SF MusicTech Summit IV

SF MusicTech Summit #4 took place on May 18, 2009

Past Speakers

Dave Allen – Nemo Design / Pampelmoose /(Founder) Gang of Four

Jeff Annison – Underground Labs, Founder & CEO

Darryl Ballantyne – Lyricfind, President & Founder

David Barrett Expensify, CEO

Anthony Batt – Buzz Media, Co-Founder

Dave Champine – Local Music Vibe

Aaron Clark – Mozes, VP

Ted Cohen – Tag Strategic

Tom Conrad – Pandora, CTO/Head of Product

Jean Cook – Future of Music Coalition, Interim Executive Director / Violinist, Jon Langford / Waco Brothers / Ida

Jeff Daniel – Rock River Music, President

David DeVore – FanMail Marketing, GM

Bart Decrem – Tapulous, CEO

Mark Ethier – iZotope, Inc., CEO

Rick Farman – Superfly Presents, Partner

Adam Fisk – LittleShoot, Chief Waterer

Chuck Fishman – Cisco Media Solutions Group, Manager, Media and Entertainment

Layne Fox – DJ, 40 Thieves / Smash Hit Music Co. / Iris Distribution

Justin Frankel – Cockos, Founder / Author of Reaper, Gnutella, SHOUTcast, Winamp, and more

Duncan Freeman – Band Metrics, Founder and President

David Gibbons – Avid Technology, Inc., Vice President, Audio Product Management

Bill Goldsmith – Radio Paradise

Lucas Gonze – XSPF / Fresh Hot Radio

Jim Griffin – Founder of Choruss / Onehouse / Pho List

Kurt Hanson – RAIN Radio and Internet Newsletter

Drew Hilles– Goom Radio, Chief Sales Officer

Celia Hirschman – Downtown Marketing & One Little Indian / KCRW

Josh Hofmann Vertical Acuity, Co Founder / Chief Revenue Officer

Dean Hudson – Subpop Records, Dir. of Technology and Development

Mike Huppe – SoundExchange, General Counsel

Joe Kennedy – Pandora, CEO

Larry Kenswil, Esq. – Loeb & Loeb LLP

Bear Kittay – Music for Democracy, Founder & Advisory Board Chair

Martin Kloiber – Euphonix, CEO

Bob Kohn – RoyaltyShare, Inc., Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO

Jordan Kurland– Zeitgeist Artist Management / Noisepop Industries

James Lamberti – Topspin, Vice President, Marketing & Artist Services

Paul Lamere – The Echo Nest, Director of Developer Community

David Leibowitz, Esq. – Gotuit Media, Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs

Sam Lessin – drop.io / playlist.io, Founder & CEO

Zahavah Levine, Esq. – YouTube, Chief Counsel

Robbie Lloyd – Silva Artist Management

Alex Loscos – BMAT, CEO

David Leibowitz, Esq. – Gotuit Media, Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs

Cecily Mak, Esq. – Rhapsody and RealNetworks, Senior Counsel and Director of Music Licensing

Zachary Matthews – Musician, Environmental Advocate / (founding member) Hot Buttered Rum

Terry McBride – Nettwerk Music Group, CEO

Robb McDaniels – INgrooves, CEO & Founder

John McDermott – Stroke 9, Guitarist / ImageSpan, Music and Media Development

James Miao – thesixtyone

Charlie Moran – Editor, Songs for Soap, Advertising Age

Matt Morris – Musician, Tennman Records (Exclusive Performance!)

Sean O’Connell – Music Allies, President

Panos Panay – SonicBids, founder/CEO

Michael Papish – MediaUnbound, Inc., President & CEO and Co-Founder

Ali Partovi – iLike, CEO

Rob Pegoraro – Washington Post, Consumer Technology Columnist

Gregor J. Pryor – Reed Smith (UK), Partner

Bill Putnam, Jr. – Universal Audio, Founder & CEO

Heather Rafter, Esq. – RafterMarsh USA

Geoff Ralston – LaLa, CEO

Antony Randall– TourPro

Heidi Richman – HRMP Lifestyle Marketing & Promotion

David Ring – Universal Music GroupExecutive VP, Business Development & Business Affairs, eLabs

Ian Rogers – Topspin Media, CEO

Leron E. Rogers, Esq. – Hewitt & Rogers

Iain Scholnick – ImageSpan, CEO

Meliza Solan – Vator.tv, Anchor

Francis Ten – West Indian Girl

Kristin Thomson – Future of Music Coalition, Education Director

Tony Van Veen – Disc Makers, President

Fred Von Lohmann – Electronic Frontier Foundation, Senior Staff Attorney

Eric Wahlforss – SoundCloud, Co-Founder and CTO

Ge Wang – Smule (a.k.a. SonicMule, Inc.), Co-Founder, CTO and Chief Creative Officer

