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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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Alabama Shakes, M83, The Lumineers Top Artist Nominees for 2nd Annual A2IM LIBBY Awards
ATO Records & Dualtone Music Group Earn Most Label Nominations

A2IM today announces the nominees for the 2nd Annual Libera Awards (The “LIBBYs”), to be held Thursday, June 20 at NYC’s Highline Ballroom, closing out A2IM’s 8th annual Indie Week. The LIBBYs, co-presented by Caroline, celebrate the continually expanding successes of Independent labels and artists – and the services that support them – and are voted on solely by members of the Independent community.

Eligible releases (March 1, 2012 – February 28, 2013) were narrowed down to six nominees per category (or more in the case of a tie) by expert panels including the most knowledgeable tastemakers, programmers, and professional supporters of Independent music. As in the inaugural LIBBYs, which counted Arcade Fire, Glassnote Records, and Daptone among its winners, this year’s nominees exemplify both the diversity of the Independent label community in terms of label sizes, geographic locations, and genres of music they release, as well as the critical and commercial success of Independent labels investing in the creation of music by the artists they love.

2013 Libera Award Nominees:

Independent Album of the Year (sponsored by Spotify)
• ‘Boys & Girls’ – Alabama Shakes (ATO Records)
• ‘Allah-Las’ – Allah-Las (Innovative Leisure)
• ‘Bloom’ – Beach House (Sub Pop)
• ‘Shields’ – Grizzly Bear (Warp Records)
• ‘Celebration Rock’ – Japandroids (Polyvinyl Records)
• ‘The Heist’ – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)
• ‘Babel’ – Mumford & Sons (Glassnote Records)
• ‘RED (Deluxe Edition)’ – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
• ‘The Lumineers’ – The Lumineers (Dualtone Music Group)
• ‘Coexist’ – The xx (XL Recordings/Young Turks)

Listen to the Spotify Album of the Year Playlist

Independent Label of the Year Award – 5 employees or less worldwide (sponsored by The Orchard)
• Bar/None Records
• Daptone Records
• Dualtone Music Group
• Frenchkiss Records
• Ghostly International
• Kill Rock Stars
• Third Man Records

Independent Label of the Year Award – 6 employees or more worldwide (sponsored by ADA)
• Anti Records
• ATO Records
• Big Machine Records
• Concord Music Group
• Glassnote Records
• Hopeless Records
• Sub Pop
• XL Recordings

Up and Comer Award (sponsored by eMusic) – celebrating the next Independent label superstar artist; to qualify artist must have total career sales not exceeding 5000 full length albums or 25,000 tracks (combined) as of Feb. 17, 2013
• Air Dubai (Hopeless Records)
• BOY (Nettwerk)
• LEOGUN (Yamaha Entertainment Group)
• Mikal Cronin (Merge Records)
• MNDR (Ultra Music)
• The Virginmarys (Wind-up Records)

Video of the Year
• “Hold On” – Alabama Shakes (ATO Records)
• “For Baltimore” – All Time Low (Hopeless Records)
• “Dirty Money” – Antibalas (Daptone Records)
• “Kill Your Heroes” – AWOLNATION (Red Bull Records)
• “My Love Is Real” – Divine Fits (Merge Records)
• “Wait” – M83 (Mute)
• “Thrift Shop” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)

Best Sync Usage (sponsored by Getty Images Music) – for the most creative or most impactful use of Independent music in a film/TV/ad campaign
• “Ebb Away” – …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (Century Media/Superball) in Fox Surf by Tim Scanlin
• “Always Alright” – Alabama Shakes (ATO Records) in Silver Linings Playbook by Susan Jacobs
• “Sail” – AWOLNATION (Red Bull Records) in BMW – Feeling Remains campaign (Olympics premiere) by Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners
• “Can’t Win ‘Em All” – Hanni El Khatib (Innovative Leisure) in Audi (Super Bowl Commercial) by Agoraphone
• “Outro” – M83 (Mute/Caroline) in Red Bull “Gives You Wings” commercial by Tonya Puerto/EMI & Red Bull
• “Speaking Japanese” – Shiny Toy Guns (Five Seven Music) in Virgin America ‘Game Changer’ ad campaign
• “Ho Hey” – The Lumineers (Dualtone Music Group) in Bing by Susan Schwartz

