12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Track II:
Music Industry Innovates into Future - From Digital Downloads and Subscriptions to Mobile Music & Digital and Internet Radio
This is the year of the rollout of new music services as well as the arrival of broadband, mobile and wireless. Music is available to the consumer, all over, all the time. Digital radio and Internet radio are emerging. Technology and music seem to have taken that relationship to the next level and the consumer seems to understand and embrace it. In this session, rather than looking at the file-sharing past, we will look to the new technology future. After the lawsuits, after the consolidation, after the first attempts at music subscription and download, we will in this session, try to evaluate what the new music industry is going to look like. The era of digital music delivery is here, but the details of how the industry will be structured are still confusing. What will digital radio mean? What about all those music channels on satellite and cable? What are the different ways that the consumer will access music in the future? And will they be willing to pay for it at acceptable levels to sustain the industry?
David B. Goldberg, Vice President and General Manager, LAUNCH, Yahoo!
Amanda Marks, Senior Vice President, eLabs, Universal Music Group
Christopher Allen, Senior Vice President Strategic Planning, Musicmatch
Brad Gregory Serling, founder/CEO, nugs.net enterprises, LLC
Gary Cohen, co-founder & President, MusicNow
Nick Tangborn, Music Evangelist, Music.Download.com, CNET Networks Inc.
Laura Goldberg, COO, Napster
Ted Cohen, Senior Vice President, D3 – Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Recorded Music, Moderator
David B. Goldberg is the vice president and general manager of LAUN
CH, Yahoo!’s music destination, since the acquisition of LAUNCH Media, Inc. by Yahoo! in August 2001. Before joining the Yahoo! team Goldberg was the co-founder and chief executive officer of LAUNCH Media, Inc. In his role at Yahoo!, he responsible for the growth and continued development of LAUNCH as a compelling, global music destination for consumers, marketers and record labels. In 2003 LAUNCH streamed more than 1.3 million music videos to consumers reinforcing LAUNCH's position as the leading music video outlet on the Web, providing consumers with access to a high-quality library of more than 8,000 music videos. Since its beginnings in 1994, Goldberg spearheaded LAUNCH’s vision to allow music fans to connect with their favorite artists and discover new music through a variety of interactive mediums. Under his leadership, LAUNCH developed into one of the leading entertainment brands. Prior to founding LAUNCH, Goldberg was director of marketing strategy and new business development at Capitol Records in Los Angeles where he oversaw the development of new multimedia distribution methods and the development of alternative channels through which music and new artists could be effectively marketed to consumers. Goldberg graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor of arts degree in history and government, and currently serves on the board of directors for LivePlanet and is a member of N.A.R.A.S (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences).Christopher Allen, is responsible for driving Musicmatch's global prod
uct vision and managing the strategic product and service roadmap. A seasoned executive with over 10 years of product/marketing experience, Allen oversees consumer marketing initiatives including merchandising, e-commerce, and partner marketing activities, as well as customer acquisition and retention strategies for Musicmatch's subscription services. Allen is also chartered with analyzing future product trends to evaluate integration of digital music services into emerging technologies and devices." Prior to joining Musicmatch in May of 2000, Allen was a co-founder and head of product marketing and strategic planning at Kablink, an online photo service company. Previously, Allen spent more than 10 years in product management at pioneering companies AT&T and NCR working on data warehouse decision support, CRM, and business intelligence initiatives. Since Allen joined Musicmatch in May 2000, the company has received five consecutive PC Magazine Editors' Choice awards for excellence and countless accolades for leadership in digital music products and services. Allen received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from the University of San Diego. Allen is considered a powerhouse at Musicmatch, and he certainly looks the part. He has competed in amateur bodybuilding, and for the past 12 years has been the head powerlifting coach for the North San Diego County Special Olympics team.Amanda Marks, Senior Vice President, Universal Music Group’s eLab
s: As the Senior Vice President of Universal Music Group’s eLabs, Amanda Marks is responsible for the business development and business affairs departments of eLabs, the division of UMG that is dedicated to exploring and developing new business opportunities and new digital delivery systems for recorded music. eLabs houses advanced technology and business development teams to support all UMG businesses, focusing on emerging technology and convergence platforms for the distribution of music and music related content, including internet, wireless, and TV set-top box systems. eLabs’ efforts also include overseeing the launches of new physical formats such as SACD, DVD-Audio, and DataPlay. Prior to her position at eLabs, Amanda Marks served as the General Manager for Jimmy and Doug’s Farmclub.com where she was responsible for the daily operations of Farmclub.com, including finance, business and legal affairs, business development and human resources. Farmclub.com was a frontrunner in interactive convergence -- an innovative company which integrated a web site, television show and record label. Jimmy and Doug's Farmclub.com was a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Before Farmclub.com, Ms. Marks was with Universal Music Group’s Business & Legal Affairs Department. In this position, she was responsible for helping to formulate UMG’s business and legal