Berklee to Host MEIEA Conference, March 27-28

Speakers at the International Music and Entertainment Conference will include Hal Vogel and Danny Goldberg.
By
Nick Balkin
March 16, 2009

Berklee College of Music will host the annual Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA) conference, addressing such global topics as monetizing music for film and video games, the use of technology in guerilla marketing and distribution, new business models for touring, brand building through social media, and more. 

The MEIEA conference is an academic forum for discussion between industry practitioners, professors, and students of the global music and entertainment industries. Expected on campus will be over 100 faculty and 300 students from 117 institutions across the U.S., and some from as far away as Scotland. 

MEIEA 2009 takes place Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, at various locations around Berklee's campus. To attend, the public must register with MEIEA or MEISA, the organization's student arm, at meiea.org, or via walk-in during the conference at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. View the full conference schedule. 

Keynote speakers include Hal Vogel, industry analyst, author, and investor at Vogel Capital Management; and Danny Goldberg, president of Gold Village Entertainment, Artemis Records founder, and former manager for Nirvana, the Beastie Boys, and the Allman Brothers. Confirmed moderators, panelists, and clinicians include: 

 

  • Teddy Bautista, president, SGAE
  • Peter Gotcher, chairman and founder, Topspin
  • Ian Rogers, CEO, Topspin
  • Keyvan Peymani, COO, Nettwerk Music Group
  • John Rudolph, COO, Bug Music Publishing
  • Jim Griffin, Warner Music advisor/president, Choruss
  • Marcie Allen Cardwell, president, MAC Presents
  • Panos Panay, founder and CEO, Sonicbids
  • Steve Schnur, worldwide executive of music and marketing, Electronic Arts
  • Walter McDonough, general counsel, Future of Music Creation
  • Nicole George, assistant VP, ASCAP
  • Hunter Williams, VP, SESAC
  • Jim D'Addario, chairman, D'Addario Strings
  • Sammy Ash, COO, Sam Ash Music 
  • Dave Moulton, Moulton Labs
  • Tish Ciravolo, president, Daisy Rocks Guitars 

 

Berklee's 4,000 students and 500 faculty made it a logical destination for the MEIEA conference. Professor Peter Alhadeff wrote the proposal—with help from assistant professor Andrea Johnson and Music Business/Management Department assistant chair John Kellogg—that brought this year's conference to Berklee. Kellogg was recently elected MEIEA president and will assume his new role on March 28.

MEIEA is an international organization that was formed to bring together educators with leaders of the music and entertainment industries. Its primary goal is to facilitate an exchange of information between educators and practitioners in order to prepare students for careers in the music and entertainment industries. The organization, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, represents music professionals, educators, and students from over 114 international colleges and universities.