2011 Schedule

We know that CMW can be a lot to take in, especially for first-timers. So welcome to the “Comfort Zone,” a place to take a breath and process at your own pace a conference awash in cutting-edge ideas and creative business plans. If you want to get the most out of your CMW experience, orientation is a must. So grab a coffee and talk to our trained professionals about what CMW can personally offer you.

Start your economic engines! Canadian Music Week hits the ground running with its annual kick-off session, featuring words of welcome from CMW President Neill Dixon and sage advice from Jasper Donat, CEO Music Matters Asia, on the vast market potential of Southeast Asia.
Canadian Music Week also looks forward to carving new inroads for Canadian companies to pursue new opportunities to do business with the music companies in France and its territories. Introduction by the Head of the French Trade Commission to Canada, Monsieur Patrick Imbert.

Welcome, Introductions
Neill Dixon, President Canadian Music Week

Opening Conversation
Patrick Imbert, Trade Commissioner, French Embassy (Focus On France)
Jasper Donat CEO, Music Matters, Singapore (Spotlight On Southeast Asia)
Karen Thorne-Stone - CEO and President, Ontario Media, Toronto, ON

Come with questions, leave with facts. In this session, top analysts and researchers present an overview of the latest research on digital music. Revelations include penetration rates, consumer attitudes toward embracing new technology, the most active platforms and channels and – most importantly – hard economic performance numbers. What will the industry look like in the years to come? These numbers are key.

Presenters:
Mark Mulligan - VP, Research, Forrester Research Ltd. London, UK
Vanessa Thomas - SVP, Sales, Nielsen/SoundScan, The Nielsen Company, Markham, ON
Russ Crupnick - President, Entertainment, The NDP Group Inc. New York, USA

Presented by: The Canadian Traffic Network
To the digitally-minded, we don’t have listeners anymore, we have “friends” and “followers.” But if radio is to transition into a digital future, is everything old-school to be deleted? With a record reach of 93%, traditional radio must be doing something right. Could it be because of what got us to “the show” in the first place, content? What strategies from traditional radio will be valuable in the transition to the online world? This session of new-economy visionaries and old school pros will try to maximize the middle ground.

Introductions - Michael Becker, PlayMPE, Los Angelels
Introduction:
Ivan Shulman – President, The Canadian Traffic Network (CTN), Toronto, Canada
Keynote:
Erica Farber – Founder and Chief, The Farber Connection, Studio City, USA
Moderator:
Ross Davies - VP Prog/Ops, Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc. Toronto, Canada
Panelists:
Chris Ebbott – Program Director, 99.9 Virgin Radio (CKFM), Toronto, Canada
Daniel Anstandig – President, McVay Media / McVay Syndication, Cleveland, USA
Dean Blundell – Morning Host, 102.1 The Edge (CFNY), Toronto, Canada
Howard Kroeger – President, Kroeger Meida, Winnipeg, Canada
Jeff Pollack – CEO, Chairman, Pollack Media Group, California, USA
Jeff Vidler – VP and Managing Director, Radio, Vision Critical, Toronto, Canada
JJ Johnston – GM, Corus Radio, Ontario East, Canada
Valerie Geller – President, Geller Media, New York, USA

It’s been more than a decade since the industry was turned upside down digitally, and it has yet to catch its breath. Get a handle on one platform and another shows up to steal marketplace share. So what do the players predict for the next decade? Will any digital structure ever again have the staying power of the CD? This conversation of all-star panelists and audience will go wherever the future of music leads it.

Keynote:
Rio Caraeff – President and CEO, VEVO, New York, USA
Moderator:
Ted Cohen – Managing Partner, TAG Strategic, Los Angeles, USA

Panelists:
Graham Henderson – President, CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association), Toronto, Canada
Rio Caraeff – President and CEO, VEVO, New York, USA
Vince Bannon – VP, Entertainment partnerships and Development, Getty Images, Los Angeles, USA

Presented by: CAAMA (Canadian Association For The Advancement of Music & The Arts)
Southeast Asia was once a geopolitical “hot spot.” Today, it’s an economic one, with combined GDP of $1.4 trillion represented in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). With free trade and a robust appetite for Western music, they offer huge trade opportunities for our artists and industry. Professionals from ASEAN will present valuable market overviews (including publishing and licensing, live, digital and mobile) and hard numbers to delegates in intimate forums.

Co-Moderators
Jasper Donat CEO Music Matters Asia / Branded Ltd Hong Kong
Steve McClure Exec Editor McClure’s Asia Music News Tokyo

Panelists
Colleen Ironside MD Live Limited Hong Kong
Michael Hosking Founder & MD Midas Promotions Pte. Ltd. Singapore
Neil Thompson Deputy Managing Director Bec Tero Entertainment Bangkok
Yonathan Nugroho Director Trinity Optima Production Jakarta
Bernie Refuerzo A&R/Marketing Mgr Able Music International Inc. Quezon City, Philippines
David Bland Snr International Business Mgr PMD Plus Co., Ltd. Huaykwang, Thailand
Kieven Yim Marketing Consultant Sony / ATV Music Publishing Kwun Tong Kowloon
Nikki Chee Swat Enterprises Pte. Ltd. Singapore

JEFF WOODS INTERVIEWS NIKKI SIXX

Rock legend. Best-selling author. Photographer. Host of the syndicated radio show “Sixx Sense” and “The Side Show Countdown”. Get a backstage look into the world and mind of a rock star. Nikki Sixx will discuss his many ventures – including a new book and album, both titled “This Is Gonna Hurt” – in an exclusive interview.

Nikki Sixx is the creative force behind a multitude of projects. As the founder, bass player and songwriter for the genre-defining rock band Mötley Crüe, he led the band through an unbridled career of rock ‘n’ roll, addictions, recovery, exploits, breakups, and girls, sending their first five albums to platinum status in the process. From their debut album in 1981 (Too Fast For Love) through to 2008’s Saints of Los Angeles, Mötley Crüe have sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, emerging as one of the most influential and enduring rock acts of their era. Their ’89 release Dr. Feelgood, topped the Billboard 200 chart at Number #1, marking the band’s most successful and best-selling album to date. The new millennium saw the band issue a best-selling, tell-all biography entitled “The Dirt” - and the launch of Crüe Fest, the highest grossing summer rock tour package in 2008.
In 2007, Sixx published “The Heroin Diaries”. This haunting chronicle of addiction stayed atop the New York Times Best Seller list for more than six months and went on to sell over 350,000 copies in the US alone. In a fitting crescendo, the accompanying soundtrack by Sixx:AM - (featuring Sixx, James Michael and DJ Ashba) – sold over 300,000 copies in the U.S. and solidified the group with “Life Is Beautiful”, the most played rock track of 2008.

Sixx’s most recent venture is the syndicated radio show “Sixx Sense” and its companion weekend show “The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx”, carried nightly and on the weekends, respectively, on nearly 60 rock/alternative music stations in the US and Canada. Hosted by Sixx himself and co-host Kerri Kasem, the duo provoke straight, honest talk from special celebrity guests, bands and friends and play the hottest and newest music in rock.

On April 12, 2011, Sixx will release the follow-up to “The Heroin Diaries” titled “This Is Gonna Hurt”. The book explores a new, more introspective side, the first ever public showing of his photography and insights on his life yesterday, today and tomorrow. “This Is Gonna Hurt” takes Sixx to a whole new level as an artist, musician and photographer. Accompanying the book, and slated for a May 3rd release, will be a new CD by Sixx:AM complimenting the book’s themes and showcasing the incredible songwriting and musicianship of Sixx and Sixx:AM band mates James Michael and DJ Ashba.

