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Thursday, April 13
 

5:15pm EDT

Chris Bolint
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Thursday April 13, 2017 5:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
Outdoor | AT LOOP OFFICES - SQ YORK COLLEGE STAGE
  MUSIC

5:15pm EDT

Entropy

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Thursday April 13, 2017 5:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  MUSIC

5:15pm EDT

Oshian
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Thursday April 13, 2017 5:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
Galactic Room
  MUSIC

5:45pm EDT

Decryer
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Thursday April 13, 2017 5:45pm - 6:15pm EDT
Galactic Room
  MUSIC

5:45pm EDT

Futures

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Thursday April 13, 2017 5:45pm - 6:15pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  MUSIC

6:00pm EDT

Autopilot
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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:00pm - 6:30pm EDT
Outdoor | AT LOOP OFFICES - SQ YORK COLLEGE STAGE
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6:00pm EDT

Buzzard Luck
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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:00pm - 6:30pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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6:00pm EDT

Vada March
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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:00pm - 6:30pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
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6:15pm EDT

No King For Countrymen (SB)

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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:15pm - 6:45pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
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6:15pm EDT

Softspoken
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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:15pm - 6:45pm EDT
Galactic Room
  MUSIC

6:30pm EDT

Dreamhouse
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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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6:45pm EDT

Blind/Bird

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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:45pm - 7:15pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  MUSIC

6:45pm EDT

Brandi LM
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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:45pm - 7:15pm EDT
Outdoor | AT LOOP OFFICES - SQ YORK COLLEGE STAGE
  MUSIC

6:45pm EDT

If Not For Me
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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:45pm - 7:15pm EDT
Galactic Room
  MUSIC

6:45pm EDT

The Avenue
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Thursday April 13, 2017 6:45pm - 7:15pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
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7:00pm EDT

Big Atlantic
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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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7:00pm EDT

Six Bar Break
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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
  MUSIC

7:15pm EDT

Cedar Green

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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:15pm - 7:45pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
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7:15pm EDT

Persona Grey
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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:15pm - 7:45pm EDT
Galactic Room
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7:30pm EDT

Alex Gordez
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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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7:30pm EDT

Alex Mery & The Townsmen
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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
Outdoor | AT LOOP OFFICES - SQ YORK COLLEGE STAGE
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7:30pm EDT

Lisa Ann Wright
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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
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7:45pm EDT

Bad Case

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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:45pm - 8:15pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  MUSIC

7:45pm EDT

Josh Taerk
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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:45pm - 8:15pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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7:45pm EDT

The Danger of Falling
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Thursday April 13, 2017 7:45pm - 8:15pm EDT
Galactic Room
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8:00pm EDT

Bri & The Astrotones
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Thursday April 13, 2017 8:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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8:15pm EDT

Abandoned By Bears

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Thursday April 13, 2017 8:15pm - 8:45pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  MUSIC

8:15pm EDT

Ethics
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Thursday April 13, 2017 8:15pm - 8:45pm EDT
Galactic Room
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8:15pm EDT

Lisa Heller
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Thursday April 13, 2017 8:15pm - 8:45pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
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8:15pm EDT

Robbery, Inc.
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Thursday April 13, 2017 8:15pm - 8:45pm EDT
Outdoor | AT LOOP OFFICES - SQ YORK COLLEGE STAGE
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8:30pm EDT

Chase & The Barons
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Thursday April 13, 2017 8:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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8:30pm EDT

Foggy May
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Thursday April 13, 2017 8:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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8:45pm EDT

One Last Shot
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Thursday April 13, 2017 8:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
Galactic Room
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9:00pm EDT

Edjacated Phools
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Thursday April 13, 2017 9:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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9:00pm EDT

Paralandra
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Thursday April 13, 2017 9:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Outdoor | AT LOOP OFFICES - SQ YORK COLLEGE STAGE
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9:15pm EDT

Seventh Ave Band
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Thursday April 13, 2017 9:15pm - 9:45pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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9:15pm EDT

