CMW 2005 PANEL SCHEDULE

Thursday March 3, 2005
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Get Fresh: Newcomers Orientation
Never attended CMW before? Or has it been so long some things need to be relearned? Relax and join us in a no-stress environment where you'll meet new friends and CMW staff will answer any and all questions you have about the educational sessions (which begin as soon as your coffee gets cold...not to pressure you or anything).
Facilitators:
Daniel Anstandig, Consultant, McVay Media
Liz Janik, President, Liz Janik Associates
Greg Simpson, Mindbenders Music
General • Radio • Radio Sales • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Welcoming Address
Ladies and gentlemen, CMW 2005 has landed. Get in the spirit of a brave new music world as co-chairs Steve Kane, President of Warner Music Canada, Vinny Cinquemani, President, S.L. Feldman and Associates and JJ Johnston, GM Corus Radio, Toronto, join Gary Anderson, VP Sympatico Portal for some sage words on the theme The Future Ain't What It Used To Be. Despite our worst fears of a digital meltdown, it isn't Armageddon, and it isn't The Jetsons either. But it promises to be a mindboggling and rewarding tomorrow for those with the foresight to see what's really on the horizon.
General • Radio • Radio Sales • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hear The 10 Best Radio Spots Of All Time
Come out to hear Pirate Radio & TV's Terry O'Reilly as he dare to present the 10 best radio spots of all time. Pulling from a vast international archive that stretches back to the 70's, Terry has culled the list down to the top 10 spots that defined everything. Enjoy a lively presentation of the spots that not only won awards around the world, but re-defined their category, threw convention out the window, showcased exceptional talent, boasted breakthrough writing, and in some instances, set a tone years ago that is still being felt today. As well, the current trend toward the "near use of profanity" in advertising is going to be discussed - think of it as "The Sopranos meets radio advertising." And rounding out the morning, there will be some interesting guests and panel discussions. Don't miss it.
Presenter:
Terry O'Reilly, Partner, Pirate Radio & Television
Radio Sales (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Keynote - Strauss Zelnick: View from The Top
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.
General • Radio • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
Keynote - Graham Henderson
Graham Henderson became President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in November 2004. 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. Graham co-founded Stohn Henderson, a law firm which represented a veritable who's who of Canadian music (clients included Alannah Myles, Crash Test Dummies, Leahy, Loreena McKennitt, Randy Bachman, The Northern Pikes, The Pursuit of Happiness, Somerset Records and True North Records). The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) promotes the interests of Canadian record companies and their partners, the artists. CRIA represents more than 95 per cent of all records produced and sold in Canada.
General • Radio • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM
Keynote: The Honourable Sarmite D. Bulte
The Honourable Sarmite D. Bulte is the P.C., MP for Parkdale - High Park. Originally elected in June 1997, she was later re-elected in November 2000 and June 2004. In July 2004, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and to the Privy Council. She is currently the Chair of the Ontario Caucus and the Chair of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Women Entrepreneurs. Mrs. Bulte was the founding member and Director of Women Entrepreneurs of Canada (WEC) where she served as its Vice-President, International. She was also integral in obtaining admission of WEC into FCEM - Les Femmes Chefs D'Entreprises Mondiales - in 1992, an organization with 30,000 members in 35 countries.
General • Radio • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Super Session: "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" A State Of The Industry Debate
A blue-chip panel of label and broadcast heads and industry opinion-makers will address this year's theme - "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be." Which is to say, that yesterday's prediction of music industry Armageddon may have been premature. Now that people are actually paying for downloads (via iTunes and others) and new streams of revenue (ringtones, video game soundtracks, satellite radio) are popping up, is it time to downgrade to an Orange Alert? Or are these just distractions from fundamental problems that still plague our business? This is a no hold-back must attend session that is top-rated every year at CMW.
Moderator:
Michael McVay, President, McVay Media
Panelists:
Gary Slaight, CEO/President, Standard Radio Inc.
Steve Kane, President, Warner Music Canada
Peter Jamieson, Chairman, BPI
Josh Green, Analyst, Jupiter Research
Steve Herman, CEO North America, The Agency Group, Toronto
Michael Rapino, President of Global Music, Clear Channel-LA, Los Angeles
Graham Henderson, President, Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), Toronto
General • Radio • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
AFM and the Recording Musician Series
Residuals, Royalties, & New Use: Why not have it all? From simple phone calls to tough negotiations - know what to look for and how to get it.
Moderator:
Dick Gabriel, Assistant to the President - Special Projects, AFM, Los Angeles
Panelists:
Len Lytwyn, Executive Director, AFM Canada, Don Mills
Lionel Dean Jarvis, Bassist/Music Director for Nelly Furtado, Toronto
Paul Sanderson, Attorney, Sanderson & Taylor Entertainment Lawyers, Toronto
Craig Parks, Attorney, Toronto
Bill Skolnik, Executive Director, Toronto Musicians Association, Toronto
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Canada Saves The World? (Or At Least The Music Biz)
It takes a nation of 30 million to kick-start the future. Canadians have famously embraced new technologies, from debit shopping to downloading. So it's natural that Music Week 2005's most radical idea is a Made in Canada model solution to the worldwide problem of free downloads. With 20+ billion free downloads delivered last year (vs. a mere 120 million paid iTunes transactions), clearly almost all the music consumed in the world today is delivered for nothing. But Revolutionary instruments like Google and BitTorrent comprise the key to painlessly monetizing these billions of freebies at a cost of almost nothing per transaction - resulting in revenue that could dwarf today's royalty flow and recapture the vast sums of money (far exceeding the current -and constantly declining- royalty flows of the music business) now being left on the table. With its confluence of market size, technology infrastructure, legal climate and public policy, Canada has the unique opportunity to lead the way. This panel will explain how.
