New Noise Digital Music Conference 2011
Conference Speakers

 

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J. Sider – Rootmusic: Keynote Address

J is Founder and CEO of RootMusic.com, which developed the #1 Music App on Facebook called “BandPage”. He is a musician and music lover at heart, who has performed around the world on the live stage. Most of his knowledge about the music industry was gained after getting into the “business of music” managing bands and venues around the country. This experience opened his eyes to the practical needs of the music community in the digital era, and the lack of a solution. Out of this realization J founded RootMusic.com to provide an honest, social tool to help musicians take the next step, whether that is their first open mic, or on the big stage. All in all, J believes in the future of the music community, and is out to build the most effective solutions for musicians to succeed. Follow on Twitter: @RootMusic / @JSider

 

 

David Hyman – CEO and Founder, MOG

David Hyman, a self-proclaimed music junkie, is CEO & founder of MOG Inc., a next generation music media company. David is currently one of the music industry’s leading innovators, and as CEO and founder of MOG, Inc., he’s taking the digital music industry and turning it on its head through the innovation and imagination of his Berkeley, CA based start-up.  MOG Inc. was founded in 2005, and under his leadership, David’s company offers an award-winning, unlimited, on-demand subscription music service that provides access to a vast library of over 11 million songs from over one million albums through its mobile apps, online, & on streaming entertainment and consumer electronic devices such as Roku, Sonos and LG blu-ray players. MOG Inc., is also provider of The MOG Music Network (MMN), the premier destination for music content online & largest music focused advertising network consisting of over 1700 music sites, reaching over 46 million people each month.

 

 

Kevin Lyman – Founder, Warped Tour 

Kevin Lyman began his career booking bands for his university and as a roadie for then unknown acts such as the Untouchables, The Bangles and Bad Religion. After college, Lyman began working with up-and-coming independent promoter Goldenvoice, serving as production manager for seminal punk rock and metal bands such as The Germs, Metallica, Circle Jerks, Anthrax and Jane’s Addiction.  Kevin is best known as the producer and creator of the hugely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music and extreme sports festival in the world today. Now entering it’s 16th year, the tour reaches more than 600,000 kids each summer, and has spawned a host of imitators. The “punk rock summer camp” has introduced audiences to artists such as No Doubt, Sublime, Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Eminem and Fall Out Boy among hundreds of others.  With the Vans Warped Tour, Lyman pioneered the successful integration of corporate sponsors with the extreme lifestyle, creating a blueprint for sponsorship integration widely duplicated in the marketplace today.

 

 

Ian Rogers – TopSpin Media

Ian Rogers was the GM of Yahoo Music before heading to Topspin Media in April 2008 as CEO. Previously, Ian co-founded personal music sharing software provider Mediacode with Rob Lord. Mediacode was sold to Yahoo. Previously Ian worked for AOL’s Nullsoft unit. Prior to founding Mediacode, Ian worked as one of the principals at Grand Royal with the Beastie Boys. Ian has also been called the “fourth Beastie Boy” due to his relationship with the Beastie Boys.

 


 

 

 

 

Nic Adler - Co-Producer, Sunset Strip Music Festival

After years as a promoter, band manager, and restauranteur, Nic took the helm at The Roxy in 1998. An entrepreneur and community builder, Nic was drawn to the cutting edge concepts he found in the burgeoning field of social media. In 2007 he launched a blog that went on to win The VH-1 Rock Honors Award for Best Music Venue Website. Always an early adaptor Nic began tweeting in 2008 and is now the #1 Music Venue on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nhon Ma Co-Founder, Tenka

Mr. Ma is a co-founder of tenka Inc. Previously Nhon serves as Display Strategy & Operations Manager for Google, Inc. where he helped launched Google’s Display Businesses. He was responsible for conceiving and driving revenue generating and organizational initiatives for Google’s Americas Display businesses. He headed the Display Analytics team and was responsible for envisioning, developing, and launching Google’s internal Display Business Intelligence Application to a national sales force of over 3,000, helping Google penetrate the $8 billion North American Display market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mollie Moore – A&R Atlantic Records