Carousel Kings

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Thursday April 13, 2017 9:15pm - 10:00pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
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9:30pm EDT

Armory Infirmary
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Thursday April 13, 2017 9:30pm - 10:00pm EDT
Galactic Room
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9:30pm EDT

Talk Louder!
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Thursday April 13, 2017 9:30pm - 10:00pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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9:30pm EDT

Frankie Ballard
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Thursday April 13, 2017 9:30pm - 10:15pm EDT
Chameleon Club 23 N Water St, Lancaster, PA 17603
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10:00pm EDT

Paper Waves
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Thursday April 13, 2017 10:00pm - 10:30pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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10:00pm EDT

The Chance
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Thursday April 13, 2017 10:00pm - 10:30pm EDT
Penn Grille 2 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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10:15pm EDT

DRVR
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Thursday April 13, 2017 10:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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10:45pm EDT

Eugene Tyler Band
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Thursday April 13, 2017 10:45pm - 11:15pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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10:45pm EDT

Keith Monacchio
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Thursday April 13, 2017 10:45pm - 11:15pm EDT
Penn Grille 2 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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11:00pm EDT

Meg & The Right Sound
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Thursday April 13, 2017 11:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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11:30pm EDT

Christian Evanko
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Thursday April 13, 2017 11:30pm - Friday April 14, 2017 12:00am EDT
Penn Grille 2 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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11:30pm EDT

Renee Heiser
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Thursday April 13, 2017 11:30pm - Friday April 14, 2017 12:00am EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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11:45pm EDT

Heart For Hire
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Thursday April 13, 2017 11:45pm - Friday April 14, 2017 12:15am EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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Friday, April 14
 

12:15am EDT

Jerod Encenrode of BLD
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Friday April 14, 2017 12:15am - 12:45am EDT
Penn Grille 2 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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12:15am EDT

Neil Grover
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Friday April 14, 2017 12:15am - 12:45am EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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12:30am EDT

Bad Mary
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Friday April 14, 2017 12:30am - 1:00am EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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1:00am EDT

Steve Wilkins
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Friday April 14, 2017 1:00am - 1:30am EDT
Penn Grille 2 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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1:15am EDT

Venture
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Friday April 14, 2017 1:15am - 1:45am EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
  MUSIC

9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Brian Rosenblatt
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Buzz
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Buzz

DARKCHILD ENTERTAINMENT
For the past 10 years Terry has continuously impressed label executives and the rest of the world by finding and matching some of today’s most creative talent the music business has seen. He is known for his ability to identify, spot and elevate raw talent. Today, he completely... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Christine Feola
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Darby Moeller
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Darby Moeller
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Dave McWane
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Deborah Zuke Smith
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eric Tobin
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Finn Mckenty
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Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Gizzy O'Toole
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Heather Griffith
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeanne Hoffman
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Appel
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Kellogg
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Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeremy Weiss
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jim Digby
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Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with John Riccardi
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kate Truscott
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kristin Schloesser
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Kristin Schloesser

Founder / Co-Owner, We Are Team Hans, llc
Kristin aka "Gypsy" founded We Are Team Hans, llc in 2011 with her husband Hans, although HANS actually stands for Have A Nice Show. The company was founded to be an all-in-one development/mgmt/marketing/touring machine for bands/artists.Having booked & promoted at the club level... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kyla Lombardo
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Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Lou Plaia
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Lou Plaia
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Maria Gironas
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mark Schulz
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Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz Philadelphia PA, Senior Executive Director, Philadelphia Chapter.   Before returning to the Recording Academy four years ago, he held the position of Project Manager for NARM, where he was involved in logistics for their national conference, as well as a series of Entertainment... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Michael Kealey
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Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Carpenter
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Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Patrick (Peanut)
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Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Randy Nichols
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Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Stephanie Maksimow
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Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Tim Borror
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Tim Borror

