Boston Music-Tech Group 2014 Kickoff! 1/15

Music-Tech Meetup will kick off the new year on Wednesday, January 15th from 7-9pm. Venture Cafe at CIC is again offering their awesome space for us to gather. You don't want to miss this one. RSVP now (list capped at 65)!

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MEETUP OVERVIEW (details confirming soon)

Free pizza and drinks will be provided (pssst! if anyone knows a food co. that might want to sponsor let me know)

• "UnConference Style" Thematic Conversations (7 small groups)

• Featured Presentation

• 3-4 product demos by meetup group members and new music startups

• Free mingle and network

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TWO CALLS TO ACTION

1. UnConference style thematic conversations - I need six (7) volunteers to facilitate a 30 minute small group conversation around an idea, music industry vertical, problem, or opportunity. This is not a platform to pitch your product. It is to facilitate discussion around interesting, compelling, thought-provoking, topics that are relevant to today's music-tech landscape. It is an open ended, unstructured group conversation. You can float in and out of any conversation as you wish.

Email me at david@moodsnap.fm with your topic suggestions and to volunteer as a facilitator. You don't need to be an expert on the subject matter in order to facilitate. I will pick 7 that are the most compelling and offer everyone a nice mix.

Example discussion themes could be:

• responsive app design

• code craftsmanship and programming challenges with scale

• disrupting concert ticketing

• music gaming

• interactive concerts

• music licensing challenges

• APIs

• getting your music startup funded

• creating joint-value through strategic partnerships

2. DEMO/PITCH YOUR PRODUCT

The last 45 minutes of the meetup will be dedicated to product demos. This should be a product you've built, or are in the process of building. For consideration, email david@moodsnap.fm and include:

Your Name

Name of product/app/technology/etc

High level description of product

Link to the product

If you pitched before you're welcome to submit to pitch a different product.

Demo Format: 5 minutes plus 5 mins for Q&A. Think more live demo, less pitch. We'll have a mobile connectors and DVI/HDMI/VGA ports.

Thanks and we'll see you on January 15th! RSVP now!

David Blutenthal
Organizer ~ Boston Music Tech Meetup (http://meetup.com/Boston-Music-Technology-Group/)
Founder & CEO ~ Moodsnap (http://moodsnap.fm/)
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email: david@moodsnap.fm