A2IM: American Association of Independent Music

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A2IM will present its 3rd Annual Chicago Licensing Day on Tuesday, December 4 at 6PM at the offices of Music Dealers, 328 S. Jefferson Suite 260, Chicago, map.

The panel will feature Jocelyn Brown of DDB, Matthew Jacobson of Digitas, Gabe McDonough of Leo Burnett, Marisa Wasser of McGarry Bowen, and Dan Kuypers of Music Dealers and will be moderated by Jeremy Peters of Ghostly International. Bios HERE.

The panel discussion will be followed by a beer, wine & pizza reception.

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This event is only open to members of A2IM.

Big thanks to Music Dealers for sponsoring this event!!

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A2IM’s Licensing & Publishing Committee will bring new licensing opportunities to our members at the next LA Licensing Day on Tuesday, October 23 from 4PM-7PM at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (11377 W. Olympic Blvd, LA, map).

This year’s event will be focused on “Licensing: The New Frontier” with two panels looking into new revenue streams coming from emerging platforms.

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The first panel will look into opportunities in broadcast vs. internet TV and how the TV model is evolving. Panelists include PJ Bloom of Neophonic, Brian McNelis of Lakeshore Entertainment, and Bob Thiele Jr. The panel will be moderated by David Bakula of Nielsen.

The second panel will look at revenue coming from your existing content with input from panelists Vickie Nauman of 7digital, Bryan Mead of INgrooves Fontana, Cheryl Breindel of RoyaltyShare, and Bob Mocydiowsky of Topspin. This discussion will be moderated by Jason Feinberg of Epitaph / anti- Records.

Big thanks to our sponsors, BMG Chrysalis and Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP!

If you will be in LA that week and attending the Billboard & Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference, be sure to make use of A2IM’s member only discount. Info HERE.

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A2IM’s Nashville chapter will host our next Licensing Day event at 3rd and Lindsley (816 3rd Avenue South, Nashville | map) on featuring two panels & a happy hour mixer.

DETAILS

TV, Film Licensing Panel (3:00PM – 4:00PM)
Moderator:  Stacy Widelitz - http://stacywidelitz.com/
- Melissa Lynn Love, Songfinder - http://www.musicsongfinder.com/
- David Hirshland, BMG Chrysalis
- Gill Holland, Owner of sonaBLAST! /producer of over 70 films & documentaries

Licensing for Advertising/Branding Panel (4:00PM – 5:00PM)
Moderator: Jim Scherer, Whizbang - http://www.whizbang-inc.com
- Aaron Mercer, Sony ATV
- Larry Stessel, The Revolver Marketing Group - http://www.revolvermarketinggroup.com
- Wayne Milligan, Director of Administration, Big Machine Label Group
- Sarah Gavigan, Supervisor
- Kathy Olen, President, Atticus Brand Partners – www.atticusbrandpartners.com

Happy Hour Mixer | Open Bar (5:00PM – 6:30PM)

This event will only be open to members of A2IM.

RSVP Required – please RSVP to Jim Mahoney

A2IM Nashville Licensing Day is being co-hosted/sponsored by A2IM members,  Naxos of America and SynchTank.

We hope to see you there!

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A2IM’s Licensing & Publishing Committee and AIMP will present the next Licensing Day on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 4PM – 8PM at the Jolly Hotel (22 E. 38th Street @ Madison Ave, NYC, map). Three panels will run from 4PM – 7PM and then all attendees are invited to the Whaler Bar within the Jolly Hotel for Happy Hour Specials from 7PM – 8PM.

You can view the list of A2IM members and event panelists who have RSVP’d HERE.

PANELS:

#1: Merchandising (presented by AIMP) – Merchandisers discuss the process for clearing and incorporating copyrights in products for sale. Moderated by Mary Beth Roberts of High Standards Unlimited. Panelists include Elizabeth Dambriunas, Esq., Keith D’Arcy of Universal Music Publishing, Lauren Whitehead of Jakks Pacific, and Keith Zurcher of Viacom Media/Nickelodeon. Bios can be viewed HERE.