Celebrity Interview:
Nikki Sixx - Musician / Author

Interviewer:
Jeff Woods – Journalist, Jeff Woods, Town of the Blue Mountain, ON

Presented by: The Canadian Traffic Network
In this programming and research session we work with Nielsen BDSradio, Excel, our calculator and T-square to examine two studies from Canadian markets.
We've got the answers to these questions:
What happens when you compare five stations programming virtually the same format in one market?
Is the trend in old music still new?
How does the competitive landscape impact programming decisions?
Improve your radio IQ through this examination of programming metrics such as library size, rotation, day parting, duplication and more.

Introduction:
Stephanie Friedman – GM, The Nielsen Company, Markham, ON

Presenter:
Andrew Forsyth - Operations Consultant, BDS Radio Canada, The Nielsen Company, Markham, ON

Presented by: Tunecore Canada
It’s one of the oxymorons of the age. If you can distill your band’s message to 140 characters or less, you can extend your reach a thousandfold. And Twitter is just one of a slew of social media arms and tools – including blogs and Facebook - that artists are using to promote concerts, plan tours using strategic fan traffic data and, ironically enough, extend a personal touch to an entire fanbase. How can we maximize the feedback and profitability of artist-fan “quality time?” This panel connects the dots between new digital tools and promotion, marketability, tours, merch and sales. Interact with us, and you won’t regret it.

Steve Pratt – Director of CBC Radio Digital Programming, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Vancouver, Canada
Panelists:
Lou Plaia – Co-Founder & EVP, Music Industry Relations, ReverbNation, New York USA
Patrick Faucher – Founder & CEO, Nimbit, Framingham, MA, USA
Benji Rogers – Founder, Pledge Music, London, UK
Jeff Price - Founder & CEO, Tunecore, Brooklyn, NY, USA
David Noel – Soundcloud Evangelist, Soundcloud Ltd., Berlin, Germany

The superstars of marketing break bread, accept honours and schmooze at this eagerly-anticipated awards luncheon - a colourful event fairly bursting with wit, wisdom and creative energy. Closely watched by agencies and broadcasters alike, The Crystals are an industry barometer of who’s who, and who’s hot. Limited tickets are available now for this unparalleled networking event.

Your Host:
Doug Funk - Comedian

Musical Guest:
Andrew Allen, Courtesy of Sony Music Canada

One day you’re paying for your own stage time in your home town, the next day you’re big in Bucharest. Opportunities abound for musicians willing to see the world via touring, licensing and recording deals. Whether it’s Europe, Asia or beyond, we’ve got the insights from emerging artists who’ve taken advantage of an open door that leads overseas.

Moderator:
Steve McClure – Executive Editor, McClure’s Asia Music News, Tokyo, Japan

Panelists:
John Watson – Managing Director, John Watson Management, New South Wales, Australia
Matt Smallwood – General Manager, Maple Music / Fontana North, Toronto, Canada
Paul Knowles – Manager, Jenral Group, India
Raghu Dixit – Artist, Mumbai, India
Shaw Saltzberg – Senior VP, S.L. Feldman & Associates, Vancouver, Canada

From scalpers to secondary ticket sellers, to mysterious surcharges, ticketing has always been a contentious issue in the industry. Add in paperless tickets, digital seat selection, promoter mergers, scrappy new players and tax issues, and the issue of who owns and profits from the ticket becomes muddy indeed. This panel of old guard reps and trailblazing new players, will examine myriad issues, including VIP programs ( “upsells”), discounting and miscellaneous breaks (example: Ozzy giving free album downloads to ticketbuyers), ticket bundling, sponsorship, SOCAN’s 3% cut and more.

Moderator:
Bob Lefsetz – Publisher, THE LEFSETZ LETTER, Santa Monica, CA, USA

Panelists:
Chuck La Vallee – Head of Music Partnerships, StubHub, San Francisco, USA
Ann Barker – Senior Manager, New Business Development, Ticketpro Canada, Coldwater
Brian Ohl – GM, Regional VP, Global Spectrum Facility Management, John Labatt Centre, London, ON,
Kevin Leflar – President and CEO, The Official Community Corporation, Toronto, ON
David Hazan – Virtual CMO, Gigswiz, New York, USA
Tara Luft – MapleMusic.com / Ticketbreak, Toronto, ON
Dan Teree – Founder, Pres & COO, Ticketfly, Inc., San Francisco, USA

When the bottom fell out of recorded music, the industry looked to live music to pick up the slack. But the change in focus left all involved vulnerable to the ups-and-downs of the touring business. Last year’s “recession summer” is history, and it’s time for a realistic post-mortem. In this session, powers-that-be in the industry will look at what happened and figure out what it means in the “360 era” and to ticketing, touring, talent development and corporate activity in the long term.

Moderator:
Vinny Cinquemani – President, S. L. Feldman & Associates, Toronto, Canada

Panelists:
Bill Silva – President, Bill Silva Management, West Hollywood, USA
Michael Chugg – President, Chugg Entertainment, Surry Hills, Australia
Michael Bisping – Owner, Managing Director, A.S.S. Concerts & Promotion, Hamburg, Germany
Michael Hosking – Founder, MD, Midas Promotions Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Neil Thompson – Deputy Managing Director, Bec Tero Entertainment, Bangkok, Thailand
Nick Farkas – Executive Director, Evenko, Montreal, Canada

Justin Bieber, K’naan, Justin Nozuka… Canadian artists all, who’ve recently clambered up the French music charts. What makes their success more striking is that they’re Anglophones who’ve crashed a linguistic barrier. French music fans have long been a welcoming audience for Quebecois artists. Now Canadian Music Week looks forward to carving new inroads for Anglophones with music companies in France and its territories. With 65 million people, France is the third most populous country in Europe. We’ve got the contacts – including labels, distributors, promoters, agents and publishers - to help you break into the Gallic market.

Moderator:
Eric Baptiste, CEO, SOCAN, Toronto, ON

Panelists:
Aziliz Benech, Mama Event, Paris,FR
Guillaume de Remusat, Owner/Manager, Remusat Mgmt. Paris, FR
Sebastien Nasra , President, Avalanche Prod., Montreal, QC
Xavier Collin, General Mgr., Woof Trade Publishing, Paris, FR
Laurent Bonnet, Manager, Atmospheriques, Paris FR
Jeffrey Remedios, President, Arts & Crafts, Toronto, ON
Mary Catherine Harris, Co-Founder, Third Side Music, Montreal QC
Julien Bruneau de la Salle, Head of Programming, NRJ Group, Paris, FR

Few would argue that understanding today’s consumer behaviour, digital culture and evolving technology landscape is critical to extracting enough value from the music business that those committed to it can still make a decent living. But in the corresponding rush to give today's music fans what they want when they want it, the lines between stakeholders have become increasingly blurred. Even with business models evolving though, effective tools for music discovery, distribution, promotion and curation remain an absolute necessity. This panel brings together a group of powerful creative minds from some of the major stakeholder groups - radio, label, management, artist - in an attempt to understand what strategies are being implemented now that will shape the sustainable music business of the future.

Moderator:

Greg Nisbet – Founder & CEO, Mediazoic, Toronto, Canada

Panelists:
Alan Cross – Sr. Program Director CIIS /Corus, Host/Curator, Corus Entertainment, Toronto, Canada
Jake Gold – President, The Management Trust, Toronto, Canada
Jeremy Fisher – Singer / Songwriter, Montreal, Canada
Terry McBride – CEO & Co-Founder, Nettwerk Music Group, Vancouver, Canada

Presented by: The Canadian Traffic Network
We all have a cell phone, but to really understand how the mobile phenomenon has changed American consumers, Jacobs Media has gone behind-the-scenes to study its true impact on broadcasters – and our lives. In a world where mobile devices are with us all the time and always "on," Fred Jacobs and his team will take a deep dive into the world of iPhones, Androids and Blackberries and explore how they’re changing our lives.

Presenter:
Fred Jacobs – President, Jacobs Media, Southfield, MI, USA

The media was the initial bearer of the bad news – concert tour cancellations, stagnant revenues and an economy that doesn’t yet promise better days. But, in reality, was it a catastrophe or a correction? We look to the front-liners – the participants in our annual Agent Super Session – to put some perspective on the red-ink and forecast as far ahead as 2012. This panel features the priceless insights of some of the heaviest international agency hitters, experts in hand-to-hand deals with promoters, venues, ticket sellers, merchandisers and more.

