The SF MusicTech Summit #5 took place on December 7, 2009
Past Speakers
Dave Allen – Co-Founder, Fight, President, Pampelmoose, Founding Member, Gang of Four
Darryl Ballantyne – President and CEO, LyricFind
David Basskin – President, Canadian Musical Reproductions Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)
Anthony Batt – Founder/Chief Creative Officer, BUZZMEDIA
Gabe Benveniste – Founder/CEO, SonicLiving
Bryn Boughton – Chief Marketing Officer, Iris Distribution
Tom Brophy – Co-founder, Getplaylists
Christopher Buttner – Founder/President, PRThatRocks.com
Elliot Cahn, Esq. – Attorney, Law Offices of Elliot Cahn / Elliot Cahn Management
Anthony Castoro – Co-Founder, Heatwave Interactive
Tom Conrad – Chief Technical Officer, Pandora
Jean Cook – Interim Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition
John Cuniberti – Recording, Mixing, Mastering
Zack Darling – Innovative Design & Event Production, Mystic Beat Lounge – Harmony Festival – Burning Man Festival – Earthdance Festival – Decadance Festival – Inflatable Arts
David DeVore – General Manager, FanMail Marketing
Ethan Diamond – Founder/CEO, Bandcamp
Michael Donahoe – BitMob, Staff Writer/Producer
David Downs – Freelance journalist: Rolling Stone, Wired Magazine, The Onion, Columbia Journalism Review, SF Weekly, Oakland Express, Village Voice, Daily Swarm
Maureen Droney – Sr Executive Director, Producers & Engineers Wing, The Recording Academy
Jonathan Earp, Esq. – VP of Legal Affairs, IODA
Michael Feferman – Digital & Interactive Director, C 3 Presents
Jay Frank – Author, Futurehit.DNA / SVP Music Strategy, Country Music Television (CMT), a division of MTV Networks
Andy Gadiel – Founder & President, JamBase
Matt Goldberg – Co-Founder, VolumeEleven.net / Manager, Seconds on End
Lucas Gonze – Creator, XSPF
Steven Halpern – Award-winning Composer, Recording Artist and Producer, Inner Peace Music
Jon Healey – Editorial Writer, Los Angeles Times
Ned Hearn, Esq. – Attorney, Law Offices of Edward R. Hearn
Celia Hirschman – One Little Indian / KCRW “On The Beat” / Downtown Marketing
Charles Huang – Co-Founder & EVP Bus Affairs, Guitar Hero / Co-Founder, RedOctane/Activision
Josh Hubball – VP of Business Development, Conduit Labs
David Hyman – Founder / CEO, MOG
Ethan Jacks – Managing Director Advisor, Silverwood Partners
Naveen Jain – Founder and CEO, SparkArt
Steve Jang – Entrepreneur / Startup Advisor. Former CMO and head of BD at imeem. Current advisor to StumbleUpon, Animoto, Pixelpipe, and Conduit Labs
Stephan Jenkins, Third Eye Blind 3eb! / True Meaning
David Katznelson – President, Birdman Recording Group
Rob Kaye – Founder and Lead Developer, MusicBrainz
Zoe Keating – Cellist and Composer
Sebastian Keefe – Guitarist / Drummer, Family of the Year
Chris Kohler – Author / Journalist / Writer – Wired Magazine “GameLife” Blog
David Kostiner, Esq. – Partner, Counsel LLP
Roy Kosuge – Busines Development Consultant, Heatwave
Wilson Kriegel – VP of Marketing, Business Development & Ad Sales, Outspark
Jordan Kurland – Noise Pop Industries
Steve Lampen – Multimedia Technology Manager, Belden
Andrew Lee – Co-Founder & CEO, JamLegend
Zahavah Levine – Chief Counsel, YouTube
Jon Luini – President / Owner, Chime Interactive / Virtual Venues
Gavin Lurssen – President, Lurssen Mastering, Inc.