#2: TV/Film – Music supervisors discuss their process, timelines, budgets and other licensing options needed to maximize impact for music licensed. Moderated by Danielle Boone of ABKCO Music & Records. Panelists include Jim Black (Clearsongs), Michael Hill (Bored to Death, Nurse Jackie), Joe Rudge (Blue Valentine), & Jennifer Towle (Focus Features). Bios can be viewed HERE.

#3: Brands & Bands – Agency and brand staff compare perspectives on finding the music and artist that best fits their objectives and how budgets can be best allocated to maximize impact for artist and brand. Moderated by Kavi Ohri of Music Dealers. Panelists include Mike Ladman of McCann Erickson, Ricki Askin of Vice/VBS/Virtue, and Lauren King of Mother. Bios can be viewed HERE.

Happy Hour Specials in Whaler Bar for our networking reception downstairs within the hotel (available until 8PM) include $3.50 for ANY beer, $6 wine, and $6 top shelf mixed drinks.

PLEASE NOTE: This event is ONLY open to members of A2IM & AIMP.

Big thanks to SynchTank and Tunesat for their support on and sponsorship of this event!

Sorry, guest list is now closed. Space is limited.

Video of The Panels and Sponsor Presentations Can Be Viewed Below

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The Licensing & Publishing Committee of the American Association of Independent Music (”A2IM”) is planning a Licensing Day event for A2IM members at the offices of The Recording Academy Chicago Chapter (303 W. Erie St., Suite 210, Chicago, map) on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 from 3-7PM.

Join us for our 2nd Annual Chicago Licensing Day for an insider look at brands integrating with bands to maximize campaign impact. Our panelists will discuss non-traditional licenses with brands being more open to new ideas and integrating Facebook apps, downloads, etc.; how brands and agencies execute the artist & music involvement for their campaigns; and how labels and agencies can be creative in accessing various budgets to involve artist fanbases and maximize brand impact. Panelists will include Bonny Dolan from Comma Music, Eric Johnson from DDB, Stump Mahoney from Draftfcb, Gabe McDonough from Leo Burnett, Chuck Bein from See Music and Michael Pallen from VerveLife; moderated by Jeremy Peters of Ghostly International.

Immediately following, we’ll have a beer & wine reception to further discuss topics from the panel. Special thanks go to all who have volunteered their time, to Ingenious Records for sponsoring this event, and to The Recording Academy for hosting us!

Please RSVP to jen@a2im.org.

Live Streaming Of The Event Below

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A2IM will be hosting a Licensing Day for our members on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 from 4PM – 7PM at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (11377 W. Olympic Blvd., LA, CA, map). This event is being planned by A2IM’s Licensing & Publishing Committee.

Two panels will cover soundtracks and music supervision.

PANELS:

Future of the Soundtrack - Is the soundtrack dying especially with the advent of streaming music services paying people based on ISRC rather than UPC codes? Some labels and studios are doing disc on demand rather than manufacturing, distributing, and promoting soundtracks. What is next for the soundtrack? Panelists include David Hirshland of Bug Music, Brian McNelis of Lakeshore Entertainment, Steven Vincent of Disney, and Russell Ziecker of Lions Gate. This panel will be moderated by Amos Biegun of Counterpoint Systems.  Bios for moderator and panelists HERE.

Music Supervision – Music supervisors discuss the process, timelines, budgets, and other licensing options needed to maximize impact for music licensed (ie digital rights, downloads, soundtracks, all media). Panelists include Peter Afterman, Ellen Ginsburg of Fox, and Wendy Levy. This panel will be moderated by Lucille Hunt of Mack Avenue.  Bios for moderator and panelists HERE.

If you will be in LA that week, A2IM is offering a member-only discount to Billboard & Hollywood Reporter’s Film & TV Music Conference. More info HERE.

Special thanks go to all who have volunteered their time, to TuneSat for sponsoring this event, and to Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP for hosting us!

RSVP to Jennifer Masset if you are able to join us!

Live Stream of A2IM Licensing Day LA

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