United Talent Agency
Tim Borror born in Washington D.C. and raised in Kenneth Square in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Timattended the Art Institute of Philadelphia where he earned a degree in Music Business. An entrepreneur at heart, Tim started a boutique agency during college called the All-Access... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Ulf Oesterle
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Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donutswith Jeanne Hoffmann
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Brian Rosenblatt
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Buzz
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Buzz

DARKCHILD ENTERTAINMENT
For the past 10 years Terry has continuously impressed label executives and the rest of the world by finding and matching some of today’s most creative talent the music business has seen. He is known for his ability to identify, spot and elevate raw talent. Today, he completely... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Christine Feola
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Darby Moeller
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Dave McWane
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Deborah Zuke Smith
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eric Tobin
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Finn Mckenty
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Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Gizzy O'Toole
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Heather Griffith
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeanne Hoffman
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Appel
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Kellogg
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Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeremy Weiss
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jim Digby
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Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with John Riccardi
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kate Truscott
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kristin Schloesser
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kyla Lombardo
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Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Lou Plaia
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Maria Gironas
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Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mark Schulz
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Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz Philadelphia PA, Senior Executive Director, Philadelphia Chapter.   Before returning to the Recording Academy four years ago, he held the position of Project Manager for NARM, where he was involved in logistics for their national conference, as well as a series of Entertainment... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Michael Kealey
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Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Carpenter
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Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Patrick (Peanut)
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Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Randy Nichols
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Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Stephanie Maksimow
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Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Tim Borror
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Tim Borror

United Talent Agency
Tim Borror born in Washington D.C. and raised in Kenneth Square in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Timattended the Art Institute of Philadelphia where he earned a degree in Music Business. An entrepreneur at heart, Tim started a boutique agency during college called the All-Access... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Ulf Oesterle
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Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Friday April 14, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Brian Rosenblatt
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Buzz
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Buzz

DARKCHILD ENTERTAINMENT
For the past 10 years Terry has continuously impressed label executives and the rest of the world by finding and matching some of today’s most creative talent the music business has seen. He is known for his ability to identify, spot and elevate raw talent. Today, he completely... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Christine Feola
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Darby Moeller
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Dave McWane
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Deborah Zuke Smith
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eric Tobin
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Finn Mckenty
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Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Gizzy O'Toole
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Heather Griffith
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeanne Hoffman
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Appel
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Kellogg
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Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeremy Weiss
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jim Digby
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Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with John Riccardi
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kate Truscott
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kristin Schloesser
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kyla Lombardo
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Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Lou Plaia
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Maria Gironas
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Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mark Schulz
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Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz Philadelphia PA, Senior Executive Director, Philadelphia Chapter.   Before returning to the Recording Academy four years ago, he held the position of Project Manager for NARM, where he was involved in logistics for their national conference, as well as a series of Entertainment... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Michael Kealey
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Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Carpenter
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Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Patrick (Peanut)
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Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Randy Nichols
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Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Stephanie Maksimow
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Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Tim Borror
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Tim Borror

United Talent Agency
Tim Borror born in Washington D.C. and raised in Kenneth Square in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Timattended the Art Institute of Philadelphia where he earned a degree in Music Business. An entrepreneur at heart, Tim started a boutique agency during college called the All-Access... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Ulf Oesterle
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Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Friday April 14, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Brian Rosenblatt
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Buzz
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Buzz

DARKCHILD ENTERTAINMENT
For the past 10 years Terry has continuously impressed label executives and the rest of the world by finding and matching some of today’s most creative talent the music business has seen. He is known for his ability to identify, spot and elevate raw talent. Today, he completely... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Christine Feola
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Darby Moeller
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Dave McWane
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Deborah Zuke Smith
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eric Tobin
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Finn Mckenty
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Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Gizzy O'Toole
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Heather Griffith
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeanne Hoffman
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Appel
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Kellogg
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Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeremy Weiss
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jim Digby
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Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with John Riccardi
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kate Truscott
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kristin Schloesser
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kyla Lombardo
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Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Lou Plaia
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Maria Gironas
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Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mark Schulz
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Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz Philadelphia PA, Senior Executive Director, Philadelphia Chapter.   Before returning to the Recording Academy four years ago, he held the position of Project Manager for NARM, where he was involved in logistics for their national conference, as well as a series of Entertainment... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Michael Kealey
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avatar for Michael Kealey

Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Carpenter
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
avatar for Mike Carpenter

Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Patrick (Peanut)
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
avatar for Patrick (Peanut)

Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Randy Nichols
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
avatar for Randy Nichols

Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Stephanie Maksimow
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Maksimow

Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Tim Borror
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
avatar for Tim Borror

Tim Borror

United Talent Agency
Tim Borror born in Washington D.C. and raised in Kenneth Square in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Timattended the Art Institute of Philadelphia where he earned a degree in Music Business. An entrepreneur at heart, Tim started a boutique agency during college called the All-Access... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Ulf Oesterle
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
avatar for Ulf Oesterle

Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Friday April 14, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

10:00am EDT

Countdown to Lift-Off: 10 Tips for the Best Conference Experience
So you're attending a conference or playing a showcase festival - now what? Our panelsits will give you 10 specific tips to make the most out of your time at LAUNCH or any conference. How best to stand out in a crowd of other performers, networking tips and making connections that can help your career and more will be discussed.
Speakers
avatar for Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →
avatar for Jim Digby

Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →
avatar for Jen Kellogg

Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Lyman

Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

10:30am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz Philadelphia PA, Senior Executive Director, Philadelphia Chapter.   Before returning to the Recording Academy four years ago, he held the position of Project Manager for NARM, where he was involved in logistics for their national conference, as well as a series of Entertainment... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
TBA

10:35am EDT

Houston, We have a Problem: Event Safety at Small Shows
Safety-related hazards aren't restricted to large events. Recent tragedies at the Pulse Nightclub (Orland) and the Ghostship Warehouse (Oakland) demonstrate the need for events of all sizes to improve their awareness and preparedness. We'll focus on issues of particular concern to small events, and discuss measures producers, promoters, and artists can take to protect themselves and their audience. 
Speakers
avatar for Jim Digby

Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 10:35am - 11:20am EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

10:45am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Lou Plaia

Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 10:45am - 11:00am EDT
TBA

11:00am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Randy Nichols

Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 11:00am - 11:15am EDT
TBA

11:15am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Heather Griffith

Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Friday April 14, 2017 11:15am - 11:30am EDT
TBA

11:30am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Dave McWane

Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 11:30am - 11:45am EDT
TBA

11:30am EDT

Getting into Orbit: Taking the next step in your career | Group #1: Bands
We could all use a little help figuring out the next step in our career. We'll break the audience up into Bands, Solo Artists, and behind-the-scenes professionals for some Q&A with answers specifics to your situation. You'll talk with three different pairs of speakers to get a wide range of advice in an intimate setting.
Speakers
avatar for Tim Borror

Tim Borror

United Talent Agency
Tim Borror born in Washington D.C. and raised in Kenneth Square in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Timattended the Art Institute of Philadelphia where he earned a degree in Music Business. An entrepreneur at heart, Tim started a boutique agency during college called the All-Access... Read More →
avatar for Randy Nichols

Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

11:30am EDT

Getting into Orbit: Taking the next step in your career | Group #2: Solo artists
We could all use a little help figuring out the next step in our career. We'll break the audience up into Bands, Solo Artists, and behind-the-scenes professionals for some Q&A with answers specifics to your situation. You'll talk with three different pairs of speakers to get a wide range of advice in an intimate setting.
Speakers
avatar for Mike Mowery

Mike Mowery

OUTERLOOP MANAGEMENT
Mike Mowery is the president and managing partner of Outerloop Management and OuterloopRecords. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Outerloop manages 40+ artists including Refused, Darkest Hour, Escape The Fate and more. Mike is also the owner of EDM label Crime Kitchen, a partner of... Read More →
avatar for Kate Truscott

Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
  CONFERENCE

11:30am EDT

Getting into Orbit: Taking the next step in your career | Group #3: Business
We could all use a little help figuring out the next step in our career. We'll break the audience up into Bands, Solo Artists, and behind-the-scenes professionals for some Q&A with answers specifics to your situation. You'll talk with three different pairs of speakers to get a wide range of advice in an intimate setting.
Speakers
avatar for Kevin Lyman

Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →
avatar for Carl Severson

Carl Severson

Founder, Good Fight Entertainment LLC
Armed with the knowledge and experience from the multiple bands he'd developed, his work at Roadrunner, operating Rerret Music for over a decade, and touring as vocalist for Nora, Carl Severson co-founded Good Fight Entertainment with an emphasis on label services congruent with the... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
Galactic Room
  CONFERENCE

11:45am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Kristin Schloesser

Kristin Schloesser

Founder / Co-Owner, We Are Team Hans, llc
Kristin aka "Gypsy" founded We Are Team Hans, llc in 2011 with her husband Hans, although HANS actually stands for Have A Nice Show. The company was founded to be an all-in-one development/mgmt/marketing/touring machine for bands/artists.Having booked & promoted at the club level... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 11:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA

12:45pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Mike Carpenter

Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 12:45pm - 1:00pm EDT
TBA

12:45pm EDT

LUNCH
BUY LUNCH HERE: http://www.launchmusicconference.com/lunch

Mingle with our panelists while you recharge.
Friday April 14, 2017 12:45pm - 1:30pm EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

1:30pm EDT

Satellite Session: Sync & Publishing Workshop
In-depth panelist-powered learning.
Speakers
avatar for Michael Kealey

Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Friday April 14, 2017 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

1:30pm EDT

Satellite Session: Vocals 101
In-depth panelist-powered learning.
Speakers
avatar for DEBORAH

DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
  CONFERENCE

2:00pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Maria Gironas

Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 2:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
TBA

2:00pm EDT

Satellite Session: A Balanced Life Without 9-5
In-Depth panelist-powered learning.
Speakers
avatar for Jen Kellogg

Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
  CONFERENCE

2:00pm EDT

Satellite Session: Behind the Scenes of Behind the Scenes
In-Depth panelist-powered learning.
Speakers
avatar for Finn Mckenty

Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →
avatar for Darby Moeller

Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

2:00pm EDT

Satellite Session: Legal 101
In-Depth panelist-powered learning.
Speakers
avatar for Jeanne Hoffmann

Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →
avatar for BRIAN ROSENBLATT

BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Galactic Room
  CONFERENCE

2:30pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Larry Martin

Larry Martin

Founder/Owner, FakeLife Clothing
Fakelife clothing is a social enterprise founded on the business unusual practice of a for-profit business raising money to benefit others. Sales from our business benefit orphans and their communities in countries all over the world. Inspired by an ear for music, an eye for creativity... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA

2:45pm EDT

The Empire Strikes Back: Can you Handle the Truth? | Music
Our most popular panel returns!!! How confident are you in your music? How much do you want real feedback from people who have to work with music every day? Artists will submit their music and those submissions are reviewed PUBLICALY to the entire panel with brutally honest feedback from the panelists. Think of it like our version of The Voice. Get the critique you crave from the experts. IF you can handle the truth!
Speakers
avatar for Jen Appel

Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →
avatar for Buzz

Buzz

DARKCHILD ENTERTAINMENT
For the past 10 years Terry has continuously impressed label executives and the rest of the world by finding and matching some of today’s most creative talent the music business has seen. He is known for his ability to identify, spot and elevate raw talent. Today, he completely... Read More →
avatar for Maria Gironas

Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →
avatar for Ulf Oesterle

Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University
avatar for Gizzy O’Toole

Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →
avatar for Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz Philadelphia PA, Senior Executive Director, Philadelphia Chapter.   Before returning to the Recording Academy four years ago, he held the position of Project Manager for NARM, where he was involved in logistics for their national conference, as well as a series of Entertainment... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 2:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

