9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Session B:
Digital Music - From the Internet Into the Home
There are probably more than a thousand websites offering high quality digital music content directly to the consumer and it’s all one hundred percent free, although possibly not exactly legal. Nevertheless, it may be the best thing that ever happened to the music industry, from the artists and the record companies to the manufacturers of computers and digital playback devices that are rolling new equipment off their assembly lines today. Why? Because what may appear to be a financial black hole may instead lead to a windfall. The optimistic scenario suggests that, in an expanding marketplace, greater numbers of consumers will want to listen to music on portable devices, on computers, on car systems, TVs with MP3s - on anything that reads digital. Even if five percent of the total sales of CDs is subject to piracy, if the total number of music fans has grown by twenty five percent, the net gain is significant. Whatever the numbers, and whatever the outcome, the revolution in digital music is real, and we will find out about it here.
Joyce Eastman, Vice President, Audio Initiatives, Lucent Technologies
Larry Miller, President, Reciprocal Music
Sandy Smallens, Executive Vice President Programming & Content, GetMusic
Tim Bratton, President and co-founder, TuneTo.com
Richard T. Brownrigg, Jr., General Manager - EMD, RealNetworks
Microsoft, speaker to be announced
Dr. Ric Dube, Sr. Editor and Research Analyst, Webnoize, Moderator
Additional speaker to be announced
Sandy Smallens, Executive Vice President Programming & Content, GetMusic.com: Sandy Smallens is responsible for the creative development, production and delivery of content across GetMusic-including its genre-based channels-Smallens oversees GetMusic's Production, Design, Editorial and Live Events teams. Prior to GetMusic, Smallens served as Senior Vice President of Programming at SonicNet (now a division of MTVi), where he oversaw creation, development, and delivery of content. He also was Vice President/General Manager of Content at Prodigy, as well as Senior Director of Multimedia for Atlantic Records.
Larry S. Miller, President, Reciprocal Music: As President of Reciprocal Music, the music division of Reciprocal, Inc., Larry Miller directs all of the division's major business functions: marketing, sales, business development, client services, and support. His aim is to establish Reciprocal as the music industry's clear leader in digital rights management (DRM). Miller's original outlet for his twin passions, music and technology, was radio; shortly after graduating from Brandeis University, he became music director for radio station WCAS in Cambridge, Mass. Leaving WCAS for the start-up software company Radio Computing Services, Miller helped RCS become the nation's leading provider of music-selection software. When Scott Shannon launched New York City's hit-format station Z100 (WHTZ), Miller signed on as the stations first Production Manager and Z100 became one of the biggest, fastest success stories in radio history, capturing first place in America's biggest market only 72 days after startup. Prior to joining Reciprocal, Miller was Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of a2b music, AT&T's innovative online music delivery service. He has held senior-management posts at a number of other entertainment and media firms, including NBC and Tribune where he has focused on corporate strategy, marketing, technology management, and new-venture analysis. Miller holds an A.B. from Brandeis University and a M.B.A. from Columbia University School of Business. A frequent conference speaker, Miller is an often-quoted authority on the convergence of music and technology. He lives in New York City.
Richard T. Brownrigg, Jr. is the General Manager of the EMD Group at RealNetworks, where his responsibilities include overseeing the RealDownload products and RealJukebox, the world's most popular digital music system. Ryc's team is responsible for design, development and marketing for a suite of RealNetworks products, including RealJukebox, RealJukebox Plus, RealDownload and RealDownload Plus. His group also manages the SDK's and API's for RealJukebox as well as providing engineering support to RealJukebox development partners. Prior to joining RealNetworks, Ryc was Chief Engineer, Internet Initiatives, for Gateway, Inc., where he launched and subsequently managed the company's Internet service, gateway.net. In addition to RealNetworks, Ryc has managed teams in development, marketing, sales and client support roles at companies including Fifth Generations Systems and Cardinal Technologies. He is a graduate of Michigan Tech.
Tim Bratton, President and co-founder, TuneTo.com: Tim Bratton has more than 12 years of experience in the high tech, computer audio and networking industries. Prior to forming
TuneTo.com, Mr. Bratton was vice president of sales and marketing for Spatializer Audio Laboratories - a leading provider of 3D audio technology. There he built the company's licensing operations, successfully completing more than 30 agreements with leading consumer electronics and computer companies such as Panasonic, Sharp, Hitachi, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard. Earlier, as a co-founder of pioneering PC audio company Media Vision, Mr. Bratton grew the company sales to $70 million in two years and participated in the company’s very successful IPO. He has also served as a principal for investment banking firm Venture Management and participated in the creation of cable modem networking standards. Mr. Bratton holds a BSEE from the University of California at San Diego and an MBA from Santa Clara University. Anu Kirk, senior market development manager, is a professional musician, composer and producer and songwriter who previously worked with at Spatializer Audio Laboratories as senior product manager for the Professional Audio Products Division. In this position he took many new products from the idea stage all the way through to production and sales. He was also responsible for market research, writing manuals, working with graphic designers on packaging and advertising, and working with engineering and production staff on scheduling. As a musician, Mr. Kirk has released several CDs of his own music. He majored in Economics at Dartmouth College.