Digital Media Wire Announces Speakers and Agenda for 6th Annual Digital Music Forum West, October 6-7, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Media Wire today announced initial speakers and keynoters and agenda for the 6th Annual Digital Music Forum West (www.digitalmusicforum.com/west), to be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles on October 6-7th, 2010.

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The two-day event is the industry's only comprehensive digital music conference focused on the evolution and future of digital music. The conference agenda, which includes senior participants from major labels, leading indie labels, social networks, online music retailers, mobile companies, artists and association heads, includes top keynotes, discussions and panels on topics including mobile apps, the state of the digital union, the future of Internet radio, online video, digital innovation, investments, the digital copyright debates, rights management, social networking and touring.

Attendees are over 300 senior decision-makers from record labels, music publishers, producers and distributors, technology companies, wireless companies, rights organizations, industry bodies, radio, advertising, attorneys, artists, investors and venture capitalists.

Confirmed speakers include:

Rick Alden, Founder & CEO, SkullCandy

Tom Silverman, Founder & Chairperson, Tommy Boy Records

Chris Tsakalakis, General Manager, StubHub/eBay Tickets

Nic Adler, Owner, The Roxy

John Boyle, President, Hello Music

Jeff Bronikowski, Head of Music, Yahoo!

Abe Burns, Digital / Online Marketing, Career Artist Management (Frontline)

Aydin Caginalp, Partner, Entertainment & Media Group, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

Russ Crupnick, VP & Sr. Entertainment Industry Analyst, The NPD Group

Thomas Cullen, Co-Founder & VP Market Development, Sonos

Jan D'Alessandro, VP, Bus. Dev. & General Counsel, Topspin Media

David Del Beccaro, CEO & Founder, Music Choice

Eric Garland, CEO, BigChampagne

Albhy Galuten, VP, Media Technology Strategy, Sony Corporation of America

Jordan Glazier, CEO, Eventful

Fred Goodman, Author & Music Journalist

Aaron Grosky, President, Control Room

Celia Hirschman, Host, KCRW's On the Beat

David Hyman, CEO & Founder, MOG

Jack Isquith, SVP, Digital Music, Warner Bros. Records

Claes Loberg, CEO, Guvera

David Marcus, SVP, Strategic Initiatives, Warner Bros. Records

Vickie Nauman, VP, North America, 7digital

Brad Navin, CEO, The Orchard

Jeff Price, CEO, Tunecore

Ty Roberts, CTO, Gracenote

Michael Robertson, CEO, MP3Tunes

Jim Rondinelli, SVP, Strategic Development, Slacker

Mitch Rotter, SVP, Marketing & Product Dev., Universal Music Group

Tim Scanlin, CEO & Founder, Brandracket & BrandsForBands

Asya Shein, CEO, Fusicology

Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire

Pierce Stacy, Director of Business & Legal Affairs, IODA

Jessica Steel, SVP, Business Development, Pandora

Patrick Sullivan, CEO, RightsFlow

Arvind Venkateswaran, SVP, WW Bus Dev  / GM - Americas & Asia, Geodesic

Les Watkins, SVP, Bus. Affairs & Bus. Development, Music Reports

Adam Wolf, Senior Creative Director, pigFACTORY Music, USA

Event sponsors and media partners include Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Rovi, Cisco, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, NVPR, A2IM, Mashable, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Aquarium Drunkard, New Music Tipsheet, EMF, KCRW.com, Music Connection, Fusicology, Mary-Margaret Network, AFTRA, Filter Magazine, Billboard abd PR Newswire

For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit: http://www.digitalmusicforum.com/west.

Other prominent Digital Media Wire events include the LA Games Conference; NY Games Conference; Future of Television East; Future of Film Summit; Digital Music Forum East; Digital Media Conference East and West; and Digital Media Insider @ CES. Digital Media Wire is also a programming partner for the annual Canadian Music Week.

About Digital Media Wire, Inc.:

Digital Media Wire is an events, news, and publishing company serving the digital entertainment & media industry since May 2000. Digital Media Wire produces executive forums featuring the leading executives in digital media and entertainment. Digital Media Wire also publishes an authoritative daily email newsletter and industry directory. For more information, please visit www.dmwmedia.com.

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