Moderator:
Emmanuel Patterson – Promoter, Live Nation Canada, Toronto, Canada

Panelists:
Ralph James – President, The Agency Group, Toronto, Canada
Jeff Craib – Vice President, S. L. Feldman & Associates, Toronto , Canada
Steven Himmelfarb – Agent, The Billions Corporation, Chicago, USA
Andrew Goodfriend – NY Agent, TKO (The Kirby Organization), Los Angeles, USA
Julien Paquin – VP & Agency Director, Paquin Entertainment Agency, Toronto, Canada
Jacco Van Lanen - Agent, Double Vee Concerts

Radio, posters and flyers. Back in the days of album rock and vinyl, they were the holy trinity of concert awareness and kick-starting word-of-mouth. Today, the arsenal includes mass emails, and social networking, from fansites to blogs to Twitter and Facebook. You can carpet-bomb or you can narrowcast, according to market strategy and the nature of the audience.
Meanwhile, fans wield the power of instant gratification – from cheap ticket searches to online petitions that illuminate demand hotspots like a lantern in the dark. Our experts say this is just the beginning, and unsold concert ticket inventory suggests it still has far to go. Find out how this symbiosis is evolving and how it’s filling seats.

Moderator:
Jonas Woost – Director of Programming, transmitNOW, Vancouver, Canada
Panelists:
Anderson Bell – CEO & Founder, FanFueled, Chicago, USA
Dorrian Porter – CEO, Mozes, Inc, California, USA
Howard Han - CEO & Founder, GigMaven Inc, New York, USA
Mike More – CEO & Founding Partner, headliner.fm, New York, USA
Rynda Laurel – COO, af83 inc San Francisco, CA
Rebecca Teal – Marketing Director, Live Nation Global Touring, Toronto, Canada
Paul Josephsen - Sr. Director of Tour Marketing, Eventful Inc., San Diego, USA

Presented by: The Canadian Traffic Network
“Citizen journalism” was only the beginning. With the entire Web. 2.0 community stepping up to do pretty much anything – from scientific research to creating a Super Bowl ad – the word “professional” may be in jeopardy. Or is it? Crowdsourcing is certainly a viral phenomenon, but Can Crowd Sourcing increase your ratings in PPM or Diary?Is it just a game, or is it the new reality? Daniel Anstandig/VP McVay Media moderates this panel of industry experts who will help you identify goals and assess what part crowdsourcing can play in your future growth.

Moderator:
Daniel Anstandig - President, McVay New Media , McVay Media, Cleveland, USA

Panelists:
Christian Hall – OM/PD, X92.9 FM (CFEX) Calgary’s New Rock Alternative, Calgary, AB
Alan Cross – Sr. Program Director, CISS/Corus, Host/Curator, Corus Entertainment, Toronto, ON
Wayne Williams – Owner, Wayne Williams Media Inc., Toronto, ON
Philippe Patrice - Chief Digital Platforms Officer, Astral Radio, Montreal, QC

Presented by: Shalinsky & Company
Don’s signature line from Mad Men speaks to the reality of industry seed money. Our panelists are professional investors – except they gamble on artists instead of stocks. Their goal: to see tomorrow’s stars through an inevitable blizzard of bills. Recording – studio rental, tracks and mixing – isn’t free. Tour expenses are rising; video production remains a big expense. This panel knows all the funding sources, from tax credits to grants to private sources, and all the ins-and-outs therein.

Moderator:
Duncan McKie – President, FACTOR, Toronto, ON

Panelists:
Aengus Finnan – Touring Officer, Ontario Arts Council (OAC), Toronto, ON
Beverley McKee – Program Director, VideoFACT, Toronto, ON
Catherine, Bird – Grant Writer for The Arts, Toronto, ON
Bonnie Fedrau - Managing Director, EBA Entertainment Business Affairs Inc., Toronto ON
Keely Kemp – Consultant, Industry Initiatives, Ontario Media Development Corp. (OMDC), Toronto, ON
Phil Gumbley – Operations Manager, FACTOR, Toronto, ON

Presented by: CAAMA (Canadian Association For The Advancement Of Music & The Arts)
In the new reality of music sales, small beats big. It’s quicker, more adaptable and more adept at finding audiences in odd places. So it’s no coincidence that most new music is recorded, distributed and discovered outside the mainstream milieu of the major labels. Artists who effectively own their own labels are generating and keeping more of their own revenue. We have a panel of artists who’ve enjoyed the fruits of their own creativity, and had incredible success selling their music in the digital world. Learn about possible marketing ideas and techniques, self distribution and discover why the music industry is finally growing to its full potential. DIY is the future, and they’re here to tell you how to join in.

Moderator:
Jeff Price - Founder & CEO, Tunecore, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Panelists:
Doug Kaye – Head of Label Operations, Average Joe’s Entertainment, Nashville, USA
Liam Sullivan – Artist, Toronto, Canada
Melanie Doane – Artist, Toronto, Canada
Mike Gonek – Artist, Nights and Weekends, Toronto, Canada

Presented by: RadioActive Conference presented by The Canadian Traffic Network
Radio promotions have changed drastically over the last few years. This panel will ensure that you are fully armed to promote your station with every weapon available to you. Moderator Peter Diemer of Momentum Media Marketing has gathered together some of the brightest minds in broadcasting and marketing to share their vision of the present and the future. Learn what’s working in the marketplace for stations during this highly informative discussion and talk more about social media as it evolves with radio audiences.

Moderator:
Peter Diemer – VP, Strategic Marketing, Momentum Media Marketing, Vancouver, BC

Panelists:
David Gratton – CEO & Founder, Work at Play, Vancouver BC
Gayle Zarbatany – PD , 106.1 KissFM ( CHEZ), Ottawa, ON
Paige Nienaber - VP,Fun & Games, Clifton Radio and CPR (Clifton’s Promotions Ranch), Scandia, MN, USA
Ronnie Stanton - Brand Director / Operations Manger,Virgin 95.3 FM, AM 650, Vancouver, BC

If the industry is doing something wrong – and let’s face it, it’s always doing something wrong – Bob Lefsetz is the one who’ll shout it out loud. The author of the e-mail newsletter, "The Lefsetz Letter" has been speaking his truth without apology for decades, alienating the powerful and intriguing the forward-thinking with out-of-the-box ideas on downloading, pricing, copyright and - most important of all - the music. Faithful readers include Steven Tyler, Bryan Adams, Quincy Jones, Irving Azoff and more. Warning: Not for those who can’t handle the truth.

Keynote:
Bob Lefsetz – Publisher, THE LEFSETZ LETTER, Santa Monica, USA

It’s obviously a lot easier to score well-paid festival gigs when people already know your name, but for the relatively unknown artists, finding that first festival gig is close to impossible. Or is it? Fortunately, the world is swarming with festivals and we have the experts in the house to give you insight into how programmers and festival buyers pick their talent rosters. Learn tour tips for the road, how to break into new markets and make the most out of live gigs.

Moderator:
Adam Lewis – Owner, Planetary Group, Boston, USA

Panelists:
Damian Cunningham - Booking Agent & Music Festival Consultant, Peats Ridge Festival, Sydney, Australia
Emmanuel Patterson – Promoter, Live Nation Canada, Toronto, ON
Geoffrey Trio – Founder & Director, Code One Entertainment, Miranda, Australia
Jason Furman – Agent, S. L. Feldman & Associates, Toronto, ON
Jonny Stevens – Executive Director, Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax, NS
Steve ‘Revo’ Miller - Liverpool SoundCity, London, UK

It’s CMW’s biggest night - the annual industry celebration that puts the “vent” in event. It’s a raucous red-letter date on the industry calendar that fuels feuds, creates friendships and gives props to the pioneers and builders of our industry. It’s also been the site of some legendary musical reunions.

