AIMP Indie Music Publishing Summit Returns to NYC June 11th — Diane Warren Keynote
Songwriters and indie publishers unite!
For the third year in a row, the Association of Independent Music Publishers is converging music makers and the publishers who love them for a full day of educational panels and networking. Past years have proven the AIMP Independent Music Publishing Summit to be a highly dynamic confab, one that looks to be turbocharged for 2019.
The Summit takes place from 9 AM to 7 PM on Tuesday, June 11 at the 3 West Club (3 W. 51st St.) in New York City. The organization is also adding an exclusive International Breakfast Forum on June 12.
Even better, SonicScoop readers can get 20% off the published price for the Summit. To get in for the reduced rate of $395.60, register here with this discount code: SS-AIMP2019. The price will increase to $447.20 on May 31. (To apply the discount once you go to the Eventbrite ticketing page, click the green “Tickets” button, then the click the “Enter Promotional Code” link on the upper right of the ticketing window. Enter code “SS-AIMP2019,” then select one Regular Price ticket, and finally proceed with checkout.)
Attendees to the 2019 Summit can expect an action-packed program, with a star roster of speakers and plenty of up-to-the-minute info covering distribution, podcasting, music supervision, A&R — and publishing of course!
Mega-successful songwriter Diane Warren will deliver the Keynote Speech to AIMP Independent Music Publishing Summit 2019. (Photo credit: Rochelle Brodinoch)
AIMP Summit 2019 Keynotes speakers will be Diane Warren, a Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award winning songwriter, 10-time Oscar nominee, and member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame; Sue Jacobs, Music Supervisor and founder of SuperVision, whose credits include American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, Little Miss Sunshine, and Big Little Lies; and Karyn Temple, Register of Copyrights at the U.S. Copyright Office.
The rest of the Summit program will cover a range of topics, from the current and future state of catalog valuations in “Nothing but Net [Publishers Share]”; new revenue opportunities in “The Growing Market for Stems, Samples & Lyrics”; “What the Pod? Music Licensing for Podcasts,” featuring Broken Record co-host Bruce Headlam; and “The Reality of Music in Unscripted Programming: aka the Making of Cardi B.” There is also a marquee panel of the indie/major label and publisher organization heads, “Conversation with the US Alliance,” with David Israelite, President of the NMPA; Mitch Glazier, President of the RIAA; Richard James Burgess, President and CEO of A2IM; and Teri Nelson-Carpenter, President & CEO of Reel Muzik Werks LLC and the AIMP’s National Chair and LA Chapter President, to discuss the many important issues that affect both sides of music creation and distribution.
The Songwriter Program is a new track this year, bringing together experts from all areas of the field, on topics such as “Songwriter A&R 101,” “Women in Song,” and “Getting an Advance vs. Advancing Your Career.” Speakers will include songwriters Brandy Clark, Jessie Jo Dillon, and Michelle Lewis, whose collective credits include The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Cher, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, LeAnn Rimes, and Darius Rucker; singer, actor and American Idol finalist Anthony Fedorov; as well as industry executives Mark Brown of Round Hill; Mike Molinar of Big Machine; Molly Jenke of Atlas Music Publishing; Bob Donnelly of Fox Rothschild; Ree Guyer of Wrensong; and Brooke Primont of Concord Music Publishing.
See the full current confirmed agenda here.
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