MUMBAI: The Artist Management Conference 2010 (AMCON2010), taking place in New York October 14-15, 2010, brings together music managers, musicians seeking management representation, and music industry professionals for two days of high-level networking and education. The inaugural conference will be a place for Artist Managers and Self-managed Artists to discuss and contemplate current and future music industry trends; formulate or fine-tune winning strategies; network with peers; create partnerships; and conduct serious business.
Conference topics include discussions of current and future music industry trends and how they affect the artist management community, how deals are being structured, major label/manager relations in a 360 world, artist management as part of vertical integration strategies, factors that make for a good artist-manager relationship, management company setup and operations, building a team around the artist, growing the fan base, how managers evaluate artists and bands for signing, the money trail, live show production & touring, mentor sessions and business corner, “I Need Management” sessions for musicians seeking management representation, and lots more.
Some of panelists scheduled to speak at the conference include:
Aaron Wilhelm – Manager, Nettwerk Producer Management
Adam Parness – Senior Manager, Publisher Relations, Rhapsody
Alan Wolmark- CEC Mgt- MMF Board
Alex Shenitsky – Dir A&R, Virgin
Andy Miles – Bandize.com
Barry Bergman- MMF Board Chair & Founder, mgr & publisher, formerly involved with AC/DC
David Gottlieb – Death Or Glory, LLC – Artist Management for: MGMT, JULIETTE COMMAGERE, SAVES THE DAY
David Wolter – Sr VP A&R, RCA
Evangelia Livanos – 5B Artist Management
Gregory Whiteside – Fanteraction
Jack Bookbinder- Jeff Buckley, now estate manager, co- head of Road Recovery, MMF Board
Lou Plaia – Co-Founder / Reverbnation, previously Atlantic and Lava Records
Patrick Sullivan – President & CEO, Rightsflow®, Inc.
Pete Ganbarg – Exec VP A&R, Atlantic Records
Ron Shapiro- NYC based manager Regina Spektor, former co-president of Atlantic Records
Steve Garvan – MMF US Board member & IMMF Director of Global Communications
Steven Scharf – Steven Scharf Entertainment (SSE) and Sr. VP of Creative for the Film and Television division of Carlin
America, Manager & publisher, MMF Board