This year’s Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee is Bill Evanov; President of Evanov Communications Inc., who will receive the Allan Waters Lifetime Achievement Award.

Also being honoured are Bachman & Turner, inductees into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame along with entertainment lawyer and television producer Stephen Stohn, and Sarah McLachlan, the recipient of this year’s Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award.

Canadian Music Week is building bridges between nations (where’s OUR Nobel Prize?) with its ground-breaking international roundtable. This unique forum - spanning gaps of language, culture and government - features frank roundtable discussions with VIP guests who are plugged into the international music economy. Participants will take part in breakfast roundtables, moderated by a Think Tank facilitator, and will be asked to participate in a findings survey. Summary results will be posted on-line after the conference.

Keynote:
American indie filmmaker Ellen Seidler is the co-producer/co-director of the sexy, hit lesbian romantic comedy, “And Then Came Lola” staring Ashleigh Sumner and Jill Bennett. Like so many recording artists, Seidler’s film has fallen victim to massive piracy. Her story and her one-woman campaign against those who finance large scale online theft, is an inspiration to indie artists from every genre. We’ll use Seidler’s story to kick off a discussion about how the creative community can better mobilize and fight piracy.

Host:
Christian Castle – Attorney, Managing Partner, Christian L. Castle Attorneys, Los Angeles, USA


Panelist:
Ellen Seidler - Producer - Fast Girl Films - San Francisco, USA
John Lewis - Director of Canadian Affairs - IATSE - Toronto, Canada
Graham Henderson - President - CRIA - Toronto, Canada

Presented by: RadioActive Conference presented by The Canadian Traffic Network
New technology knocks daily on the doors of every broadcast exec in the country, with the viability of the entire industry at stake. The CRTC faces the same issues – with the potential cost of failed decision-making being irrelevancy and economic damage. CRTC commissioner Rita Cugini is here to speak about the techno-challenge and to answer your questions about the Commission’s role in your future.

Interviewer:
David Farrell – President, FYI Music News, Toronto, ON

Keynote:
Rita Cugini – Commissioner, Ontario Region, CRTC, Gatineau, QC

Presented by: The Canadian Traffic Network
Car engines aren’t the only things that need regular maintenance! You also have to keep the vital parts of your station running at top performance. Everything from your motor-mouthed talent to the sparkplug programmers and the fuel-injected promotion team must act in synch for your station to perform at top efficiency. In this charged-up session, two of the industry’s top morning show coaches deliver 50 invaluable ideas in 50 minutes that will keep the show fresh, help you connect with your listeners and strengthen your day-slot while the competition goes stale.

Presenters:
Tommy Kramer - Talent Coach, Tommy Kramer, Dallas, TX
Michael O’Malley - Partner, Albright & O’Malley, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

Presented by: World Vision
One of our most successful sessions is back! We’ve assembled the players who’ve led some of North America’s most wildly effective music-integrated promotions. Old-school sponsorship is being left behind, growth-wise, by corporate marketing that uses new media and strategies to directly target fans. Here, we’ll put some of the most stunning successes in sponsorship and branding under a microscope and outline the deals required to raise artists’ profiles and reward fans in the new environment.

Moderator:
Marcie Allen –President, MAC Presents, New York, USA

Dave Curtin – Managing Partner, DeepMix, Hollywood, USA
Dave Videka – CEO, Rooftop Agency, Toronto, ON
Geoff McMurdo – VP of Marketing, North America, Research In Motion (RIM), Waterloo, ON
Rachel Wood – Founder & Owner, Woodwork Music, Manchester, UK
Tom Jackson – President, Tom Jackson Productions, Franklin, TN, USA

Presented by: DMW Digital Media Wire
Recent announcements about new market entrants and speculation that Apple and possibly Google may launch their own cloud-based services have created new questions and a lot of buzz around the concept of "music in the cloud". How are business models progressing and what more needs to be done to fully legitimize cloud-based distribution channels? What kinds of marketing and promotional tactics show the most promise for profitably exploiting these uniquely consumer-based systems? What does the future hold for cloud-based music services?

Moderator:
Ned Sherman – CEO & Publisher, DMW Digital Media Wire, Los Angeles, USA

Panelists:
Jon Irwin – President, Rhapsody Inc., Seattle, USA
Eric Klinker – CEO, Bittorrent, San Francisco, USA
David Noel – Soundcloud Evangelist, Soundcloud Ltd., Berlin, Germany
Ben Drury – CEO and Co-Founder, 7 Digital, London, UK

Presented by: The Canadian Traffic Network
You may think you know how to post on a Facebook page. You may even Tweet. But a surprising number of stations and personalities are clueless as to the finer points of creating an online personality and making their presence widespread across the ‘Net. Our moderator, Newcap’s Steve Jones, gives you a plain and simple how-to for setting the right tone and indentity, whether via Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter, or email database.

Moderator:
Steve Jones - Vice President, Programming, Newcap Radio, Dartmouth, NS

Panelists:
David Huszar – Senior VP, Digital, Corus Entertainment Inc., Toronto, ON
Jay Kruz – Program Director, Rewind 94.9, Cincinnatti, OH, USA
Michael McVay – President, McVay New Media, Cleveland, USA
Paul Kaye – Program Director, BRMB, Birmingham, UK

Presented by: EMI Music Canada
The best way to your fans’ hearts could be through their smart phones and iPads. Mobile apps connecting artists and fans were a phenomenon of 2010 – encompassing music distribution, new info, exclusive videos, news-feeds and band “buzz.” This panel will attempt to cut through the barrage of musical new media and zero in on the apps with the most dramatic results. It’s an old relationship redefined by a new, digital frontier, and we’ve got a strategy for you.

Moderator:
Ralph Simon – Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum, Los Angeles , USA

Panelists:
Dorrian Porter – CEO, Mozes, Inc, Palo Alto, California, USA
Gwenael Le Bodic – President, Les Editions Greencopper, Greencopper, Montreal, QC
Joel Urnom – Director, Mobile Marketing and Partner Relations, EMI Music Canada, Toronto, ON
Matthew Snyder – President & CEO, ADObjects Inc., Vancouver , BC
Michael Schneider – CEO, Mobile Roadie, Beverly Hills, USA
Paavo Backman – Prime Minister (CEO) , Mobile Backstage, Hellsinki, Finland

The ‘Net’ came in, the rules changed, and the little guy won. Or so goes the shorthand version of the past decade’s complex industry sea-change. But in this session, you’ll hear the heads of labels talk about a looming “tipping point” in the struggle between the Indies and the giants. Real monetization of the ‘Net, once considered an impossibility, is now being taken seriously. Will the giants once again rule? This open conversation will cover the indie labels’ strategy for maintaining and adding to their successes in a continuously changing environment, including buzz-building, merch and micro-royalties.

Moderator:
Tom Silverman – Chairman & CEO, Tommy Boy Entertainment, New York, USA

Panelists
Bernie Cho – President, DFSB Kollective, South Korea
Chris Taylor – President, Last Gang Records, Toronto, ON
Jeffrey Remedios – President, Arts & Crafts, Toronto, ON
Joel Carriere – President , Manager of Alexisonfire, Bedlam Music Management, Toronto, ON
Shauna de Cartier – President, Six Shooter Records, Toronto, ON
Sebastien Nasra – President, M for Montreal, Avalanche Productions, Montreal, QC
Terry McBride - CEO & Founder , Nettwerk Management, Vancouver, BC

Each year, CMW lets the world know what’s coming next musically, via the CRMAs. A highly-anticipated showcase of “buzz” bands, playing for a matinee audience of influential industry ears, the CRMAs have, over the years, amassed an astonishingly high batting average for predicting the emergence of big name acts. A rookie-of-the-year award driven by radio-play, it is the most youthful and energized luncheon Music Week has to offer.

