EDMbiz — the annual meeting of the dance music minds in Las Vegas during EDC Week — has released the full list of panel topics and speakers set to appear at the fourth annual event, set for June 16-18 at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas.
Artists appearing include Nicky Romero, Pretty Lights, Oliver Helden, 3LAU, Krewella, Hook n Sling, and Z-Trip. They’ll be surrounded by some of the leading names on the business side of dance music including Pasquale Rotella, CEO of EDMbiz and EDC producer Insomniac Events.
Two new Shark Tank-style contests were also announced for this year’s event: the EDMbiz Startup Contest for budding entrepreneurs and Best Record/A&R Contest for music producers.
See below for the full list of session topics and speakers.
EDMbiz conference passes are available for $369. Passes include entrance to a kick-off party with Afrojack on Tuesday, a closing party with Alesso at the Boulevard Pool, and additional EDC Week 2015 events.
EDMbiz 2015 Panels and Keynote Sessions
AM Only: A Look Back on 20 Years
- Chip Hooper, Worldwide Head of Music, Paradigm
- DB Burkeman, DJ /Consultant, AM Only
- Jason Miller, Senior Vice President, Live Nation – New York
- Jono Grant, Artist, Above & Beyond
- Matt Rodriguez, Agent,/VP, West Coast, AM Only
- Pasquale Rotella, Founder/CEO, Insomniac
- Paul Morris, Founder/President, AM Only
- Moderator: Lee Anderson, Agent/VP, East Coast, AM Only
Billboard Presents: Dance Power Players 2015
- John Amato, President, Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter
- Matt Medved, Editor, Billboard Dance
- Megan Buerger, Staff Writer, Billboard
Boombox: A&R and How to Get Signed
- Blaise DeAngelo, General Manager, OWSLA
- Chad Gillard, A&R/Co-Director, Future Classics
- Dave Ralph, Music Curator, Insomniac Records
- Natalia Romiszewski, Director of A&R, Lava Records
- Ryan Roy, A&R/Management, Interscope Records
- David Waxman, Senior Vice President/General Manager/Head of A+R, Ultra Records
- Moderator: Matt Adell, CEO, Analog Factor Consulting
Chasing the Dream: Entrepreneurship and Funding
- Brian Zisk, Founder/CEO, SF Music Tech
- Kraig Fox, Director of DCP/Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners
- Larry Marcus, Managing Director, Walden Venture Capital
- Mike Rothenberg, Founder/CEO, Rothenberg Ventures
- Paul Resnikoff, Founder /Publisher, Digital Music News
- Rachel Springate, A&R for Start-Ups/Founder, Enright
- Moderator: John Boyle, Chief Growth Officer/Interim CFO, Insomniac
Dance Music and the Urban Ecosystem
- Chief Judge Gerald Rosen, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- Dr. Christopher Thornberg, Founding Partner, Beacon Economic
- Sam Fotias Paxahau, Senior Vice President, Movement Festival in Detroit
- Shawn Schwartz, Co-Owner/Operator, Outpost
- Zel McCarthy, Editor in Chief, THUMP at VICE Media
- Moderator: Simon Rust Lamb, COO, Insomniac
Drugs in Dance Music: It’s Time to Talk
- B-Traits, Artist
- Dr. Adam Lund, Founder, UBC Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group
- Dr. Dale Carrison, Professor/Chair of Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
- Maren Steiner, Director, Health & Safety, Insomniac
- Moderator: Mark Lawrence, Chief Executive, Association for Electronic Music
EDM: Just the Facts, Man
- Tatiana Oliveira Simonian, Vice President of Branded Music, Nielsen
Fourth Annual EDMbiz Artist Panel
- 3LAU
- Hook n Sling
- Krewella
- Nicky Romero
- Oliver Heldens
- Pretty Lights
Future of Dance Music Journalism
- Andrew Spada, Vice President of Content & Creative, Dancing Astronaut
- Ethan Baer, CEO, EDM.com
- Jemayel Khawaja, Managing Editor, THUMP at VICE Media
- Nick Guarino, CEO, This Song is Sick
- Matt Medved, Editor, Billboard Dance
- Nick Ward, CFO, YourEDM
- Rich Thomas, Vice President of Content, Insomniac
- Ross Gardiner, US Editor, Mixmag.net
- Moderator: Tommie Sunshine, Producer/DJ/Songwriter/Social Media Provocateur/Raver
More Than a Logo: Brands, Millennials & Creating a Lasting Connection
- Clarissa Pantoja, Global Head of Music, InBev
- Ed Hennessy, Director of Entertainment Logistics, UPS
- Eric Blackwood, Director of Marketing, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
- James Hubert, CEO, STACK Wine
- Marshall Osbourne, Head of Music Partnerships and Experiential Marketing Evangelist, Uber
- Moderator: Jeff Shaw, SVP, Strategic Alliances, Electronic Music Lead, Live Nation Entertainment
Radioactive: Listening Trends in a Changing Media Landscape
- Austin Kramer, Global Programming Head – Electronic Culture, Spotify
- George Hess, CEO, Zero2Fifty Group
- Geronimo, DJ, Senior Director of Programming-Electronic & Dance Formats, Sirius BPM
- Ian Cee, Owner, FOUR80 Music
- Joel Salkowitz, President, Sound Ideas Programming Consultants
- Michelle Boros, Music Director/On-Air Personality, KAMP-FM Los Angeles/97.1 AMP Radio
- Moderator: Clark Warner, Executive Creative Director, Beatport
Team Oliver Heldens
- David Brady, CEO, Spin Artist Management
- Elaine Schaap, Mom & Financial Advisor
- Joost van Aarle, Tour & Production Manager
- Karin Koopmans, Artist Manager, MusicAllStars Management
- Oliver Heldens, Artist
- Moderator: John Amato, President, Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter
Tech Innovation & Disruptive Platforms
- Conor Clarke, CEO/Co-Founder, Wavo.me
- Julien Mitelberg, Co-Founder/President, Bandsintown Group
- Kush Patel, Music Partnerships, Twitch
- Mike Darlington, CEO, Monstercat
- Stephen White, CEO, Dubset Media Holdings, Inc.
- Steve Martocci, Co-Founder, Splice
- Moderator: Ted Cohen, Managing Partners, TAG Strategic
What is a DJ in 2015?
- Carmen Rizzo, US Artist Relations Manager, Native Instruments
- David Arevalo, Marketing & Artist Relations Director, Pioneer
- Graham Funke, Artist
- Z-Trip, Artist
- Moderator: Jason Bentley, Music Director, KCRW
EDMbiz conference passes are available for $369. Passes include entrance to a kick-off party with Afrojack on Tuesday, a closing party with Alesso at the Boulevard Pool, and additional EDC Week 2015 events.
