Upcoming Events
San Francisco Music Startup Academy
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: 5:30 pm, February 14, 2012
Location: Rdio Headquarters (Hamm’s Building Penthouse Suite 1550 Bryant Street, San Francisco)
Description: After a productive day at SF Music Tech, some cocktails with friends, and a few hours sleep, head over to Rdio headquarters for digitalmusic.org’s Music Startup Academy.
“The future of the music business is dependent upon technology innovation, but there are very few opportunities that provide the fundamentals of the industry for these entrepreneurs,” said Bill Wilson, VP, Digital Strategy & Business Development, NARM/digitalmusic.org. “Here in San Francisco, it is our goal to build a bridge between these groups so more great new music-focused start-ups get to market quickly and achieve success.”
Speakers will be announced shortly, but rest assure that each class will be taught by industry experts that know the ins and outs of technology, start-ups and the music industry. Classes slated for this program are:
• Label and Publishing Basics for Entrepreneurs
• Music Industry Content Acquisition and Business Development
• Getting Under The Hood: Music Operations For CTOs and Developers
The pre-regsitration fee for this event is $79. Onsite registrations will be accepted and individuals will be charged $99 to register onsite. To pre-register, visit http://sf-musicstartupacademy.eventbrite.com/Webinar: 2011 State Of Online Music By Next Big Sound
Starts: 4:00 pm
Ends: 5:00 pm, February 16, 2012
Location: GoToWebinar
Description: 65 billion new plays. 16 billion profile views. 3.4 billion new fan connections.
The amount of online music activity Next Big Sound recorded in 2011 is staggering, and it’s all covered in the company’s first annual State of Online Music report which includes major trends and highlights from 2011: overall consumption numbers, top networks and their most popular artists and days, the top 50 artists of 2011, as well as artists that progressed from the predictive Next Big Sound chart to our popularity leaderboard, the Social 50.
For more about the report, visit http://nextbigsound.com/industryreport/2011?utm_source=weekly_reports&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Next%20Big%20Sound%20Email%20Reports.
Be sure to join us on February 16 from 4-5 PM EST as Next Big Sound’s Sam Pucci, discusses the findings of the report as well as ways in which Next Big Sound can help you better track how consumers discover and listen to your music. To register, go to https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=NARM&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=20139a1f-1298-4c0f-8a53-702e5f02fcc7Entertainment & Technology Law Conference
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: 5:30 pm, March 1, 2012
Location: Offices of Greenberg Traurig (Metlife Building, 200 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, New York City)
Description: We’re bring this course back to the Big Apple for the fourth time since the inception of the conference series, giving the music and legal communities yet another opportunity to interact with industry advocates and influencers on the entertainment industry’s most pressing legal and policy issues.
Slated discussions include:
• Bankruptcy and Copyright Assets: Minimizing the Effect on Third-Party Licensees
• Licensing Musical Works: Varied Approaches to Fixing a Broken System
• Legislative Solutions to Online Piracy – Dissecting SOPA/PIPA/OPEN Act Provisions
• Antitrust in Media & Entertainment: The Fine Line between Survival and Monopoly
For speaker and registration information, visit http://www.narm.com/events/entertainment-technology-law-conference-series/3-1-12-new-york-city/Music Start Up Academy at SXSW
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: 12:00 am, March 15, 2012
Location: SXSW
Description: digitalmusic.org, the virtual home of music business association NARM’s digital initiatives, will present several sessions from its “Music Start Up Academy” curriculum to the 2012 SXSW Music Conference, in conjunction with the SXSW Accelerator program. SXSW Music and Platinum badge holders will be able to participate in the Music Start Up Academy, which will be held on Wednesday, March 14.
“The future of the music business is dependent upon technology innovation, but there are very few opportunities that provide the fundamentals of the industry for these entrepreneurs,” said Bill Wilson, VP, Digital Strategy & Business Development, NARM/digitalmusic.org. “SXSW’s Conferences bring together thousands of people from both worlds, and we hope the Music Start Up Academy event will build a bridge between these groups so more great new music-focused start-ups get to market quickly and achieve success.”
For agenda information, visit http://www.narm.com/events/music-startup-academy/3-14-12-austin-tx-sxsw/Music Biz 2012
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: 12:00 am, May 11, 2012
Location: Los Angeles Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Description: Visit musicbiz2012.com for more details on how and why to attend the year's only event that brings together BOTH the commerce and content sides of the music business.
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