FMC’s staff will be all over the map this month at events. Come say hello if we’re in your neck of the woods.
On Thursday, November 10, COO and Events Director Chhaya Kapadia will be hosting a panel at DCWEEK on Music in a Digital Age. Today’s music industry is changing rapidly for musicians and music fans thanks to the digital revolution and sophisticated user-friendly technologies. In this session, we’ll be meeting a group of creators and industry players who are using technology to change the music landscape. What innovative techno-centric projects are DC-based Bluebrain working on, and how are they getting the word out to their fans? What challenges do musicians in developing countries face, and how is Peacetones helping them join the digital music revolution? How does digital music collection agency SoundExchange ensure artists are paid? Join us for a fascinating peek into the ways technology is revolutionizing the music industry, both in the US and around the world. Join FMC’s Chhaya Kapadia, Ruha Devanesan, Ryan Holladay, and Sean Glover on Thursday, November 10, 2011, from 4 - 5 pm at the Artisphere - Blackbox Theater in Arlington, VA.
On Friday, November 12, FMC’s Casey Rae-Hunter will be speaking on a panel at Harvard Law School; we’ll let you know if it gets archived.
If you’re student or faculty at Virginia Tech, come join us on Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30 pm at the Old Dominion Ballroom (ODB) in the Squires Student Center at Virginia Tech for a panel discussion on students and music consumption. FMC’s Kristin Thomson will be leading a panel discussion with a manager, an artist, Virginia Tech students and faculty on the results of a recent collaborative study by VT and FMC.
FMC is co-sponsoring a unique open mic event with One Common Unity on “The Digital Divide and Net Neutrality” on November 20 from 8 - 10 pm at the 5th & K Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. Casey will be joining other speakers to talk about the open internet and affordable access.
Founding board member Brian Zisk will be speaking at the International Music Festival on December 5 in Austin, TX as part of a panel on “Social Media Marketing and Audience Engagement at Your Festival.” He’s also announced the next SanFran MusicTech Summit for February 13, 2012; FMC newsletter readers can get a special 10% off SFMT registration by using the code “FMC.” We’ll see you there!
And those Money from Music survey results we mentioned? Our research team will be unveiling some inital exclusive nuggets at MIDEM on Monday, January 30, 2012 as part of their Visonary Monday programming.