The Bandwidth Music & Technology Conference Announces Speakers and Panels for 2008

(Billboard Publicity Wire) July 24, 2008 -- The Bandwidth Music & Technology Conference has announced the list of speakers for the 2008 conference, as well as expanded agenda information. The Bandwidth Conference is an unique and intimate gathering of over 200 professionals from the music and digital music industries, and takes place August 14 and 15, 2008 in San Francisco. The Bandwidth Conference explores the evolving musical experience, with panels on marketing, fan behavior, trends and future forecasts, and an examination of the ways people discover, purchase, interact with, and are exposed to music.

This year's conference agenda has recently been expanded to include more panelists and new topics. New topics include a discussion entitled "Free, or Not to Free?" This panel takes a look at free online music streaming. The panelists are Kevin Arnold, CEO of IODA and David Hyman, CEO of MOG. Also added to the schedule is "Crystal Ball" where industry leaders discuss where the music industy is heading.

Current speakers include:

Philip Antoniades, President/Founder, Nimbit

Kevin Arnold, CEO/Founder, IODA

Susan Bonds, President/CEO, 42 Entertainment

Ted Cohen, TAG Strategic

Jeff Daniel, President/CEO, Rock River Music

Chuck Fishman, Manager, Media and Entertainment, Cisco

Jay Gilbert, Digital Strategies, Starbucks

Richard Gottehrer, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, The Orchard

David Hyman, CEO, MOG

Steve Jang, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Business Development, imeem

David Krinsky, GM, Label Business Development, Rhapsody America

Randy Leasure, Sr Dir. Global Digital Business Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment

Alexandra Patsavas, Chop Shop Music

Jonathan Poneman, Co-Founder, Sub Pop Records

Jeff Price, Founder/CEO, TuneCore

Paul Resnikoff, Publisher, Digital Music News

Ian C. Rogers, CEO, Topspin

David Rosenheim, CEO, JamBase

Scott Schaefer, Label Manager, Bloodshot Records

Michael S. Scherotter, Developer Evangelist, Communications Sector of the Americas, Microsoft Corporation

Jaan Uhelszki, Editor At Large, Relix

Greg Werckman, Co-Owner, Ipecac Recordings

Larry Weintraub, CEO, Fanscape

For a full list, please visit the website.

The early registration deadline for the $350 pass to the Bandwidth Conference ends July 31st. Visit the Bandwidth Conference website for complete session details and registration at http://www.bandwidthconference.com

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