New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) A2IM is preparing to kick off its Sixth Anniversary Indie Week in NYC: an intense series of interactive meetings and face-to-face discussions aimed at maximizing indie music revenues and creating business relationships. The members-only event is an international destination, bringing together more than 300 senior executives from across the globe and the U.S. from A2IM, WIN (World Independent Network), and worldwide indie licensing organization Merlin to participate in executive one-on-one sessions, enterprising panels, think tanks, and more.
Beginning June 21, A2IM will host full day sessions for Licensing Day and Tech Day at the Recording Academy NYC Chapter Offices (11 W. 42nd St., 27th Floor).
Licensing Day - Tuesday, June 21
10am-12pm: Discussion of YouTube Monetization & Cloud-Based Services
1-3pm: Executive One-on-One Sessions focused on Licensing, Publishing, & International
3-6pm: Panels featuring music supervisors from ad agencies and brands
Tech Day - Wednesday, June 22
1-3pm: Executive One-on-One Sessions focused on Digital Marketing/Sales
3-6pm: Case Studies of Metrics/Analytics
Indie Week concludes on Thursday, June 23rd at the Tribeca Grand Hotel (2 Avenue of the Americas).
Thursday, June 23
10am - 12pm: Ask the Lawyers: A discussion of the priority legislative and legal issues facing music creators (co-hosted by Eric German of Mitchell, Silberberg, and Knupp and Chris Castle of the Law Offices of Chris Castle)
1-4pm: Think Tank on the Top 5 Revenue Streams for Music Companies Today
4-6pm: A2IM's Annual Meeting
6-9pm: Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres networking reception
This year's Indie Week is presented by A2IM with the support of eMusic, Mitchell, Silberberg, & Knupp LLP, Official.FM, and Popkomm/Berlin Music We
For more information, or to become a member, please visit www.A2IM.org.
About A2IM:
A2IM is a not-for-profit trade organization serving the Independent music community as a unified voice representing a sector that comprises over 30% of the music industry's market share in the United States (and almost 40% of SoundScan digital sales). The organization represents the Independents' interests in the marketplace, in the media, on Capitol Hill, and as part of the global music community. A2IM is headquartered in New York City.
As of July 4, 2011, the organization's board of directors will be composed of the following: Concord Music Group President Glen Barros; Sub Pop VP Business Affairs Eric Brown; tinyOGRE Entertainment COO Jim Cooperman; Warp Records US Label Manager Priya Dewan; Epitaph General Manager Dave Hansen; Yep Roc Records co-owner Tor Hansen; Alligator Records Founder/CEO Bruce Iglauer; The Beggars Group Founder/CEO Martin Mills; Kill Rock Stars President Portia Sabin; Tommy Boy CEO/Founder Tom Silverman; Razor & Tie COO Victor Zaraya.
