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InSights & Sounds Preliminary Schedule All events, dates and times subject to change. |
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Fri., August 20 |
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| 8 AM - 5 PM |
Registration |
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| 8 AM - 5:30 PM |
Special Pre-Convention Music Business "Crash Course" Moderator: Alexis Kelley, LiveWire Entertainment Sales & Marketing
Topics
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Legal/Business Plan
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SoundScan & Street Pulse
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Production & Manufacturing
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Distribution in the Digital Age
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Radio Promotion, Publicity & Touring
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Marketing & Sales
Additional $50 registration fee required. Speakers to be announced. |
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| Sat., August 21 |
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| 8 AM - 5 PM |
Indie Lounge |
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| 8 AM - 7 PM |
Registration |
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| 9 AM - NOON |
Special Interest Discussion Groups
9 - 9:50 AM Christian/Gospel Urban
10 - 10:50 AM Blues Americana/Bluegrass/Folk
11 - 11:50 AM Lifestyle Products Latin/World
Open to all Convention registrants. Specific time slots and discussion group leaders to be announced. |
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| NOON - 5:30 PM |
Indie "Town Meeting" Part 1: Welcome To NARM...Box Luncheon & Workshop (NOON - 1:30 PM) Box Luncheon sponsored by Virtual Music Stores "Original Artist Albums Manufactured On-Demand in Retail Stores"
Part 2: Indie Retailer Group Meetings With Branch Distributors (1:30 - 5:30 PM) |
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| 5:30 - 7 PM |
"Welcome Back" Reception
Performances Sahra Indo, Olumeye Records/Isis Management Pavlo, Justin Time Records |
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| 9:30 PM |
WEA Night at Club NARM Jason Mraz, Atlantic Records Shinedown, Atlantic Records John Davis, Word Entertainment Bonnie McKee, Reprise Records
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| Sun., August 22 |
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| 8 AM - 5 PM |
Indie Lounge |
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| 8 AM - 5 PM |
Registration |
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| 8 - 9 AM |
Opening Breakfast |
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| 9 AM - 5 PM |
Marketplace Open |
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| 9 AM - 11 AM |
Business Session & Annual Meeting Welcome Jim Donio, NARM Acting President Chairman's Message & Board Presentations David Schlang Performance Hayley Westenra, Decca Records Keynote Presentation A Conversation With Clive Davis, Chairman & CEO BMG North America Interview by Geoff Mayfield, Billboard Information Group |
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| 11 AM - NOON |
eBay: Getting Started on eBay and Seller Basics |
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| 1 - 2 PM |
eBay: Advanced Seller Tips |
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| 2 - 3 PM |
Product Presentation: New Opportunities in Entertainment Retailing You've heard the buzz. Now take this opportunity to learn more about the exciting new physical and digital delivery options using kiosks, in-store burning, downloading, sampling, and much more.
Participants MICS (Music Inventory Control System) Mix & Burn Synergy Distribution (TouchStand) VMS (Virtual Music Stores)
Additional speakers to be announced. |
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| 3:30 - 5 PM |
Seminar: What's Ahead for the Entertainment Industry? An Analyst's Perspective
Participants Wayne Jackson, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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| 5 - 6 PM |
Happy Hour ... Unplugged
Performances Rachael Sage, Mpress Records |
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| 7 - 9:30 PM |
NARM Scholarship Foundation Dinner Honoring Scholarship Recipients & Donors Featuring Winners of NARM's "Class Acts" Competition
Performances The Karg Boys, Winners of NARM's First "Class Acts" Competition J-Me, Ripe/E-Nate Records Distributed by Navarre Entertainment Media They Might Be Giants, Walt Disney Records |
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| 9:30 PM |
Club NARM Juz Cuz, PPL Records USA/Malibu Trading Company John Brannen, Sly Dog Records Brazilian Girls, Verve Music Group The Chick Corea Elektric Band, Concord Records |
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| Mon., August 23 |
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| 8 AM - 5 PM |
Indie Lounge |
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| 8 AM - 5 PM |
Registration |
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| 8 AM - 5 AM |
Marketplace Open |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
Networking Breakfast |
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| 9:30 - 11 AM |
Universal Music & Video Distribution Product Presentation Artists to be announced. |
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| 1 - 2 PM |
eBay: Getting Started on eBay and Seller Basics |
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| 2 - 4:45 PM |
Research Super Session |
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Part I (2 - 3:15 PM): Demystifying Sales Trends in Music, Video & Video Games
Speakers Rob Sisco, Nielsen Music Chris Muratore, Nielsen Entertainment Mark Tindle, Nielsen Entertainment's Music Division |
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Part II (3:30 - 4:45 PM): Consumer Insights ... From Home Front to Store Front
Presenter Russ Crupnick, NPD MusicWatch |
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| 5 - 6 PM |
Happy Hour Uplugged
Performances LP, Light Switch Records/Musicrama Distribution & Marketing |
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| 9:30 PM |
Indie Night at Club NARM
Performances Beth Hart, Koch Records Bob Schneider, Shockorama/Vanguard Records/Welk Music Group Camper Van Beethoven, Pitch-A-Tent/Vanguard Records/Welk Music Group Malibu Storm, Rounder Records |
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| Tue., August 24 |
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| 8 AM - 5 PM |
Indie Lounge |
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| 8 AM - 1 PM |
Registration |
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| 8 AM - 3 PM |
Marketplace Open |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
Networking Breakfast |
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| 9:30 - 10:30 AM |
Dual Disc Product Presentation Sponsored by BMG, EMI, Sony Universal, Warner & 5.1 Entertainment Group Performance John Ondrasik, Columbia Records |
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| 10:30 - 11 AM |
Refreshment Break |
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| 11 - NOON |
Latin Music Product Presentation
Performances Kevin Johansen, Sony Music Norte Ha-Ash, Sony Music Norte Kalimba, Sony Music Norte Don Omar, Universal Music Latino |
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| 1 - 2 PM |
eBay: Advanced Seller Tips |
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| 2 - 3:30 PM |
Seminar: Satellite Radio Signs On
Moderator Marc Schiffman, Billboard Publications
Participants Stu Bergen, Columbia Records Kid Kelly, SIRIUS Satellite Radio Elliot Kendall, Universal Music Enterprises |
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| 3 - 5 PM |
Indie "Speed Dating" (One-On-One Meetings) |
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| 5 - 6 PM |
Happy Hour Uplugged
Performances Catherine Marie Charlton, River Dawn Productions |
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| 7 - 10 PM |
Awards Finale Dinner ... "Let Loose & Celebrate"
Master of Ceremonies Leeza Gibbons, Top Sail Entertainment
Presentations Advertising Awards Merchandisers & Supplier of the Year Awards
Performances Ben Harper & the Blind Boys of Alabama, Virgin Records Gretchen Wilson, Epic Records Nashville |
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| 10:30 PM |
Ultra Records presents ... "Dance the Night Away" at Club NARM
DJ DJ Drew, Ultra Records |
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