EDC Las Vegas is known for being one of the largest electronic music festivals in the world, but Insomniac is aiming higher with the event. It has created a whole week of industry-focused events in the city of Las Vegas that include speakers and panels in the week leading up to the big dance collectively known as EDMbiz. The event has announced the panel topics and the speakers that will be sitting on those panels. Among those who will be joining the action from Tuesday, June 16 to Thursday, June 18 are Krewella, Insomniac Events Founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella, Above & Beyond member Jono Grant, President of Electronic Music at Live Nation James Barton, general manager for Skrillex's label OWSLA Blaise DeAngelo, and many more.
They will be discussing a variety of different topics ranging from dance music journalism to emerging markets, to back in the cities with a discussion of urban centers. Check out the full list of speakers and panels below and head to EDMbiz.com for info on the exact schedule and to get your badge.
Panels:
20 Years of Dance Music Through the Lens of AM Only
Best Record/A&R Contest
Billboard Presents: Dance Power Players 2015
Dance Music and the Urban Ecosystem: Brooklyn, Detroit, LA
EDM: Just the Facts, Man
Emerging Markets: Globalization & Localization
Fourth Annual EDMBiz Artist Panel
Future of Dance Music Journalism
Keynote Session with James Barton, President of Electronic Music at Live Nation
Keynote Session, “City as a Startup” with Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com and Founder of Downtown Project
Radioactive: Listening Trends in a Changing Media Landscape
EDMbiz Startup Contest
Speakers:
3LAU, Producer/Artist
Andrew Spada, Vice President, Content & Creative, Dancing Astronaut
Austin Kramer, Global Programming Head-Electronic Culture, Spotify
Blaise DeAngelo, General Manager, OWSLA
Brian Zisk, Founder, SF Music Tech
Chad Gillard, Head of A&R, Future Classics
Chip Hooper,Worldwide Head of Music, Paradigm Talent & Literary Agency
Clark Warner, Executive Creative Director, Beatport
Conor Clarke, Founder & CEO, Wavo.me
David Waxman, Head of A&R, Ultra Music
DB Burkeman, Creative Director, AM Only
Edward J. Hennessy, Director of UPS Entertainment Logistics
Ethan Baer, EDM.com
George Hess, CEO, Zero2Fifty Group
Geronimo, Senior Director of Music Programming, Electronic and Dance Formats, SiriusXM
Hook n Sling, Artist
James Barton, President of Electronic Music, Live Nation
Jason Bentley, Music Director, KCRW
Jason Huvaere, Paxahau
Jason Miller, President – New York, Live Nation Entertainment
Jeff Shaw, SVP, Strategic Alliances – Electronic Music Lead, Live Nation Entertainment
John Amato, President at Billboard /The Hollywood Reporter
John Boyle, Chief Growth Officer & Interim Chief Financial Officer, Insomniac
Jono Grant, Artist, Above & Beyond
Julien Mitelberg, Co-Founder & CEO, Bandsintown Group
Kraig Fox, Director of DCP & Sr. Managing Director, Guggenheim
Krewella, Artists
Kush Patel, Music Partnerships, Twitch
Larry Marcus, Managing Director, Walden Venture Capital
Lee Anderson, Agent, VP East Coast, AM Only
Matt Medved, Editor, Billboard Dance
Matt Rodriguez, Agent, VP, West Coast, AM Only
Megan Buerger, Staff Writer, Billboard
Mike Darlington, CEO, Monstercat
Natalia Romiszewski, Director of A&R, Lava Records
Nick Guarino, Founder & CEO, This Song is Sick
Nick Ward, CFO, YourEDM
Pasquale Rotella, Founder & CEO, Insomniac
Paul Morris, Founder & President, AM Only
Paul Resnikoff, Publisher, Digital Music News
Rachel Springate, Chief Artist Officer, Dubset
Rich Thomas, Vice President of Content, Insomniac
Ryan Mac, Reporter, Forbes
Ryan Roy, A&R, Interscope Records
Simon Rust Lamb, COO, Insomniac
Steve Martocci, Co-Founder, Splice
Tatiana Oliveira Simonian, Vice President of Branded Entertainment, Nielsen
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Tommie Sunshine, Producer/DJ/Songwriter/Social Media Provocateur/Raver
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com & Founder of Downtown Project
Vijay Nair, Founder & CEO, Only Much Louder
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