Moderator:
John Nichols, Washington Editor, The Nation, Madison
Panelists:
Sandy Pearlman, Visiting Scholar, McGill University, Montreal; Producer Blue Oyster Cult and the Clash; A founder of EMusic
Walter F. McDonough, Chief Counsel, Future of Music Coalition, Boston
Professor Daniel Levitin, Bell Chair in the Psychology of Information Science, Leader of the McGill-University of Montreal Recomendation Engine Project, McGill University, Montreal
Michael McGuire, Research Director, Gartner G2, Media Group, San Jose
Charlie Angus, Federal MP Timmins-James Bay, West Timmins; Lead Singer/Songwriter, The Grievous Angels
Richard Pfohl, General Council, CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association), Toronto
Record/Retail (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
The Crystal Awards
The Radio Marketing Bureau's annual trophy toss, The Crystal Awards, represents the greatest assemblage of pure cleverness and cheek in one room the industry can muster. The gold standard for achievement in radio creative, coveted by broadcasters and agencies alike, The Crystal Awards. Your host this year is Sean Cullen with special performances by Matt Dusk and David Usher.
Radio • Radio Sales (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
What's The Score?
From dramas to animated series to reality shows to movies, our panel will ask "What's The Score?" They will examine changing trends in writing and producing music for television - new tools, expectations, timeframes, budgets and possibilities for music on television. The panel will discuss how the demand for music has changed, how music is chosen, and how to make sure your rights are protected. They will also offer tips on how to break into the music for television business?
Moderator:
Marty Simon, Founder/President, MRD Music Revenue Data, Toronto
Panelists:
Jodie Ferneyhough, Dir., Creative Operations, Music Publishing, Universal Music Canada, Toronto
Chris Dedrick, Composer, Arranger
Jane Tattersall, Tattersall Sound & Picture, Toronto
Alicen Schneider, Director, Music Supervision, NBC Universal Television Music, Burbank
Larry Weinstein, Rhombus Media, Toronto
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Buy Now: The Shift from Free to Paid - Selling Music Online
Who'd have thought people would tire of getting music for free? Whether it's the legal threat or the desire for quality control, from downloading individual tracks, playlists and albums to monetized P2P, a world of options has opened up online and been embraced by music fans - highlighted by Apple's iTunes Music Store, which has sold scores of millions of songs at 99¢ per and recently opened up in Canada. But even Apple's Steve Jobs says there's ultimately no profit in online music sales - that it's a loss leader to help sell iPods. Still P2P technology is not going away, and big brands like Future Shop, Amazon.com and Microsoft are entering the game regardless. What's in it for them, and where will all this leave the music consumer when it shakes down? Our panel of experts will suss out the future of the 99¢ song.
Moderator:
Peter Kafka, Forbes Magazine
Panelists:
David Basskin, President, CMRRA
Milton Olin, Altschul & Olin, LLP
Brian FitzGerald, Manager, Subscription Services, Best Buy Canada, Burnaby
Jeff Schrock, VP of Business Development for Consumer Products and Services, Real Networks, Seattle
Derek van der Plaat, Co-CEO, Moontaxi Media Inc., Toronto
Chris Allen, Product Strategy & Marketing Yahoo! Music, Launch, Yahoo! Inc., Santa Monica
Record/Retail (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Research: Luxury or Necessity?
Radio stations are asking themselves some tough questions about research. Is my research budget adding to my bottom line or is it eating my profits? How do you separate the "gotta have" from the "nice to know" studies? Are we doing research just so that we can say we did research or are we committed to using it effectively? Should you do your research in-house, use several suppliers or lock in a long-term research partner? Our expert panel of research users and suppliers will debate the issues to help you come up with the answers.
Moderator:
Nicole Jolly, Marketing Director, FLOW 93.5
Panelists:
Jeff Vidler, PD, Solutions Research Group
Joe Lenski, Sr. VP, Edison Media Research
Matt Hudson, Research & Development, Hudson Media Research
Warren Kurtzman, Vice President, Coleman Music, Trends, Branding
Axl Nemetz, Director Radio Client Services, RateTheMusic.com, Minnesota
Radio (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Business Sucks & It's Everybody Else's Fault - A Look Behind the Live Music Curtain (An Open Mic Session)
There'll be no shortage of hot topics at this session, coming on the heels of the most brutal concert season in years. Bookers and venue operators are awash in regulations and government good-intentions run amok. We'll hear you out and feel your pain on many of these, including border horror stories, taxation, immigrations regs, the hefty 15% withholding tax and insurance. Operators on all sides of the concert-booking experience will hash out revenue issues like tax harmonization, ticket price elasticity, artist development, the record industry downturn, the bullish loonie and the squeeze of Indie promoters.
Facilitators:
Riley O'Connor, Sr. Vice President, HOB
Gary Smith, Director of Development, Pollstar
Talent/Booking (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Ears To You: The A&R Panel
Formats have come and gone, the industry has gone through seismic shifts, and still the A&R reps carry on listening. The most passionate people in the music business, they make friends and enemies... and they make hits. But what are they sniffing for? And is your act it? Some of North America's most seasoned listeners will tell you what the real thing sounds like and will offer instant pro feedback to demos submitted by TuneUp registrants. Look for the submission box outside the door 30 minutes prior to the session. The panel will listen to as many as time permits.
Moderator:
Lenny Kalikow, Publisher, New on the Charts
Panelists:
Matt Pinfield, VP A&R, Columbia Records
Berko Pearce, Executive VP A&R, World Audience Records
Mark Wolfson, Executive VP A&R, Playtone Records
Steve Jordan, Director of A&R, True North Records, Toronto
Jay Frank, Head of Label Relations, Launch, Yahoo! Inc., Santa Monica
Michael D. Laskow, President, Taxi, Woodlands Hills
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Production For The Next Generation
Lasers, swooshes, and zaps permeate our airwaves everyday. Does our audience really care more about our product or what we have to say simply because we inject more zips and sound effects into our imaging? World-class producers of radio imaging used around the world will share ideas on positioning your station effectively with high production value.
Moderator:
Daniel Anstandig, Consultant, McVay Media
Panelists:
Paul Bahr, Creative Director, WSTR Star 94
Mike Madrigal, Creative Director, KZLA 93.9
John Masecar, Imaging Producer, CKFM-FM The Mix 99.9
Ian Sturgeon, President, Big Fish Production
Radio (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Opening The Books: The Publishing Panel
Play a hit song, and you feed your kids for a day. Write a hit song, and you can put them all through college. The key to this payoff is music publishing, the complicated machinery of song delivery and one of the more confounding arms of the music business. This how-to session - a must-attend for any aspiring musician, manager or label rep - offers useful answers to the basic questions "What is music publishing?" and "What does a music publisher do?" Included are breakdowns of types of publishing deals, sources of songwriting income and publishing agreement language.