David Marsden - one of Canada’s first true Rock’n’Roll deejays is this year’s Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee who will be receiving the Allan Waters Lifetime Achievement Award at this exciting ceremony!

Host: Humble Howard Glassman

This panel of industry experts holds your key to the online community. With a range of expertise in marketing success stories, consumer trends and explosively-creative content, they’ll offer a roadmap into how you can capitalize on customer initiatives via the social networks. How are the social media growing to embrace licensed content and advertising? What are the pitfalls re: piracy and privacy? With the right prep, you can poke and tweet your way to a profitable future.

Moderator:
Corey Denis – Founder, Not Shocking LLC, San Francisco, USA

Panelists:
Eric Alper – Director of Media Relations and Label Acquisitions, eOne Music Canada, Toronto,ON
Fiona Bloom – President, The Bloom Effect, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Jonathan Hull – Director of Strategic Relationships, Ning, Palo Alto, California
Patrick Faucher – Founder & CEO, Nimbit, Framingham, MA, USA
Rynda Laurel – COO, af83 inc, San Francisco, USA

In live music, it’s the ultimate in thinking big. Festivals represent the industry’s most significant step in the evolution of programming enterprise and revenue building. But big payoffs also carry bigger risks, as, say, the producers of last year’s Lilith Fair could tell you. This panel features international festival producers and talent buyers with impressive track records sharing valuable tips and cautionary tales in the game that has come to dominate the half-billion dollar concert industry. From community-based events to traveling “weekend cities,” find out about the future of a phenomenon.

Moderator:
Ford Englander – EVP, Promoter Network and International, Sonicbids, Boston, MA, USA

Panelists:
Detlef Schwarte, Managing Partner, Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germamy
Martin Elbourne – Talent Buyer, Co-Promoter, Glastonbury Festival, The Great Escape, UK
Peter Parkin – President, Shephard Ashmore Insurance, Vancouver, BC
Stefan Reichmann – Promoter & Booker, Haldern Pop Festival, Rees-Haldern, Germany
Wolfgang Linneweber – Haldern Pop Festival, Rees-Haldern, Germany
Fra Soler - Primavera Sound, SL, Barcelona, Spain

Presented by: MuchMusic
I Want My Music Videos Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device!
Music videos, which served as one of the most important promotional and marketing tools during much of the past twenty-five years, are back, but the model is different as production costs have gone down and viral, social, online and mobile networks have replaced cable
television as the platforms of choice. This panel will discuss opportunities and business models for the music industry utilizing online video platforms. What impact will a robust market for online video have on the future of the music industry? What types of deals are being done? What is happening with video in the mobile space? How are music videos fitting into the promotional plans in the digital age?


Keynote:
Brad Schwartz – Senior VP & General Manager, The Much MTV Group, Toronto, ON

Moderator
Jay Baage – VP, Content and Business Development, DMW Digital Media Wire, Los Angeles, USA

Panelists:
Bryan Segal - VP of Canada, comScore Media Metrix, Toronto, ON
Evan Lowenstein – Founder and CEO, Stage It, San Francisco, USA
Julie Lee – Executive VP, Business Development & Affairs, VEVO, New York, USA
Marisa Bangash – Co-Founder, Uncensored Interview, New York , USA
Pierre Lamoureux – Producer & Director, Cinemusica - FogoLabs Corp, New York, USA

Julian Assange isn’t the only one with secret info. Relatively few people appreciate just how comprehensive the flow of valuable consumer information has become. How can musicians use this information to further their careers? Highly targeted analysis services can collect and collate data from the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and widespread website hits, giving you a virtual Human Genome of “the fan.” Listens, sales, promotional effectiveness, it’s all here. Learn who collects the info, who deciphers it, and what the pitfalls may be if that info gets loose.
These experts will address those questions - and tell us how convert those ones-and-zeroes into meaningful cash flow.

Moderator:
Simon Kellman - Manager, Syndication Operations, VEVO, New York, USA

Panelists:
Alex White – Co-Founder & CEO, Next Big Sound, Boulder, Co, USA
Allison Shaw - VP of Marketing, .MUSIC , USA
Kevin Arnold – Founder & CEO, IODA, San Francisco, USA
Lee Parsons – Co-founder, Ditto Music, Birmingham, UK
Marie-Alicia Chang – Co-Founder & Head of Business Development, MusicMetric, London, UK

Presented by: The Canadian Traffic Network
So many changes have come over broadcasting in the last few years that everybody is trying to do more with less people, less money and, in some instances, less motivation. We're gathering together the people who are responsible for overseeing the future of broadcasting to help us all see into the future.

Moderator:
Erica Farber – Founder and Chief, The Farber Connection LLC, Studio City, California

Panelists:
Christopher Grossman – Owner, Haliburton Broadcasting Group, Toronto, ON
Chris Gordon – President, CHUM RADIO, Toronto, ON
Denise Donlon – General Manager, CBC Radio /Radio-Canada, Toronto, ON
Bill Evanov – President &CEO, Evanov Communications, Evanov Radio Group, Toronto, ON
Jacques Parisien – President, Astral Radio, Astral Media Radio Inc., Montreal, QC
Paul Ski – CEO, Radio, Rogers Broadcasting Ltd, Toronto, ON
Richard Costley-White, CEO, Blackburn Radio Inc., London, ON
Rob Steele - President & CEO, Newcap Broadcasting Ltd., Dartmouth, NS

Revenue streams have always flowed through the artist manager’s office. But with new, non-traditional revenue opportunities popping up every day, that office is awash with unprecedented power and responsibility. Artist managers are now content managers. They follow the money to every corner of the ‘Net. They control the artists’ connection to the fans, both face-to-face and through social networks. In this session, some of the most creative management personalities will help you navigate these stormy-but-potentially-lucrative seas.

It doesn’t matter if you are a new manager just or a seasoned veteran, you are sure to get something attending both of these discussions. We have been extremely fortunate to acquire a panel of insightful and experienced individuals to speak this year.

Moderator:
Larry LeBlanc – Senior Editor, Celebrity Access, Boulder, CO, USA

Panelists:
Bill Silva – President, Bill Silva Management, West Hollywood, CA, USA
Dave Morris – Manager, W. F. Leopold Management, Burbank, CA, USA
Jake Gold – President, The Management Trust, Toronto, ON
Mark Kates – President, Fenway Recordings, Cambridge, MA, USA
Mathieu Drouin – Co-Founder, Crystal Math Management, Montreal, QC

On the face(book) of it, college students are the ideal audience for an artist. With disposable incomes, pockets full of gadgets and a highly networked environment, it’s easy for college students to ingest music. A demographic that has broken bands for decades and launched industry careers for young promoters. But how deep is that well today – and how dependable a market, given that students are also major file-sharers? You may be surprised by how many ways collegians access music, how the demographics (more female, more minorities) have changed the listenership, and, most importantly, how huge a “campus tour” can be.

Moderator:
Adam Countryman – Agent, The Agency Group, Toronto ON

Panelists:
Ben Buchanan – Toronto Agent, The Windish Agency, LLC, Chicago, USA
Billy The Kid – Artist, Vancouver, BC
Earle Taylor – Executive Director, COCA (Canadian Organization of Campus Activities), London, ON
Ian Gormely - Music Director at CHRY 105.5, Associate Editor at Exlaim!, Toronto, ON
Patrick Micheal Maloney – Entertainment Programmer, Fanshawe Colleg, London, ON
Todd Shearon – Programmer, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON

No matter how brilliant it is, your big idea is just a baby step. The equation isn’t complete until you’ve invested blood, sweat and toil – and someone has invested a substantial amount of money. If you’re a motivated entrepreneur looking for music/tech business partners and new funding opportunities, this is the place to strut your stuff and receive priceless feedback. If you’re a forward-thinking artist or music company, this is where you will meet potential collaborators and think-alike minds. Don’t miss this business pitch session featuring the hottest new ideas in social media and digital innovations and the entrepreneurs behind them.

