SF MusicTech Summit V

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

Adam Zbar – CEO, Zannel

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 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

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