Moderator:
Greg Sowders, Sr. VP A&R, Warner Chappell Music Inc.
Panelists:
Howie Abrams, Sr. Director A&R, Zomba Music Publishing
Nick Ferrara, Partner, Serling, Rooks, Ferrara
Ralph Murphy, ASCAP Nashville
Dougie Thomson, Manager, JBM, Chicago
Jeff Fenster, Senior VP A&R, Arista Records - NY, New York
John C. Barker, President, ICG, Nashville
Alex Decartier, Creative Director, Peermusic Canada Inc., Toronto
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Redemption Song: Profit From P2P
Are we ready yet to talk about filesharing without gnashing our teeth? Yes, millions of peer-to-peer users have absconded with product without paying, and though P2P has been the "killer app" that drove the billion-dollar broadband business, music rightsholders have seen no share of its revenues. But even as major labels sue individual fileshares, there are a slew of new companies offering moneymaking P2P plans. This panel will consider whether it's time to talk carrot instead of stick, and posit a future where P2P is just another way of doing business.
Moderator:
Joseph Menn, Author
Panelists:
Eric Garland, CEO, Big Champagne
Vance Ikezoye, CEO, Audible Magic Corp.
Martin Lafferty, CEO, DCIA
Laura Nenych, Professor Faculty of Communications & Design, Ryerson University, Toronto
Record/Retail (Executive)

Thursday March 3, 2005
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Keynote - Dr. Jackie Frieberg: "Blowing The Doors Off Business As Usual"
One of the most influential voices on the speaking circuit, Dr. Jackie Freiberg is the author of Guts! Companies That Blow the Doors Off Business as Usual and Nuts! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, Freiberg delivers a keynote address, sharing leadership strategies to make your organization more competitive, more profitable and a more enjoyable place to work.
General • Radio • Radio Sales • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
4:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Words & Music: Songwriters' Listening Session
It's a dream come true, as fledgling songwriters finally get the ear of industry gatekeepers. This session allows you to bring a demo tape and have your song evaluated by a panel of music pros. Or failing that, you can simply attend and get a priceless stream of expert career advice. Learn about song structure, lyric writing and a general checklist to improve your songs. And you get the last word, with a chance to put the panel on the spot during our Q&A!
Facilitator:
Tyler Smith, Director, Songwriter's Association of Canada
General (Executive/TuneUp)

Thursday March 3, 2005
6:15 PM - 10:30 PM
Music Industry Gala Awards Dinner
Take everybody who's anybody in the business, feed, lubricate and mix well, and you've got this red-letter music industry soiree, a social event non pareil in which the best in the industry get what's coming to them in front of their VIP peers. Join host Mike Bullard as drinks flow, opinions fly, and the "who's who" rankings get shuffled in front of your eyes. This year features a special tribute to Hall of Fame inductees Gary Slaight, President/CEO Standard Radio and Brian Robertson, past president of CRIA.
General • Radio • Radio Sales • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
The 3rd Annual Women In Broadcast Networking Breakfast
This candid, free-ranging breakfast session brings together high-powered women from the broadcast industry with men and women at all levels of their careers. Get a fresh perspective on what today's broadcasters need to succeed in the ever-changing broadcast landscape. Everyone is invited because any can excel.

The breakfast this year will include a lively panel discussion as well as introduce the Standard Radio "Trailblazer" Award. The inaugural award will be presented to Rosalie Tremblay, who was one of the most influential Music Directors in North America when she was with CKLW-AM "The Big 8" in Windsor/Detroit.
Facilitator:
Liz Janik, President, Liz Janik Associates
Moderator:
Maie Pauts, On-Air Personality, CHUM-FM 104.5, Toronto
Panelists:
Valerie Geller, President, Geller Media International, New York
Mary Patricia La Rue, Program Director, WGN-AM and WDCB-FM, Chicago
Radio • Radio Sales • TV (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
RADIO: How to Be Your Own Publicist!
Big radio marketing budgets are as dead as the dot-com boom. Advertising's credibility is at an all-time low. But success stories like Starbucks, Botox, Mel Gibson (The Passion Of The Christ) and Harry Potter point to a world where one can be one's own publicist by skillfully playing the media and the wave effect of word-of-mouth. In ths CMW first, veteran programmer/broadcast marketer Kipper McGee shares the secrets to getting your radio station noticed, covered and CREDITED by OTHER news outlets - and remembered by Diary-Keepers!
Presenter:
Kipper McGee, Director Special Projects, Talk Radio Network
Radio (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Keynote Ralph Simon: The Mobile Market Is Here - The Entertainment Industry's New Frontier
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.
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Have It Your Way: Mobile Music Gathers Speed
Remember when mobile phones were just phones? Now they're portable entertainment systems, capable of sampling clips, streaming and downloading - providing everything the mobile consumer demands. How will this change the way gaming, music and video is distributed and developed? What are the challenges and opportunities? Who are the players and which business models are succeeding? Our experts will shine a light on these and assorted legal and policy issues.
Moderator:
Ralph Simon, President, Mobile Entertainment Forum
Panelists:
Christina Calio, Microsoft Corporation
Roma Khanna, VP Chum Interactive, Chum Television
John Manning, Dir. Business Development, Melodeo Inc.
Kurt Thielen, Zebralution
Dave Ulmer, Director of Marketing, Motorola Inc. Media Solutions Group
Andrew Wright, Director Business Development, Bell Canada, Mississauga
Radio • Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
RADIO-Satellite Radio: Putting The Terror In Terrestrial
The Buggles were wrong, video didn't kill the radio star. Nor did cable, nor computers nor the Internet. Now there's a new wannabe assassin of radio on the block. And guess what? It's radio! Satellite radio to be precise. What is it about this new genre that has futurists drooling? Is anybody listening yet? Who's paying, and who's buying ads? Whaddya mean there are no ads? Get the complete rundown in this session.
