Make sure you get into town early enough to kick off the Summit at FMC’s traditional opening night Pho dinner. Our Pho dinners set the stage for an incredibly friendly event, so join us for delicious soup and a debate warm-up. Please note that this is a location change from previous years; Pho 14 Van Ness is located right off the Van Ness Metro stop (red line). Open to all Summit attendees; no RSVP necessary.

PHO 14 - VAN NESS
4201 Connecticut Avenue NW (at the Van Ness Metro)
Washington DC 20008
www.dcpho14.com
(202) 686-6275

NOTE: The restaurant will not issue individual cash; please bring cash with you to share you portion of your table’s tab.

Join us for a welcome party presented by SpokesBUZZ and featuring live music from both DC and Denver-based bands. Learn about SpokesBUZZ’s work, mingle with other Summit attendees and catch some great tunes. Donations to support the music are enthusiastically accepted. Open to all Summit attendees; no RSVP necessary.

Featuring:

Wiredogs  (Denver) 
lowercase letters (DC)
  

Casey Rae VP for Policy and Education, Future of Music Coalition
Peter Jenner Manager, Sincere Management

Musicians depend on technology now more than any other time in history. Platforms abound for creating, promoting and distributing music, for planning tours, engaging fans, raising funds and selling music, merchandise, concert tickets and more. Mostly, artists care about two things: can they get on the platform, and will it make life easier? Our experts will riff on what it takes to deliver a truly musician-friendly service with an eye towards productive partnerships. Learn about apps and services for managing money, tours, websites, fan relationships commerce and everything in between, and how they’re making sure their service is actually in service of musicians.

Ben Brannen Co-founder and President, AtVenu
KC Fox Category Marketing Manager, Music, Eventbrite
Randy Nichols CEO, Force Media Management
Brett Sechrest Co-founder and CEO, SoundScry
Craig Swann Founder, looplabs
Emily White Co-founder, Whitesmith Entertainment, Readymade Records and Dreamfuel.me (moderator) 

Ceci Bastida Musician
Felix Contreras Co-host, Alt.Latino, NPR (moderator)
Shawn King Musician, DeVotchKa
Martín Perna Musician, Antibalas and Ocote Soul Sounds

Mignon Clyburn Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

Metadata for Musicians: a Hands-on Workshop About the Data Attached to Your Music That Powers Discovery, Attribution and Royalties

In the Networking Space, Salon H, in the Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center
Please note that there is no food provided at this session.

Rebecca Gates Musician, Artist, Curator and Activist
Jonathan Sallet General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission

In Lohrfink Auditorium

At last year’s Summit, Jazz Forward Coalition (JFC) and FMC brought together an outstanding group of thought leaders and stakeholders to re-examine jazz’s unique and essential role in the socio-economic cultural arenas. It was an animated, sometimes heated, but ultimately productive discussion, which began to suggest a roadmap to address jazz’s needs for sustained growth. Since that time, JFC has embarked on a year long study, supported by a planning grant from DDCF, to take a snapshot of jazz in order to delineate, define and suggest programmable initiatives for community based activations. Please join us as we examine the interlocking needs of the jazz ecosystem, discuss fresh ideas that bring more jazz to more people and strategize how to mobilize and execute on the local and national levels. This session will present our ‘Road Plan for Jazz’ through the intertwined lenses of professional development, advocacy and demand building.

Marty Ashby VP & Executive Producer, MCG Jazz
Peter Gordon President/Co-founder, Thirsty Ear Recordings and Jazz Forward Coalition (moderator)
Jeff Meyer CEO, This Is Red Agency
Casey Rae VP for Policy and Education, Future of Music Coalition

In Salon B in the Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center

What happens when the information about who played on a record or who wrote a song is wrong or missing? For the groups distributing royalties to performers and composers, what are some of the complex challenges accompanying the age of digital micropayments? Get a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse at the machinery that drives the ups and downs of artist metadata and royalties, and what the future holds for more efficient artist payments.

