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STRAUSS ZELNICK TO DELIVER OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
AT CMW 2005 - Thursday, March 3rd at 9:45am
Strauss Zelnick is a recognized leader in the media and entertainment
business, having held top executive positions in the recorded
music, television, video, motion picture and entertainment software
industries. Prior to forming ZelnickMedia,
Strauss served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG
Entertainment, where he managed one of the world's largest music
and entertainment companies with more than 200 record labels
and operations in 54 countries. With ZelnickMedia, he is capitalizing
on his breadth of experience to create a dynamic and diverse
media company. Join us as he discusses the future of the entertainment
industry, where it's been, and how it's changing.
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KEYNOTE: GRAHAM HENDERSON - Thursday, March 3rd at 10:15am
Graham Henderson is the President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). Prior to joining CRIA, he was Senior Vice-President of Business Affairs and eCommerce at Universal Music Canada. There he had managed Universal's e-commerce strategy and was instrumental in the launch of Puretracks.com, Canada's first legal digital music download service.
CRIA promotes the interests of Canadian record companies and their partners, the artists.
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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JACKIE FREIBERG SHARES GUTSY LEADERSHIP
STRATEGIES AT CMW 2005 - Thursday, March 3rd at 4:00pm
Jackie Freiberg is among the most influential voices on the
speaking circuit today. Co-author of Nuts! Southwest Airlines'
Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success and Guts!
Companies That Blow the Doors Off Business as Usual, Freiberg
will deliver a keynote address on Thursday, March 3rd, where
she will share proven business solutions to make your organization
more competitive, more profitable and a more enjoyable place
to work.
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KEYNOTE: RALPH SIMON - THE MOBILE MARKET IS HERE, THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S NEW FRONTIER - Friday, March 4th at 10:00am
The man who introduced the world to ringtones introduces you to your mobile market future. Ralph Simon proved his mettle in the traditional music world, co-founding the famed Zomba Group of labels and serving as Exec VP of Capitol Records. Then he co-founded Yourmobile (now Infospace Mobile), which brought ringtones to the English-speaking world. Now, through his Mobile Entertainment Forum, he is a leader in the new world of mobile music, entertainment, mobile content rights and super-distribution. Find out why the likes of U2, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Shania Twain, Metallica and The Red Hot Chili Peppers look to him as their mobile market advisor.
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CHARLES GOLDSTUCK ADDRESSES KEY ISSUES FACING THE
INDUSTRY AT CMW 2005 - Friday, March 4th at 11:30am
Charles Goldstuck is the President and COO of Bertelsmann Music Group (U.S.)
Goldstuck is responsible for overseeing the business operations of the
company's music labels: the RCA Music Group, including RCA Records, J
Records and Arista Records, as well as the RCA Victor Group and the Zomba
Label Group which incorporates Jive Records and LaFace Records. At a
keynote address on Friday, March 4th, Charles Goldstuck
will share his views on the state of the industry and some of
the issues facing the industry, including piracy, the future
of the CD, publishing rights for digital distribution, DRM and
the cautious anticipation of new markets.
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CELEBRITY INTERVIEW WITH STEVE EARLE - Friday, March 4th at 12:30pm
Steve Earle is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter whose career as a recording artist spans 25 years. He is the guiding light for alternative country and rock with his ambitious blend of music combining the attitude of outlaw country, the sheer power of heartland rock populism, and the well-crafted lyrical commitment of America's greatest singer-songwriters. His latest album, The Revolution Starts...Now, has been nominated for two Grammy awards and has received rave reviews from the press. Rolling Stone gave the album 4 stars and called it "one of the year's best albums." Stephen King, in his column for Entertainment Weekly, said "Earle is one of the best songwriters currently working the American pop-music scene."
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KEYNOTE: TED COHEN - I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO RING - Friday, March
4th at 1:30pm
Ted Cohen, VP Digital Development and Distribution, EMI Recorded
Music discusses mobile music from around the world, and a look
at the gadgets that make it play. In his role at EMI, Cohen
oversees worldwide digital business development for this "big
four" record company, which includes labels such as Capitol,
Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis. Under Cohen's
guidance, EMI has led the industry with its initiatives in new
technologies and new business models.
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KEYNOTE: PETER JAMIESON - Saturday, March
5th at 11:00am
Peter Jamieson is chairman of the BPI, the organisation which represents British record labels large and small, and whose members account for around 90% of the music sold in the UK. An acknowledged communicator and industry veteran of more than 35 years, Jamieson is leading the BPI through the most fundamental period of change in the record industry‘s history. In his time at EMI Jamieson ran companies in Greece, New Zealand and Australia before his UK appointment, and when he moved to BMG, he put his international experience to good use, when – as Senior Vice-President, Asia Pacific. Jamieson left BMG to join MTV in 1995 where, as founding president of MTV Asia, he managed the not insignificant task of taking the world’s most famous music television brand to the world’s most populous and culturally distant continent.
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: STEVE SCHNUR - Saturday, March
5th at 12:30pm
As Worldwide Executive of Music and Audio Creative for Electronic Arts, Steve Schnur works closely with EA production teams, supervising in-game music and selecting ideal music and artists for EA GAMES and EA SPORTS game franchises. Mr. Schnur is a 15-year music industry veteran, most recently was at Capitol Records as staff producer/senior vice president, A&R. Mr. Schnur has held executive positions throughout the music industry and was instrumental in breaking and establishing the careers of major artists including Natalie Merchant, Sarah McLachlan, Metallica, Bjork, Tracy Chapman, Motley Crue, and Sinead O’Connor.
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CELEBRITY INTERVIEW WITH MATHEW KNOWLES - Saturday,
March 5th at 5:30pm
Mathew Knowles is the President of Music World Entertainment/Sanctuary
Urban Group, Inc., but he is probably best-known as the manager
of Destiny's Child and father of Beyonce Knowles. As executive
producer on every Destiny's Child album and single released
to-date, he has overseen 13 #1 singles in the US alone. In a
celebrity keynote interview on Saturday, March 5th, Knowles
will share his secrets to managing one of the most successful
"girl groups" in the history of pop music and discuss
his latest ventures with Urban artists in the UK and new label,
Sanctuary Urban Records Group.
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Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