Moderator:
Ted Cohen – Managing Partner, TAG Strategic, Los Angeles, USA

Presenters:
Alex White – Co-Founder & CEO, Next Big Sound, Boulder, CO, USA
Antonis Karydis - Founder & CTO, Mativision LLC, Athens, Greece
Darryl Ballantyne –CEO, LyricFind, Toronto, ON
Evan Lowenstein – Founder & CEO, Stage It, San Francisco, USA
Jingle Jared Gutstadt – Founder & CEO, Jingle Punks, New York, USA
Mike More – CEO & Founding Partner, headliner.fm, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Judges:
Gary Slaight - President & CEO, Slaight Communications, Toronto, ON
John Albright – Co-Managing Partner, Blackberry Partners Fund, Managing partner, JLA Ventures, Toronto, ON
Matthew Snyder – President & CEO, ADObjects Inc., Vancouver , BC
Paul Resnikoff - Founder, Publisher, Digital Music News, Santa Monica, USA
Riley O’Connor – Chairman, Live Nation Canada, Toronto, ON

Presented by: Canadian Traffic Network
Around the globe, consumers are moving to online radio to satisfy their music radio listening needs, due to benefits to the consumer that include increased variety, ubiquitous access, and even personalization. Join "RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter" publisher Kurt Hanson for a multifaceted examination of the phenomenon that is changing the face of radio. This SuperSession will feature over a dozen radio and online radio experts from across North America, in a series of 10- to 20-minute panels and presentations on various aspects of Internet-delivered radio -- including programming, marketing, sales, research, and the growing importance of mobile devices. Don't miss it!

Moderator:
Kurt Hanson – Publisher, RAIN Radio and Internet Newsletter, Chicago, USA

Panelists:
Alan Cross, Sr. Program Director CIIS/Corus, Host/Curator, Corus Entertainment, Toronto, ON
Barnaby Marshall – Editor-In-Chief, RockPeaks, Toronto, ON
Dave Lange - U.S. Consultant, D Lange Consulting, Granger, IN, USA
Jeff Vidler – Senior VP & Managing Director, Radio, Vision Critical, Toronto, ON
Jonathan Carrigan – Product Development Manager, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Vancouver, BC
Johnie Floater - GM Media, Live 365, Foster City , California
JJ Johnston – GM, Corus Radio, Ontario East, Corus Radio, Kingston, ON
Paul Maloney – VP & Music Programming, AccuRadio, Chicago, USA

Troy Carter is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Coalition Media Group, a talent management and full-service production company, representing numerous recording artists, including Lady GaGa. Carter began his career working for Will Smith and James Lassiter’s Overbrook Entertainment. In 1995 he joined Bad Boy Entertainment, working in marketing under Sean Combs, working with artists such as Notorious B.I.G.

Interviewer:
Larry LeBlanc – Senior Editor, Celebrity Access, Boulder , CO, USA

Keynote Interview:
Troy Carter – Founder, Chairman, & CEO, Coalition Media Group, Santa Monica, CA, USA

Labels managing band tours, managers booking bands, cats consorting with dogs… it seemed like the world was turning upside down when revenue-challenged labels announced the 360 deal to cries of “conflict of interest!” A few years later, it’s the new normal, and the conflicts are muted. Is the fighting over? Here, you’ll hear some surprising new approaches to business in the new milieu. You’ll see where the 360 deal is working and where it’s spinning its wheels. It’s still a work in progress, and this panel will give you some idea of what it’s evolving into.

Moderator:
Elliot J. Groffman – Entertainment Lawyer, Carroll, Guido & Groffman LLP, New York, USA

Panelists:
Barbara Sedun – Senior VP, EMI Music Publishing Canada, Toronto, ON
Candice Hanson – Partner, Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman LLP, Beverly Hills, USA
Chris Moncada – Director of Marketing, Warner Music Canada, Toronto, ON
Jake Gold – President, The Management Trust, Toronto, ON
Jeremy Summers - VP, Marketing & Promotion, Universal Music Canada, Toronto, ON

Have the (probably) unintended consequences created by the relatively recent technology paradigm shift from analogue to a seamless digital universe of recording, production, storage and distribution of music led music itself to fall from grace? At least in its recorded incarnation. In this movement from tape deck to shuffle the deck, from analogue scarcity to digital infinity: Music has itself become hyper ubiquitous but correspondingly less influential. Is the Resurrection of Vinyl telling us something really important? In all the annals of unintended consequence, will the fate of music on digital platforms be the most unintended of all: the loss of ability to move the human spirit? See the professors collide on this one.

Moderator:
Casey Rae-Hunter - Communications Director and Policy Strategist, Future Of Music Coalition, Washington, DC

Panelists:
Sandy Pearlman – Schulich Visiting Scholar, Schulich School of Music, Mcgill University, California
George Massenburg – Producer, Engineer, Schulich Distinguished, Chair, Mcgill University, Montreal, QC
Don McLean – Dean, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music, Toronto, ON

He’s a member of the Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame, the President of ASCAP and one of the most prolific tunesmiths in history - from chart hits (multiples for Three Dog Night and The Carpenters), to Oscar-nominated soundtrack hits (including an Oscar win for Barbra Streisand’s Evergreen) to theatrical scores (including the current Happy Days Musical).

Speaker:
Paul Williams – President & Chairman of the Board, ASCAP, New York

First recording revenues took the plunge. Then, this past summer, live music let us down. That leaves the return from publishing royalties as one of the few – if not the only – truly dependable revenue streams in the new music world. For publishers, this tips the balance of power in the business, giving them the wheel in deciding the direction this industry will take. This panel of top publishing execs will outline the future and tell us where they’re steering the ship. Opportunities for growth hang in the balance.

Keynote:
Jon Platt – President, North American Creative, EMI Music Publishing, Santa Monica, USA

Moderator:
Ralph Murphy – VP, International and Domestic Membership Group, ASCAP, Nashville, USA

Panelists:
Barry Coburn – President, Ten Ten Music Group, Inc., Nashville, USA
Catharine Saxberg – Executive Director, Canadian Music Publishers Assocation (CMPA), Toronto, ON
Eric Baptiste – CEO, SOCAN, Toronto, ON
Michael McCarty – President, ole, Toronto, ON
Keith Cahoon, President, Hotwire, Tokyo Japan

If you are a musician or emerging songwriter, your head is probably spinning with the 'A-B-C's' of all the organizations out there - SOCAN, CMRRA, CFM, RE: Sound, CPCC and SX (Sound Exchange). This panel will clear up the confusion and show you where the money is, and how to get it. Come & hear from these important organizations that manage your rights.

Moderator:
Terry O’Brien – Education & Outreach Manager, Membership, West Coast Division, SOCAN, Vancouver, BC

Panelists:
Andrew Karis – ACTRA, Performers’ Rights Society, Toronto, ON
Arif Ahmad - VP, Legal Affairs & General Counsel, RE:Sound, Toronto
Veronica Syrtash – Director, Business Affairs, CMRRA (Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency), Toronto
Walter McDonough – Board of Directors, Sound Exchange, Washington, DC

Presented by: Astral Radio
Introducing the finalists of the Canadian Radio Star National Songwriting Competition - 12 regional winners from Vancouver to St. John’s who’ve been brought to Canadian Music Week to settle the nation’s songwriting title. And you get a chance to vote. At stake for the National Winner is a grand prize of $10,000 in cash and other great gifts. Hear what our industry panel of judges thinks about the finalists' songs and use your delegate/insider-status to vote on a potential future hit.

