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Wednesday,
August 2, 2006
Speed Dating: One-One-One
Meeting Opportunities
An overwhelming number of companies
participated in this year's One-On-One Meetings, held over three
days of the Convention. These pre-scheduled 10-minute meetings allow
participants to discover new business contacts and get focused time with
current trading partners. Many have called these sessions the most
efficient and productive meetings of the Convention. |
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Welcome Reception
Rhino Entertainment helped to kick this party off
right with a cocktail and a chance to catch up with friends and
associates to toast another memorable year. While attendees enjoyed a
cocktail, The Section Quartet entertained. |
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WEA Zone at Club NARM
We were back in the Zone on the first
night of Club NARM with an extraordinary line-up of artists featuring
newcomer singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini, the talents of legendary
recording artist PF Sloan, and Reggaetón icon Tego
Calderón. |
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PF Sloan
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Tego Calderón
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Thursday, August 3, 2006
Opening Session & Annual
Meeting
Following a breakfast buffet
sponsored by Stellar Records and serenade by New Orleans' Treme Brass
Band, the business of the Convention began in earnest. NARM President
Jim Donio provided the Association update and NARM Board Chairman
Richard Willis, Baker & Taylor, announced the slate of officers for
the 2006-2007 Board term and passed the gavel to Target's Sue Peterson,
who will serve as Chairman for the upcoming year. HITS Magazine's Mark
Pearson led a panel of retail executives in a discussion centering
around the state of music retail and what companies are doing to
reconnect with their customers. Participants included Best Buy, Dimple
Records, Hastings Entertainment, Target and Value Music Concepts.
Corinne Bailey Rae, Capitol's newest songbird, offered her insinuating
Jazz-Blues-Soul croon for entertainment. The session ended with a
keynote address from Google's Chris Sacca. |
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Marketplace
Doors to the Marketplace opened
for the first time following the Opening Session & Annual Meeting. A
wave of attendees browsed the exhibits in
search of new trading partners. |
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The Indie Show ... Licensing
Opportunities In New Arenas
Breaking the usual panel format, this
show, sponsored by RoyaltyShare, featured one-on-one interviews
with the leaders and innovators of the new digital music
services. Participants included Groove Mobile, Mix & Burn
and World's Fair. Host Don Rose, President of A2IM, delivered a
lively and provocative discussion and RoyaltyShare provided a live
commercial. |
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Scholarship Foundation 40th
Anniversary Cocktail Party
Sponsored by Sony BMG Music
Entertainment and the Blu-ray Disc Association, this cocktail party
honored the Scholarship Foundation Class of 2006, as well as the donors
who have made the $5 million in financial assistance available to our
industry's youth for the past 40 years. Of the 28 members of the Class
of 2006, five were present to meet their donors and enjoy the
festivities. Held at Sunset Sam's Fish Camp aboard the U.S.S. Gaylord, a
60-foot sailboat in the hotel's atrium, the vibe was festive,
beachy — Jimmy Buffet-like. Bids for the Ninth Annual
Silent Auction were collected. Proceeds from the Auction will create a
scholarship for the Class of 2007. |
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Club NARM Showcase
This evening it was all about
continuing the good times WEA started the night before and discovering
some fresh new music. It was a night of roof-raising Rock and
Hip-Hop-flavored Soul with Five Star Iris, sponsored by Sonicbids; DRT
Entertainment's POWERMAN 5000; Geffen's Brick And Lace; and Interscope's
Jurassic 5. |
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POWERMAN 5000
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Jurassic 5
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Friday, August 4, 2006
Universal
Music Group Distribution Product Presentation
Following a breakfast buffet sponsored
by Sybersound Records, Universal Music Group Distribution took the
stage. And, in true UMGD fashion, this was one event not to miss. With
eight live performances and electrifying video, attendees were still
buzzing about it long into the evening. |
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Peter Frampton
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James Hunter
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Tanya Stephens
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Hinder
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Chrisette Michele
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Jibbs
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Young Hot Rod
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50 Cent
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NARM/NPD
Research Results
NARM and NPD were pleased
provide attendees with the final phase of NARM's comprehensive
consumer research project. This phase of the research focused on "
Value-Added Physical Product Concepts," that is, a test of six product
concepts to gauge consumer reaction and willingness to purchase.
Concepts included the CD with Store Coupon, CD With Exclusive DVD
Content, DVD Album, CD With Retail Link, CD With Fan Club Membership,
and Vinyl Album With Download Card. Excerpts from this phase of
research, coupled with an overview of phases one and two, were presented
by NPD's Russ Crupnick.
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Research
Presentation by Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen's Rob Sisco and Chris
Muratore returned this year to provide a year-over-year comparison
and analysis of the U.S. music and entertainment market. They pointed to
key trends regarding physical and digital product in the U.S. market,
and took a look at digital purchases on an international
scale. |
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"Mix It Up"
Cocktail Reception
Knowing that NARM members love to
network, NARM provided yet another opportunity to do just that. Our "Mix
It Up" Cocktail Reception featured an open bar and ice pool table
sponsored by Absolut Vodka, and a performance by Jordan Knight sponsored
by Trans Continental Records in conjunction with Rocket Science. The
Marketplace remained open during the Reception for attendees to browse
the exhibits, make new contacts, and get a little business done in a
more relaxed atmosphere. |
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EMI Live At
Club NARM
EMI Music Marketing returned with EMI
Live, an evening of standout performances by Virgin's The Summer
Obsession and The Starting Line, Blue Note's Amos Lee and EMI Music
Catalog Marketing's Grand Funk Railroad. |
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Amos Lee
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Grand Funk Railroad
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Saturday, August 5, 2006
Technology and
New Media Forum: Breakfast, Speakers & Discussions
This morning session provided an
in-depth exploration of the opportunities to be gained by new and
changing entertainment discovery and purchase methods offered by the
Internet, mobile and wireless, video, games, and satellite radio.
Revver's Steven Starr was the morning's featured speakers and was
followed by a panel discussion led by TAG Strategic's Ted Cohen.
Panelists included representatives from AOL Music, Motorola, Muze, The
Orchard, Pandora, PassAlong Networks, Sprint Nextel and XM Satellite
Radio. The session was closed with a keynote by Chuck D, leader and
co-founder of the legendary Rap group Public Enemy. |
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Red Carpet
Reception
New this year, we rolled out the red
carpet and got the party started early for NARM's culminating event, the
Awards Dinner Finale. Sponsored in part by Absolut Vodka, the red carpet
included the Scholarship Foundation Silent Auction, winners of
the Advertising
& Marketing Awards, and some Boogie-Woogie piano from Megawave
Records' Mr. B. |
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Awards Dinner
Finale
The party continued with the Awards
Dinner Finale. Comedian Kathleen Madigan started off the evening and
followed her routine by announcing the winners of NARM's Artist
Of The Year Awards. A performance by Universal/Motown Records
Group's GRAMMY-nominated Scissor Sisters preceded dinner. Following
a special performance by Kool & The Gang, NARM Chairman Richard
Willis presented the group with the Chairman's Award For Sustained
Achievement. Winners of NARM's coveted Merchandiser
& Supplier Of The Year Awards were
named. |
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