3:15pm EDT

The Empire Strikes Back: Can you Handle the Truth? | Music : Round Two
Our most popular panel returns!!! How confident are you in your music? How much do you want real feedback from people who have to work with music every day? Artists will submit their music and those submissions are reviewed PUBLICALY to the entire panel with brutally honest feedback from the panelists. Think of it like our version of The Voice. Get the critique you crave from the experts. IF you can handle the truth!
Speakers
avatar for DEBORAH

DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →
avatar for Mike Mowery

Mike Mowery

OUTERLOOP MANAGEMENT
Mike Mowery is the president and managing partner of Outerloop Management and OuterloopRecords. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Outerloop manages 40+ artists including Refused, Darkest Hour, Escape The Fate and more. Mike is also the owner of EDM label Crime Kitchen, a partner of... Read More →
avatar for Uncle O

Uncle O

Power 99
avatar for Lou Plaia

Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

4:00pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Jen Appel

Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →
avatar for Stephanie Maksimow

Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 4:00pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA

5:00pm EDT

Amber Nadine
Friday April 14, 2017 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
FEST FRIDAY at Binns Park - Acoustic Stage
  MUSIC

5:00pm EDT

VIP Party at Fest Friday
If you are planning to attend April 14th, you are cordially invited our VIP Party at Fest Friday! 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM Friday at Binns Park in the VIP Tent. Light fare and refreshments will be available
Speakers
avatar for Patrick (Peanut)

Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →
avatar for Jen Appel

Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →
avatar for Tim Borror

Tim Borror

United Talent Agency
Tim Borror born in Washington D.C. and raised in Kenneth Square in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Timattended the Art Institute of Philadelphia where he earned a degree in Music Business. An entrepreneur at heart, Tim started a boutique agency during college called the All-Access... Read More →
avatar for Jonny Boucher

Jonny Boucher

Founder + CEO, Hope for the Day
I've worked in a variety of capacities within the music industry since I was 13. Gradually I realized that there was a gaping void at concerts created by the fact that while lyrics talked viscerally about mental health and suicide, there was nobody to tangibly follow up with these... Read More →
avatar for Buzz

Buzz

DARKCHILD ENTERTAINMENT
For the past 10 years Terry has continuously impressed label executives and the rest of the world by finding and matching some of today’s most creative talent the music business has seen. He is known for his ability to identify, spot and elevate raw talent. Today, he completely... Read More →
avatar for Mike Carpenter

Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →
avatar for Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →
avatar for DEBORAH

DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →
avatar for Jim Digby

Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →
avatar for Eva

Eva

CEO/ President, FATA Booking Agency
FATA Booking Agency is a company that plans live concerts, tours, and other events for its artists and clients. We represent artists mainly in North America, however we have territories in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Australia and Eastern Europe. FATA Booking works based on hands... Read More →
avatar for Christine Feola

Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →
avatar for Maria Gironas

Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →
avatar for Heather Griffith

Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records
avatar for Jeanne Hoffmann

Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →
avatar for Michael Kealey

Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com
avatar for Jen Kellogg

Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →
avatar for Kyla Lombardo

Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Lyman

Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →
avatar for Stephanie Maksimow

Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →
avatar for Larry Martin

Larry Martin

Founder/Owner, FakeLife Clothing
Fakelife clothing is a social enterprise founded on the business unusual practice of a for-profit business raising money to benefit others. Sales from our business benefit orphans and their communities in countries all over the world. Inspired by an ear for music, an eye for creativity... Read More →
avatar for Finn Mckenty

Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →
avatar for Dave McWane

Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →
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Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →
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Uncle O

Power 99
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Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →
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Nikhil Potdar

Creative Director, Outerloop Management
Nikhil Potdar is a manager/producer for Outerloop, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Sumerian Records, an Advisory Board Member for Hope for the Day, and a Associate Member of the Recording Academy.
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →
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Dan Rozenblum

Senior Agent, Circle Talent Agency
Dan has been booking tours for bands since the mid 1990’s.   Initially started with his own band, while running his own DIY venue and talent buying for a number of clubs around his college town of Tallahassee, FL, word spread and other bands, both local and nationally signed acts... Read More →
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Kristin Schloesser