Moderator:
Ralph Murphy – VP, International and Domestic Membership Group, ASCAP, Nashville, USA

Panelists:
Adrian Strong – President, DMD Entertainment, Toronto, ON
Dan Hill – Artist, Songwriter, & Author, Dan Hill, Toronto, ON
Mark Spicoluk – Director A&R, Artist Development, Universal Music Canada, Toronto, ON
Mishelle Pack – Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada, Toronto, ON
Mladen Alexander – Songwriter, Producer, & Multi-Instrumentalist, Sky Write Music, Toronto, ON
Rob Basile – Assistant Brand Director & Music Director, 999 Virgin Radio (CKFM), Toronto, ON
Ron Lopata – VP, A&R, Warner Music Canada, Toronto, ON

They’re the creative fine-tuners who carry hits over the finish line, the stars of the studio. They’re the producers, and the best of them are in attendance at this invaluable annual session. Each is distinctive in approach, and all are ready to offer priceless advice, from a realistic evaluation of trends to production approaches that have withstood the test of time. A must-attend for anyone who’s serious about their sound.

Moderator:
Russell Broom – Producer, Engineer, Musician, Composer

Panelists:
Mike James – President, Hipjoint Music Group, Vancouver, BC
Troy Samson – Songwriter, Producer, Hipjoint Music Group, Vancouver, BC
Ryan Kondrat – Producer, Songwriter & Composer, Me & John, Toronto, ON
John La Magna – Producer, Singer, & Songwriter, Me & John, Toronto, ON
Dean Nelson – Engineer & Mixer, OIART, London, ON
Dale Penner – Production, mixing & artist dev.,Paradise Alley Productions, Vancouver, BC

A&R used to be simple stuff. You’d get a CD demo (an obsolete medium), plug the artist to your friends at the papers (remember them?), convince radio PDs to insert the song (yes, they used to be able to do that) and ship the product to, um, record stores. So what’s replaced all that in the A&R job description? This session examines how A&R is evolving to operate within new music platforms - both on the discovery side and the delivery side. In this day when less artists are being signed to major labels, it’s now more important than ever to develop an artist brand and connection with the fans and industry via direct means (before a label comes on board). The basics have not changed; however, it requires more noise and momentum to trigger the interest of a label these days…find out what it takes to discover and develop talent and market opportunity in today’s climate.

Moderator:
Sat Bisla – Founder, President, A&R Worldwide, MUSEXPO, Pangaea Ent Group, Beverley Hills, USA

Panelists:
Daniel Werner – A&R, Island/Mercury Records, New York, USA
Jeffrey Remedios - President, Arts & Crafts, Toronto
Gourmet Delice – President & Co-Founder, Bonsound, Montreal, QC
Rod Kukla – A&R, American Recordings , Beverley Hills, USA
Seymour Stein – Chairman, Sire Record Group, Warner Music Group, New York, USA
David Vodicka - Managing Director, Rubber Records, Australia

Presented by: SOCAN
Songwriters ask the question all the time; What is a hit song worth? Depending on the genre and performance type, there are always ball park figures. But the correct answer is... it depends upon the Life of the Song. That is, songs come and go on the charts, but the good ones always find their way back, again and again. Fact of the matter is, a hit song in the 80's can come back in 2011 and be as good to you as it ever was before. Songs can have "9 Lives" and licensing them in unique and creative ways can help fund your retirement or your kid's education. This panel will focus on Anvil's classic hit; "Metal on Metal". Hear how the song was written, became a success story and how it has since been used over again through the years via covers, and placement in film, television, and advertising. More importantly, hear how much money can be made from your song that just won't go away!

Moderator:
Rodney Murphy - Education & Outreach Manager, Central & Atlantic Division, SOCAN, Toronto, ON

Panelists:
Cheryl Link – Creative Manager, Peermusic Canada Inc., Toronto, ON
David Hayman - Music Supervisor, Vapor Music Group, Toronto, ON
Robb Reiner – Artist & Musician
Steve “Lips” Kudlow – Artist & Musician

An unprecedented coalition of almost 90 organizations from Canada’s arts and culture industries representing writers, performers, actors, illustrators, musicians, composers, publishers, poets, visual artists, playwrights, songwriters, and producers have signed a position statement that urges the Government to make changes to Bill C-32. While everyone has an opinion, the only area of consensus is this: we need new copyright legislation now. Will Canada get it right? Will all stakeholders work together to make an imperfect bill less imperfect? This panel has something to say about it.

Is anybody listening?


Moderator:
Casey Rae-Hunter Communications Director Future Of Music Coalition Washington DC

Panelists:
Casey Chisick – Entertainment Lawyer, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Toronto, ON
Paul Spurgeon – VP, Legal Services & General Counsel, SOCAN, Toronto, ON
Richard Pfohl – General Counsel, CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association), Toronto, ON
Sander Shalinsky - Entertainment Attorney, Shalinsky & Company, Toronto, ON
Ross Davies - VP Programming Operations, Toront, ON

Presented by: RDR and DMDS
(win up to $5000.00 in goods and services!)
Bring us your finished master, and let our judges listen to your song.
You could win …
One complete digital delivery to radio
One digital delivery of your video to TV
Complimentary radio promotions
One Personal “Promo App”
(your iphone)
Free add in FYI (Canada's premier trade industry journal.)
Come find out the right way to present your song to radio…
what works and what doesn't work.

Moderator:
Joe Wood – President, RDR Music Group/DMDS, Scarborough, ON

Panelists:
Anya Wilson – Publicist, Anya Wilson Promotion & Publicity, Toronto, ON
Cara Heath – President, With a Bullet, Toronto, ON
Debbie Wood – Debbie Wood Promotion & Publicity, Toronto, ON
Demetrius Nath – Dale Speaking Ltd., Toronto, ON
Lauren Tutty – Radio Promoter, Lauren Tutty Promotions, Liverpool, NS
Yvonne Valnea – Last Tango Productions, Toronto, ON

Judges:
Andrea Morris – Director, Media Marketing, AM to FM Promotions, Toronto, ON
Dulce Barbosa – President, dB Promotions & Publicity Inc., Toronto, ON
Linda Dawe – President, Music Solutions Inc., Sutton, ON
Oscar Furtado - Tandemtracks Promotions, Victoria, BC

They span the spectrum of musical genres, but for all their differences, this panel of songwriters has success in common. They’ve all followed their muse to the top of the charts, whether in country, pop, R&B or rock. There’ll be advice specific to your specialty, and plenty of truths common to all great songwriting. Join host Paul Williams in a conversation to remember.

Host:
Paul Williams – President & Chairman of the Board, ASCAP, New York, USA

Performers:
Bob DiPiero – Songwriter, Nashville, TN
Emmylou Harris – Songwriter & Artist, Nashville, TN
Gordie Sampson – Songwriter & Artist, Halifax, NS
Randy Bachman – Songwriter & Artist, Salt Spring Island, BC

The profit potential of Canadians’ passion for music is laid bare in a session designed to benefit our international delegates. This primer will introduce foreign guests to our market structure, our cultural diversity and a strong national appetite for digital media and products. Attendees will learn salient facts about our consumer spending, royalties and government participation in the industry, and will be exposed to opportunities for reciprocal business with Canadian industry exporters.


Moderator:
Duncan McKie – President, FACTOR, Toronto, ON

Panelists:
Adrian Strong – President, DMD Entertainment, Toronto, ON
Allison Outhit – VP, Operations, FACTOR, Toronto, ON
Helen Britton – VP, Six Shooter Records, Toronto, ON
Ralph James – President, The Agency Group, Toronto, ON
Vivian Barclay – GM, Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd., Toronto, ON

Presented by: A& R Worldwide
What does it take to get your music heard on a top-rated TV program or hit film ? Less than you might think. Many shows highlight unsigned acts, delivering potential exposure to millions of viewers. Find out how to reach music supervisors, as well as hear from composers who have gotten high-level song placements through talent and perseverance. Our panel will also examine changing trends in writing and producing music for television - new tools, expectations, timeframes, budgets and possibilities for music on television, how music is chosen, and how to make sure your rights are protected.