Josh Wattles, Esq. – deviantART, Advisor in Chief

Jeremy Welt – Warner Bros Records, SVP of New Media

Mark Wherry – Remote Control Productions, Director of Music Technology

Stephen White – Gracenote, Vice President Product and Content Management

Joyce Williams – Zazzle / Music National Service / MIN Entertainment

Peter Yared – iWidgets, CEO

Adam Zbar – Zannel, CEO

Brian Zisk – SanFran MusicTech Summit, Executive Producer

Past Schedule

9:00am – 9:10am		WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS Brian Zisk – SanFran MusicTech Summit, Adam Zbar – Zannel, CEO — Sakura
9:20am – 10:20am		ELEVATOR PITCHES YOU!!! — Osaka
		MUSIC IN AUDIO-VISUAL WORKS Zahavah Levine Esq. – YouTube, David Leibowitz Esq. – Gotuit / CH Potomac, Iain Scholnick – ImageSpan, Joshua Wattles Esq. – deviantART (Moderator) — Spring
		REACHING FANS Sean O’Connell – Music Allies, Dave DeVore – FanMail Marketing, Panos Panay – SonicBids, Aaron Clark – Mozes, Jeremy Welt – Warner Brothers Records, Dave Champine – Local Music Vibe — Sakura
10:20am – 10:30am		COFFEE BREAK
10:30am – 11:30am		DOING DEALS Larry Kenswil Esq. – Loeb & Loeb, Leron Rodgers Esq. – Hewitt & Rogers, Cecily Mak Esq. – Rhapsody / RealNetworks, Gregor Pryor – ReedSmith (UK) — Spring
		EFFICIENT DIGITAL DELIVERY Dean Hudson – SubPop Records, David Barrett – Expensify, Eric Wahlforss – Sound Cloud, Lucas Gonze – XSPF, Tom Conrad – Pandora (Moderator), Adam Fisk – LittleShoot — Osaka
		WEBCASTING ISSUES Joe Kennedy – Pandora, Bill Goldsmith – Radio Paradise, Mike Huppe, Esq. – SoundExchange, Drew Hilles – Goom Radio, Kurt Hanson – RAIN Radio & Internet Newsletter (moderator), Jordan Kurland – Zeitgeist Artist Management — Sakura
11:30am – 12:00pm		JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’S TENNMAN RECORDS SHOWCASE, FEATURING RECORDING ARTIST “MATT MORRIS” Matt Morris – exclusive private performance — Sakura
12:00pm – 1:00pm		LUNCH BREAK
1:00pm – 2:00pm		DEMOS BY NEW TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES — Sakura
		MUSICIANS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN CAREERS Layne Fox – DJ 40 Thieves / IRIS / Smash Hit Music, Francis Ten – West Indian Girl,John McDermott – Stroke 9 / ImageSpan, Jean Cook – Future of Music Coalition / Violinist for Jon Langford, Waco Brothers, and Ida (Moderator) — Spring
		TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE MUSIC WEBSITE MONETIZATION Ted Cohen – TAG Strategic, Josh Hofmann – Vertical Acuity, Peter Yared – iWidgets,James Lamberti – Topspin — Osaka
2:00pm – 3:00pm		MUSIC ACTIVISM AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE Bear Kittay – Music for Democracy, Zac Matthews – Musician (former) Hot Buttered Rum, Maureen Herman – Project Noise, Joyce Williams – Zazzle / Music National Service / MIN Entertainment — Osaka
		RECORDING STUDIO OF THE FUTURE David Gibbons – Avid, Mark Ethier – iZotope, Bill Putnam Jr. – Universal Audio, Mark Wherry – Remote Control Productions, Martin Kloiber – Euphonix, Justin Frankel – Cockos — Spring
		SOCIAL NETWORKING & MUSIC Geoff Ralston – LaLa, Ali Partovi – iLike, Anthony Batt – Buzz Media, Dave Allen – Pampelmoose / Nemo Design / (former) Gang of Four, Chuck Fishman – Cisco — Sakura
3:00pm – 3:30pm		AFTERNOON SNACK BREAK
3:30pm – 4:30pm		MOBILE APPS Ge Wang – Smule, Darryl Ballantyne – LyricFind, Jeff Annison – UndergroundLabs,Rob Pegoraro – Washington Post, Bart Decrem – Tapulous — Osaka
		MUSIC RECOMMENDATION SERVICES Michael Papish – Media Unbound, Stephen White – Gracenote, James Miao – The Sixty One, Paul Lamere – The Echo Nest (Moderator), Alex Loscos – BMAT — Spring
		THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY Terry McBride – Nettwerk Music Group, Bob Kohn – RoyaltyShare, Robb McDaniels – INgrooves, Antony Randall – Tour Pro, Kristin Thomson – Future of Music Coalition,Heather Rafter – RafterMarsh USA — Sakura
4:30pm – 4:45pm		SCHMOOZE BREAK
4:45pm – 5:45pm		BRANDS & BANDS: THE EVOLUTION OF MUSIC MARKETING Heidi Richman – HRMP Lifestyle Marketing, Rick Farman – Superfly Presents, Jeff Daniel – Rock River Music, Robbie Lloyd – Silva Artist Management, Charlie Moran – AdAge — Spring
		MONETIZATION – IDEALISM IN PRACTICE Ian Rogers – Topspin, Jim Griffin – Choruss, Tony Van Veen – Disc Makers, Fred Von Lohmann – EFF, Celia Hirshman – One Little Indian / KCRW (Moderator), David Ring – Universal Music Group — Sakura
6:00pm – 8:00pm		COCKTAIL PARTY – Sponsored by LyricFind