Founder / Co-Owner, We Are Team Hans, llc
Kristin aka "Gypsy" founded We Are Team Hans, llc in 2011 with her husband Hans, although HANS actually stands for Have A Nice Show. The company was founded to be an all-in-one development/mgmt/marketing/touring machine for bands/artists.Having booked & promoted at the club level... Read More →
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Mark Schulz

Mark Schulz Philadelphia PA, Senior Executive Director, Philadelphia Chapter.   Before returning to the Recording Academy four years ago, he held the position of Project Manager for NARM, where he was involved in logistics for their national conference, as well as a series of Entertainment... Read More →
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Carl Severson

Founder, Good Fight Entertainment LLC
Armed with the knowledge and experience from the multiple bands he'd developed, his work at Roadrunner, operating Rerret Music for over a decade, and touring as vocalist for Nora, Carl Severson co-founded Good Fight Entertainment with an emphasis on label services congruent with the... Read More →
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Brian Storm

Editor in Chief, Rock Feed / MetalSucks
I'm the founder and Editor in Chief of Rock Feed and a correspondent for Metal Sucks. I also spend time putting pizza in a blender and producing YouTube videos.
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2017 5:00pm - 9:30pm EDT
Fest Friday Binns Park

5:15pm EDT

The Chance
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Friday April 14, 2017 5:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
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5:30pm EDT

Astro Lasso
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Friday April 14, 2017 5:30pm - 6:00pm EDT
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5:45pm EDT

Hanna Paige
Friday April 14, 2017 5:45pm - 6:15pm EDT
FEST FRIDAY at Binns Park - Acoustic Stage
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6:00pm EDT

Glass Mansions
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Friday April 14, 2017 6:00pm - 6:30pm EDT
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6:15pm EDT

Midnight Mob
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Friday April 14, 2017 6:15pm - 6:45pm EDT
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6:30pm EDT

Brianna Nelson
Friday April 14, 2017 6:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
FEST FRIDAY at Binns Park - Acoustic Stage
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6:45pm EDT

Madison Ryan
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Friday April 14, 2017 6:45pm - 7:15pm EDT
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7:00pm EDT

Porter and Sayles
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Friday April 14, 2017 7:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
FEST FRIDAY at Binns Park - Main Stage
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7:15pm EDT

Matt Wheeler and Vintage Heart
Friday April 14, 2017 7:15pm - 7:45pm EDT
FEST FRIDAY at Binns Park - Acoustic Stage
  MUSIC

7:30pm EDT

Angela Michelle Walker
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Friday April 14, 2017 7:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
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7:45pm EDT

Stonewall Vessels
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Friday April 14, 2017 7:45pm - 8:15pm EDT
FEST FRIDAY at Binns Park - Main Stage
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8:00pm EDT

Devix
Friday April 14, 2017 8:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
FEST FRIDAY at Binns Park - Acoustic Stage
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8:00pm EDT

Herschel Hoover
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Friday April 14, 2017 8:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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8:15pm EDT

June Divided
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Friday April 14, 2017 8:15pm - 8:45pm EDT
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8:45pm EDT

Broke Royals
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Friday April 14, 2017 8:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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8:45pm EDT

Hot Jam Factory

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Friday April 14, 2017 8:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
Chameleon Club 23 N Water St, Lancaster, PA 17603
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8:45pm EDT

Galactic Empire
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Friday April 14, 2017 8:45pm - 9:30pm EDT
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9:30pm EDT

Resting
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Friday April 14, 2017 9:30pm - 10:00pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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10:00pm EDT

Deaf Rhino
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Friday April 14, 2017 10:00pm - 10:30pm EDT
Galactic Room
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10:00pm EDT

Pat Foran
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Friday April 14, 2017 10:00pm - 10:30pm EDT
Penn Grille 2 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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10:00pm EDT

selfhelpme
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Friday April 14, 2017 10:00pm - 10:30pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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10:15pm EDT