Moderator:
Jake Gold, President, The Management Trust
Panelists:
Richard Pfohl, General Council, CRIA
Kevin Shea, President & COO, Sirius Canada / Standard Radio Inc., Toronto
Jim Griffin, CEO, Cherry Lane Digital Evolab, Los Angeles
John Simson, Executive Director, SoundExchange, Washington
Stephen Tapp, President & COO, Canadian Satellite Radio, Toronto
Bob Lefsetz, Author, The Lefsetz Letter, Santa Monica
Peter Miller, VP Planning & Regulatory Affairs, Radio & Television, CHUM Limited, Toronto
Radio (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
This Note's For You: What You Should Know About Sponsorships
With tour costs soaring and sensitivity to ticket pricing painfully evident, sponsorships have become paramount in the touring and venue game. But sponsors have tightened belts too, and need proof that they're getting their money's worth. In a typical tour, logos benefit the artist, venue, promoter and tour manager. And with profit margins verging on microscopic, who can blame them for drinking deep from the corporate well? But how dependable is that revenue stream? In disputes, whose sponsor holds the hammer? This panel will cover legal issues of sponsorship and related issues that emerge when somebody else pays the piper.
Moderator:
Ron Moore, Chairman & CEO, Sonar Group
Panelists:
Marcie Allen Cardwell, President, MAC Presents
Libby Biason, Director Corporate Partnerships, HOB
Mike Bowman, Marketing Manger, World Vision
Kevin September, Director, Business Development, Premier Entertainment Services
Zeke Meyers, Talent Buyer, Extreme Music Series, Toronto
Talent/Booking (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
KEYNOTE: Charles Goldstuck
Charles Goldstuck is the President & COO of Bertelsmann Music Group (U.S.), home to superstar acts Usher, OutKast, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, Britney Spears, Luther Vandross, Sarah McLachlan, Rod Stewart, Avril Lavigne, The Strokes and Velvet Revolver, among many others. Goldstuck is responsible for overseeing the business operations of the company's music labels: the RCA Music Group, including RCA Records, J Records, Arista Records, the Zomba Label group ( Jive Records, LaFace Records and So So Def Records), as well as the RCA Victor Group. Most recently, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the RCA Music Group. A native of South Africa, Goldstuck's love of freedom and music brought him to the United States, where he has enjoyed nearly two decades of success on both coasts, including tenures with Warner/Chappell Music, Capitol Records, and Arista Records, before taking on his current role in February, 2004. In this keynote address, he'll share the bottom line and give a visionary assessment of the industry's major issues. Among them: piracy, the future of the CD, publishing rights for digital distribution, DRM and the cautious anticipation of new markets.
Radio • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
RCS Selector Music Scheduling Workshop
"I know how to do it in DOS. How do I do it in Selector Windows?" Whether you are new to Selector or a power user, you or your staff need to check out the RCS Selector XV Tips & Tricks Workshop. A hit every year at CMW, here's your chance to see why RCS Selector is still the number one choice for music scheduling software in the world.
Facilitator:
Keith Hill, President, The Unconsultant
Radio (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Celebrity Interview with Steve Earle
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."
General • Radio • Radio Sales • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking • TV (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Epitaph Presents: Speed Dating With The Indies
A call out to radio, retail, press, entrepreneurs, career seekers and musicians - this is your chance to meet some of the brightest and successful Indie labels in Canada, one on one. Get to know what artists they represent and how they market and promote their artists. The Indies continue to thrive against the odds and more importantly they have the vision, the music and the passion to make you a believer in the future of our business.
Facilitator:
Tonni Maruyama, Director, Epitaph Canada
Participating Labels:
Underground Operations - London Spicoluk
Fat Wreck Chords - Melanie Kaye
Distort - Greg Below
Six Shooter Records - Helen Britton
Side One Dummy - Thomas Dreux
Earache Records - Joe Porfido
Epitaph - Tonni Maruyama
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Less Is More Than Ever: The Independent Distributor Panel
The big boys are on a merger-binge that is paralyzing the industry and bumping fledgling and mid-range artists off the radar. And when only the biggest names are big enough for the majors to be bothered with, somebody has to pick up the slack. Sextant President Jeff Burns hosts this panel, in which independent distributors and reps from their labels talk about new opportunities and about the TLC and attention artists get when they jump off the majors' merry-go-round.
Moderator:
Brian Hetherman, President, Cerberus Artist Management, Toronto
Panelists:
Jeff Burns, President, Sextant Records, Markham
Lloyd Nishimura, President, Outside Music, Toronto
Paul White, Select Distribution, Montreal
Cyril Kaye, Vice-President, Zing Distribution, Markham
J. Spencer Mussellam, Sales Manager, DEP Distribution Exclusive, Montreal
Michel Gendron, VP / A&R, Tox Records, Montreal
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Ted Cohen: I'd Like To Teach The World To Ring
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.
Record/Retail (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Ring Ka-Ching: The Evolution of The Ringtone
When your phone sounds this good, it seems a shame to spoil the mood by answering it. With over $3 billion in worldwide sales, ringtones have already paid off bigtime for labels, publishers, ringtone providers, handset manufacturers and artists. But the consensus is, this is just scratching the surface. On the heels of Jay-Z's deal with Nokia to preload his Black Album, the technology is evolving toward polyphonic original sound recordings, ringback tones, interactive voice and music message services (IVR), song dedication and multimedia message service (MMS). So what's the bad news? Our panel has the lowdown, both good and bad.
Moderator:
Ted Cohen, VP, Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Recorded Music, Hollywood
Panelists:
Rio Caraeff, General Manager Universal Mobile, Universal Music Group
Mike Carter, CEO, MyThum Interactive Inc.
Mark Frieser, CEO & Founder, Consect
Mark Anderson, Attorney, Media Entertainment, Technology, Corporate, Masur & Associates, LLC (MasurLaw), New York
Michael Sharp, Snipnsend
Record/Retail (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
New Festival Express
Events in the truest sense of the word. They are the festivals and they are claiming an ever-increasing share of the half-billion dollar concert industry and attracting the biggest touring acts on the planet. Festivals range in size from community shows to 100,000 + "weekend cities". Find out from these top festival promoters how this phenomenon came about and where it's going.
Moderator:
Riley O'Connor, Sr. Vice President, HOB
Panelists:
Kevin Lyman, President, Immortal Touring and Events
Emmanuel Patterson, Promoter, Sr. Talent Buyer, HOB
Ralph James, VP, The Agency Group Canada
Martin Elbourne, Music Director, Glastonbury Festival
Record/Retail • Talent/Booking (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Europe: A Market For My Musik?