Music Supervisor of the Year (sponsored by Silva Screen Music Group) – for the music supervisor/licensing person who was especially supportive of Independent music labels
• Alexandra Patsavas (Chop Shop Music)
• Frankie Pine (Whirly Girl Music)
• Nora Felder (Picture Tunes)
• Randall Poster (Search Party Music/Posterboy Inc.)
• Susan Schwartz (Platinum Rye)
• Thomas Golubic (SuperMusicVision)

Light Bulb Award – celebrating the most innovative/creative marketing campaign by an Independent label or artist
• Alabama Shakes – album release campaign (ATO Records)
• Bear in Heaven – slowed-down album stream (Dead Oceans/Hometapes)
• Mumford & Sons – ‘Stopover’ tour (Glassnote Records)
• M83 – sustained album campaign (Mute)
• Brian Eno – ‘LUX’ listening events (Warp Records)
• Yep Roc – Yep Roc 15 Festival (Yep Roc Records)

Hardest Working Artist of the Year (sponsored by Believe Digital) – celebrating the Independent label band/artist that worked hardest at their job or was the most instrumental in promoting their music
• Allen Stone (ATO Records)
• Bob Mould (Merge Records)
• Brother Ali (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
• Grimes (4AD)
• Jukebox the Ghost (Yep Roc Records)
• Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
• The Lumineers (Dualtone Music Group)

Best Live Act of the Year – celebrating the Independent label band/artist that had the best live act
• Alabama Shakes (ATO Records)
• AWOLNATION (Red Bull Records)
• Bloc Party (Frenchkiss Records)
• Delta Spirit (Rounder)
• Hatebreed (Razor & Tie)
• M83 (Mute)
• Matt and Kim (FADER Label)
• Ra Ra Riot (Barsuk)

Creative Packaging Award (sponsored by A to Z Media) – celebrating the best or most creative packaging – including bundled packages, premium offerings, or artwork/design packaging – from an Independent label or artist in the last 12 months
• “Charmer” – Aimee Mann (SuperEgo Records) by Gail Marowitz & Aimee Mann
• “II” – Bad Books (Triple Crown Records) by Brian Manley & Chris Freeman
• “Until the Quiet Comes” – Flying Lotus (Warp Records) by Stephen Serrato with B+
• “12 Bit Blues” – Kid Koala (Ninja Tune) by Eric San
• “The Disintegration Loops” – William Basinski (Temporary Residence Ltd.) by Jeremy deVine
• “Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection” – Woody Guthrie (Smithsonian Folkways) by Fritz Klaetke

21st Century Award – celebrating the service provider or platform that was most beneficial to Independent labels and artists
• Bandzoogle
• Pandora
• PledgeMusic
• Rdio
• Spotify
• YouTube

Jon Salter, GM at ATO Records summed up the expression of pride that the LIBBY Awards are about when he accepted the nominations for his label and artists saying, “To see Indie records topping the charts and competing on a level playing field is incredibly fulfilling and rewarding for ATO and our artists. It’s been incredibly vibrant this year at ATO, and we feel lucky to have achieved such phenomenal results in a really tough climate. Being recognized by A2IM for the LIBBY nominations is an honor, especially during this extraordinary time for the Independent music sector.”

Dualtone’s Paul Roper, upon learning of the LIBBY nominations for The Lumineers and Dualtone Music Group said, “It’s a great honor to be recognized by our Independent community with these nominations. As evidenced by the recent GRAMMY Awards and reports on market share, Indies are thriving now more than ever. We are extremely proud to have been able to contribute to that story.”

“It is an honor and a privilege to be nominated for the A2IM Light Bulb Award on behalf of all the great Yep Roc Artists who made having the festival possible in the first place,” said Billy Maupin, General Manager of Yep Roc Records. “And knowing that the nominations come from our peers in the Independent music community makes it that much more special and meaningful.”

