Future of Music Summit, Georgetown University (October 28-29, 2013)

Themes: federal agencies and copyright, updates to the Copyright Act, bands as business, jazz and advocacy, direct licensing and compensation, leadership and creativity amidst disruption, data as currency, fan engagement as a pyramid, digital streaming platforms, crossfading for social action, music for social change, indie music for the public good, music journalism, music business education, cultural preservation amidst modernity

Speakers, Panels:

• Keynotes: Rep, John Conyers, Jr. (Michigan’s 13th District), Anton J. Gunn (Director, External Affairs, US Department of Health and Human Services), Jessica Rosenworcel (Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission)
• Artist Revenue Streams: The Value of Music
  • Jean Cook (Director of Programs, Future of Music Coalition)
• The Federal Agencies & Copyright
  • Shira Pearlmutter (Chief Policy Officer and Director of International Affairs, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
  • Jacqueline Charlesworth (Appointed General Counsel & Associate Register, U.S. Copyright Office)
• Copyright, Creators & the Future of Music 
  • Sandra Aistars (Executive Director, Copyright Alliance), Count (Producer, Composer, Mixer & Remixer), Melvin Gibbs (Bass Guitarist, Composer & Producer), Peter Jenner (Producer & Manager, Sincere Management), Erin McKeown (Musician, Writer & Producer), Jeremy Peters (Director of Creative & Business Affairs, Ghostly International & Ghostly Songs), Eddie Schwartz (President, Songwriters Association of Canada)
• The Band as a Business Workshop
  • Paul Rapp (Attorney, Musician, Community Radio Leader, Writer & Adjunct Professor of Law, Albany Law School)
• Jazz + Advocacy = Collaborative Engagement
  • Moderator: Peter Gordon (President/Co-Founder, Thirsty Ear Recordings & Jazz Forward Coalition)
  • Jocelyn Bogen (Director, US Conference of Mayors), Melvin Gibbs (Bass Guitarist, Composer & Producer), Cedric Hendricks (Executive Producer, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Forum & Concert), Michael Orlove (Director of Presenting & Artist Communities, National Endowment for the Arts)
• License to Thrive: Direct Licensing, Compulsories & Artist Compensation
  • Moderator: Ann Chaitovitz (Attorney-Advisor, US Patent & Trademark Office, Office of Policy & International Affairs)
  • Bruce Bouton (First Vice President, Recording Musicians Association International), Gary Greestein (Partner, Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati), Jim Griffin (Managing Director, OneHouse), David Oxenford (Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP), Eddie Schwartz (President, Songwriters Association of Canada)
• Class of 2020 Vision
  • Moderator: Casey Rae (Interim Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition)
  • Dick Huey (Founder, Toolshed), Tom Silverman (Founder & Executive Director, New Music Seminar), Bill Thomas (Consultant, Bill Thomas Consulting; former Chief of Staff, ASCAP and Executive Director, AFTRA Los Angeles)
• Pushing People Up the Pyramid 
  • Tim Quirk (Head of Global Content Programming, Google Play)
• All Your Data Are Belong to Us: Metadata and Musicians
  • Moderator: Jean Cook (Director of Programs, Future of Music Coalition)
  • Dennis Dreith (AFM & SAG-AFTRA), Mike Fink (Artist & Label Relations Manager, Pandora), Jim Griffin (Managing Director, OneHouse), Chris Yorks (Director of Repertoire Management, SoundExchange)
• Stupor Models: Making Sense of New Platforms for Music
  • Moderator: John Strohm (Attorney & Musician)
  • Michael Drexler (Executive Director, Business Development, New Media & Strategic Development, BMI), Crista Kende (Performing Arts Specialist, Indiegogo), David Macias (Co-Founder, Thirty Tigers Management), Jill Sobule (Musician & Entrepreneur)
• The Art of the Crossfade
  • Josh Kun (Professor, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California & Director, The Popular Music Project)
• The Global Sound of Social Change: Music, Empowerment and Community Building
  • Moderator: Benjamin Harbert (Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Performing Arts, Georgetown University)
  • Stephen Brackett (Emcee, Flobots), Ariana Delawari (Multi-media Artist, Musician, Director, Actress & Photographer), Jeb Gutelius (Executive Director, The Ally Coalition), Wayne Kramer (Musician, MC5 & Co-Founder, Jail Guitar Doors USA)
• Indie Missions: Nonprofit Models for Supporting Independent Music
  • Moderator: Bryce Merrill (Senior Associate Director, Western States Art Federation (WESTAF)/IMTour
  • Rebecca Gates (Musician, Producer, Curator & Activist), Dani Grant (Founder, SpokesBUZZ & Owner, Mishawaka Amphitheatre), Storm Gloor (Professor, Music & Entertainment Studies, University of Colorado-Denver), DJ Cavem Moetavation (DJ, Community Activist & Percussionist)
• Blurred Lines in Music Journalism
  • Moderator: Tamara Saviano (Grammy-winning Producer, Manager & Publicist)
  • Maura Johnson (Journalist & Editor, Maura Magazine), Aaron Leitko (Musician, Protect-U & Writer)
• What They DO Teach You in School: How Artists & Music Professionals Get (& Stay) Educated
  • Moderator: Storm Gloor (Professor, Music & Entertainment Studies, University of Colorado-Denver)
  • Serona Elton (Chair & Associate Professor, Music Media & Industry Department, University of Miami; President, MEIEA), John L. Simson (Executive in Residence, Business and Entertainment Program Director, Kogod School of Business, American University)
• The Internet Must Go – Screening + Discussion
  • Gena Konstantinakos (Peabody & Emmy-award winning Director & Producer)
• Do Androids Dream of Analog Sheep?
  • Sandy Pearlman (Producer, Blue Oyster Cult, The Clash; Professor), Casey Rae (Interim Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition)
• Artists’ Conversation 
  • Moderator: Bob Bollen (Creator & Host, All Songs Considered, NPR Music)
  • Nicole Atkins, Dessa, Alec Ounsworth (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah), Raul Pacheco (Ozomatli)

Sponsors: Mail Chimp, Georgetown University, Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts, Communication, Culture & Technology – Georgetown University, American Federation of Musicians, RightsFlow by Google, NPR Music, Westaf, IM Tour, Gibson, Thirty Tigers Management, Metro Music Source, Listen Local First, Just Plain Folks Music Organization, Backbone Internet Radio