This panel offers an in-depth, comprehensive and pragmatic look at how to enter the European market today and succeed in it (using the example of the German market). The discussion will cover all relevant facets of the music industry you will have to tackle (market knowledge, touring, label / distribution, radio - TV- print publicity, management and publishing). Panellists will be available for one-on-one discussions.
Moderator:
Asif Illyas, Lead Singer/Songwriter, MIR, Halifax
Panelists:
Stephanie Pott, President, Scout Promotion
Lennart Krogoll, Lennart Krogoll & Associates, Bellwether Music
Andrew Campbell
Illa Schuette, Skalde Musik
Michael Bisping, A.S.S. Concert & Promotion GmbH
Talent/Booking (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Let's Make A New Deal
The changing landscape of the music industry has created a new paradigm in deal making, one where no sacred cows exist and everything is potentially on the table. The question becomes how can both artists and labels stay in business together. In this session you'll hear about the bold steps some labels and publishers are taking to redefine the relationship with talent - offering profit splits, benefits, and exploring other sources of artist revenue. Is this innovation or exploitation? Who are the potential winners and losers in this give-and-take environment? Let's discuss all the angles!
Moderator:
Kenny MacPherson, President, Chrysalis Music, West Hollywood
Panelists:
Steven Ehrlick, Managing Director, The Orange Record Label, Toronto
Elliot J. Groffman, Entertainment Lawyer, Carroll, Guido, & Groffman LLP, New York
Michael McDonald, President, ATO Records/Mick Management, New York
David Boxenbaum, Co-Owner, Octone Records, New York
Grant Dexter, President, MapleMusic, Toronto
J. Reid Hunter, Partner/Entertainment Lawyer, Serling, Rooks, Ferrara, New York
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
How to Pick Up Women: The Format Panel
Not too hard, not too soft... are you an adult contemporary programmer or Goldilocks? And with Boomers in their 50's, is there even such a thing as an identifiable sound for this demographic? It's a still-lucrative market, and a lot of money hangs on the answer. This panel picks the brains of major-market AC program directors.
Moderator:
Julie Kertes, AC/Hot AC Editor, Radio & Records, R&R The Industry's Newspaper, Los Angeles
Panelists:
Julie Adam, GM/PD, CHFI - FM (98.1), Toronto
Arnie Celsie, Consultant, Bohn & Associates Media Inc., Vancouver
Tim Moore, Managing Partner, Audience Development Group, Grand Rapids
Brian Depoe, PD, CJEZ-FM (97.3) EZ Rock, Toronto
Terese Taylor, AP/MD, WRMM-FM Warm 101.3, Rochester
Radio (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
The NO-FEAR FACTOR: Funding Panel
There's someone in your corner, whether you know it or not. Allow us to introduce you to FACTOR, the artist's best friend. It invests in tomorrow's stars when no one else will. It coughs up seed money for studio time, tracks & mixing, and video production. And there's plenty more. Join us as FACTOR lays out the details for their current programs and answers all your questions.
Presenters:
Heather Ostertag, C.M., President, FACTOR
Mark Watts, General Manager, FACTOR
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
The Talent Panel: Finding It, Feeding It, Keeping It
Winning radio stations have a thousand approaches but one thing in common: talent. In this session, youíll discover proven methods for finding and fostering those transcendant on-air personalities who can put your station at the top of the ratings, increase your revenue and insinuate themselves into the daily lives of your listeners.
Presenter:
Valerie Geller, President, Geller Media International
Radio (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Indie Promoters: Too Legit To Quit
They're the comeback kids of the concert business. Independent promoters across the continent have watched their inventory shrink and hit a wall on the creation of new business. But adversity got some of the brighter minds thinking out of the box, finding new venues and creative revenue streams. Now some longstanding Indies are thriving in their markets. How did they carve their niche and compete with the corporate players when all around them people were losing their shirts? Find out here.
Moderator:
Carl Freed, President, Trevanna Entertainment
Panelists:
Nick Farkas, Executive Director, Gillett Entertainment Group
Neil Forester, President, Mass Appeal Entertainment
Ian Noble, Senior Producer, Metropolitan Talent LLC
Jeff Parry, President, Jeff Parry Promotions
Jonathan Ramos, President, REMG Concert Promotion
Jon Stoll, President, Fantasma Productions, West Palm Beach
Arny Granat, Jam Productions Ltd., Chicago
Talent/Booking (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Indie Super Session
Join us as Lefsetz and his colleagues contemplate the future of the industry and how true independent labels can exist and show continued annual growth without considerable support from commercial radio and MTV, or strategic alliances with the "majors".
Moderator:
Bob Lefsetz, The Lefsetz Letter
Panelists:
Charles Caldas, CEO, Shock Records
Steve Lerner, President, Wind-Up Records
Terry McBride, CEO, Nettwerk Management
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
The Scoop on SOCAN
Ever asked yourself "SOCAN I make a buck writing music?", "What the heck is SOCAN anyway?" Or, "What can they do for me?" Find out what the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada is all about - paying royalties to songwriters and music publishers when their music is played live, on the radio, on TV, in films and more. In this comprehensive information session, SOCAN staff will answer your questions and open your eyes to the earning potential of your creative urge.
Presenter:
Dan Kershaw, Relationship Manager, SOCAN
General (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Digital Kids: An Onstage Teen Focus Group
A panel of real live consumers tell how they use their phones to stay up to date on music news, order tickets and sample new songs. An on-stage panel of real live teenagers talk about file-sharing, ripping, burning and how much they hate/love ClearChannel and MTV. These are your customers. Listen and learn.
Facilitators:
Stacey Atkin, Research Analyst, Solutions Research Group
Joey Scoleri, VP Promotion, Hollywood Records
Radio • Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
50 Ideas In 50 Minutes
One of our most INTENSE sessions! In this brain-exploding hour, you get more than 60 great new promotion ideas you can implement immediately. Bring a pen and notebook or a tape recorder. These ideas will be flying at you fast and furious. All you have to do is grab them and run with them.
