Digital Music Conference Comes to NYC
New York, NY (February 25, 2008) – This event is actually happening Tuesday, February 26th, so it’s too late to get in (and expensive – tix were $900), but it doesn’t matter; what you really want is the information on this page.
Scroll down to see the executives who are speaking and dig a little bit into their companies and background. See what you can find out about them, and if there are opportunities available to get in touch for a possible informational interview, advice session and/or guidance that might help surface your own brand, product or artist. While there’s a 99% chance these suits won’t listen to your demo, if you approach them with respect and intelligence, they might be open to at least pointing you in the right direction.
The panelists and their companies provide services that can give you an idea of the avenues you need to succeed in the digital space, and the discussion topics can help with that, too. Check the first one:
1:45pm – 2:45pm
PANEL 1: The State of the Digital Union
This panel of industry experts will discuss the hot button issues of day, including the debate over digital music pricing, ad-supported music models, online and mobile music product offerings and business models, next generation devices and the future of digital rights management. What is the current state of the online and mobile music markets and where is the industry heading?
Panelists
Brad Duea, President, Napster
Greg Scholl, CEO, The Orchard
Mike Rich, SVP & GM, AOL Entertainment and AOL Black Voices
David Del Beccaro, Founder & President, Music Choice
Ted Mico, Head of Digital, Interscope Geffen A&M
Glenn Otis Brown, Strategic Partner Developer, YouTube
Moderator: Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic / Chairman, MEF Americas
There will most likely be literature across the web in the next few days concerning the outcome of this conference. Keep your eyes open for any postings and get to reading any analysis you can get your hands on; it will keep you up on the latest trends in the industry. I’ll do my best to corral some things for you here as I see them, but it’s best if you find some links on your own and apply them to your own mission statements and initiatives.
Of course, if you ARE in the city and feel you can talk the talk without sounding like an idiot, you could always go and wait for these people to come out of the museum and try to get an audience with them… who knows, maybe they’ll be in a talkative mood. Chances are they won’t, but ahh – you gotta risk perchance to dream. Word.