Next SanFran MusicTech Summit 10/20/08
We are thrilled to announce that the next SanFran MusicTech Summit will take place at the fabulous Hotel Kabuki on October 20th, 2008. We will gather together the best and brightest developers in the Music/Technology Space, along with the musicians, entrepreneurial business people, and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. We will meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment. All sorts of fabulous panelists are in the process of being confirmed, though some of the folkswho have let us know they will appear include:
Dave Allen - Nemo Designs / Pampelmoose Blog and Label / Ex-Gang of Four Bass Player
Alex Barkaloff - Lionsgate, Executive Producer for Digital Media
Jonathan Blaufarb, Esq. - Davis Shapiro, Partner
Marc Canter - Broadband Mechanics, Founder / Pioneer of Computer Based MultiMedia
Elliot Cahn, Esq. - Law Offices of Elliot Cahn / Elliot Cahn Management
Ted Cohen - TAG Strategic, Founder
Joyce Dollinger, Esq. - Dollinger, Gonski & Grossman
Gary Greenstein, Esq. - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
Ian McFarland - Pivotal Labs, VP of Technology
Lucas Gonze - XSPF
Peter Gotcher - Topspin, Co-Founder & Chairman / Director of Pandora Media, Dolby Laboratories, Line 6, Avnera Corporation and Dash Navigation
Bob Heyman - Mediasmith, Chief Search Officer
Steve Jang - imeem, CMO & Head of Business Development
Ethan Kaplan - Warner Music Technology, Vice President
Rachel Masters - Ning, VP of Strategic Relationships
Jack Moffit - Speeqe, CEO / Chesspark, CEO & Lead Developer / IceCast Streaming Media Server, Creator / Xiph Foundation, Co-Founder
Ian Nieves - DYSCO.dj, Founder
Sean O’Connell - Music Allies, Founder & CEO
Sandy Pearlman - McGill University Professor, Over 15 Gold and Platinum Records, Producer for Bands Such as The Clash and Blue Oyster Cult, Digital Distribution Guru
Heather Rafter, Esq. - DigiDesign, General Counsel
Dave Rosenheim - Jambase, CEO
Paris - Guerilla Funk Recordings
Christopher Sabec, Esq. - Tea Leaf Green, Manager
Dawn Silva - Funk Singer, Brides of Funkenstein / Parliament Funkadelic / Sly & The Family Stone / The GAP Band
Dave Ulmer - Motorola, Sr. Director Multimedia Products and Services
Carnet William - Sprout, Co-Founder & CEO
We had 400 folks at the first Summit, 500 at the second, and are expecting 600 at this, the third. We will be doing everything we can to make this even better than the last one, and are optimistic that we will be able to pull this off.
We hope very much that you will be able to attend, and that we will get a chance to see you at the Summit!
Unfortunately this conflicts with CMJ Music Marathon, otherwise would have loved to attend.