Moderator:
Rob Mise, Operations Manager, CIHT-FM Hot 89.9, Ottawa
Participants:
Paige Nienaber, President, Clifton Radio and CPR
Chris Byrnes, President, Byrnes Media, Burlington
Dave DeRocco, Promotions Director, CJXY-FM Y108, Hamilton
Radio (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Grumpy Old Headliners: Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?
Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, The Eagles, Aerosmith... They're all still reliable arena and stadium fillers, but they all come with an expiration date. The industry now faces an artist-development problem that has reached a crisis level on the live music front. What will the concert scene look like 10 years from now, and why did the steady stream of mega-acts from the '60s, '70s and '80s peter out in the '90s? And while they're still around, what can tomorrow's seat fillers learn from the old boys in the area of entertainment and delivering the goods? Our panel will extrapolate from today's scene and try to figure out if there is a "farm system" where it's going.
Moderator:
Marty Diamond, Little Big Man Booking, New York
Panelists:
Jim Lewi, Aspen Live Conference
Jon Mcildowie, Barfly
Don Van Cleave, President, Coalition of Independent Music Stores
Bob Doyle, Bob Doyle & Assoc.
Jeff Craib, VP, S.L. Feldman & Associates - Toronto, Toronto
Ivar Hamilton, Director of Marketing, Universal/Island/Def Jam, Universal Music Canada, Toronto
Record/Retail • Talent/Booking (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Whose Taste Rules?: The A&R Panel
A&R reps. In a New World Order where the music business is more business than ever, they're one of the few hands-on, creativity-driven players left. They're geniuses if they like your act, total idiots if they don't. Who are these guys anyway, and who died and made them the boss of your fate? Panel issues include cross-border signings and burning questions like 'Why does a label wine you and dine you one day, and take a pass the next?" These panelists can literally offer you the world, and they'll tell you what it takes to impress them.
Moderator:
Michael Caplan, President, OR Music LLC, New York
Panelists:
Mark Jowett, VP International, Nettwerk Music, Vancouver
Ron Burman, Senior VP A&R, Roadrunner Records, New York
Jeff Fenster, Senior VP A&R, Arista Records - NY, New York
Angelo Montrone, VP A&R, OR Music LLC, New York
Will Langoff, Director A&R, Warner Music Group - NY, New York
Rod Kukla, A&R Director, Sanctuary Group, Los Angeles
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Friday March 4, 2005
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
OAB President's Awards & Reception
The Ontario Association of Broadcasters honours the Howard Caine "Broadcaster of the Year" with Canada's top on air personalities playing host. Join CHFI's Billie Holiday and City TV's Kevin Frankish for this year's celebration which features a toast to the CAB Quarter-Century inductees.
Radio • Radio Sales • TV (Executive)

Friday March 4, 2005
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Henderson Vs Lefsetz: Let's Get Ready to Rumble!
You've heard of freedom fighters? CRIA President Graham Henderson is the "freebie fighter" and to him, downloading and copying are not grey areas, they're fighting words. To Bob Lefsetz - gadfly founder of the Lefsetz Letter, the e-zine Bible for outside-the-box thinkers - everything old school is on the table. Both are confident and ready for a debate that will be both entertaining and loaded with insight. Arrive early for ringside seats.
General (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thiamin, Niacin & Radioflavorin: The Consultants Breakfast
Our delegates know the importance of a good breakfast. It can make you stronger, healthier....and a lot more profitable. In this round-table breakfast session, participants get face time with legendary programmers and radio consultants from across North America. They range in approach from idea-guys to hands-on micromanagers, with solid gold track records in common. Each table seats a consultant, PD or GM. You get 20 minutes, up close and personal with each.
Facilitator:
JJ Johnston, General Manager, Corus Radio Group
Participants:
Joe Lenski, Executive VP, Edison Media Research
Jeff Vidler, PD, Solutions Research Group
Sean Ross, VP Music & Research, Edison Media Research
Liz Janik, President, Liz Janik Associates
Dave Lang, VP Rock, McVay Media
Valerie Geller, President, Geller Media International
Arnie Celsie, Consultant, Bohn & Associates Media Inc., Vancouver
Chris Byrnes, President, Byrnes Media, Burlington
Greg Diamond, Consultant, Byrnes Media, Burlington
John Silliman Dodge, President, Silliman Dodge, Bellevue
Steve Young, Consultant, Jones Radio Networks, Seattle
Don Anthony, President, Talentmasters, Woodstock
Chris Kennedy, Sr Programmer and Research Consultant, Joint Communications Corp, Westport
Radio (Executive)

Saturday March 5, 2005
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
The Quiet Evolution: Getting Your Records To Radio
In days gone by, Indie releases and major label releases were provided to radio in the same medium: the 78, the 45, the 12" vinyl record, and now CD. Not so anymore. Now the major record companies send their new releases to radio via "Digital Media Distribution System" (ie: through the internet as a digital file). Headed by Musicrypt, a Canadian company, this system of music delivery is safe, simple and instantaneous. (All of Canadian radio will receive the latest "Shania" single at the same time) Music directors now receive an email and just need to "click and listen"! Gone is the CD manufacturing, design, and packaging costs, the postage charges, the envelope and press release fees, the mailing list and the week or so it takes to get to the station. When you think about it, sending music to radio has never been easier. Radio will be receiving more and more digital files and the Indies should be sending fewer and fewer CDs. It's the "quiet evolution" and it's happening very quickly.
Moderator:
Joe Wood, President, RDR Music Group
Panelists:
Anya Wilson, President, Anya Wilson Promotion & Publicity, Toronto
Peter Diemer, VP Sales & Marketing, Musicrypt Inc., Vancouver
Barry Stewart, Music Director, CHUM FM (104.5), Toronto
Mike James, Executive Producer Songwriter/Radio Promoter, HipJoint Productions, Vancouver
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote: Peter Jamieson
Peter Jamieson is Chairman of the BPI, the organization 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 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.
Record/Retail • Talent/Booking (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Dude, Where's My Format: URBAN/CHR Format Panel
What's so Pop about Urban music these days? And just how down are today's Pop stars? Should the format be called CHR/POP or CHR/Urban? Where's the personality? Check out this panel of pros for the answers to these and other questions.
