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InSights & Sounds Preliminary Schedule 
All events, dates and times subject to change.

 

Fri., August 20

   
8 AM - 5 PM

Registration

 

8 AM - 5:30 PM

Special Pre-Convention Music Business "Crash Course"
Moderator: Alexis Kelley, LiveWire Entertainment Sales & Marketing

Topics

  • Legal/Business Plan
  • SoundScan & Street Pulse
  • Production & Manufacturing
  • Distribution in the Digital Age
  • Radio Promotion, Publicity & Touring
  • Marketing & Sales

Additional $50 registration fee required. Speakers to be announced.

 

 

Sat., August 21
8 AM - 5 PM Indie Lounge
8 AM - 7 PM

Registration

 

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.

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)

5:30 - 7 PM

"Welcome Back" Reception

Performances
Sahra Indo, Olumeye Records/Isis Management
Pavlo, Justin Time Records

9:30 PM

WEA Night at Club NARM
Jason Mraz, Atlantic Records
Shinedown, Atlantic Records
John Davis, Word Entertainment
Bonnie McKee, Reprise Records

 
Sun., August 22

 

 

8 AM - 5 PM Indie Lounge
8 AM - 5 PM

Registration

 

8 - 9 AM Opening Breakfast
9 AM - 5 PM

Marketplace Open

 

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

 

11 AM - NOON eBay: Getting Started on eBay and Seller Basics
1 - 2 PM eBay: Advanced Seller Tips
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.

3:30 - 5 PM

Seminar: What's Ahead for the Entertainment Industry? An Analyst's Perspective

Participants
Wayne Jackson, PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

5 - 6 PM

Happy Hour ... Unplugged

Performances
Rachael Sage, Mpress Records

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

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

   
Mon., August 23

 

 

8 AM - 5 PM Indie Lounge
8 AM - 5 PM

Registration

8 AM - 5 AM Marketplace Open
8:30 - 9:30 AM

Networking Breakfast

 

9:30 - 11 AM

Universal Music & Video Distribution Product Presentation
Artists to be announced.

 

1 - 2 PM eBay: Getting Started on eBay and Seller Basics
2 - 4:45 PM Research Super Session
 

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

Part II (3:30 - 4:45 PM):  Consumer Insights ... From Home Front to Store Front

Presenter
Russ Crupnick, NPD MusicWatch

5 - 6 PM

Happy Hour Uplugged

Performances
LP, Light Switch Records/Musicrama Distribution & Marketing

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

 
Tue., August 24
8 AM - 5 PM Indie Lounge
8 AM - 1 PM Registration
8 AM - 3 PM Marketplace Open
8:30 - 9:30 AM Networking Breakfast
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
10:30 - 11 AM Refreshment Break
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

1 - 2 PM eBay: Advanced Seller Tips 
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

3 - 5 PM Indie "Speed Dating" (One-On-One Meetings)
5 - 6 PM

Happy Hour Uplugged

Performances
Catherine Marie Charlton, River Dawn Productions

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

10:30 PM

Ultra Records presents ... "Dance the Night Away" at Club NARM

DJ
DJ Drew, Ultra Records