Digital Music Forum Elevates Music to the Cloud

Digital Music Forum Elevates Music to the Cloud

Annual Music Leaders' Conference, Oct. 6-7 at Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Media Wire today announced its finalized speaker list, keynotes and agenda for the 6th Annual Digital Music Forum West (www.digitalmusicforum.com/west), to be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles on October 6-7, 2010.

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"The music industry finally finds itself in a forward-moving fashion embracing technology to increase digital sales as CD sales continue their decade long decline," said Ned Sherman, publisher and CEO of Digital Media Wire. "To help make sense of this shifting landscape, Digital Music Forum West features top thought leaders and pioneers from the digital music revolution to address the latest trends of how to monetize music in the cloud, which mobile apps make a difference and real world DIY for artists."

Ever mindful of the fact that this conference was built on people's passion for music, for the first time, it is offering sponsored registration to working artists on a case-by-case basis. Working artists may apply for free registration by sending us their details at music@digitalmediawire.com.

The two-day event is the industry's only comprehensive digital music conference focused on the evolution and future of digital music. The conference agenda, which includes senior participants from major labels, leading indie labels, social networks, online music retailers, mobile companies, artists and association heads, includes top keynotes, discussions and panels on topics including mobile apps, the state of the digital union, the future of Internet radio, online video, digital innovation, investments, the digital copyright debates, rights management, social networking and touring.

Attendees are over 300 senior decision-makers from record labels, music publishers, producers and distributors, technology companies, wireless companies, rights organizations, industry bodies, radio, advertising, attorneys, artists, investors and venture capitalists.

Confirmed speakers include:

Rick Alden, Founder & CEO, SkullCandy

Tom Silverman, Founder & Chairperson, Tommy Boy Records

Chris Tsakalakis, General Manager, StubHub/eBay Tickets

Eric Garland, CEO, BigChampagne

Russ Crupnick, VP & Sr. Entertainment Industry Analyst, The NPD Group

Michael Papish, Product Development Director, Rovi Corporation

Ty Roberts, CTO, Gracenote

Jeff Price, CEO, Tunecore

Brad Navin, CEO, The Orchard

David Del Beccaro, CEO/Founder, Music Choice

Ted Mico, EVP, Interscope Geffen A&M (Universal Music Group)

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

Albhy Galuten, VP, Media Technology Strategy, Sony Network Entertainment

Michael Robertson, CEO, MP3Tunes

David Hyman, CEO & Founder, MOG

Chris Phenner, EVP of Business Development, Thumbplay

Aydin Caginalp, Partner, Ent & Media, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Mitch Rotter, SVP, Marketing & Product Dev., Universal Music Group

Jim Rondinelli, SVP, Strategic Development, Slacker

Jason Gates, Director, Business Development, Pandora

Arvind Venkateswaran, SVP, WW Bus Dev / GM - Americas & Asia, Geodesic

Brock Batten, Creative Director, Mobile Roadie

Steve Bradbury, Vice President, GoTV Networks

Adam Satariano, Reporter, Bloomberg News

Kurt Hanson, Publisher, RAIN / CEO, AccuRadio

Johnie Floater, GM of Media, Live365

David Porter, CEO & founder, 8tracks

Colin Rushing, Senior Counsel, SoundExchange

Larry Kenswil, Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb LLP

Fred Goodman, Author, Fortune's Fool: Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Warner Music, and an Industry in Crisis

Cecily Mak, VP & General Counsel, Rhapsody International Inc.

Patrick Sullivan, CEO, RightsFlow

Pierce Stacy, Director of Business & Legal Affairs, IODA

Les Watkins, SVP, Bus. Affairs & Bus. Development, Music Reports

Fred Beteille, Senior Director of Strategic Technology, The Harry Fox Agency

David Oxenford, Partner, Davis, Wright, Tremaine

John Rudolph, CEO, Bug Music

Samantha Murphy, Singer/Songwriter and Founder, The Highway Girl

Michael Petricone, SVP, Gov't Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association

Jon Potter, Consultant / Former Exec. Dir., Digital Media Association

Mike Spinella, Director, Label Relations AOL Music Network

Tom Gates, Artist Manager, Bill Silva Entertainment

Jack Isquith, SVP, Digital Music, Warner Bros. Records

Jeff Pollack, CEO of Global Media & Entertainment, Pollack Media Group

Luke Kallis, VP of West Coast Sales, VEVO

Celia Hirschman, Host, KCRW's On the Beat

Abe Burns, Digital / Online Marketing, Career Artist Management (Frontline)

Jan D'Alessandro, VP, Bus. Dev. & General Counsel, Topspin Media

John Boyle, President, Hello Music

Jennifer Elias, Director, Bus. Development, Bandcamp

John Davi, Director, Engineering, Cisco

Asya Shein, CEO, Fusicology

Claes Loberg, CEO, Guvera

Adam Wolf, Senior Creative Director, pigFACTORY Music, USA

Jeff Bronikowski, Head of Music, Yahoo!

Tim Scanlin, CEO & Founder, Brandracket & BrandsForBands

Vickie Nauman, VP, North America, 7digital

Syd Schwartz, Founder & CEO, Linchpin Digital

Nic Adler, Owner, The Roxy

Shannon Connolly, VP, Digital Music Strategy, MTV Networks Music Group

David Marcus, SVP, Strategic Initiatives, Warner Bros. Records

Jordan Glazier, CEO, Eventful

Aaron Grosky, President, Control Room

Kelli Richards, CEO, The All Access Group

Event sponsors and media partners include Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Loeb & Loeb LLP, RightsFlow, Rovi, Cisco, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, NVPR, A2IM, Mashable, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Aquarium Drunkard, New Music Tipsheet, EMF, KCRW.com, Music Connection, Fusicology, Mary-Margaret Network, AFTRA, Filter Magazine, Billboard and PR Newswire

For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit: http://www.digitalmusicforum.com/west.

Other prominent Digital Media Wire events include the LA Games Conference; NY Games Conference; Future of Television East; Future of Film Summit; Digital Music Forum East; Digital Media Conference East and West; and Digital Media Insider @ CES. Digital Media Wire is also a programming partner for the annual

Canadian Music Week.

About Digital Media Wire, Inc.:

Digital Media Wire is an events, news, and publishing company serving the digital entertainment & media industry since May 2000. Digital Media Wire produces executive forums featuring the leading executives in digital media and entertainment. Digital Media Wire also publishes an authoritative daily email newsletter and industry directory. For more information, please visit www.dmwmedia.com.

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