Moderator:
Sean Ross, VP, Music & Programming, Edison Media Research
Panelists:
Kevin Flemming, Editor, The Urban Buzz
Wayne Williams, Program Director, FLOW 93.5
Rob Mise, Operations Manager, CIHT-FM Hot 89.9
Kevin Black, VP Rap Promotion, Interscope Records, Universal Music Group, Santa Monica
Darrale Jones, VP A&R, Atlantic Records - NY, New York
Maxx Myrick, Program Director, Real Jazz/The Flow, XM Satellite Radio Inc, Washington
Radio • Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
More Than Yesterday, The Agents Panel
As the concert game has ballooned, with promoter consolidation and a boom in nationally promoted tours, agents have redefined their jobs - cutting more individual deals with promoters and venues and getting involved in merchandising and other ancilliaries. We've got these powerful backroom boys - who are more powerful than ever these days - together in one room. Here, top international agents assemble to banter about their business, how their work differs across borders and how integral their role is to the continued success of the live industry Internationally.
Moderator:
Vinny Cinquemani, President, S.L. Feldman and Associates, Toronto
Panelists:
Neil Warnock, President, The Agency Group-UK
Stephanie Mahler, Agent, Monteray Peninsula Artists-NY
Shaw Saltzberg, Senior VP, S.L. Feldman & Associates - Vancouver, Vancouver
Nigel Hassler, Agent, Helter Skelter, London
Wayne Forte, President, Entourage Talent Associates, New York
Brett Murrihy, Agent, The Harbour Agency, Australia
Adam Bauer, Agent, Fleming and Associates, Ann Arbor
Talent/Booking (Executive)

Saturday March 5, 2005
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The British Are Coming (And Are They Pissed!)
As they see it, we share the same Monarch, Privy Council, history, heritage, culture and language. So why do we give the U.S. the run of our economy under NAFTA, and give our British cousins - and their comparably-sized music industry - the shaft? The British delegation to Music Week 2005 has a dream of marketing to the U.S. via partner in the Great White North, but feels stymied by Canada's "churlish, unrealistic, even Dickensian approach to economics... the former Soviet block is more welcoming." So mate, do you believe in free trade or wot?
Moderator:
Richard Flohil, Richard Flohil & Assoc.
Panelists:
Paul Birch, Managing Director, Revolver Records
Peter Jamieson, Chairman, BPI - The British Phonographic Industry Limited, Westminster Bridge Road
Charles Kennedy, MD, Invisible Hands Music, London
David Simpson, MD, Mighty Atom, London
Roger Kent, Proper Music Group, London
Carla Curran, Director, Cultural Sector Investment Review, Department of Canadian Heritage Ottawa, Ottawa
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
The Canadian Radio Music Awards
They're here, they're barely old enough to drink beer, and by next year...they'll be everywhere. It's year eight for the CRMAs, the "rookie of the year" awards for radio play, and our track record speaks for itself. Avril Lavigne, Sum41, Nickelback and Remy Shand are just a few of the "unknowns" introduced on our stage by emcees who've included Rick Mercer and Jann Arden. A "buzz" event, and a look at tomorrow's charts today. Carla Collins acts as host with a special tribute to Hall of Fame inductee Gordon Lightfoot.
General • Radio • Record/Retail • Talent/Booking (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lissen Up!: The Urban/CHR A&R Session
Part gatekeeper and part bloodhound, an A&R person ideally has a good ear and a passion for music. But what are they sniffing for? And why isn't your act it? Or is it? Some of the country's veteran listeners tell you what the real thing sounds like.
Moderator:
Big Jon Platt, Senior Vice President Creative, West Coast, EMI Music Publishing
Panelists:
Chris McKee, Agent, S.L. Feldman & Assoc.
Dino Delvaille, Sr. VP A&R, SONY BMG Entertainment
Christopher Hicks, Warner Chappell
Darrale Jones, Atlantic
David 'Click' Cox, A&R Rep, Universal Music Canada, Toronto
Maestro (Wesley) Fresh Wes (Williams), Artist, Ajax
Lenny "S" Santiago, Senior Director A&R, Virgin Records, New York
Marcus Kane, Platinum Producer, Eterna Entertainment Inc., Toronto
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote: Steve Schnur
Video games now rival both the movie and music businesses in gross sales, and getting your music on the soundtrack of the next Halo 2 could be the next best thing to winning a lottery. But composing and licensing music for video games is different from composing and licensing in other mediums. Steve will explain the steps involved in getting to the next level - and even offer up a few cheat codes.
Presenter:
Steve Schnur, Creative Vice President, Electronic Arts
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Video Game Music Forum: How Big Can This Monster Get?
With production values straight off the big screen, and games like Halo 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas pulling in numbers Steven Spielberg would envy, 2004 was the year video games left an impact crater on the entertainment industry. But what are we to make of this galloping beast as software sales pass those of the music industry? Can something this hot get even hotter? Or is "the wall" around the corner - with bricks made of rising expectations and inflationary costs for R&D, talent and large-scale marketing? This panel will discuss the demographics, business models and expectations, and consider areas of growth we've only begun to notice.
Moderator:
Malcolm Kelly, Editor, National Post, Don Mills
Panelists:
Brandon Young, Music Supervisor, Activision Publishing Inc. - Corporate Headquarters, Santa Monica
Matthew Levitan, Vice President, Group Business Director, Segal Communications Inc., Toronto
Mark Friedler, CEO, Gigex, GameDAILY, San Francisco
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Music, Camera, Action!
The marriage between music and visuals is expanding. Film soundtracks have given way to video directors making the leap to full-length films; television commercials jam to R&B and hip-hop beats. This panel explores the thriving relationship between music and visuals: how to break in, how to stay in, and how to get paid.
Moderator:
Steven Scharf, President, Steven Scharf Entertainment/Carlin America, New York
Panelists:
Robert Ott, OLE, Toronto
Jeff Clanagan, President, Urban Works Entertainment, Thousand Oaks
Michael Friedman, Music Television & Film Agent, Coda Music Placement, Los Angeles
Record/Retail • TV (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
We'll Be Back After This Massage: A PD's Guide To Managing On-Air Talent
We may think we're in the music business, but we're not. We're in the relationship business. And our announcers are our front line, larger-than-life customer service reps engaged in out-reach and in spreading your station's message. But who handles them? Most managers have some sense that creative staff need special treatment, but haven't a clue what that entails. Unlock the secrets of the creative mind during this special hour-long session.
