Future of Music Coalition was proud
to partner with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters
to program three panels at the 49th annual Arts
Presenters Conference,
New York Hilton, January 21-24, 2006. Arts Presenters is the
national arts service and membership organization for the presenting
and touring field in the US with more than 1,700 members
worldwide dedicated to bringing artists and audiences together
in communities across the world. Its annual members conference
is one of the world's premiere networking and touring industry
gatherings and includes the largest global marketplace for
the performing arts in North America.
The 2006 conference
theme was Creative Change, Global Exchange and examined
the transcendent power of the arts and human creativity within
a global framework of public policies, cultural diplomacy,
new communications technologies, and civic engagement.
There were over 4,000 delegates at the January 2006 conference.
Conference delegates represent a range of venues, performing
arts and speaker series, CEOs, curators, producers, artist
managers, and their colleagues in marketing, development, education,
and finance. Foreign government representatives and cultural
ministries, public and private funders, artists, scholars,
and leaders of peer arts service organizations round out the
breadth of attendees. You can find out more information about
the event and the organization at www.artspresenters.org.
Sunday, Jan 22 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Conference Room D
Lower Lobby Sheraton Hotel
811 7th Avenue
(7th Ave & 53rd St)
New York, NY
Media Ownership Matters: Believe the
Hype!
Wondering how broadcasting companies got so big so fast? Heard about HD radio
but can't tune in? Will cities start to offer free wireless internet? So what
does the FCC do anyway? Want to know how low power radio works? Join the Future
of Music Coalition for an artist and presenter-friendly overview of how technology
and law have affected the media landscape in the last ten years, what's next,
and how you can make your voice heard.
Michael Bracy Policy Director, Future of Music Coalition
(moderator) Heather Hitchens Executive Director, Meet the
Composer
John Harris Executive Director, Cityfolk
Dr. Marvin Rosen Educator, pianist, supporter
of new music, producer and host of Classical
Discoveries,
winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Radio Broadcast Award
for 2005
Sunday, Jan 22
3:00 – 5:00 PM Concourse
B, Concourse Level Hilton Hotel 1335 Avenue of the Americas
(7th Ave between 53rd & 54th Streets)
Defining
the Digital Marketplace In the past decade, technological advances have transformed the way people
work, communicate and understand the world. Suddenly, multimedia websites, iPods
and blogs seem to be ruling the world, forcing artists and presenters to define
spaces for themselves in the emerging digital marketplace. What models are presenters
and artists using to connect with audiences in the new digital landscape? Come
examine some of the innovative ways arts practitioners have negotiated this new
territory and discuss how these new opportunities can integrate with and strengthen
more traditional audience development initiatives.
How To Broadcast and Podcast Online
Wondering how to broadcast from your website? Wondering how podcasting fits into
your life? Join experts in discussing the mechanics, aesthetics and economics
of podcasting, and catch a glimpse of the future of internet broadcasting.
Jean Cook Constituency Development, Future of Music Coalition (moderator)
Corey Dargel Program Manager, Meet the Composer Eric RedlingerShare DJ Project, videographer, coder Benjamen Walker Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society,
Theory of Everything broadcaster/podcaster
A few words about other FMC events
In January 2001, the FMC hosted its first annual Policy Conference at
Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where over 500 musicians, lawyers,
artists, academics, and policy-makers came together to debate some of
the most contentious issues surrounding digital technology and artists'
rights.
Public Enemy's Chuck
D. and the RIAA's Hilary Rosen after a panel at the first Policy
Summit
The two-day Policy Conference included keynote speeches from Senator
Orrin Hatch and Michael Robertson, CEO of MP3.com, as well as over 70
panelists including Leonardo Chiariglione (SDMI), Edward Felten (Princeton
University), Hilary Rosen (RIAA), Chuck D. (Public Enemy), Marybeth Peters
(Director, US Copyright Office), Jim Griffin (founder of Pho and Cherry
Lane Digital), and John Perry Barlow (Founder, Electronic Frontier Foundation).
Since 2001, FMC has organized a Policy Summit each year, with hundreds
of participants, as well as similar events in San Francisco, New York,
DC and Seattle.
The Policy Summits regularly garner positive news
stories in some of the nation's most influential media outlets
including the Washington Post, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and
National Public Radio, as well as coverage in the music industry press
-- Billboard and Spin Magazine -- and online at the Industry Standard,
Inside, Wired, and CNET.
