Rosch Thompson, Vice President of A&R for Pure Play Music, to Speak at Popkomm, the Premier International Music and Entertainment Conference

Rosch Thompson, Vice President of A&R for Pure Play Music, to Speak at Popkomm, the Premier International Music and Entertainment Conference

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pure Play Music's (Pink Sheets: PPML) Vice President of A&R, Rosch Thompson, will join industry leaders and innovators as they discuss the current state and future of the digital music industry.

Mr. Thompson will discuss what impact online file sharing has had on the music industry as well as discuss if there have been improvements or setbacks that are a direct result of the peer-to-peer movement. In addition, his panel will discuss what value P2P may add to music distribution, as well as critically assess the phenomena of social networking and user-generated content and how it can be monetized by the music industry using P2P technologies.

"It is a fast-changing world with respect to the music distribution revolution we are leading," says Rosch Thompson, Vice President A&R, Pure Play Music. "Pure Play Music is at the forefront, allowing independent artists to use new distribution channels to monetize their music while retaining the right to sign with a major label when they are discovered. It will be an honor to discuss the changes that are occurring in our space with other notable forces. This is truly a time to create, collaborate and communicate with each to drive additional innovation in the music industry," adds Mr. Thompson.

Popkomm houses three crucial elements for music industry innovators: Popkomm exhibition, the international music and entertainment business trade show; the Popkomm Festival, one of the world's major showcase festivals with more than 400 solo artists, bands and DJs playing in over 25 official locations, and the Popkomm Conference, which gives an outlook into decisive developments within the business.

   Popkomm 2008 is October 8 through October 10 in Berlin, Germany.    About Pure Play Music:  

Pure Play currently features and promotes over 6,000 acts from a total of 42 countries, all of whom have been vetted through the stringent Pure Play A&R selection and legal process.

Artists grant Pure Play specific non-exclusive commercial rights to their music. The Pure Play Web site allows access to the main radio broadcast, six genre-specific music streams, on-demand music tracks, artist pages, business directories, news articles, store downloads, an international gig guide and numerous other features, all of which contribute to an average page view quantity per visitor only exceeded by a few established on-line communities.

Under development for launch for the end of 2008 is 'Pure Play People,' the Pure Play social networking platform, believed to be the next generation of both social networking and radio broadcasting.

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Source: Pure Play Music

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