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October 28, 2024
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We have kept you updated with announcements of speakers who will be sharing their wisdom come June 14th through June 16th at EDMbiz Conference & Expo in Las Vegas including industry names like Liz Garard, Bob Lefsetz, Jauz, Marshmello, Moby, Armin Van Buuren, Insomniac founder/CEO Pasquale Rotella, and many more. Well, now we are ready to share with you the full programming for this years installment of the electronic music conference.
Starting off the news with the fact that audience participation is welcomed and highly encouraged, this year’s programming schedule is sure to be an interactive and engaging one.
Among this year’s programming is the Beyond the Boys Club panel which will feature Nap Girls Founder Liz Garard, and will focus on spreading gender equality throughout the industry. Among panel members are techno legend, Nicole Moudaber; Sarah Polonsky, the US editor at DJ Magazine; as well as many other prominent women in electronic music.
In addition, we will see a panel focusing on creating The Next Big DJ through the eyes of Red Light Management and its artists. Wise words will be shared from the mouth of Moe Shalizi, manager of artists like Jauz, Marshmello, and Ookay, who will also be in attendance. These are artists who rose in prominence very quickly and have created a lasting imprint through different strategies very effectively, so it should be very interesting to see what this group of people has to say on the matter.
And for you Trance fans out there, a panel has been curated just for you: Resurgence of Trance. The resurfacing and the popularity of this long-respected genre will be discussed by legendary artists like Paul Oakenfold, Markus Schulz, and other industry representatives like Twenty4seven’s Dimitri De Wit and David Lewis Productions’ Tim Smeets.
Many other panels will be present at this year’s event, but at the core of EDMbiz is it’s keynote speakers, this year’s consisting of Insomniac’s Pasquale Rotella; Trance mega-star, Armin Van Buuren; Industry analyst, Bob Lefsetz; and Moby, who will be discussing his latest project Porcelain: A Memoir.
An interesting aspect to mention is that this year’s artist panel has yet to be announced.
Each morning attendees will have the option to engage in a revitalizing yoga session, as well as a midday networking happy hour in which attendees can interact with each other and business professionals to talk about the day’s conferences. And for those of you looking to get into the industry yourself, there will be a mentorship session hosted by Little Empire Music & Skylight which will serve to empower and educate young hopefuls. Among mentors is Galantis & Miike Snow’s Christian Karlsson.
The full programming can be found below:
§ KEYNOTE: ARMIN VAN BUUREN
o Moderator: to be announced
§ KEYNOTE: BOB LEFSETZ, AUTHOR, THE LEFSETZ LETTER
o Moderator: John Boyle, Chief Growth Officer & Interim CFO, Insomniac
§ KEYNOTE: MOBY
o Moderator: Jason Bentley, Music Director, KCRW
§ KEYNOTE: PASQUALE ROTELLA
o Moderator: John Amato, Co-President, The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group
§ A&R COMPETITION – BEST DANCE TRACK
o Danny Howard, BBC Radio 1
o Joe Wiseman, Label Manager/A&R, Insomniac
o Laidback Luke, Artist
o Pedro Guzmán, Executive Vice President / Head of A&R, Aftercluv Dancelab
o More to be announced
§ ADS, FADS, AND THE FUTURE OF RADIO
o Moderator: Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
o Austin Kramer, Head of Programming-Dance & Electronic, Spotify
o Ben Gill, Head of Programming, Dance & Electronic Music, Pandora
o Danny Howard, BBC Radio 1
o George Hess, CEO, Zero2Fifty Group
o Geronimo, Senior Director of Programming, SiriusXM
§ AFTER THE DROP: THE STATE OF DANCE MUSIC
o Moderator: Matt Medved, Senior Editor, Dance/Electronic, Billboard
o Andrew Goldstone, Manager – Tiesto and Don Diablo, GM of Musical Freedom Records
o Ed Shapiro, Partner, Reed Smith, LLP.