Hopeless Records said of their three nominations, “What great news! We here at Hopeless Records are big supporters of A2IM and it is an honor to be nominated for Best Label, Video of the Year (All Time Low) and Up & Comer (Air Dubai). Vote for us!”

Hardest Working Artist nominee Jukebox The Ghost (Yep Roc Records) expressed their appreciation (from the road, of course), “Thanks to everyone who nominated us for this. We have met countless hardworking and talented artists, bands, promoters, and labels through years of doing this, so it feels quite special to be recognized among such a passionate community.”

“We at Pandora are particularly proud to receive this nomination,” echoed Tim Westergren, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Pandora. “Since its inception, Pandora has been singularly focused on helping artists connect with their audiences. Personalized radio is a phenomenal resource for Independent musicians, drawing on a huge breadth of catalogue without regard to popularity. In a given month, Pandora plays the music of well over 100,000 artists, the vast majority of whom have never before been played on radio.”

And Daniel Glass, CEO of Glassnote Records, who has spent the better part of the last year seeing his vision and the passion and efforts of his artists and team being acknowledged from music fans, GRAMMY voters, and across the industry affirmed his Independent pride in accepting his three nominations exclaiming, “Huge! Thank you. We are so proud.”

In addition to the above twelve categories, a Lifetime Achievement Award will be announced shortly; voting on all awards will be open to A2IM voting members from April 25 to May 19.

Additionally, the A2IM Libera Award for “Up & Comer Artist presented by eMusic” will be determined by an eMusic member vote, giving music fans the opportunity to choose the next breakthrough Independent artist.

A2IM thanks Caroline, ADA, A to Z Media, Bandzoogle, Believe Digital, eMusic, Getty Images Music, Silva Screen Music Group, Spotify, and The Orchard for their sponsorship of the 2013 Libera Awards.

The 2nd Annual Libera Awards conclude A2IM’s 8th Anniversary Indie Week (June 18-20 in NYC), which will bring together more than 500 executives from around the globe for three days of interactive panels, think tanks, and one-on-one discussions on maximizing the global impact of Independent music.

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Tickets are now available for purchase for the 2013 A2IM Libera Awards (aka “The LIBBYs”) co-presented by Caroline.

A2IM LIBBY tickets are available at $30 per ticket exclusively at Brown Paper Tickets.

To purchase your tickets click HERE

Tickets are available to A2IM members only so please enter the purchase code A2IM to purchase your tickets.

Final nominees for this year’s A2IM LIBBYs, as selected by our independent music experts from media, retail and other partners will be announced at the end of April.  Award winners will be determined by the voting members of A2IM and announced at the live awards event on Thursday, June 20th at Highline Ballroom.

Doors are at 7pm with a 2 hour open beer & wine bar and passed hors d’oeuvres (cocktails are available by cash bar).  Our returning host is TV’s John Ross Bowie and you can be sure the room will be filled with great spirit and a who’s who list of VIPs from the independent music community.  The awards ceremony will feature a guest dj (to be announced soon) kicking off the party with the awards ceremony beginning at 8:30p. Last year was a blast – see sizzle reel HERE – and we’re confident this year will be even better.  Buy your tickets today!

A2IM thanks our A2IM Libera Awards sponsors with special thanks to the event’s co-presenting sponsor Caroline.

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Press Release
April 2, 2013

Caroline joins A2IM to sponsor “The LIBBYs”

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) is pleased to announce Caroline as a hosting sponsor of the group’s second-annual Libera Awards — an award show for independent artists and labels, nominated and voted on by independent artists and labels. This year’s ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 20 at New York City’s Highline Ballroom.

