A2IM: American Association of Independent Music

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The who’s who of the worldwide Independent music community will come together June 18-20 in New York for A2IM’s 8^th Anniversary Indie Week, an international conference and networking event aimed at maximizing the global impact of Independent music. All Worldwide Independent Network (“WIN”) and A2IM members are welcome to attend, the full latest agenda is HERE.

A2IM’s Press Release, which was serviced today, is below.

A2IM Talks Business w/ 8^th Anniversary Indie Week in NYC

Press Release
May 15, 2013

The who’s who of the Independent music community will come together June 18-20 in New York for A2IM’s 8^th Anniversary Indie Week, an international conference and networking event aimed at maximizing the global impact of Independent music.

The three-day members-only conference will assemble more than 500 executives from around the world (including Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, New Zealand, etc.) for interactive panels, a think tank and one-on-one discussions; including full trade mission delegations from members of AIM (A2IM’s sister organization in the UK) and AIR (A2IM’s sister organization in Australia) funded by Sounds Australia.

Beginning Tuesday, June 18, A2IM members will have access to full day sessions at the Tribeca Grand Hotel (2 Ave of the Americas), culminating in A2IM’s 2^nd Annual Libera Awards recognizing the year’s achievements by Independent artists and labels at the Highline Ballroom, Thursday, June 20.

Tuesday, June 18  – Licensing & Publishing Day

1:00PM – 2:00PM: Video Monetization – A look into publisher-related issues from a label perspective including premium content vs. user-generated content (UGC), backend data management, and content ID. Moderated by Alisa Coleman (ABKCO Music & Records), the panel will include: Rell Lafargue (Reservoir Media), Barry Daffurn (GoDigital) and Scott Sellwood (YouTube)

2:00PM – 2:30PM: “International Performance Royalties” – Panel discussion with Charlie Phillips of WIN,  Mathew Reiffe of Razor & Tie, and Ryan Lehning of SoundExchange

2:30PM – 3:15PM: Music in Sports Panel – Moderated by Phil Cialdella (Wonderlous Music), the panel will include: Aaron Matusow (WWE), Stephanie Scarpulla (MLB) and Kevin Wilson (ESPN)

3:15PM – 4:00PM: Brands & Bands Panel – Moderated by Brooke Primont (Razor & Tie), the panel will include: Jack Bradley (Hifi Project), Jonathan Hecht (Tribal Brands) and Lori Hon (Gray V)

4:00PM – 6:00PM: Executive One-on-One Meetings with Music

Supervisors and Licensing service providers, as well as one-on-one meetings with the Australian trade mission delegates (10 x 10 min meetings)

6:00PM – 9:00PM: A2IM’s 8^th Anniversary Reception at Santos Party House (96 Lafayette Street, NYC)

Wednesday, June 19 – Digital Media & Emerging Technologies

1:00PM – 1:30PM: “Digital Change: Show Me the Money. The End of

National Borders” – Presentation by Charles Caldas (Merlin)

1:30PM – 2:45PM: “Future of Monetizing Digital” – Panel investigating streaming services, social engagement, music discovery, and the surrounding revenue models. Moderated by Jaclyn Ranere (The Orchard), the panel will include: Oke Goettlich (finetunes), Jason Lekberg (Eleven Seven), Lisa Levy (Robbins Entertainment) and Chris Welz (Dead Oceans / Jagjaguwar / Secretly Canadian / SC Distribution)

2:45PM – 4:00PM: Video Monetization (cont.) – A look into content creation, maximizing revenue streams, developing exciting channels, and fan engagement. Moderated by Amy Dietz (INgrooves Fontana), the panel will include: Jamar Chess (Sunflower Entertainment), Dan Ghosh-Roy (Ultra Music) and Ben Lister (Base79)

4:00PM – 6:00PM: Executive One-on-One Meetings with Digital Revenue, Digital Marketing, Data Management, & Video Monetization service providers (10 x 10 min meetings)

Thursday, June 20

10:00AM – 12:30PM: Think Tank – Members gather in a roundtable breakout session to reflect and strategize on topics discussed over the previous two days. Conclusions of which are then are presented to the membership as a whole.

12:30PM – 2:00PM: Lunch Break

2:00PM – 5:00PM: State of the A2IM Union featuring Rich Bengloff of A2IM, Alison Wenham of AIM/WIN, Nick O’Byrne of AIR, Helen Smith of Impala, and Charles Caldas of Merlin. More TBA.

