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PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
*Check back frequently for updates. Schedule subject to change.*
Wednesday October 13, 2010
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Welcome Reception (All Registration Passes & Badges)
Check in to the Welcome Reception and break the ice with your peers the evening before the conference kicks off.
Thursday October 14, 2010
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
All-day Registration
Pick up your badge and credentials any time during the day (8:30 AM to 5:00 PM) at the conference venue
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Complimentary Continental Breakfast (Full Conference Registration badge)
(for panelists and attendees with rooms booked in the host hotel and within the group block)
9:05 AM – 9:15 AM
Welcome Message
A warm welcome message from the event organizer to conference attendees.
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Oracles, Futurists and Visionaries (Full Conference Registration badge)
Oracles, Futurists and Visionaries (Full Conference Registration badge)
Let’s discuss current and future music industry trends and how they affect the artist management community. In the midst of the applications and gadgets “gold rush”, we’ll pick out some of the more indispensible and effective music services and applications. Includes Q&A session.
10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
What’s the Deal? (Full Conference Registration badge)
How are deals being structured? We’ll cover the latest in Branding, Music Licensing, Merchandising, Label 360 (and even 270) deals, Upstreaming & Distribution, Publishing & Songwriting, Sponsorships, Endorsements, Artist-branded Enterprises, TV/Film acting, Modeling, Cosmetic, Clothing, and more. Includes Q&A session.
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
Morning Coffee Break / Networking Session (Full Conference Registration badge)
Don’t be shy! Mingle with your peers over refreshments and make some new contacts
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Manager and Artist Relations (Full Conference Registration badge)
What factors make for a good artist-manager relationship? How will 360 (multiple rights) deals and label “one-stop-shops” affect the artist-manager relationship? Includes Q&A session.
12:25 – 1:10 PM
Home Plate (Full Conference Registration badge)
We’ll cover management company setup and operations. Will management companies also have to consider “one-stop-shop” models (incorporating label services, merchandising, branding, etc., into their operations) to survive as “stand-alone” operations? Includes Q&A session.
1:10 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break / Networking Session (Full Conference Registration badge)
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
The Team! (Full Conference Registration badge)
Build a team around the artist (including the manager, entertainment attorney, record label, booking agent, and publicist). How about music publishers, promoters, accountants, etc? We'll discuss fees, commissions, retainers, artist development, and more. Includes Q&A session.
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Growing the fan base (Full Conference Registration badge)
We’ll discuss the various ways of successfully connecting with fans – spreading the word, getting heard, and monetizing the relationship. Topics include leveraging social media, interactive strategies, publicity & public relations, promotion, memberships and donations, “word-of-mouse”, engaging fans in grassroots campaigns, and more. Includes Q&A session.
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Afternoon Refreshment Break / Networking Session (Full Conference Registration badge)
Don’t be shy! Mingle with your peers over refreshments and make some new contacts.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sign on the Dotted Line (Full Conference Registration badge)
How do managers evaluate artists and bands for signing? What are the procedures that various managers employ in the process of looking for bands to sign? What factors play a role in the decision-making process? What type of data is relevant and how is the data collected? Which systems can be gamed by artists and how are they manipulating the data? Includes Q&A session.
7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Evening Activities (Band Showcases / Networking After-parties) - (Full Conference Registration and Network Receptions Pass badges)
Enjoy an evening of band showcases and networking parties designed to cement relationships with your new friends and contacts.
Friday October 15, 2010
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
All-day Registration
Pick up your badge and credentials any time during the day (8:30 AM to 5:00 PM) at the conference venue
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Complimentary Continental Breakfast (Full Conference Registration badge)
(for attendees with rooms booked in the host hotel and within the group block)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
The Money Trail (Full Conference Registration badge)
From the manager’s standpoint, what’s going out vs. what’s coming in? Where is money being made and spent? Whose ‘hands’ touch the money along the journey? What gets deducted and by whom? How are properties and rights negotiated and priced? Let’s discuss the various ways fees, commissions, advances, payments, and royalties are structured. Includes Q&A session.
10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
Putting on the Ritz! (Full Conference Registration badge)
The anatomy of a gig. We’ll discuss rehearsals, hiring musicians, contracts, riders, rentals, sound & stage production, backline, lighting, sound, audio-visual, video, props and set design, merchandise and CD sales, insurance, security, mailing lists, promotion, and more. Includes Q&A session.
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
Morning Coffee Break / Networking Session (Full Conference Registration badge)
Don’t be shy! Mingle with your peers over refreshments and make some new contacts
11:30 AM – 1:10 PM
One for the Road (Full Conference Registration badge)
Regional, national & International touring. Topics will include logistics, routing, booking, sales, itineraries, rentals, accommodations, visas, financing, promotion, publicity, personnel, venues, insurance and liabilities, overcoming obstacles and challenges on the road, health matters, transportation, musical culture and customs in different countries, and more. Includes Q&A session.
1:10 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break / Networking Session (Full Conference Registration badge)
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Let’s Put it All Together (Full Conference Registration badge)
Let’s track a song from the moment it’s conceived until it’s delivered to the buyer. We’ll discuss writing, copyright, the role and impact of producers, rehearsing, selecting musicians, assignments of rights, equipment for home recording, booking studio time, tracking/recording, editing, mixing, mastering, photography, graphic design, manufacturing, distribution (digital and brick-and-mortar). Includes Q&A session.
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
“I Need Management” (Artist Pass Registration badge)
So, managers are the new labels? After the ‘DIY’ honeymoon, most bands / artists are discovering that they’ve hit a wall and gone as far as they can on their own. However, the big question is “who can help get them to the next level”? Top-shelf management companies want artists to have a ‘buzz’ in their region and gigs that draw 400 people to a venue time and time again. Most artists are left scratching their heads wondering what it takes to get to that level and create that buzz. We’ll provide the blueprint for artists to follow in order to reach that plateau and even continue beyond.
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Afternoon Refreshment Break / Networking Session (Full Conference & Artist Pass Registration badges)
Don’t be shy! Mingle with your peers over refreshments and make some new contacts
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Mentor Sessions and Business Corner (Full Conference Registration badge)
For some of you, this is your chance to pick the brains of those a few rungs up the ladder from where you are. For others, come ready to do business with people you’ve met over the course of the conference or not yet had a chance to sit down and go over proposals with.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
“I Need Management II” Q&A panel session (Artist Pass Registration badge)
Let’s have a lively and robust question and answer session to conclude the “I Need Management” panel
7:30 PM – 2:00 AM
Evening Activities (Band Showcases / Networking After-parties) - (Full Conference, Network Network Reception & Artist Pass Registration badges)
Enjoy an evening of band showcases and networking parties designed to cement relationships with your new friends and contacts
Saturday October 16, 2010
12:00 NOON – 2:00 PM
Conference Wrap Brunch (All Registration Passes & badges)
Join us for the aftermath wrap brunch to wind down from the hectic yet educational and fun couple of days at the conference.
*Conference schedule is subject to change. Check back frequently for updates.
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