Event Alert: Future of NYC’s Music Industry – June 1, CUNY City Tech Brooklyn

May 31st, 2022 by David Weiss

Ready to convene on the NYC music industry, live and in person?

NYMM is back, all through June 2022.

New York Music Month has returned IRL (in real life). Presented by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment the month-long celebration will provide NYC’s musical artists, producers and audio pros with free rehearsal spaces, workshops, master classes and songwriting camps.

“The Future of NYC’s Music Industry” takes place throughout the day on Wednesday, June 1, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, at CUNY City Tech, 285 Jay Street in Brooklyn. A top-flight list of panelists includes Paul Shaffer, Hank Shocklee, Michael Dorf, Joaquin Waah Dean, Natalia Nastaskin and many more.

New York Music Month aims to support songwriters, established musicians, emerging artists, and NYC’s entire musical community, many of whom were severely impacted by the pandemic. Information on all events throughout the month of June can be found at NYMusicMonth.nyc.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 9:30am – 5:30pm

WHERE: CUNY City Tech, 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

WHO: Representatives from NYC Mayor’s Office; Members of NYU Steinhardt Music Business Program; Featured panels/speakers including (a full schedule of panels is available here):

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10:25AM – 10:45AM, A 35-Year Perspective on Live Music in NYC And Where it’s Going
o Michael Dorf – Chairman & CEO, City Winery
o Larry Miller – Professor and Director, Music Business, NYU

10:45AM – 10:50AM, Marriage Between Music and Social Justice
o Joaquin Waah Dean – CEO of Ruff Ryders, Ruff Ryders Entertainment

10:55AM – 11:15AM, The Booming Catalog Market: Who’s Selling, Why, and What Happens Next
o Jem Aswad – Deputy Music Editor, Variety
o Natalia Nastaskin – Partner, Chief Content Officer, Primary Wave Music

12:55PM – 1:15PM, The View from Downtown: Empowering Creators and Entrepreneurs to Influence Culture by Leveling the Playing Field From the Capital of the World
o Andrew Bergman – Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Music
o Justin Kalifowitz – Executive Chairman, Downtown Music

2:55PM – 3:15PM, How Will the Growth of Web3 and NFTs Affect the Music Industry?
o MoRuf Adewunmi – Rapper/Songwriter/Community Activist, MoRuf
o Peg Samuel – Co-Founder, Head of Entertainment, Fierce Studios
o Peter Schwinge – Co-Founder & CEO, Nybac Media / Music Industry City

3:20PM – 3:50PM, Back in the New York Groove
o Daniel Glass – Founder/CEO, Glassnote Music
o Hank Shocklee – Former member of Public Enemy
o Paul Shaffer – Musical Conductor, Paul Shaffer Enterprises Inc.
o Judy Tint – Counselor At Law / Clinical Assistant Professor of Music Business, NYU Steinhardt

3:55PM – 04:25PM, How Nightlife Has Changed in the Aftermath of the Pandemic: A Renewed Focus on Fairness, Safety, and Sustainability
o Dhruv Chopra – Co-Founder / President, Elsewhere and PopGun Presents
o Tara Duvivier – Senior Planner, Pratt Center for Community Development
o Ariel Palitz – Executive Director, NYC Office of Nightlife at the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
o Peter Shapiro – Founder, Brooklyn Bowl