7:00PM – 11:00PM: 2^nd Annual Libera Awards (The “LIBBYs”) at NYC’s Highline Ballroom (431 W 16th St. NYC). Co-presented by Caroline, The LIBBYs are an award show for Independent artists and labels, nominated and voted on by Independent artists and labels. Tickets are available now and can be purchased for $30 by A2IM members only HERE.

Indie Week is co-sponsored by Consolidated Independent; Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP; Nielsen Entertainment; Rdio; Section 101 and Sounds Australia.

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Australia will be sending a delegation to A2IM’s Indie Week 2013. Read the full story from The March 5th Version of “The Music (Dot) Com (Dot) Au” below:

Aussie Indie Labels Plan US Conference Invasion

The Australian delegates will join our U.S. delegates plus delegations from The U.K. and China and our WIN colleagues from around the world: Brazil, Germany, New Zealand etc. Last year Indie Week, including The Libera Awards (The Libby’s), drew over 100 delegates.

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A2IM will be celebrating our 8th Anniversary from June 18-20, 2013 at Tribeca Grand, 2 Avenue of the Americas, NYC, map with our annual member-only A2IM Indie Week conference and related festivities focusing on education and engagement within our community.

View a list of current RSVPs here.

RSVP is now closed. Please email jen@a2im.org if you would like to attend and are not currently on the list above.

In addition to these panels, presentations, and networking sessions, we will also be celebrating independents with the 2^nd annual A2IM Libera Awards (aka the LIBBYs) on Thursday, June 20 at 7PM at Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16^th Street, NYC, map.

Members of AIM (A2IM’s sister organization in the UK) and AIR (A2IM’s sister organization in Australia) will be sending delegates to participate in Indie Week 2013.

As always, these events are FREE to attend but you MUST be a member of A2IM and RSVP for each event. You will receive a confirmation email once your RSVP is received noting each event in which you are confirmed to participate.

Big thanks to our co-sponsors, Consolidated Independent; Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP; Nielsen Entertainment; Rdio; Section 101 and Sounds Australia!

AGENDA

Tuesday, June 18: Licensing & Publishing

1:00PM – 2:00PM             Video Monetization – A look into publisher-related issues from a label perspective including premium content vs user-generated content (UGC), backend data management, & content ID. Moderator: Alisa Coleman (ABKCO Music & Records) Panelists: Barry Daffurn (GoDigital), Ian Harrison (Hopeless Records), Rich Scott DePerto (Reservoir Media), & Scott Sellwood (YouTube)

2:00PM – 2:30PM             “International Performance Royalties”- The value of revenues from performance rights has increased steadily in recent years, and shows no sign of declining. In the US, these rights are managed by SoundExchange, while overseas the options are more complex. What if your track is getting airplay in the UK or Europe, Australia, Japan or elsewhere? This session will introduce the main things a US indie label needs to know. Two specialists in this area will give a very brief overview of what the rights are and how they work, and some starting points for how US indies can best manage these rights, both in the US and internationally. Charlie Phillips (Head of Legal and Commercial Affairs, Worldwide Independent Network) and Ryan Lehning (Director of International, Soundexchange) will present the session, with additional input from Mathew Reiffe (VP, Digital and New Business, Razor and Tie).

2:30PM – 3:15PM             Music in Sports Panel.
Moderator: Phil Cialdella (Wonderlous Music) Panelists: Aaron Matusow (WWE), Stephanie Scarpulla (MLB), & Kevin Wilson (ESPN)

3:15PM – 4:00PM              Brands & Bands Panel.
Moderator: Brooke Primont (Razor & Tie) Panelists: Jack Bradley (Hifi Project), Ryan Fitch (Saatchi & Saatchi), Jonathan Hecht (Tribal Brands), & Lori Hon (Gray V)

4:00PM – 6:00PM             Executive One-on-One Meetings with Music Supervisors and Licensing service providers, as well as one-on-one meetings with the Australian trade mission delegates (10 x 10 min meetings)

6:00PM – 9:00PM             A2IM’s 8^th Anniversary Reception at Santos Party House, 96 Lafayette St., NYC map.

Wednesday, June 19: Digital Media & Emerging Technologies

1:00PM – 1:30PM             “Digital Change: Show Me the Money. The End of National Borders” – Presentation by Charles Caldas (Merlin); review Merlin members survey results HERE in advance of this event.

