We've told you a bit about the amazing panels, special conversations and presentations at the 2009 Future of Music Policy Summit (Oct. 4-6, Georgetown University, Washington, DC), but we're also excited about the wide range of breakout sessions, side meetings and workshops that take place on Tuesday, Oct. 6. From legendary producer Sandy Pearlman's "The Cloud vs.read more
Nicole Duffey is FMC’s Operations Coordinator, which is a fancy way of saying she sits at a desk all day and answers all the other staffers questions! She also makes sure we all get our paychecks on time, and for that, we love her. Here’s Nicole’s personal list of Future of Music Policy Summit awesomeness! read more
At the Future of Music Policy Summit, impressive names that start with "Senator" or "Chairman" or "CEO" or "Rock Star" tend to hog the limelight. But there's so much more that the conference has to offer us mere mortals -- whether we're musicians, techies or label folks (or maybe a combination of all three). In this post, we'll shine a light on five Policy Summit gems with their own brand of star power. read more
Don't miss Mac at the 2009 Future of Music Policy Summit (Oct. 4-6, Georgetown University Washington, DC)!We at Future of Music Coalition are huge fans of Mac McCaughan, and not just because he's a member of indie-rock stalwarts Superchunk and Portastatic. And not only due to the fact that he co-founded in 1989 one of the most influential and forward-looking independent record labels around, Merge Records. And not simply because Mac is an all-around awesome dude (which he is). read more
The scuttlebutt in Washington, DC is that newly-appointed FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will talk at the Brookings Institute on Monday, Sept. 21 about the FCC's plan introduce new Net Neutrality rules. (The kids still say scuttlebutt, right?) It probably goes without saying that this is a huge deal for supporters of the open internet, FMC among them. read more
We’re almost at
the finish line, folks.
The three-day music-tech-policy
extravaganza known
as the Future
of Music Policy Summit is
less than three weeks
away, so if you wanna
catch our greatest
conference yet, better
step lively! The Policy
Summit roster has
grown considerably
since the last newsletter,
with some really exciting
names just added.
Then there’s the rock
show, cocktail parties
and more for that
extra something-something.
But planning for Summit
isn’t the only
thing we’ve been
up to (although sometimes
it feels that way!) — read
on for more of FMC’s
recent and upcoming activities.
1. FMC Policy Summit:
why *you* need to
be there
2. "Behind the
Policy Summit" FutureBlog
series
3. FMC joins
PBS’ Independent Lens
and Community Cinema
for free documentary
4. FMC invited to
participate in FCC
Broadband Workshops
5. Musicians and Health
Insurance: North Carolina
Public Radio screenings
6. FMC at NYSARTS
Summit 2009
7. One Web
Day: what’s the "big
idea?"
8. Intern Positions
Available
9. How are we doing
For this edition of FMC's "Behind the Policy Summit" series, we're traveling across the pond to introduce you to another fabulous speaker at Future of Music Policy Summit 2009. Today's victim, er, subject is Brian Message — a partner in Courtyard Management (the team representing Radiohead, Supergrass and the 22-20s, among others). In addition to his high-profile management duties, Brian is also the newly appointed chairman of the Music Managers Forum in the UK. read more
