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12:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Kate Landau

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Kate Landau

Mgr, Red Light Management

Wednesday March 18, 2015 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband

2:00pm CDT

Mentor Session: Celina Rollon

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Celina Rollon

Artist Mgr, Lateral Management

Wednesday March 18, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

2:00pm CDT

Mentor Session: Dan Mackta

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Dan Mackta

Manager, Second Empire

Wednesday March 18, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

2:00pm CDT

Mentor Session: Keith Hagan

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Keith Hagan

Co-Owner, SKH Music

Wednesday March 18, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

3:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Jr Regisford

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Jr Regisford

Mgr, New Heights Entertainment

Armed with over two decades of music industry experience, Henley “Jr.” Regisford consistently fosters expansion at New Heights Entertainment as Partner and General Manager. His prescience and forward-thinking perspective remain driving engines at the company’s core. “Jr... Read More →

Wednesday March 18, 2015 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband

3:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Mary Jurey

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Mary Jurey

Mgr, The Noise Company

Mary Jurey joined the Playing In Traffic Records/Loophole Management team in August of 2010 becoming the GM of the label. Most recently, she has also taken over GM duties at The Noise Company - Ben Kweller's boutique label based in Austin, TX.

Wednesday March 18, 2015 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

3:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Nick Lippman

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Nick Lippman

Partner, Lippman Entertainment

Nick Lippman is a Partner at Lippman Entertainment. He's focused on guiding the company's impressive artist and producer roster in today’s multi-faceted music business. His industry experience started with an internship at EMI Records at age 15. After, he enjoyed a successful stint... Read More →

Wednesday March 18, 2015 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

12:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: David Adcock

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

David Adcock

New Community Management

Thursday March 19, 2015 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

2:00pm CDT

Mentor Session: Davis McLarty

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Davis McLarty

Pres, AMG

Thursday March 19, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

2:00pm CDT

Mentor Session: Jordan Kurland

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Jordan Kurland

Owner, Zeitgeist Artist Management

Thursday March 19, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

2:00pm CDT

Mentor Session: Mike Lembo

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Mike Lembo

Owner, Funzalo Records/Mike's Artist Management

Mike Lembo has over 35 years of experience in the music business. He has managed and published Jules Shear (wrote hits for Cyndi Lauper and The Bangles and released 11 LPs, including "More"), The Church ("Under the Milky Way"), NRBQ (managed and published during Yankee Stadium ERA... Read More →

Thursday March 19, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

2:00pm CDT

Mentor Session: Tom Bridgewater

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Tom Bridgewater

Managing Dir, Loose Music

Thursday March 19, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband

3:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Josh Rosenfeld

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Josh Rosenfeld

Pres, Barsuk

Thursday March 19, 2015 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

5:00pm CDT

The Changing Role of Artist Management

The role of a management company is no longer just collecting money and keeping the band from breaking up. They are now tasked with handling every aspect of an artist’s career.

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Speakers

Stefano Anselmetti

Mgr, Prolifica

Michele Ceazan-Fleischli

Dir, Windish Creative

Joel Mark

Mgr, Deckstar

Matt Shay

Pres, C3 Management

Matt Shay is President - C3 Management, where he heads the division and manages The Head And The Heart, MS MR, Boots, and Wet. This follows 10 years at the RCA Music Group (2000-2010), where he rose to SVP A&R/Marketing and ran the RCA imprint Black Seal. In his decade at RCA MG... Read More →

Thursday March 19, 2015 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
ACC Room 17A

Theme Management
Type Solo / Dual / Panel
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband

12:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Andy Somers

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Andy Somers

SVP, APA

Friday March 20, 2015 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

3:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Kate Hyman

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Kate Hyman

SVP, Creative, BMG Chrysalis

Friday March 20, 2015 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

3:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Maytav Koter

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Maytav Koter

Mktg & Mgmt Coord, Primary Wave Music

Friday March 20, 2015 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking, publishing

3:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Mitchell Davis

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Mitchell Davis

Chief Creative Officer, Friends of the USA Pavilion

Mitchell Davis is the EVP of the James Beard Foundation, a cookbook author, a journalist, and a scholar with a Ph.D. in Food Studies from NYU. With the Beard Foundation for more than 20 years, Davis has created and overseen many of the organization’s initiatives, including the the... Read More →

Friday March 20, 2015 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

12:30pm CDT

Book Signing: Ben O’Hara

Ben O’Hara will appear at the SXBookstore to sign copies of Artist and Band Management.

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Speakers

Ben O'Hara

Head of Music Business (Higher Education), Box Hill Institute

Ben O’Hara has taught music industry business at a number of institutions across Australia including the Sydney Institute of TAFE Ultimo, The University of Tasmania, EORA College, and JMC Academy in Sydney and Melbourne. He is currently the Head of Higher Education (Music Business... Read More →

Saturday March 21, 2015 12:30pm - 12:50pm CDT
ACC Ballroom D Foyer

Music, Book-DVD signing

Theme Management
Type Book/DVD signing
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband

12:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Brian Beck

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Brian Beck

Artist Mgr, C3 Artist Management

Saturday March 21, 2015 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking

12:30pm CDT

Mentor Session: Randy Nichols

Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before each session occurs. On the day of the session, you can still sign up in person if slots are available.

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Speakers

Randy Nichols

Mgr & Music Tech Investor, Force Media Management

I have guided my artists to several Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen releases and sold out tours on six continents. My acts have seen a combined sales of over 3 million records and $10 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.

Saturday March 21, 2015 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
ACC Room 8AB

Music, Mentor Session

Theme Management
Level Beginner
Type Mentor Session
Tags music-badge, platinum-badge, artist-wristband, advice, &, networking