Ann Chaitovitz Attorney-Advisor, US Patent & Trademark Office, Office of Policy & International Affairs (moderator)
Sonny Charles Musician, Checkmates and Steve Miller Band
Dennis Dreith AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund
Michael Drexler Executive Director, Business Development, BMI
Chris Yorks Director of Repertoire Management, SoundExchange

In Salon C in the Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center

Denver-based Youth on Record believes that young people – those who are both at-risk and written-off – have the potential to turn their lives around. In just four years, YOR has grown into the largest music provider for Denver Public Schools where they deploy 20+ local musicians to teach in alternative high school classrooms. Through a model partnership that brings together the local music community, public schools, the nation’s leading housing authority, and the philanthropic sector, Youth on Record has quickly become an example of what’s possible when musicians and nonprofit/public sector leaders embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and band together around a common cause. In 2012, YOR’s state-of-the-art Youth Media Studio was selected as the anchor tenant for the Denver Housing Authority’s award-winning La Mariposa District redevelopment project. La Mariposa District is a DHA-led initiative that has transformed a former public housing site into a vibrant, sustainable mixed-income community, catalyzed by a HUD HOPE VI grant.  When completed in 2015, the media facility will serve as a centralized location for digital arts-based programming for at-risk youth in Denver. Join this session for an overview on Youth on Record’s mission and activities and insight on how their experience could be adapted by organizations in other communities.

Michael Bracy Co-founder and Board Member, Future of Music Coalition
Jami Duffy Executive Director, Youth on Record
Ismael Guerrero Executive Director, Denver Housing Authority
Margaret Hunt Director, Colorado Creative Industries (moderator)
Adrian Molina Lead Instructor, Youth on Record; Musician, Molina Speaks

In Salon H in the Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center

The word “transparency” has become a music industry invocation: if you say it enough, no one can accuse you of a lack of it. But what does it actually mean? Musicians often call for transparency in accounting and royalty distribution. Indie labels want more information about negotiations they aren’t a part of. Songwriters worry about the lack of transparency in direct deals between publishers and platforms. Music services want transparency about what catalog they can or cannot use. Globally, there are issues around “black boxes” and unattributed income that never makes it back to creators. Is there a common definition or set of principles that could be adopted to advance the goal of transparency? Who makes the call about what information is made available? How can technology and better data management lessen the burden of music industry middlemen while keeping them accountable to artists? This panel will explore issues around timely and accurate dissemination with an eye towards a less opaque industry.

Jeffrey Boxer IED/GC, Content Creators Coalition
Tanya Marie Curcio Associate, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Waleed Diab Senior Counsel, Google
Jim Griffin Managing Director, Onehouse
Dave Herlihy Attorney, The Law Offices of David Herlihy; Professor, Northeastern University (moderator)
Tom Silverman Executive Director, New Music Seminar
Darius Van Arman Co-founder, Secretly Group

Kiran Gandhi is a force of nature. She plays drums and tours internationally with M.I.A., has done a stint at Interscope Records as the company’s first digital analyst, is a Harvard MBA candidate and a committed activist. Most exciting is her commitment to a more diverse and inclusive music industry built on an ethos of collaboration and engagement. Kiran’s talks on “atomic living” embody her willingness to experience life and the pursuit of knowledge wherever opportunities arise. She’ll be joined in conversation with one of our favorite rising legal stars, Michelle Davis, a former Flagpole music editor and FMC intern who in her “spare time” works to expand the knowledge base of musicians in her hometown of Athens, Georgia. These two young leaders possess intellectual curiosity and a desire to affect positive change through music. That’s our kind of future.

Michelle Davis Senior Articles Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property, University of Georgia School of Law
Kiran Gandhi Drummer/Percussionist; MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School; Georgetown University Class of 2011

A late 2013 valuation of the EDM industry came in at $6.2 billion in global revenues. This includes $4.2 billion from festivals and club dates alone. Largely drawing on fan networks of highly loyal young listeners, EDM artists, promoters and managers have led the charge on transforming the live music space, and are redefining how recorded music is accessed and monetized These savvy entrepreneurs are embracing or driving innovations in ticketing plans, VIP experiences, merch bundles, stage productions and fan engagement and more. At its core, the live concert remains a singular experience that can’t be duplicated or co-opted, but EDM’s growth isn’t limited to the stage. We’ll take a look at what’s working in EDM and what takeaways the genre might offer for the rest of the industry.