Moderator:
Michael Perlmutter Music Supervisor Instinct Entertainment Toronto ON

Panelists:
Chris Douridas – Radio Host, Program Director, & Film Music Supervisor, KCRW, Eclectic24, Santa Monica, USA
Candice Hanson – Partner, Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman LLP, Beverly Hills, USA
John Melillo – Melillo Music, New York, NY, USA
Mamie Coleman – VP, Music & Production, Fox Broadcasting Company, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Rachel Wood – Founder & Owner, Woodwork Music, Manchester, UK
Trevor Morris – Composer, Trevor Morris Music LTD., Santa Monica, USA

One of rock’s most distinguished voices and personalities – Melissa Etheridge. is the subject of an exclusive in-depth celebrity interview at CMW. Etheridge will share her philosophies on music and discuss her life and times.

Melissa Etheridge exploded onto the rock scene in the 1989 with the release of her critically-acclaimed eponymous debut album which was four times platinum in Canada. Etheridge’s popularity has been built around such memorable songs as “Bring Me Some Water” (from her debut), “No Souvenirs” (from Brave And Crazy) and “Ain’t It Heavy” (from Never Enough), for which she won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal. She hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, 1993’s Yes I Am, featuring the massive hits “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window,” a searing song of longing that brought her second Best Female Rock Grammy. The album went six times platinum in the US, double platinum in Canada and spent more than two and a half years on the album chart. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret (#6 on the Billboard Top 200), which included the hit single, “I Want to Come Over.”

Her astounding success has been recognized with a Juno award for International Entertainer of the Year in 1990, the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996, and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “I Need To Wake Up” in 2007.

Her 10th studio album Fearless Love released in April of this year expands on the multiple strengths that have made Etheridge one of the most beloved figures in rock. The album has struck a momentous chord around the world, including a Top Ten debut on the Billboard Top 200 US album chart.

This event admits all badges and Songwriters Summit. For single tickets, please go to our registration page under the conference tab. Single tickets are limited and subject to availability.

Celebrity Interview:
Melissa Etheridge, Artist

Interviewer
Ralph Simon, Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum

There is a certain mystique about mastering that leaves the many people wondering, is this black or white magic? Everybody can hear the result of a beautifully mastered record but few understand what goes into the process. The fact that most mastering engineers used to charge more than $400/hour pushed many indie musicians to take this task upon themselves. And now there are many self-proclaimed mastering engineers on the internet working with computer software in an apartment. Is this mastering? How does it compare? Join the Masters of Mastering to help solve the mystery.

Moderator:
Dani Matte - Producer Manager, The Management Trust, Toronto, ON

Panelists:
Adrian Carr – Senior Mastering Engineer, ACmastering, Montreal, QC
Bryan Martin – Owner & Chief Mastering Engineer, Sonosphere, Montreal, QC
Doc McKinney – Producer, Songwriter, & Artist Development, DOC McKinney, Toronto, ON
George Graves – Mastering Engineer, Lacquer Channel Mastering, Toronto, ON
John Whynot – Producer, Mix Engineer, & Composer, John Whynot, Los Angeles , USA

Presented by: Gibson Guitars
He is the multi-platinum Red Rocker – the outgoing, bombastic front man of hard rock champions Van Halen, the man who won’t drive 55, and the man currently fronting his own supergroup, Chickenfoot. Better known as Sammy Hagar to the masses, he is one of rock music’s most successful and notorious singers.

Interviewer:
Tommy Nast – RBE Music , Rock Band Entertainment, California, USA

Celebrity Interview:
Sammy Hagar - Artist

For over 30 years, Sammy Hagar, also known as “The Red Rocker”, has been a fixture in heavy metal music. From the Montrose albums that are an essential part of the foundation of what became heavy metal, through a solo career that produced such hits as “I Can’t Drive 55?, to his decade long stint as the front man for Van Halen, Hagar has sold millions of albums all over the world.

Taking over for Van Halen’s original singer David Lee Roth in 1985, Hagar took the band to unprecedented heights, including four consecutive No. 1 albums, before being unceremoniously fired in 1996. Eight years later, he returned triumphant, leading the band on a reunion tour that was a box office smash.

Throughout his career, Hagar, a guitarist himself, has played with a succession of genius guitar players; from Ronnie Montrose and Neal Schon to Eddie Van Halen and Joe Satriani from his current group, Chickenfoot, which also features former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Endorsed by Gibson, the guitar company introduced a new signature Les Paul for Hagar earlier this year in celebration of his role in Chickenfoot’s success. The guitar features a look and appointments chosen by Hagar.

As a songwriter, his songs have been covered by other artists, including Bette Midler and Rick Springfield, whose 1981 Top Ten hit, “I’ve Done Everything For You,” was written by Hagar.

In addition to his legendary status among rock stars, he is the masterful entrepreneur behind the Mexican resort Cabo Wabo Cantina he founded in 1990 and home of the handmade premium Cabo Wabo tequila – the most successful new tequila brand in the liquor business in years. Hagar has since expanded his restaurant chain with Cabo Wabo Cantinas in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe and a series of airport restaurants, Sammy’s Beach Bar and Grill that raise money for local charities.

In his autobiography RED: My Uncensored Life In Rock, set for release on Saturday, March 12 through HarperCollins, Hagar tells the outrageous and unbelievable stories of his rise through rock music, detailing how his voice became instantly recognizable all over the world. Lavishing readers with behind the scenes stories from Van Halen, one of the biggest rock groups in history, Hagar tells of the global stadium tours, private jets, parties, and of course the ups and downs that came with fame and success.

This event admits all badges and Songwriters Summit. For single tickets, please go to our registration page under the conference tab. Single tickets are limited and subject to availability.

Celebrity Interview
Sammy Hagar, Artist

Interviewer
Tommy Nast

Tom Jackson is a master of creating musical stage moments out of your songs. In this session, you’ll see what a rehearsal should look like. Selected performers will receive a Live Music Makeover that pulls out the uniqueness of each artist and helps them connect emotionally to everyone in the audience. A crash course in going from good to great on stage. It’s an invaluable nuts-and-bolts experience for any artist serious about stagecraft and not-to-be-missed!

Presenter:
Tom Jackson – President, Tom Jackson Productions, Franklin, TN, USA

Performer:
Divine Brown – Artist

Through his programming and strategy stints at Yahoo! Music and CMT, Jay Frank found himself on the receiving end of input from millions of music fans. And he came to the McLuhan-esque realization that the actual nature of hit songs has changed with how we listen to them. He crystalized this startling epiphany in the industry must-read Future Hit.DNA. In this session, Jay Frank will distill some key insights from his magnum opus, changes today’s artists and producers must make to grab listeners’ attention today - including “quickie” intros, surprise key changes and many other musical strategies.

Topics will include:
-15 changes for artists wanting a chart topping hit
-Analysis of the elements to a hit song based on technology that delivers it
-A history of technology’s involvement in past hits
-How playing into new technologies can result in higher royalties

Featured Speaker:
Jay Frank - Senior VP, Music Strategy, CMT - An MTV Network, Nashville, TN, USA

The good: Licensing in a digital world has payoffs beyond many people’s comprehension – video games, indie online films and TV, downloads, streams, ringtones and ringbacks, e-greeting cards, website ads and music chips in interactive dolls. The bad: An equally complex and confounding sea of licensing and financial terms and (mis)understandings. Some are on a virtual “honor system” via voluntary agreement. For others, there’s recourse to litigation, legislation and Copyright Boards. This session has business and legal experts, as well as creators with positive and negative experiences. A must-attend for songwriters, artists, publishers and labels.

Moderator:
Todd Brabec – Author, “Music Money and Success”, Los Angeles, USA

Panelists:
David Basskin, President, Barrister & Solicitor, CMRRA (Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency), Toronto
Gary Greenstein – Esq., Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Washington, DC, USA
Jeff Brabec – VP of Business Affairs, BMG - Chrysalis Music, West Hollywood, USA
Milun Tesovic – Co-Founder and CTO, MetroLyrics.com, Burnaby, BC
Paul Spurgeon – VP, Legal Services & General Counsel, SOCAN, Toronto, ON