affairs policy for the exploitation of sound recordings over the Internet, providing general counseling and business and legal affairs services to several of the UMG record labels, assisting in the label integration process following the Universal – PolyGram merger, and drafting and negotiating agreements for UMG as a whole, the UMG labels and other divisions of UMG. Ms. Marks also served as a liaison with the Recording Industry Association of America on industry-wide Internet issues. Ms. Marks has also served as Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs, for Mercury Records where she was responsible for negotiating and drafting a wide range of agreements, supervising all Internet exploitations of the label’s repertoire of sound recordings and providing general business counseling to the label’s executives and staff. Before joining Mercury Records, Ms. Marks served as General Counsel for Rock-It Cargo USA, Viscount Airlines and their affiliated companies, which provided logistical services for the touring side of the music industry. Previously, Ms. Marks worked as an associate at McKenna & Cuneo in Los Angeles.Nick Tangborn, Music Evangelist, Music.Download.com, CNET Networks Inc: Nick Tangborn is a music fan first and foremost. He’s the owner/operator of the independent Jackpine Social Club label in San Francisco, which recently released the acclaimed "Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down: A Tribute To Kris Kristofferson," featuring artists such as John Doe, Tom Verlaine, Mark Kozelek and more. Later releases on Jackpine include records from Jesse DeNatale, Kelley Stoltz, Parchman Farm and Oranger. Prior to starting Jackpine, Nick consulted at Napster, where he assisted the company in licensing independent labels for their ill-fated attempt at a creating a legal digital distribution service. He also helped launch their popular Featured Music marketing program. Nick was the first employee at Listen.com (now home to the RHAPSODY digital music service), where he was VP of Content and Editor in Chief. Nick built a 40-plus strong staff of music writers, a comprehensive and nuanced directory of digital music, and assisted with syndication and marketing efforts. Previously, he started his own consumer magazine and served as its editor in chief, edited and wrote daily news stories and reviews for SonicNet/Addicted To Noise, and served as the head of publicity for the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. Nick was involved in the creation of IODA, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, where he recruited labels and artists for an aggregator of digital music.
BRAD SERLING, FOUNDER AND CEO, NUGS.NET: "A Johnny Appleseed of online concert recordings," according to The New York Times, Brad Serling has been active in the digital media space for over 10 years. In addition to founding and operating nugs.net, Brad most recently served for three years as Chief Technology Officer for CinemaNow (http://www.cinemanow.com), the leading provider of online video on demand and pay-per-view services of Hollywood feature films. At CinemaNow Brad conceived, developed, and deployed PatchBay, a platform for digital media distribution which currently powers the secure global delivery of millions of feature-length video streams and downloads per month. Currently Warner Brothers, MGM, Fox, and Disney all distribute their films through the platform Brad architected. Before joining CinemaNow Brad served as vice president of interactive development for AnswerThink (formerly THINK New Ideas). During his employment with AnswerThink, Brad was responsible for the online components of global advertising and marketing campaigns for such clients as Anheuser-Busch, IBM, HBO, Procter & Gamble, NFL, Chrysler, Oracle, and BMI. Prior to AnswerThink, Brad served as Executive Producer at On Ramp, Inc., where he pioneered web events for Woodstock 94, The Molson Ice Polar Beach Party with Metallica and Hole, The 37th Annual Grammy Awards, and eleven World Series webcasts. His experience has spanned all aspects of website development, live webcasting, multimedia content deployment, and large scale media distribution. Brad earned a B.A. in history from Cornell University.
Ted Cohen, Vice President, Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Re
corded Music: As Vice President of Digital Development & Distribution for EMI Recorded Music, Ted Cohen oversees worldwide digital business development for this "big five" record company, which includes labels such as Capitol, Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis. Under Cohen’s guidance, EMI has led the industry with its initiatives in new technologies and business models such as digital downloads, online music subscriptions, custom compilations, wireless services, high-definition audio and Internet radio. In addition to seeking out, evaluating and executing business opportunities for the company, Cohen serves as both a strategist and key decision-maker for EMI’s global new media and anti-piracy efforts. He has worked to establish company-wide policies, which have allowed EMI’s artists and labels a substantial advantage in the digital music arena. Cohen served previously as the Executive Vice President of Digital Music Network Inc., where he co-founded and served as Chairman of the Webnoize ’98 & ’99 conferences. He currently chairs MidemNet, an international music/technology conference convened in Cannes each year. Cohen also held senior management positions at both Warner Bros. Records and Philips Media. Additionally, Cohen lead two highly successful new media consulting operations, DMN Consulting and Consulting Adults, attracting clients such as Amazon.com, Microsoft, Universal Studios New Media, DreamWorks Records, Liquid Audio, Wherehouse Records/Checkout.com and several other entertainment, computer and new media organizations. A 25-year industry veteran, Cohen serves on the NARAS (Grammy) Los Angeles chapter Board of Governors, the Board of Directors for the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund, Co-chairs the new media arm of the T.J. Martell Foundation, and lends his time and talents to the Grammy In The Schools Program.