Sync Up Conference 2013

April 26-27 and May 3-4, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Admission: FREE The Sync Up conference is New Orleans' top entertainment industry gathering. It covers music, film and technology - including touring, licensing, digital marketing and distribution - all from the perspective of independent artists. The conference is presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit that owns Jazz Fest. FRIDAY, APRIL 26 9:00 a.m. - Registration Opens 10:00 a.m. - Panel Discussion Scene Setters: People Making a Difference Patrick Crilly, Digital Tip Jar (New Orleans, LA) Travis Laurendine, CEO, Volnado and New Orleans Hackathon (New Orleans, LA) Lawrence Parker, SupremeStreet/NOLA Hip Hop Awards (New Orleans, LA) Lionel Milton, Mardi Brah iPhone game (New Orleans, LA) Nesby Phipps, Mardi Brah iPhone game (New Orleans, LA) Darren Hoffman, Tutti Dynamics (New Orleans, LA) Kristen McIntyre, Tutti Dynamics (New Orelans, LA) Reeves Price, Winter Circle Productions (New Orleans, LA) 11:00 a.m. Keynote Interview: Jim Griffin of One House Music (Plains, VA) Cash & Credit: Getting Paid for Online Content 11:50 a.m. - Panel Discussion Music Publishing in the Spotify Era Michael J. Sammis, CFO, Universal Music Publishing (Los Angeles, CA) Brent McCrossen, CEO, Audiosocket (New Orleans, LA) Jedd Katrancha, Downtown Music Publishing (New York, NY) Joe Conyers, Songtrust (New York, NY) Moderator: Neeta Ragoowansi (New York, NY) SATURDAY, APRIL 27 9:00 a.m. - Registration Opens 10:00 a.m. - Panel Discussion Direct-To-Fan: Which Service Should You Use? Benji Rogers, CEO & Founder, Pledge Music (New York, NY) David Dufresne, CEO, Bandzoogle (Montreal, Canada) Patrick Faucher, Co-founder and CEO, Nimbit (Framingham, MA) Michael Schneider, Artist Relations, Band Page (San Francisco, CA) Elyse McKenna, Senior Client Relations & Development ,Topspin Media (Nashville, TN) Wayne Leeloy, Warner Music Nashville, moderator (Nashville, TN) 10:30 a.m. Keynote Interview: Jeff Castelaz, President, Elektra Records (Los Angeles, CA) 11:30 a.m. Web Site Demolition Derby Benji Rogers, CEO & Founder, Pledge Music (New York, NY) David Dufresne, CEO, Bandzoogle (Montreal, Canada) Patrick Faucher, Co-founder and CEO, Nimbit (Framingham, MA) Michael Schneider, Artist Relations, Band Page (San Francisco, CA) Elyse McKenna, Senior Client Relations & Development ,Topspin Media (Nashville, TN) Wayne Leeloy, Warner Music Nashville, moderator (Nashville, TN) FRIDAY, MAY 3 9:00 a.m. - Registration Opens 10:00 a.m. - Panel Discussion Presenting New Artists: How Concert Promoters Balance the Desire to Showcase Fresh Talent and the Need to Fill Seats Jack Walsh, Executive Producer, Celebrate Brooklyn (New York, NY) Jill Sternheimer, Producer, Public Programming, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New York, NY) Diana Ezerins, Programming Coordinator, Millennium Stage, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC) Erika Elliott, Artistic Director, Central Park Summerstage (New York, NY) Martin Fleischmann, CEO, Rum and Humble Concerts (Los Angeles, CA) 11:00 a.m. Keynote Interview: Danny Melnick of Absolutely Live (New York, NY) Moderator: Geoffrey Himes, The Washington Post (Washington, DC) 11:45 a.m. How I Built My Touring Business David Margulies, Co-producer, High Sierra Music Festival, moderator (Quincy, CA) John Michael Rouchelle (New Orleans, LA) Marc Allan, Red Light Management (Charlottesville, VA) Sammie Williams, Big Sam's Funky Nation (New Orleans, LA) Tony Ciaccio, Hypersoul (New Orleans, LA) Curren$y (New Orleans, LA) Mousa Hamdan, Street Customs Management (New Orleans, LA) Ivan Neville, Dumpstaphunk (New Orleans, LA) Jon Phillips, Silverback Music (Los Angeles, CA) SATURDAY, MAY 4 9:00 a.m. - Registration Opens 10:00 a.m. - Panel Discussion Dick Huey, toolshed.biz (Warwick, NY) Alex White, Next Big Sound (New York, NY) David Hazan, CMO, Mobile Backstage (New York, NY) Jonathan McHugh, Song Stew Entertainment, moderator (Los Angeles, CA) 11:00 a.m. Keynote Interview: Zach Quillen, manager of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Seattle, WA) 11:30 a.m. Keynote Interview: Anya Grundmann, Director of NPR Music (Washington, DC) Interviewed by Scott Goldman, Vice President, The GRAMMY Foundation (Santa Monica, CA) 12:00 p.m. Keynote Interview: Terry McDermott (New Orleans, LA) The New Orleans Museum of Art One Collins C. Diboll Circle, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119