Ben Hogan Agent, Circle Talent Agency
Pete Kalamoutsos Owner, Glow and Echostage
Michelle Katz Attorney, Law Offices of Kurosh Nasseri PLLC (moderator)
Kurosh Nasseri Attorney, Law Offices of Kurosh Nasseri PLLC
Fox Stevenson Singer, Songwriter and Producer

Damian Kulash Musician, OK Go

Closing on a Zisk Note
Brian Zisk will discuss the future of music and technology, the Future of Music Coalition, and what we all can do to make the world a better place for musicians.

Brian Zisk Executive Producer, SF MusicTech Summit and the Future of Money & Technology Summit; Co-founder and Board Member, Future of Music Coalition

Join fellow Summit attendees for drinks, snacks and networking at Epicurian Restaurant on Georgetown’s campus.

Open to all Summit attendees; no RSVP necessary.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT and requires a separate registration from Summit.
This one-of-a-kind evening highlights musicians and industry leaders who have demonstrated consistent commitment to their craft and social change. Celebrate their service along with exciting musical performances at the 2014 Future of Music Honors. 

OK Go | Youth on Record | Peter Jenner
Girls Rock Camp Alliance | Merge Records
Congressmen Goodlatte, Conyers, Nadler & Coble

For complete info on the second annual Future of Music Honors event, please visit the Honors website. 

THE HAMILTON LIVE
600 14th Street NW, Washington, DC
near Metro Center at 14th and F Streets
Metro: McPherson Square (Lines: Blue, Orange), Metro Center (Lines: Blue, Orange, Red)

Start your Tuesday early with recording and performing artist Molina Speaks, lead instructor for Youth On Record. Enjoy a cup of coffee and settle in for a brief but powerful exploration of the relationship between chess and hip-hop. Molina fuses the two in YOR Denver Public School classrooms to teach students the art of critical thinking, lyrics writings, and the history of American music.

Adrian Molina Lead Instructor, Youth on Record; Musician, Molina Speaks

Open to all Summit attendees; no RSVP necessary.

2014 has seen a litany of copyright developments that will have a profound impact on the entertainment industry. Major issues as diverse as the nature of authorship, content distribution and pre-1972 sound recordings are just some of the topics that are being tackled by the courts or pondered by policymakers. The coming year should see clarification on a number of these matters, including the ability for musicians and songwriters to reclaim their copyrights. But there’s always the possibility of greater confusion, which our  panel of some of America’s premier entertainment attorneys will endeavor to sort out before your very eyes.

Jill Berliner Partner, King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner LLP
Ashlye Keaton Attorney, Entertainment Law Legal Assistance (ELLA) Project; Adjunct Professor, Tulane University School of Law and University of New Orleans
Paul LiCalsi Partner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
Walter McDonough Co-founder and General Counsel, Future of Music Coalition (moderator)
Janine Small Principal, Janine Small PLLC

John Abodeely Deputy Director, President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities

Pundits and prognosticators often surmise that today’s musicians and composers are living in an era of unparalleled opportunity. While it’s safe to say that musicians’ access to the marketplace has greatly improved, thanks to digital sales, social media, YouTube and the like, how have these changes impacted musicians’ ability to generate revenue based on their creative work? Almost all analyses of the effects of these changes rest purely on assumptions that they have improved musicians’ bottom lines. We hear often from record labels, music services, publishers, and entrepreneurs about the state of the music industry. Now it’s time to hear how musicians and composers themselves are navigating these enormous changes. In this conversation we will look at how revenue streams for an acclaimed soul singer who has worked in the industry for 50 years have and have not changed since the 60s, and the importance of transparency and reliable accounting for artists.

Sonny Charles Musician, Checkmates and Steve Miller Band
Dennis Dreith AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund

Metadata for Musicians: a Hands-on Workshop About the Data Attached to Your Music That Powers Discovery, Attribution and Royalties

In the Networking Space, Salon H, in the Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center
Please note that there is no food provided at this session.