o James Algate, Vice President of Music, Hakkasan Group
o John Boyle, Chief Growth Officer & Intertim CFO
o Sebastian Solano, CEO, ID&T
§ ANTICIPATION, AUDIENCE, AND NOT BEING AUSTRALIAN
o Chad Moses, Music & Events, To Write Love on Her Arms
§ BEYOND THE BOYS’ CLUB: WHAT’S NEXT FOR WOMEN IN DANCE MUSIC
o Moderator: Katie Bain, Contributing Writer at Beatport, Insomniac, LA Weekly, The Huffington Post
o Liz Garard, President & Founder, Nap Girls
o MacKenzie Reynolds, Publicity Manager, Capitol Music Group
o Matthew Adell, Founder, MetaPop
o Neda Azarfar, Vice President, Marketing Communications, The Recording Academy
o Nicole Moudaber, Artist
o Sarah Polonsky, US Editor, DJ Magazine
§ BILLBOARD DANCE POWER PLAYERS 2016 PRESENTATION
o Matt Medved, Senior Editor, Dance/Electronic, Billboard
§ BREAKOUT WITH PAUL OAKENFOLD
o Paul Oakenfold, Artist
§ BUILDING THE NEXT BIG DJ
o Moderator: Gerry Gerrard, Wired Artist Management
o Jauz, Artist
o Marshmello, Artist
o Matt Rodriguez, VP, West Coast, AM Only
o Moe Shalizi, Artist Manager, Red Light Management
o Ookay, Artist
o Steve Gordon, Owner, Circle Talent Agency
§ DRUGS IN DANCE MUSIC: IT’S TIME FOR THE INDUSTRY TO ACT
o Moderator: Mark Lawrence, Chief Executive, AFEM
o Dede Goldsmith, Youth Advocate & President, Protect Our Youth, Inc.
o Kevin Kerslake, Filmmaker/Photographer, Director – “As I AM”
o Kennedy Jones, Artist
o Maren Steiner, Director of Health & Safety, Insomniac
o Patt Ochoa, Cofounder & Program Director, Sustain Recovery
o Stefanie Jones, Director of Audience Development, Drug Policy Alliance
§ EDM IS DEAD, LONG LIVE EDM! (EDM’S VALUE TO BRANDS AND LIVE EVENTS), NIELSEN PRESENTATION
o Matt Yazge, Director of Brand Partnerships, Nielsen Music
§ LITTLE EMPIRE AND SKYLIGHT: PROMOTING THE FUTURE THROUGH MENTORSHIP
o Alexandra Greenberg, Senior VP, MSO PR
o Christian Karlsson, DJ/Producer Mentor, Bloodshy/Galantis/Miike Snow
o Ed Shapiro, Partner, Reed Smith, LLP.
o Geronimo, Senior Director of Programming, SiriusXM
o Randy Sosin, Senior Vice President, Film & Video Production, Insomniac
o Stephanie LaFera, Founder & CEO, Little Empire Music & Co-Founder, SkyLight
§ MEET THE AGENCY: CAA
o Moderator: John Boyle, Chief Growth Officer & Interim CFO, Insomniac
o Darryl Eaton, Co-Head of Contemporary Music, North America, CAA
o Hunter Williams, Agent, CAA
o Jazz Spinder, Agent, CAA
o Mac Clark, Agent, CAA
o Maria May, Agent, CAA
o Rob Light, Managing Partner and Head of Worldwide Music, CAA
§ RAYMOND LEON ROKER, URB FOUNDER, OPENS THE URB ARCHIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME
§ RESURGENCE OF TRANCE
o Moderator: Dave Ralph, Head of Talent, Insomniac
o Dimitri De Wit, Owner, Twenty4Seven Management
o Jeff Ryan, Managing Director of Dreamstate, Insomniac
o Markus Schulz, Artist
o Paul Oakenfold, Artist
o Tim Smeets, David Lewis Productions
§ SHOW/BUSINESS: ENTREPRENEURS IN DANCE MUSIC
o Moderator: Justin Spagg, Senior Director of Operations, Insomniac
o Ali Shakeri, Cofounder, ToneDen
o Amy Pham, DJ, Host, Actress
o Brian Lim, CEO/Founder, EmazingLights / iHeartRaves / IntoTheAM
o Nick Kneuper, CEO, Electric Styles
o Nick Ward, CFO, YourEDM
§ SUCCESS ON THE BIG SCREEN: EDM PIONEER JUNKIE XL MAKES HOLLYWOOD’S A-LIST
o Moderator: Jason Bentley, Music Director, KCRW
o Junkie XL, Artist & Film Composer
§ WHAT’S IN A NAME?
o Rich Thomas, Vice President, Content, Insomniac
o Tommie Sunshine, Artist/Activist
o More to be announced
§ 5TH ANNUAL EDMBIZ ARTIST PANEL
o Artists to be announced
EDMbiz will be held from June 14th – June 16th. Tickets can be purchased here. For more information head over to EDMbiz’s official website.
