
August 14 & 15,
2008
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info@bandwidthconference.com -Main Page -Registration -Location/Hotels -Sponsorship Opportunities -Contact |
Thursday, August 14Noon: Registration Opens |
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1:00 pm - 4th Floor Lounge |
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2:00 pm to 2:50 - 4th Floor Lounge BellwethersFanscape's Larry Weintraub sits down with representatives of the leaders of the industry - music loving youth. A look at the way they discover, purchase (?), interact with, and are exposed to music. |
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4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - 4th Floor Lounge Crystal Ball PanelWhere esteemed and brilliant folks gaze into the future and confabulate on the upcoming musical landscape...
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Moderator: Michelle Quinn, Los Angeles Times |
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5:00 pm - Onsite Kickoff Cocktails
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Friday, August 159:00 am - Venue opens |
Click on Speaker name for more info... more to be added shortly. * |
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Various Times - Library Library Discussion in the Round and Meetups
Bandwidth '08 features library discussions in the round where the audience is an essential part of the conversation, as well as meetups. Join us to voice your thoughts or meet others. |
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10:00 am - 4th Floor Lounge If It's Too Loud...Marketing to the older demographic: The number one question at last year's conference: how do I reach that lucrative older market? They love their music, but they aren't learning about bands on MySpace. So how do they find, purchase and interact? These panelists have successfully, as part of their businesses, answered that question....
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Moderator: Shawn Bates, weareFlex |
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10:00 am - 3rd Floor Hall Word of MouseSocial Media Marketing. There's more of it, and there's more ways to tweek the system (does that band from Wichita really have 42 million Myspace plays? Is that comment legit or written by a corporate marketer?). Being heard above the clutter while keeping your "top friend" status. |
Moderator: Scott Perry, Sperry Media/New Music Tipsheet |
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11:00 am - 4th Floor Lounge The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The TruthWhat's it take to really run a label? A look at independent labels and the realities of turning a profit - the numbers, sales, staffing and marketing costs of running a label today. |
Moderator: Christina Eichelberger, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment |
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11:00 am - 3rd Floor Hall BRANDArtists and their music in partnership with companies and other entities. |
Moderator: Charlie Moran, "Songs For Soap" Blog/Advertising Age |
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Noon Lunch hour. For those of you staying onsite, we have Ted Cohen of TAG Strategic will lead "Let's Do Lunch!"Grab a sandwich and see if you're pulled up to the stage where Ted will run you through your paces on the topics that matter most. |
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1:00 pm - 4th Floor Lounge Free, or Not To Free?Free music streaming online - making it commercially viable for both artist and service. |
Kevin Arnold, IODA |
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1:00 pm - 3rd Floor Hall The Mobile Music panel |
Moderator: Cortney Harding, Billboard |
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2:00 pm - 4th Floor Lounge Upcoming ReleasesThe electronic gadgets, digital doodads, and other gizmos that will influence the musical and fan experience. |
Moderator: Susan Kevorkian, IDC |
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2:00 pm - 3rd Floor Hall Conversation with Sub Pop's Jonathan PonemanBandwidth presents Jonathan Poneman, co-founder of Seattle's Sub Pop Records. Celebrating Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary, Poneman has seen it all - and lived to tell. Jonathan will be interviewed by Wired's Nancy Miller. |
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3:00 pm - 4th Floor Lounge 360 Degrees of SpeculationThe current state of 360 deals. |
Moderator: Jon Blaufarb, Davis Shapiro Lewis & Hayes |
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3:00 pm - 3rd Floor Hall Conversation with Chop Shop Music's Alexandra PatsavasPatsavas was named as the 2006 "Entertainment Marketer of the Year" by Advertising Age for her work choosing music for some of the most-watched television shows of the past 10 years, including Grey's Anatomy, The O.C., Gossip Girl, and Without A Trace. Patsavas has also been named one of Variety's 50 honorees for their annual "Women's Impact Report," and featured as one of Billboard's "Top Women In Music." Last year, Patsavas formed Chop Shop Records. The label's roster features singer/songwriters Jade McNelis and Anya Marina, and indie-pop band The Republic Tigers |
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4:00 pm - 4th Floor Lounge Digital DownloadA discussion on the current market, the outlook, and the future possibilities. |
Moderator: Paul Resnikoff, Digital Music News |
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4:00 pm - 3rd Floor Hall Master of Their DomainThe possibilities, realities and future for established artists who bypass a label and create a central hub for their music, touring, and fans. |
Moderator:
Jay Gilbert |
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5:00 pm - 4th Floor Lounge Cocktails! |
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*Schedule and speakers subject to change.