Music Editor, Variety

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	Audrey Fix Schaefer	Director of Communications, I.M.P. & Board Vice President, NIVA
	Hal Real	Founder & CEO, World Cafe Live, Cofounder & Board Member, NIVA
	Jem Aswad	Deputy Music Editor, Variety
	Jen Lyon	Owner, MeanRed Productions

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	Jamie Dominguez	Regional Director of Business Development & Artist Relations, Sound Royalties
	Jerome Hamilton	Managing Director, Headline Entertainment
	Jerry Wonda Duplessis	Owner, Platinum Sound Recording Studios/Wonda Music
	John Poppo	Founder, Pop Productions Inc.
	Keith Shocklee	Producer
	Nikki Fernandez	President, NSF NOW Inc.
	Zye Cash	Recording Artist

	Brad Watts	Minority Chief Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
	Emily Lanza	Counsel for Policy & International Affairs, U.S. Copyright Office
	Jamie Simpson	Subcommittee Chief Counsel, House Judiciary Committee
	Joshua P. Friedlander	SVP Research & Economics, RIAA
	Kevin Amer	Director Copyright Policy Team, Office of Policy & International Affairs, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
	Linda Bloss-Baum	Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs, SoundExchange
	Mitch Glazier	Chairman & CEO, Recording Industry Association of America
	Tyler Grimm	Chief Counsel for Policy & Strategy, U.S. House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee

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