I got into music through the Alternative radio station WBCN my last year of college producing the local show. I moved to Los Angeles and after a short stint working at an independent radio promotions company I moved into the A&R department at RCARecords working with the VP of A&R. After that I went to Velvet Hammer Music and Management where I scouted and did day-to-day management duties on OneRepublic. I’ve since made the move to the A&R Department where I’m developing Kitten and The Rouge. I also consult for a boutique Film/TVLicensing companyLip Sync.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacob Tell – CEO, Creative Lead for Oniracom

Jacob manages premiere brand positioning in the music & entertainment industries. With an educational background in film and politics, Jacob seeks world changing solutions for positive and creative humans. He embraces technology-driven solutions striving to make them accessible for all to enjoy.  With an appreciation for nature and hope for the future of human ecology, Jacob supports forward-thinking environmental & political leaders and aims to further meld artistry and science. Promoting “Solutions for Dreamers” is not merely the slogan of Oniracom & Oniric Records, but his vision for positive and lasting change

 


 

 

 

 

Eliot Van Buskirk – Evolver.FM

Eliot Van Buskirk covered digital music and other disruptive technologies for over a decade for Wired, CNET, and others for over 13 years before launching Evolver.fm, the first publication dedicated to music apps from the listener’s perspective. The author of two books (Burning Down the House: Ripping, Recording, Remixing and More and an iPod book, both for McGraw-Hill), he’s a regular on NPR and other media outlets. Van Buskirk’s latest work can be found at twitter.com/evolverfm. He rides a bicycle, occasionally plays the bass, and lives in Brooklyn. Eliot Van Buskirk is a longtime technology writer for Evolver.fm, CNET, Wired and other publications, two-time book author, and frequent guest on NPR and other media outlet who believes that apps are the future of music.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Wald – COO, Oniracom

Mike has been involved with technology since playing on his first Apple in 1988. Educated as an Ecological Anthropologist, he brings both scientific and sociological insight to every project. He has worked with a broad spectrum of technologies and even broader list of media in his 10+ years of web development. This multi-faceted background allows him to make complex sites work beautifully. As the VP of Sales and Business Development, Mike’s current passion is creating effective solutions for communication and transparency in the entertainment industry.

 

 

James Levesque -Publicist and Music Industry Consultant, Levesque Wilkinson Media Relations, Santa Barbara, CA

James Levesque is the Managing Partner of music industry public relations and consulting firm Leveque Wilkinson Media Relations based in Santa Barbara, CA. As a Senior Account Executive at Luck Media in Beverly Hills, Levesque charted the careers of international artists from The New Kids On The Block to The New York Dolls. Levesque provided “spin control” on such high-profile celebrity case as the Michael Jackson trial, David Hasselhoff divorce and the Anna Nicole Smith baby saga. James Levesque is best-known as the high energy bass player and songwriter from surf punk legends Agent Orange.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Wiltsee – Director of Business Development, RootMusic

Chris is pretty much a music guy. He got his first record when he was four, saw his first show when he was 5 (both KISS) and started his first band when he was eleven. Chris met his best friends, his wife and built a career all through music. Currently, he’s pleased to serve as Director of Business Development at RootMusic, creators of BandPage, the #1 music application on Facebook. Prior to RootMusic, Chris was Executive Director to the GRAMMYs San Francisco Chapter. Chris is also the founder of a couple of great music organizations (AMP and Youth Movement Records, respectively). Motto: Music is the best.

 

 

Nathan Hoy – VP Music, ReverbNation

Nathan Hoy currently serves as ReverbNation’s liaison for many major labels, music corporations and artists where his technology background has proven effective in generating strategic insights and formulating innovative approaches to artist marketing within the digital/social media market place. Hoy brings with him more than 18 years experience in the music and technology field to develop and execute strategic and creative marketing plans for top clients, emerging musicians and Grammy-winning artists.

As the former Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in the Artist Services Division at Live Nation, Hoy helped artists create, manage and monetize their relationship with fans through marketing, merchandise, creative services, fan clubs, digital products and digital distribution during touring and album cycles.

 

Thomas Hajdu – CEO/Creative Director/Composer, TOMANDANDY

Tom built TOMANDANDY music into one of the largest music production companies in the world by systematizing the process of music content creation. Tom is the guiding force behind TOMANDANDY’s goal to help shape the mobile entertainment application space. He has served on a number of award juries in addition to chairing and speaking at international conferences about the impact of technology on content including TED, CalTech/MIT Enterprise Forum and Digital Hollywood. He holds a PhD and MFA from Princeton University and a Presidential/Key Executive MBA from Pepperdine University.

