Philly New Tech Meetup #52 - July 2018 -- Digital Music Marketing and Licensing

Change your vacation schedule and sign up early for this one! We're working with the Recording Academy (Yes, The Grammy's) to highlight digital marketing technology in the music industry.

AGENDA:
5:45 Networking and food

6:15 One on One with Mike Fiebach, Founder of Famehouse

6:45 Billy Penn Music (part of the Philadelphia Film Office)

7:00 Panel discussion
moderated by Lori Landew, Partner and Co-Chair, Entertainment & Sports Law Practice, Fox Rothschild
panelists:
Mike Fiebach: CEO, Famehouse
Tony Van Veen: CEO, AVL Digital Group | CD Baby | Disc Makers
Chill Moody: Independent Hip Hop Artist, Nicethings Artist Management
Tori Powers: Marketing Manager, World Cafe Live
Bob Lugowe: Director of Promotions / Publicity / New Media at Relapse Records

7:45 Announcements

Sponsored by:
Duane Morris
Kopelman Foundation
Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Mike Fiebach:
Founder and CEO of Famehouse, an e-commerce and digital marketing company focused on the music and entertainment industries. Fame House grew as an independently funded, one-person company, to a multi-city, 25-person operation in 2 and a half years, and was acquired by the publicly held SFX Entertainment on October 21st, 2013. Subsequently, Fame House was acquired from SFX by Universal Music Group (UMG - a Vivendi company) in May, 2016.

Billy Penn Music:
Billy Penn Music (BPM) is a unique music synchronization agency launched by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) to simplify the process for filmmakers to get music for their projects and for musicians to get placements in film projects by offering 100% pre-cleared/easy-cleared music with the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit Program in mind.

Tony van Veen, CEO, AVL Digital Group | CD Baby | Disc Makers:
As CEO of AVL Digital Group, the parent company of CD Baby and Disc Makers, Tony van Veen has spent 30 years helping independent artists release, distribute, and promote their own music globally. CD Baby, the largest independent digital distributor in the world, representing 650,000 independent artists worldwide, provides a catalog of almost 8 million tracks to Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, and other streaming service providers.

Lori Landew, Partner and administrative chair of Fox Rothschild's Entertainment Department:
Lori is a media and entertainment lawyer whose practice spans the film, television, music, publishing, sports and fashion industries. A seasoned negotiator with more than two decades of experience, she handles deals that involve all aspects of content creation, production, and distribution, as well as matters centered on brand awareness, cultivation, integration and promotion.

Chill Moody, Nicethings LLC
Through nicethings, LLC Chill Moody provides event & music marketing consulting, artist management, and small retail promotion & distribution.

Tori Powers, Head of Marketing, World Cafe Live.
World Cafe Live is an independently owned music venue in University City. World Cafe Live hosts an average of 550 ticketed shows, 200 free shows, and over 250 special events a year in every genre from bluegrass to hip hop to jazz.

Bob Lugowe has been the Director of Marketing at Relapse Records and the owner of Brutal Panda Records for over 10 years. Relapse is one of the world's most renowned independent labels, specializing in heavy and experimental music. He has spoken at SXSW, CMJ, Bandcamp and the NY Media Center. He was nominated for an A2IM Libera Award for Digital Marketing and is currently based out of NYC.