“In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Caroline and our re-launch as a full-service partner to the independent label and artist community, we are honored to sponsor the 2013 A2IM Libera Awards,” said Dominic Pandiscia, President of Caroline. “It’s a great opportunity to help acknowledge the most impactful and important labels, artists and initiatives in the independent community over the previous year.” Born from the DNA of the successful EMI Label Services division, which defined itself as a successful service company for labels and artists such as Hopeless Records, Welk Music Group, Slash, Tyrese, Raekwon, Five Finger Death Punch, Candlelight and others, Caroline now provides full services including Branding, Synch, Promotion, Marketing, Publicity and more.

A2IM President Rich Bengloff noted, “We are thrilled to have Caroline be one of the two overall co-sponsors of the second-annual Libera awards. We are equally thrilled that the Capitol Music Group has restored the historic Caroline name to the expanded and revitalized Caroline operation, one of the true historic brand names in the history of Independent distribution and a founding member organization of A2IM. We look forward to working with our good friend Dominic Pandiscia and my long-time friend [Executive Vice President/General Manager] Mike Harris to make both the Libera event and Caroline huge successes.”

The second-annual Libera Awards build on the success of last year’s “decidedly buoyant” inaugural ceremony (Billboard), where, as the Wall Street Journal put it, “fans and music executives gathered to pay homage to indie greats and hand out cool, handmade statuettes to the lucky nominees.” Last year’s winners included Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) who won for Independent Album of the Year; Epitaph / Anti- Records, whose invite-only Tom Waits listening party garnered the Light Bulb Award for Most Creative Marketing Campaign/Idea; and Charles Bradley (Daptone Records) who took home the Road Warrior of the Year, celebrating the hardest-working, most fan-engaged artist. View the full list of last year’s LIBBY winners.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available — if interested please contact Jennifer Masset at jen@a2im.org or 347.742.5633.

The A2IM Libera Awards celebrate the best independent labels, artists, projects and partners in the following categories:

Album of the Year sponsored by Spotify

Label of the Year Award (5 Employees or less worldwide) sponsored by The Orchard

Label of the Year Award (6 Employees or more worldwide) sponsored by ADA

Up and Comer Award sponsored by eMusic celebrating the next independent label superstar artist

Video of the Year

Best Sync Usage for the most creative or most impactful use of independent music in a film/tv/ad campaign

Music Supervisor of the Year sponsored by Silva Screen Music for the music supervisor/licensing person who was especially supportive of independent music labels

Light Bulb Award celebrating the most innovative/creative marketing campaign by an independent label or artist

Hardest Working/Most Engaged Artist celebrating the independent label band/artist that worked hardest at their job or was the most instrumental in promoting their music

Best Live Act celebrating the independent label band/artist that had the best live act

Creative Packaging Award (Physical or Digital) sponsored by A to Z Media celebrating the best or most creative packaging – including bundled packages, premium offerings or artwork/design packaging – from an independent label or artist in the last 12 months

21st Century Award celebrating the service provider or platform that was most beneficial to independent labels and artists

The submission process for this year’s awards has closed. The finalists for each category as determined by a vote of independent music experts from retail, media and music tastemakers will be announced at the end of April.

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A2IM Libera Awards 2013 submissions and nominations process is OPEN.
NO COST TO PARTICIPATE.

A2IM, the American Association of Independent Music, is now accepting nominations for the 2013 A2IM Libera Awards (”The Libbys”), celebrating the successes of independent artists and labels in the only awards show voted on solely by the independent community.

Special thanks to the A2IM Libera Awards Co-Hosting Presenter, Caroline!

Last year’s inaugural Libbys, which garnered coverage from the Wall Street Journal, Billboard, etc and recognized Daptone Records, Spotify, Glassnote Records, Bon Iver, and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Martin Mills, among other winners.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Sunday, February 17th.

The list of categories is below as well as links providing easy to follow instructions about how to submit for each category.  Submissions must be completed on these provided forms and returned via email to LIBBYS@a2im.org.

