ARTIST SUBMISSIONS Submissions are now open for performers hoping to showcase at CMJ 2010, exclusively via Sonicbids. Apply Now!
Held at the Kimmel Center, NYU's historic hub of student life located in the heart of Washington Square, Marathon's daytime programming fuels the flames with over 75 panels, music business legal seminars, mentoring sessions, CMJ's annual College Day, as well as opportunities to meet and greet industry power-players, famed artists, fans, and every other bleeder and feeder of all things music.
THURSDAY PANELS
Click HERE to Customize Your Schedule
All panels are located in the NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
THURSDAY 10/22:
Career Choice Series: I Want To Make Music For A Living
11:00–12:15 / NYU Kimmel Center, 4th Floor, Room 406
There are countless lucrative options to make music and money. This panel focuses on the artist/producer/musician/writer who isn’t part of a group or band, and digs into cutting edge ideas while exposing some little-known eye opening opportunities.
The Greening Of The Music Industry
11:00–12:15 / NYU Kimmel Center, 9th Floor, Rooms 905/907
How can the music industry contribute to the environmental cause in more effective ways? Our lean, green panel team will spark the conversation and converse with the audience on various important causes and concepts.
Music And the Digital Mobile Space
11:00–12:15 / NYU Kimmel Center, 8th Floor, Shorin, Room 802
This panel will go behind the scenes to uncover the realm of digital mobile space. From marketing to distribution, expert panelists will weigh in with their knowledge on both independent and professional fronts.
Career Choice Series: I Want To Start A Band In 2010
12:30–1:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 4th Floor, Room 406
Starting a band these days means starting a business – a fun and rewarding business if you do it correctly. Listen to these panelists who can help you jumpstart your journey.
Life As A Modern Day Professional (Really Professional) Producer
12:30–1:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 9th Floor, Rooms 905/907
The roll of "the producer" has changed. More records are being made with less generous budgets. This top-tier panel will pick apart and rethink the state of affairs concerning modern music production and its future.
Music For Good
12:30–1:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 4th Floor, Room 405
Music has long been a vehicle and a voice for change. Join leaders from both music and charity discuss the countless opportunities to partner for good and how music is transforming the non-profit arena.
Small Efficient Record Label – Big Results
12:30–1:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 8th Floor, Shorin, Room 802
The past year has proven that a small group of cost-conscious and passionate people can have more impact on sales than a major label. Success is about efficiency and execution on all levels. Hear from, and about, these small engines-who-could.
Career Choice Series: I Want To Work In Music Marketing
2:00–3:15 / NYU Kimmel Center, 4th Floor, Room 406
With the digital landscape expanding at an astonishingly fast rate, there are fresh opportunities in music marketing. These vanguard panelists have a prescient vision for where marketing is headed and will discuss how it differs from old models.
Fan Relationship Management: New Light On An Old Concept?
2:00–3:15 / NYU Kimmel Center, 8th Floor, Shorin, Room 802
You have probably heard this term by now, but what you haven't heard are what these experts have to say about this concept and how it's helping artists to monetize their efforts.
Rock Fashion Trends And Predictions For 2010 And Beyond
2:00–3:15 / NYU Kimmel Center, 9th Floor, Room 405
The stage meets the runway more than you think. This fashion-forward panel will give us the state of style and will exemplify some future trends while advising the image-conscious.
Using Brands and Sports Properties To Help Build Your Career
2:00–3:15 / NYU Kimmel Center, 9th Floor, Rooms 905/907
There are numerous ways artists can work with brands and sports properties to expose their music to a larger audience, grow their songwriting skills and get paid for it. This panel explores some of those opportunities available today.
Across Cultures: Beats And Rhymes Worldwide
3:30–4:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 8th Floor, Shorin, Room 802
This panel explores international hip-hop and picks apart the nuances, subtleties, obstacles, language barriers, cultural innuendos that affect its success in the U.S. market. Panelists will also discuss the flipside of how U.S. hip-hop is heard globally.
Déjà Vu All Over Again
3:30–4:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 4th Floor, Room 405
What can the film world learn from the experiences of the music industry in grappling with piracy and digital self-distribution? Leading figures in the film and music industries will exchange insights and experiences in this critical arena.
Not Oil And Water: Connecting the Physical and Digital Music Product Relationship
3:30–4:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 4th Floor, Room 406
How far apart are digital and physical distribution channels? This panel delves deep with a look at concepts such as bringing the digital world into physical retail, rebuilding albums as a creative "experience," and the mergence of these two
industry mindsets.
The "Scenes" Of Some Cool Songwriting Cities
3:30–4:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 9th Floor, Rooms 905/907
In any great music town you’ll find a dedicated group of songwriters who all know each other and share a common bond within their respective scene. From New York to Nashville to L.A. and beyond, listen in on spirited stories and songwriting.
Mentor Session: General Music Business
12:30–1:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 9th Floor, Room 909
First come, first serve. Sign up at CMJ Booth in Exhibitor’s Loft
Mentor Session: Artist Management
2:00–3:15 / NYU Kimmel Center, 9th Floor, Room 909
First come, first serve. Sign up at CMJ Booth in Exhibitor’s Loft
Mentor Session: Online Marketing
3:30–4:45 / NYU Kimmel Center, 9th Floor, Room 909
First come, first serve. Sign up at CMJ Booth in Exhibitor’s Loft
MUSIC FILM PANELS REGISTRATION MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
© CMJ Network, Inc. All events subject to change.
CMJ.com