Panels will feature industry reps from labels (indie and major), booking agencies, management companies, music publishers and signed acts. Amplify!! is expecting over 70 industry professionals as participants from the fields of A&R, marketing, touring, press, publishing, management and online development.
2007 Panelists Include:
Amos Newman, Producer Manager / Glen Ballard, Walter A
Andrew Brightman, Producer Manager / Chad Kroeger, Brian Howse
Antony Bland, Director of A&R / American/Columbia Records
Berko Pearce / Angry Bear Talent
Bill Armstrong, Co-Owner / SideOneDummy Records
Brian Schall / Law Offices of Brian L. Schall (Pussycat Dolls, High School Musical)
Chris Ripley / KXTE Program Director; CBS Radio
Dan Steinberg / Square Peg Concerts
Dino Paredes, GM / American Recordings
Harry Poloner, East Coast VP / ASCAP
Heather Peggs, A&R Executive / Capitol Records
Holmes Pooser, Music Director / KXTE
Ike K. Odunze / Alexander, Odunze & Kang (Las Vegas Entertainment Attorney)
Ivan McClain, SoCal Indie Promoter / Talent Buyer - The Vault
Jamie Dominguez, East Coast Director / SESAC
Jason Bernard / Pulse Music & Management
Jason Markey, GM / Immortal Records
Jeff Blue, A&R Executive / Virgin Records
Jeff Sosnow, A&R Executive / Interscope Records
Jimmy Stafford / Train
Joe Belliotti, Director of Licensing / Creative Artists
Joe Fleischer, VP of Marketing & Sales / Big Champagne
Joey Moi / Producer for Nickelback and Hinder
Joey Simmrin / Escape The Fate, Matchbook Romance, Plain White T's
John Boyle / Artist Manager & Founder of the Sno-Core Tour
Jon Pikus, Director of A&R/ Myspace Records
Josh Feingold, West Coast Director / SESAC
Kevin Moran / Ifiymm Records
Leslie Frank / King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner (Metallica)
Mara Hitner / Music Connection Magazine
Matt Messer, VP or Creative / EMI Music Publishing
Max McAndrew / House Of Blues, Las Vegas
Mollie Moore, Manager of A&R / Atlantic Records
Monti Olson, VP of A&R / BMG Music Publishing
Nick Ferrara / Serling, Rooks & Ferrara (Creed, Maroon5, Fall Out Boy and John Mayer)
Omar Al-joulani / The Agency Group
Paola Palazzo / Nederlander Concerts
Paul Pontius, SVP of A&R / Island Records
Pete Galli / The Bravery, Andrew W.K.
Richard Dashut / Ifyimm Records, Producer for Fleetwood Mac
Rick Farrell / ICM
Robert Ferrari / Embryo Records, Odds On Recording
Robert Reynolds / The Killers
Sara Kapuchinski, Director of A&R / Chrysalis Music
Scott Cresto, VP of Film/TV / Chrysalis Music
Stacie Schmidt, Talent Buyer / House Of Blues - Las Vegas
Steven Melrose / Peer Music
Stirling Mcilwaine / Chris Daughtry
TJ McNeely / DeepRockDrive.com
Tom DeSavia, West Coast VP / ASCAP
Tom Parham / Embryo Records, Odds on Recording
Wil Westfall, Director of A & R / Island Records
many more to come . . . .
PAST AMPLIFY PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Adam Grayer - Jagermeister/Ozzfest Sponsorships
Ari Nisman - President, Degy Entertainment
Barry Oslander - Former Motown Exec
Ben Mclane - Mclane & Wong Entertainment Law
Berko - Artist Manager & former VP of A&R at Maverick
Records
Bill Armstrong - SideOneDummy
Brian Saliba - Las Vegas Concert & Festival Promoter
Chi Cheng - Deftones
Chris Foitelle - A&R Exec / Epic Records
Dan McCarroll - EMI Music
David Wolter – VP of A&R / Virgin Records
Evan Peters - A&R Exec / Geffen Records
George Tobin – George Tobin Music Inc.
Holmes Poser – CBS Radio / Extreme Radio 107.5FM
Jennifer Knoepfle - ASCAP
John Boyle - Artist Manager & Producer for the SnoCore
Tour
Jon Nelson - Sony / ATV Music
Jon Pikus - Myspace Records
Ken Blaustein - Director of A&R / Virgin Records
Kevin Knight - Fearless Records
Kevin Williamson – VP of A&R / Warner Bros. Records
Lindsey Murell - Lucky Artist Booking
Matt Harris – A&R Exec / Hollywood Records
Max McAndrew – House of Blues Las Vegas
Myles Lewis - BMI
Nate Israel – We The People Records
Robert Reynolds – Manager & Attorney / The Killers
Ron Laffitte – Sr. VP of A&R / Capitol Records
Rory Felton - Militia Group
Shawn Eiferman – HelloWorld.com
Stephanie St. Gal de Pons - Warner-Chappell Music
Todd Parker – Windswept Pacific
Tony Fredianelli – Third Eye Blind
Victor Murgatroyd – VP of A&R / J Records
Will Westfall - Director of A&R / Island Records
Zach Mullinax – Variety Artists International
…some of the above mentioned have signed or A&R'd
albums for the following artists: All-American Rejects,
Yellowcard, Gorillaz, Evanescence, Buckcherry, the Vines,
Wolfmother, Ben Harper, Saosin, Seether, Michelle Branch
& the Wreckers, the Ataris, Mastodon, Flogging Molly,
the Casualties, Saosin, Brandston, Love Drug and Cartel,
among many others...