Presenter:
John Silliman Dodge, President Silliman Dodge
Radio (Executive)

Saturday March 5, 2005
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
OK, F**KIT, Let's Get an American Producer!
You've delivered your early demo and launched your first product using all-Canadian writer/producer teams. Now your label wants more and the suggestion is that the kind of punch they're looking for is only available south of the 49th Parallel. What's a good Canadian kid to do? Does a homegrown act really need to go Stateside to hit the big-time? It depends on who you talk to, and we've got both sides on our panel.
Moderator:
Paul Adams, Manager-Duran Duran, Magus Entertainment
Panelists:
Steve Thompson, Producer, Magus Entertainment
Warne Livesey, Producer, Vancouver
Marcus Kane, Platinum Producer, Eterna Entertainment Inc., Toronto
Ed Raso, Producer, Magus Entertainment, New York
JD aka Dready, Producer, UK
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
How Do Venues Fit Into The Changing Business Model?
There's a place where you're guaranteed great seats, the sound is terrific and the beers cost less than $2. It's your own home, and it may be the venue that turned the concert season of 2004 into a meltdown. Of course, hefty ticket prices, market saturation and less-than-compelling packages also contributed to this "perfect storm" of cancellations, discounted tickets and half-empty houses. Is this the turning point of the live concert business, as Metropolitan Talent president John Scher says? Or did the fans teach the concert business a lesson it can learn and recover from?
Moderator:
Vinny Cinquemani, President, S.L. Feldman and Associates, Toronto
Panelists:
Bruce Morrison, Assistant General Manager, TicketMaster Canada Ltd., Toronto
Kevin Donnelly, President/CEO, MTS Centre (True North Sports & Ent. Ltd.), Winnipeg
Patti-Anne Tarlton, Director, Event Programming, Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Bruce Barrow, VP Client Services, Rexall Centre (Tennis Canada), Toronto
Talent/Booking (Executive)

Saturday March 5, 2005
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Music Press: "On-side" or Off-Message?
The growing strength of print media and its added value products can help maximize your music's exposure. But here's a helpful hint: Journalists don't actually work 'for' you and aren't obligated to do you favours. However, your interests and theirs can dovetail nicely. A diverse panel of newspaper and magazine insiders discuss the 'dance' between the music industry and media and the smart approach to getting the word out - including non-editorial avenues like display sales, classifieds, web sites, promotions, and sponsorships.
Moderator:
Jim Norris, President, Norris Whitney Communications, St. Catharines
Panelists:
Mike Usinger, Music Editor, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver
Jason Pettigrew, Editor, Alternative Press, Cleveland
Aaron Brophy, Managing Editor, Chart Magazine, Toronto
Stuart Berman, Music Editor, eye Weekly, Toronto
Christian Hoard, Staff Writer, Rolling Stone/Village Voice, New York
Harris Rosen, Publisher, Peace!, Toronto
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
SOCAN'S Songs & Stories
This popular acoustic songwriters' session is back! SOCAN, The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, is proud to work on behalf of music creators and publishers around the world. In continued support of songwriters and their craft, we are also pleased to present "SOCAN Songs & Stories". CHUM-FM's Ingrid Schumacher hosts a circle of this country's finest as they play their favourite original songs and take you step-by-step through the creative process, and reveal the inspiration that led to the finished product. A not-to-be missed session for anyone with a creative urge.
Participants:
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Indecency: No Seven Second Delay!
It all started with Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" last winter, and has now become a swirling - and expensive - vortex of controversy: decency on the airwaves. How far can a talent go in communicating a thought? If they go too far, how can a radio owner - at best, meet the immensity of fines levied by the FCC - or at worst, put their license in danger? Will legislation being introduced in Congress change the decency landscape even more? Will the decency issue force an alteration of music lyrics heard on the radio? How far will this all go before a constitutional case is made charging an abridgement of free speech and expression of thought? Join the CMW's faculty of experts as they tackle these questions and more, providing insight and guidelines you can share with your station on Monday.
Moderator:
Don Anthony, President, Talentmasters, Woodstock
Panelists:
Dean Blundell, On-Air Talent, 102.1 The Edge (CFNY-FM 102.1), Toronto
Jake Edwards, Morning Host, CFMI-FM Rock 101, Vancouver
Tom Mule, Morning Personality, WCMF, Rochester
Radio (Executive)

Saturday March 5, 2005
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Wake Up Call 101: The Life Of An Urban Artist
If you believe MTV and BET, the life of an urban artist is all Courvoisier, Cristal and Cadillacs. But what about 5 a.m. wakeup calls and 12 radio stations before lunch asking the same dumb questions? And that's if you're hot enough for them to want to talk to you. Do you really know what you're getting yourself into? In this panel, we'll explore the dream vs. the reality, the hobby vs. the profession. And we'll ask the question some industry observers are already asking, are Canadian urban artists disciplined and focused enough to truly succeed?
Moderator:
Farley "Flex" Fridal, Director of Enterprise Development, Full Flex Management & Productions, Ajax
Panelists:
Ivan Berry, Sr. Partner International, OLE
Paul Riley, Barrister & Solicitor, Riley Ross LLP
John Battaglia Jr., President, Rockstar Image, New York
Choclair, Artist, Sextant Records, Toronto
Record/Retail (Executive/TuneUp)

Saturday March 5, 2005
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Celebrity Interview: Mathew Knowles
You've heard of Destiny's Child? Well, meet Destiny. Mathew Knowles nurtured and managed one of the biggest "girl groups" in history - Destiny's Child. He's overseen the solo careers of group members Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowlands and his daughter Beyonce, as well as that of American Idol finalist R.J. Helton, the Swedish group Play and his youngest daughter Solange. Under the aegis of his Music World Entertainment/Sanctuary Urban Group, he also manages such artists as Xhibit, Mary J. Blige, Angie Stone, Eve and Jadakiss. His latest venture, Sanctuary Urban Records, holds even more promise. A self-described "small town country boy," whose mother attended school with Coretta Scott King, Knowles came to the music business from a career in sales marketing, armed with drive and values. Don't miss this Q&A with a consummate marketer and a student of the art of success.
General (Executive/TuneUp)