 

Sanem “Sam” Alkan – CEO, Social Genius / Audiovroom

Prior to forming SocialGenius, the maker of the next generation music experience AudioVroom, Sam had no direct involvement with music technologies apart from being an intrigued customer, but made forming and growing businesses practically a hobby. During her 14-year career, she was instrumental to the launch of twelve funds in the hedge fund sector, in addition to helping two more established businesses grow. She led three fund platforms to over five billion dollars of combined investor assets generating multi-million dollars of revenue within short periods of time. She received an MBA from New York University Stern School. She first gained serious exposure to the U.S. music scene during her days at the University of Texas at Austin, by attending South by SouthWest, Austin City Limits and similar local concerts.

Sam enjoys traveling internationally and learning new languages, the last of which is Mandarin. Several times a year, she can be seen along the Bosphorus in Istanbul, hanging out with friends.

 

Jeffrey Sass – Chief Evangelist, myxer
Jeff has over 25 years experience as an entertainment, licensing and technology executive. He has co-founded and run mobile commerce and technology companies, and he has written and produced for film and television. A gadget geek and early adopter at heart, Jeff approaches partners and business opportunities with a deep understanding of both the content owner’s side and the technical advantages of the Myxer platform. When Jeff is not on his phone making partner deals, he is playing with his phone “testing” Myxer’s ringtones, wallpapers and videos.
Vickie Nauman – VP North America, 7digital
Vickie Nauman specializes in digital media and content strategy, the intersection of technology and music, and international business development. Vickie is Vice President-North America for 7digital, and most recently led the global content strategy and partnerships for Sonos, the wireless digital music system for the home, and ran the consultancy CrossBorderWorks.  Prior work includes creating the online strategy and service for boutique Seattle music station KEXP, content development for RealNetworks/MusicNet, marketing in the National Public Radio network, and Procter and Gamble. She has a broad network and experience in Europe, China, and North America, and earned a 2006 MBA through the London School of Economics, New York University, and HEC-Paris, in the collaborative executive program TRIUM.

OTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
GREG DANLYNSHYN (CO-OWNER, GOBIG ENT.)
MIKE LOCKE (OWNER, SILVER SIDE PRODUCTIONS)
BUDD CARR (MUSIC SUPERVISOR, PLATOON AND MORE)
TAVI SHABESTARI (BMI)
JOHN MILLER (ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY)
MOSS JACOBS (VP, NEDERLANDER PRODUCTIONS)
EDDY NUMBSKULL (OWNER, NUMBSKULL PRODUCTIONS)
BIILL LEWIS ( OWNER, MUDDY WATERS CAFE )
SCOTT STERLING ( FOUNDER, THE FOLD)
CHRIS TROVERO (MANIFEST DESTINY MANAGEMENT)
MATT PHILLIPS (CO-FOUNDER, SILVERBACK MUSIC)
LUKE EBBIN (PRODUCER, ARTIST MANAGER)
JASON FISHER (EPITAPH RECORDS )
EVAN SKOPP (VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/ARTISTS RELATIONS, SEYMOUR DUNCAN)
MICHAEL SMITH (CEO, PLAYLIST GENERATION)
JACQUES HABRA, START UP GURU
TIM BORIS (CO-FOUNDER, NEW NOISE)
MARKO De DANTIS (ARTIST, RADIO HOST, SUGARCULT)
LEE MONTGOMERY (NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC RADIO)
ELIZABETH ROBINSON (KCSB)
DANIEL PERLIN (ARTIST/SOUND DESIGNER)
MICHAEL TRIGILIO (NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC RADIO)
ELIZABETH LOVERO (WIRELESS CURATOR)
COURTNEY O’DONNELL (MUSICIAN)
LUKE ARCHER (OWNER,COOL HAND LOOK AGENCY)
TUCKER BODINE (OWNER/HEAD ENGINEER, PLAYBACK RECORDING STUDIO)
SETH EPSTEIN (CEO, SOCIALSTAY)

 

 

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** NOTE: ALL SPEAKERS AND ARTISTS SUBJECT  TO CHANGE**