Four days of CMJ-sponsored panel discussions at NYU’s Kimmel Center last month saw musicians and music-industry professionals hashing out some of the most pressing issues facing the music business today. Not surprisingly, the monetization and piracy of digital music was a subject that came up in all panels, though (also not surprisingly) the issue was never fully resolved. Meeting one week before Google’s announcement of a partnership with MySpace, Lala, Rhapsody, and imeem to launch its OneBox music search engine, the panelists proposed a variety of remedies for the five-billion-dollar loss that the music industry has suffered annually, ostensibly due to pirating, since 2000.

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Title: College Media Journal Music Marathon
Location: 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY
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Description:

Main Points:

• Where will Pirate Bay go from here?
• Will Spotify remain the uncontested stream service?
• What does the future hold?

Other Panelists:

Daniel Johansson, Artist
Anders Hjelmtorp, CEP, Export Music Sweeden
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Ray Farrell, Senior Vice President, RoyaltyShare

Date: 2009-21-10

Title: College Music Journal (CMJ) Music Marathon
Location: New York, NY
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Description: Panel Title: “Who’s Up for a Pub Crawl?”
Panel Date: October 21st, 2008
Panel Location: New York, NY
Panelist/Moderator: Alex Holz, Director of Client Relations (Panelist)
Summary:
The panel discussed music publishing in the context of ‘pub crawls’ focusing on the social aspect of publishing and the importance of strong relationships. The panel also allowed musicians and artists to play their music and receive feedback from the panel regarding the potential publishing uses for each.
Other Panelists:
Dave Pichilingi, Liverpool Sound City / Livewire Capital / Sentric Music (Panel Moderator)
Sara Kapuchinski, Stage 3 Music
Ron Perry, Songs Publishing
Jessica Sobhraj, SirGroovy
Jeremy Yohai, Downtown Publishing
Date: 2008-10-21

Title: College Music Journal (CMJ) Music Marathon
Location: New York, NY
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Description: Panel Title: “Global Mobile Music Business”
Panel Date: October 24th, 2008
Panel Location: New York, NY
Panelist/Moderator: Patrick Sullivan, President of RightsFlow (Panelist)
Summary:
The panel addressed issues concerning the growth of mobile applications and use in today’s world and considerations were made about the future of mobile revenues, which have been expected to grow dramatically over the next five years.
Other Panelists:
Stephen Block, VP Business Affairs and Senior Counsel, HFA (Panel Moderator)
Are Traasdahl, CEO, Thumbplay
James Williams, Senior Contract Administrator, Business & Legal Affairs, Cherry Lane Music
Date: 2008-10-21

New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2008 – CMJ Music Marathon, to be held in New York October 21st-25th, will feature Patrick Sullivan as a guest speaker on the “Global Mobile Music Business ” panel, to be held in the Kimmel Center (Room 406) on Friday, Oct. 24th at 12:30 pm.
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New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2008 – CMJ Music Marathon, to be held in New York October 21st-25th, will feature Alex Holz as a guest panelist on the “Who’s Up for a Pub Crawl?” panel, to be held in the Kimmel Center (Room 907) on Tuesday, Oct. 21st at 11 am.
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