Monopoly is back, like a lame song that’s stuck in your head. The impacts of corporate consolidation are rippling through many different sectors, including the music and entertainment industries. Competition policy and antitrust law are tough to wrap our heads around, but if we’re interested in a future built on access and entrepreneurship we need to figure out a way to talk about it. How does a tendency towards monopoly create economic, expressive and civic inequalities? What does the “vertical integration” of large media companies, Internet Service Providers and telecommunications giants mean for the future of music and media? What do independent artists, innovators and the public need to know about these pernicious power plays? Barry C. Lynn is director of the Open Markets program at the New America Foundation and the author of two books, End of the Line and Cornered, the latter of which describes the dramatic return of monopoly to the American landscape. Both books and Lynn’s periodic articles in Harper’s Magazine describe the concentration of economic power across a range of industries. Salon.com columnist Thomas Frank is a political analyst, historian, and journalist whose books include The Conquest of Cool, One Market Under God and What’s the Matter With Kansas. Join them for a special conversation about a topic that will no doubt impact how you go about your own lives and careers.

Barry Lynn Director, Open Markets Program, New America Foundation
Thomas Frank Columnist, Salon.com; Author, Pity the Billionaire and others

In Lohrfink Auditorium

A session on organizing your music community to find its power, create change and succeed. How can we as musicians develop power in today’s industry and protect our work and our careers? Join the American Federation of Musicians as we share the experiences of the Content Creators Coalition and demonstrate the varied approaches the AFM takes to help us to turn our own music communities into a force for change. Our future depends on it!

Bruce Fife Guitar; International Vice President, AFM; President, Local 99 Portland, Fair Trade Music
Dave Pomeroy Bass, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss; President of the Nashville Musicians Association; voted Nashville “Studio Musician of the Year”
Marc Ribot Guitar, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits; President, Content Creators Coalition; Recording artist, Cubanos Postizos
Andy Schwartz Guitar; Executive Board, Local 802 AFM; Board of Directors, Recording Musicians Association NY Chapter (moderator)

In Salon B in the Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center

This breakout session is designed for professionals looking to develop or strengthen an internship program and students eager to get involved. In addition to discussing recent trends and practices, the session will connect industry leaders with educators and students interested in shaping future internship policies and developing guidelines that strengthen networking possibilities and minimize system abuses.

Anna Celenza Thomas E. Caestecker Professor of Music, Georgetown University (moderator)
Chhaya Kapadia Director of Operations, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation

In Salon C in the Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center

Greg Kot Music Critic, The Chicago Tribune
Harry Shearer Actor, Musician and Host, Le Show

2014 has seen the “net neutrality” debate reach a fever pitch. Musicians, indie labels, entrepreneurs, cultural organizations, arts nonprofits and more have joined millions of Americans in urging the FCC to preserve an open and accessible Internet. Political satirist John Oliver memorably coined it a movement to “stop cable f*ckery” in an episode of “Last Week Tonight.” But what does this f*ckery entail? Is it data caps on apps, except those pre-selected by your Internet Service Providers? Is it digital payola, where the richest companies enjoy an online Autobahn and everyone else gets a dirt road? Is it the fact that many Americans pay hundreds of dollars a month to their ISPs only to receive speeds well below those advertised? Is it the cable companies rewriting local laws to prevent competition in the broadband marketplace? How does all this impact music communities and creators around the country? What are artists and advocates doing to push back? Our panel of experts and agitators will explore these issues and more in an ongoing effort to put an end to cable and telecom f*ckery.

Jesse Elliott Founder, Music Made of Earth LLC
Jodie Griffin Senior Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge
Sarah Morris Senior Policy Counsel, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
Carla Murphy Reporter, Colorlines.com
Casey Rae VP for Policy and Education, Future of Music Coalition (moderator)
Joe Torres Senior External Affairs Director, Free Press

Katie Alice Greer Musician, Priests
Astra Taylor Documentary Filmmaker, Musician and Author, The People’s Platform

GIBSON GUITAR SHOWROOM
709 G St. NW, Washington, DC
Across from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/Portrait Gallery

Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Lines: Green, Yellow, Red)