Donald S. Passman, Renowned Music Business Attorney and Acclaimed Author, to Deliver Keynote Address

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	Hundreds of participants gathered to hear the keynote address at last year's Music Career Expo and Job Fair. (Photo credit: Bob Kramer)
	Don Rose, Berklee trustee and Chairman of Rykodisc, will be among the panel moderators at Music Career Expo and Job Fair 2001. (Photo credit: Bob Kramer)

The Music Career Expo and Job Fair 2001 is $10 to all students with high school or college ID who pre-register, $15 for Berklee alumni who pre-register, and $25 for the general public who pre-register. For more information, or to register for the event, call (617) 747-8970, or go to the Berklee website at www.berklee.edu.

Leaders representing area and national music companies will be in the exhibition hall at the Hynes: record labels, entertainment companies, radio stations, music software and multimedia companies, CD and music distributors, instrument retailers, the musicians' union, numerous nonprofit arts organizations, organizations ranging from the worlds of pop music to classical to jazz and more.

Exhibitors will feature information on services and resources designed to help participants grow in their music careers. This year's expo will also feature a student and alumni music showcase.

Diverse panels of music professionals will discuss real-world strategies for success in all realms and genres of the music industry and provide answers based on their expertise in a variety of music-related fields. Panel topics will include The Impact of Technology on Music, Marketing Yourself, Artist and Record Relationships/Deals, and others. Break-out sessions will provide for more focused, small-group interactions with individual panelists.

Among the panel moderators will be Mike Dreese (Berklee trustee, and CEO, Newbury Comics); Don Rose (Berklee trustee, and Chairman, Rykodisc); and Paul Foley (General Manager, Rounder Records).

Specialized workshops will be led by industry representatives and will cover a variety of music career options and topics, including How to Prepare and Submit Your Demo, How to Get a Job at a Record Label/Distribution Company, Music Publishing: The ABC's of the Contract, and others. In the evening, several companies will also offer employment opportunity presentations and provide first-stage employment interviews where there is a mutual interest.

Highly respected author and music attorney Donald S. Passman will be the keynote speaker of the event. The keynote address is sponsored by Berklee's Music Business/Management program under the auspices of the Zafris Lecture series.

One of America's top entertainment attorneys, Donald S. Passman practices law with the Los-Angeles-based firm of Gang, Tyre, Ramer, and Brown, Inc. Having specialized in the music business intensively for over twenty years, his clients include major entertainers, publishers, record companies, managers, producers, and other participants in the music industry. Responsible for the record-breaking "mega" deals for both Janet Jackson and R.E.M., Passman's other major artist clients include Tina Turner, Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Quincy Jones, Mariah Carey, and Lauryn Hill.

A graduate of the University of Texas and Harvard Law School, Passman is listed in The Best Lawyers of America. He is the author of the nonfiction bestseller All You Need To Know About The Music Business, which has sold more than 150,000 hardcover copies in print, and is now in its 25th printing (Simon & Schuster).

Passman has lectured extensively on the subject of the music industry, including teaching a course at the University of Southern California Law School's Advanced Professional Program, and lecturing for the UCLA Entertainment Law Symposium, Harvard Law School, the American Bar Association, the Practicing Law Institute, the USC Entertainment Law Institute, and the Los Angeles Copyright Society. He is the author of two novels, The Visionary and Mirage, published by Warner Books.

About Berklee College of Music
Founded in 1945, Berklee College of Music has been advancing careers in contemporary music for more than 50 years. The world's largest independent college of music, Berklee has a multicultural enrollment of more than 3,300 students, 40 percent of whom are international. The college's alumni include some of the most respected figures in contemporary music, including many multi-Grammy award winners.

Berklee offers student musicians courses of study toward a fully accredited four-year baccalaureate degree or diploma. The broad-based curriculum includes majors in such fields as Performance, Composition, Music Production and Engineering, Film Scoring, Music Business/Management, Music Synthesis, and Music Education. The college inaugurated a new Music Therapy major in the fall of 1996.

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Media, for further information:
Berklee College of Music
Emily Singer
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617-747-2567
esinger@berklee.edu

For Exhibitors:
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Berklee College of Music
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For Attendees:
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