Category: Independent Album of the Year sponsored by Spotify

Category: Independent Label of the Year Award (5 Employees or less worldwide) sponsored by The Orchard

Category: Independent Label of the Year Award (6 Employees or more worldwide) sponsored by ADA

Category: Up and Comer Award sponsored by eMusic, celebrating the next independent label superstar artist; to qualify artist must have total career sales not exceeding 5000 full length albums or 25,000 tracks (as of this year’s LIBBY submissions deadline)

Category: Video of the Year

Category: Best Sync Usage sponsored by Getty Images Music for the most creative or most impactful use of independent music in a film/tv/ad campaign

Category: Music Supervisor of the Year sponsored by Silva Screen Music for the music supervisor/licensing person who was especially supportive of independent music labels

Category: Light Bulb Award celebrating the most innovative/creative marketing campaign by an independent label or artist

Category: Hardest Working Artist of the Year celebrating the independent label band/artist that worked hardest at their job or was the most instrumental in promoting their music

Category: Best Live Act of the Year celebrating the independent label band/artist that had the best live act

Category: Creative Packaging Award (Physical or Digital) sponsored by A to Z Media celebrating the best or most creative packaging – including bundled packages, premium offerings or artwork/design packaging – from an independent label or artist in the last 12 months

Category: 21st Century Award celebrating the service provider or platform that was most beneficial to independent labels and artists

The A2IM Libera Awards are intended to allow independents to celebrate one another’s achievements.  The event was founded by a committee of independent music labels and the committee is chaired by Kill Rock Stars President Portia Sabin.  About the Awards Sabin says, “The Libera Awards give us the chance to celebrate independent music labels and the artists they work with.  Indies are the risk-takers of the music business, and they exist solely to find and support artists whose music they believe in wholeheartedly.  Winning a LIBBY is in a real sense being acknowledged by your community — people who understand the job you do every day.”

eMusic will be returning as a partner of the Libera Awards as the co-presenter of the Up & Comer Artist Award celebrating the next independent music superstar.  Adam Klein, CEO of eMusic, said, “We take pride in our longstanding commitment to independent artists and labels, and to helping music collectors serendipitously uncover their next favorite album. We are thrilled to once again sponsor the Libera ‘Up and Comer Award’ as we continue to support both emerging artists and A2IM’s mission.”

On board as the co-presenting sponsor for the Album of the Year Award is Spotify.  “We are truly pleased to acknowledge the incredible music being released by independent artists,” said Steve Savoca, Head of Content, Spotify. “With the Libera Awards, A2IM has provided a much-needed forum for honoring the great work being done by the independent music community.  We are proud to be sponsoring the Independent Album of the Year award and wish all of the nominees the best of luck.”

David Dufresne, CEO of Bandzoogle, the official online partner for this year’s Awards, added, “Our team is very excited to be sponsoring the Libera Awards this year and to provide the online submissions platform enabling voters to check out and select the best independent music projects of the past year. For the past ten years Bandzoogle has worked with tens of thousands of independent artists and labels to help them establish and grow their web presence.  This community now plays a bigger role than ever in the music industry. It is amazing to see the talent, creativity and hard work get recognized and celebrated through A2IM. We are proud to be part of it.”

All nominee submissions must be for music, projects or artists that occurred or had new music available for commercial release in the United States via an independently owned/controlled label or artist during the period March 1, 2012 through February 28, 2013.

Submissions will be pared down to final nominations by panels of independent music experts from media, retail, distribution, marketers, and other strategic music partners.  Winners will be selected by voting members of A2IM.  Winners will be presented at the A2IM Libera Awards ceremony at Highline Ballroom in NYC on Thursday, June 20^th.

See a recap of the Inaugural Libbys Show 2012 HERE.

A2Im Thanks Our LIBBYs Sponsors

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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 NOW HERE ***

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), Rell Lafargue (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), 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 (cont.) – A look into content creation, maximizing revenue streams, developing exciting channels, and fan engagement. Moderator: Amy Dietz (INgrooves Fontana) Panelists: Jamar Chess (Sunflower Entertainment), Dan Ghosh-Roy (Ultra Music), Jane Hu (YouTube’s Next Lab) & 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 - Peer-to-peer roundtable discussion focusing on sharing success, struggles, and strategies for video monetization and performance royalties.

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.

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