Larry Marcus – Managing Director, Walden Venture Capital / Drummer
Lee Martin – New Media Overload, Silva Artist Management
Michael Masnick – Founder, TechDirt
Elliot Mazer – Legendary producer, Reid Productions
James Miao – Co-Founder, thesixtyone
Brenden Mulligan – President / Founder, ArtistData
Tim O’Brien – Head of Business Development, Tapulous
Jolie O’Dell – Community Manager & Daily Writer, ReadWriteWeb
Craig Palmer – President, Gracenote
Michael Papish – CEO & Co-Founder, MediaUnbound
Ben Parr – Co-Editor, Mashable
Ali Partovi – SVP Business Development, MySpace / Former CEO, iLike
Sandy Pearlman – Legendary Music Producer / Schulich Distinguished Chair at McGill University / National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress
R.J. Pittman – Director Product Management, Google
Davis Powers – Vice President of Music Programming, Current TV
Tim Quirk – VP of Music Programming, Real Audio / Rhapsody
Paul Resnikoff – Founder and Publisher, Digital Music News
Heidi Richman – Founder, HRMP Lifestyle Marketing & Promotion
Constantine Roussos – Founder & CEO, .music/ Domain Investor for Mobile Entertainment Music.mobi & Entertainment.mobi / Founder & Publisher, FightPiracy.org / Founder & Strategist, SEO.tv
Marc L. Rubinstein – Owner, Pig Light Show / Liquid Light Show at Fillmore East & Capital Theater (1966 – 1977)
Theda Sandiford – President, Theda Dotcom LLC
Jeff Sass– VP of Business Development, Myxer
Meliza Solan – Producer, VatorNews
Ron Suarez – CEO & President, LoudFeed
Mark Sugarman – Managing Partner, MHS Capital
Todd Sun – Co-founder, Getplaylists
Francis Ten – CEO & Co-Founder, West Indian Girl / Lusso Lab
Chris Tremmel – Creative Director, Luxoflux / Activision
Dave Ulmer – Sr. Director, Multimedia, Motorola
Ken Walden – Owner, Secrets of the Pros, Inc.
Karl Wente – The Concerts at Wente Vineyards
Emily White – Co-Founder, Whitesmith Entertainment, Inc.
Stephen White – Vice President, Product and Content Management, Gracenote
Jeff Yasuda – CEO & Founder, blip.fm
Brian Zisk – Executive Producer, SF MusicTech Summit / Founder & Strategist, Collecta
Past Schedule
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM Sakura Room |
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Brian Zisk – Executive Producer, SF MusicTech Summit |
| 9:20 – 10:20 AM Sakura Room |
Meet the Press
David Downs – Freelance writer |
| 9:20 – 10:20 AM Spring Room |
CLE: Digital Licensing Dollars
David Basskin – Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), President
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| 9:20 – 10:20 AM Osaka Room |
Devices, Deals & Music
Darryl Ballantyne – LyricFind, President & CEO |
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10:20 – 10:30 AM |
Coffee & Tea Break – Sponsored by MOG |
| 10:30 – 11:30 AM Sakura Room |
Music in Games: Beyond Pattern Matching
Michael Donahoe – Bitmob, Staff Writer/Producer |
| 10:30 – 11:30 AM Spring Room |
Getting to Popular
David Katznelson – Birdman Recording Group, President |
| 10:30 – 11:30 AM Osaka Room |
Convergence Marketing
David DeVore – FanMail Marketing, General Manager |
| 11:30 – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM Sakura Room |
Google Keynote Panel
Keynote: RJ Pittman – Google, Director Product Management |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM Spring Room |
Snapshots – Sitting Down With Innovators
Constantine Roussos – Founder & CEO, .music Steve Lampen – Belden Wiring, Multimedia Technology Manager Sandy Pearlman – Legendary Music Producer / Schulich Distinguished Chair at McGill University / National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM Osaka Room |
Music Metadata Rob Kaye – MusicBrainz, Founder & Lead Developer Maureen Droney – Sr Executive Director, Producers & Engineers Wing, The Recording Academy Ron Suarez – LoudFeed, CEO & President Stephen White – Vice President, Product and Content Management Moderator: Michael Papish – Media Unbound, CEO & Co-Founder |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM Sakura Room |
Demos & Presentations Larry Marcus – SoundHound Lucas Gonze – Playdar Tom Brophy & Todd Sun – Getplaylists Ethan Diamond – Bandcamp, Founder & CEO Darryl Ballantyne – LyricFind Marc Rubenstein – Pig Light Show, Owner Host: Meliza Solan – Vator.tv, Producer |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM Spring Room |
Live Events Zack Darling – Innovative Promotional Design & Event Production – Mystic Beat Lounge, Harmony Festival, Burning Man Festival, Earthdance Festival, Decadance, Inflatable Arts Karl Wente – The Concerts at Wente Vineyards Michael Feferman – C 3 Presents Jordan Kurland – Noise Pop Industries Moderator: Jon Luini – Chime Interactive |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM Osaka Room |
The Use and Creation of APIs |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | Afternoon Snack Break |
| 3:30 – 4:30 PM Sakura Room |
Funding |
| 3:30 – 4:30 PM Spring Room |
Studio Production & Mastering |
| 3:30 – 4:30 PM Osaka Room |
Social Games & Music |
| 4:45 – 5:40 PM Sakura Room |
Social Networking: The Future For Musicians |
| 4:45 –5:40 PM Spring Room |
Elevator Pitches
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| 5:40 –6:00 PM Sakura Room |
Special Presentation |
| 6:00 –8:00 PM Sakura Room |
Cocktail Party! |