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Monday December 7, 2009

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SCHEDULE - MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009

 

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast


9:00 – 9:15 AM
Sakura Room

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Brian Zisk - Executive Producer, SF MusicTech Summit


How Technology Shapes the Hits
Jay Frank - Author, "Futurehit.DNA" / SVP of Music Strategy for Country Music Television, a division of MTV Networks


9:20 – 10:20 AM
Sakura Room

Meet the Press

David Downs - Freelance writer
Michael Masnick - Techdirt, Founder
Ben Parr - Mashable, Co-editor
Paul Resnikoff - Digital Music News, Founder & Publisher
Celia Hirschman - KCRW: On the Beat
Moderator: Jon Healey - LA Times, Editorial Writer


9:20 – 10:20 AM
Spring Room

CLE: Digital Licensing Dollars

David Basskin - Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), President
Ned Hearn - Law Offices of Edward R. Hearn
Jonathan Earp - IODA, VP of Legal Affairs
David Kostiner - Counsel LLP
Moderator: Elliot Cahn - Attorney/Manager

ATTORNEYS: This panel is approved for 1 hour of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. Sign-in required.

 

9:20 – 10:20 AM
Osaka Room

Devices, Deals & Music

Darryl Ballantyne - LyricFind, President & CEO
Jeff Sass - Myxer, VP of Business Development
Tim O'Brien - Tapulous, Head of Business Development
Roy Kosuge - Heatwave, Business Development Consultant
Moderator: Dave Ulmer - Sr. Director Multimedia, Motorola


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
Chris Tremmel - Luxoflux/Activision, Creative Director
Anthony Castoro - Heatwave, Co-Founder
Wilson Kriegel - Outspark, VP of Marketing, Business Development & Ad Sales
Moderator: Chris Kohler - Wired.com Gamelife blog


10:30 – 11:30 AM
Spring Room

Getting to Popular

David Katznelson - Birdman Recording Group, President
Zoe Keating - Cellist
Matt Goldberg - VolumeEleven.net, Co-founder
Emily White - Whitesmith Entertainment, Co-founder
Davis Powers - Current TV, VP of Music Programming
Moderator: Francis Ten - West Indian Girl / Lusso Lab


10:30 – 11:30 AM
Osaka Room

Convergence Marketing

David DeVore - FanMail Marketing, General Manager
Naveen Jain - SparkArt, Founder & CEO
Adam Zbar - Zannel, CEO
Bryn Boughton - Iris Distribution, CMO
Heidi Richman - HRMP Lifestyle Marketing & Promotion
Moderator: Christopher Buttner - PRThatRocks.com, Founder/President


11:30 – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break


1:00 – 2:00 PM
Sakura Room

Google Keynote Panel

Keynote: RJ Pittman - Google, Director Product Management


Ali Partovi - MySpace, SVP of Business Development
Tom Conrad - Pandora, CTO
Craig Palmer - President, Gracenote
RJ Pittman - Google, Director Product Management
Zahavah Levine - YouTube, General Counsel


1:00 – 2:00 PM
Spring Room

Snapshots - Sitting Down With Innovators

Constantine Roussos - Founder & CEO, .music
Jean Cook - Future of Music Coalition, Interim Executive Director

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
Host: Celia Hirschman - KCRW / One Little Indian / Downtown Marketing


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
Andy Gadiel - JamBase, Founder & President
Brenden Mulligan- Artist Data, President/Founder
Lee Martin - Silva Artist Management, New Media Overload
Jolie O'Dell - Read Write Web, Community Manager and Daily Writer
Moderator: Gabe Benveniste - SonicLiving, Founder / CEO


3:00 – 3:30 PM

Afternoon Snack Break


3:30 – 4:30 PM
Sakura Room

Funding
Ethan Jacks - Silverwood Partners
Larry Marcus - Walden VC
Mika Salmi - Angel Investor
Mark Sugarman - MHS Capital
Moderator: Jeff Yasuda - Blip.fm


3:30 – 4:30 PM
Spring Room

Studio Production & Mastering
Gavin Lurssen - Lurssen Mastering, President
Elliot Mazer - Reid Productions, Producer
Steven Halpern - Inner Peace Music, Composer, Recording Artist, Producer
John Cuniberti - Recording, Mixing, Mastering
Moderator: Ken Walden - Secrets of the Pros, Owner


3:30 – 4:30 PM
Osaka Room

Social Games & Music
Andrew Lee - JamLegend, Co-founder & CEO
James Miao - thesixtyone, Co-founder
Charles Huang - Guitar Hero, Co-Founder & EVP Business Affairs
Josh Hubball - Conduit Labs
Moderator: Steve Jang - Entrepreneur / Startup Advisor


4:45 – 5:40 PM
Sakura Room

Social Networking: The Future For Musicians
Dave Allen - Pampelmoose / Fight / Gang of Four, Founding Member
Tim Quirk - Rhapsody, VP of Programming
Sebastian Keefe - Family of the Year, Musician
Anthony Batt - BUZZMEDIA, Founder & Chief Creative Officer
David Hyman - MOG, Founder / CEO
Moderator: Theda Sandiford - Theda Dotcom LLC, President


4:45 –5:40 PM
Spring Room

Elevator Pitches
Starring YOU!
All are welcome to stand up and present an up to 1-minute pitch about their company or idea, to connect with others who may want to work with you.
Host: Brian Zisk - Executive Producer, SF MusicTech Summit



5:40 –6:00 PM
Sakura Room

Special Presentation
Stephan Jenkins - Third Eye Blind 3eb / truemeaning


6:00 –8:00 PM
Sakura Room

Cocktail Party!
Sponsored by: LyricFind / Wente Vineyards
Special visual presentation by: Marc Rubenstein, Pig Light Show DJ / Music by Cez


Speakers

Special presentation by Stephan Jenkins, Third Eye Blind 3eb! / True Meaning, sharing his insights and highlighting the December 14 launch of his new non-profit.


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


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


Adam Zbar - CEO, Zannel


Brian Zisk - Executive Producer, SF MusicTech Summit / Founder & Strategist, Collecta



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