1:30PM – 2:45PM             “Future of Monetizing Digital” – Panel investigating streaming services, social engagement, music discovery, and the surrounding revenue models. Moderator: Jaclyn Ranere (The Orchard) Panelists: Oke Goettlich (finetunes), Jason Lekberg (Eleven Seven), Lisa Levy (Robbins Entertainment), & Chris Welz (Dead Oceans / Jagjaguwar / Secretly Canadian / SC Distribution)

2:45PM – 4:00PM             Video Monetization & Audience Development – A look into content creation, maximizing revenue streams, developing exciting channels, and fan engagement. Please review the YouTube Playbook HERE in advance of this panel. Moderator: Amy Dietz (INgrooves Fontana) Panelists: Jamar Chess (Sunflower Entertainment), Dan Ghosh-Roy (Ultra Music), Jane Hu (Next Lab, YouTube) & Jamie Searle (Base79)

4:00PM – 6:00PM             Executive One-on-One Meetings with Digital Revenue, Digital Marketing, Data Management, & Video Monetization service providers (10 x 10 min. meetings)

Thursday, June 20

10:00AM – 12:30PM        Think Tank – Peer-to-peer roundtable discussion focusing on sharing success, struggles, and strategies for video monetization and performance royalties, the discussion outline is here.

12:30PM – 2:00PM          Lunch Break

2:00PM – 5:00PM             State of the A2IM Union featuring Rich Bengloff of A2IM, Alison Wenham of AIM/WIN, Nick O’Byrne of AIR, Helen Smith of Impala, and Charles Caldas of Merlin. The Keynote Speaker is Karyn Temple Claggett the Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Policy & International Affairs. Ms Claggett’s Keynote Address will give us the Copyright Office’s perspective on the key issues affecting our community. Additional speakers TBA.

We hope you will join us at the 2^nd annual A2IM Libera Awards at Highline Ballroom @ 7PM. Info HERE.

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We have so many videos to share from Indie Week 2012 that they would just not fit on one post. Below is a continuation of the video series including Rich Bengloff’s A2IM State of the Union Address and Victoria Espinel’s Keynote Address.

The videos are password protected for A2IM members only. Should you need assistance resetting your password or logging in, please contact Sheryl (sheryl@a2im.org)

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We have so many videos to share from Indie Week 2012 that they would just not fit on one post. Below is a continuation of the panels presented on Day 2 including the Digital Case Studies Panel and excerpts 1 thru 6 of the Annual Meeting.

The videos are password protected for A2IM members only. Should you need assistance resetting your password or logging in, please contact Sheryl (sheryl@a2im.org)

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A2IM’s Indie Week 2012, which was held in NYC from June 19-21, was a huge success. Over 600 members were in attendance across the three days of events making this the largest gathering in A2IM history. In attendance were delegations from AIM in the UK and China as well as delegates from over 10 other countries around the world and our A2IM members from all across the United States. All the panels are available to watch now and other highlights, which include Rich Bengloff’s State of the Union address and the Obama Administration’s “IP Czar” Victoria Espinel’s Keynote address at the A2IM annual member meeting will be on the website later this week and highlighted in next week’s RoundUp Newsletter

Indie Week 2012 was capped off by the Inaugural A2IM Libera Awards. The Libbies, hosted by John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory), were held at Le Poisson Rouge on June 21, 2012. In attendance was a veritable who’s who of the Independent Music Community. A2IM extends a warm THANK YOU to the A2IM Awards Committee for a fantastic event.

Below is a compilation of the press which Indie Week 2012 has received as well as pictures and videos of the panel presentations and annual meeting.

A2IM extends a BIG thanks to our member volunteers (Jeff Kent/Sound Performance, Anna Siegel/7digital, Stacy Karp/A to Z Media, Kyle Olesen/OEM, Jim Logrando/Redeye Distribution, Andrew Keyes/Robot of the Century, Judith Govey, Lara Baker, James Farrelly/AIM, Christina Zafiris, Louis Joachim and Tara Frank) who gave of their time to make Indie Week 2012 run smoothly.

The A2IM staff offer a heartfelt “THANKS!” to our Indie Week 2012 sponsors:

Billboard.Biz (recap of Day One)

Billboard.Biz (recap of Day Two)

Obama Administration’s “IP CZAR”, Victoria Espinel: Indie Week 2012’s Keynote Speaker

Victoria Espinel’s Keynote Address Transcribed

Below are the videos of the panel discussion and annual meeting. Please note, the videos are password protected for A2IM members only. Please contact Sheryl Cohen if you have any difficulties logging in. (sheryl@a2im.org)