Cousin
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Friday April 14, 2017 10:15pm - 10:45pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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10:15pm EDT

RJD2

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Friday April 14, 2017 10:15pm - 11:30pm EDT
Chameleon Club 23 N Water St, Lancaster, PA 17603
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10:30pm EDT

The Nice Ones
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Friday April 14, 2017 10:30pm - 11:00pm EDT
Galactic Room
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10:45pm EDT

Kerin Maguire
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Friday April 14, 2017 10:45pm - 11:15pm EDT
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10:45pm EDT

Megosh
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Friday April 14, 2017 10:45pm - 11:15pm EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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11:00pm EDT

Stacked Like Pancakes
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Friday April 14, 2017 11:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Galactic Room
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11:00pm EDT

Woven In Hiatus
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Friday April 14, 2017 11:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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11:30pm EDT

Danielle & Jennifer
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Friday April 14, 2017 11:30pm - Saturday April 15, 2017 12:00am EDT
Penn Grille 2 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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11:30pm EDT

Elsie & The Vibe
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Friday April 14, 2017 11:30pm - Saturday April 15, 2017 12:00am EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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11:30pm EDT

Jake Tavill
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Friday April 14, 2017 11:30pm - Saturday April 15, 2017 12:00am EDT
Galactic Room
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11:45pm EDT

Send Request
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Friday April 14, 2017 11:45pm - Saturday April 15, 2017 12:15am EDT
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Saturday, April 15
 

12:00am EDT

Balkun Brothers
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Saturday April 15, 2017 12:00am - 12:30am EDT
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Eugene Tyler Band (SB)
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Saturday April 15, 2017 12:15am - 12:45am EDT
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Kayla Rae
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Saturday April 15, 2017 12:15am - 12:45am EDT
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Soulios
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Saturday April 15, 2017 12:30am - 1:00am EDT
Galactic Room
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12:30am EDT

Sparrows
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Saturday April 15, 2017 12:30am - 1:00am EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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1:00am EDT

Lisa Heller
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Saturday April 15, 2017 1:00am - 1:30am EDT
Penn Grille 2 E King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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1:00am EDT

Pentley Holmes
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Saturday April 15, 2017 1:00am - 1:30am EDT
Marion Court 7 E Marion St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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1:15am EDT

Androgynous Jesus
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Saturday April 15, 2017 1:15am - 1:45am EDT
Lizard Lounge 223 Water Street
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9:00am EDT

MeMentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Bradley Walden
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Bradley Walden

Singer, Emarosa
Member of the American rock band Emarosa. 10+ years experience in the music industry,

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Brian Rosenblatt
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Carl Severson
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Carl Severson

Founder, Good Fight Entertainment LLC
Armed with the knowledge and experience from the multiple bands he'd developed, his work at Roadrunner, operating Rerret Music for over a decade, and touring as vocalist for Nora, Carl Severson co-founded Good Fight Entertainment with an emphasis on label services congruent with the... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Christine Feola
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Darby Moeller
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Dave McWane
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Deborah Zuke Smith
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eric Tobin
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eva Alexiou-Reo
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Eva

CEO/ President, FATA Booking Agency
FATA Booking Agency is a company that plans live concerts, tours, and other events for its artists and clients. We represent artists mainly in North America, however we have territories in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Australia and Eastern Europe. FATA Booking works based on hands... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Finn Mckenty
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Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Gizzy O'Toole
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Heather Griffith
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeanne Hoffman
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Appel
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Kellogg
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Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeremy Weiss
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jim Digby
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Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
TBA
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with John Riccardi
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kate Truscott
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kristin Schloesser
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kyla Lombardo
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Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Larry Martin
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Larry Martin

Founder/Owner, FakeLife Clothing
Fakelife clothing is a social enterprise founded on the business unusual practice of a for-profit business raising money to benefit others. Sales from our business benefit orphans and their communities in countries all over the world. Inspired by an ear for music, an eye for creativity... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Lou Plaia
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Maria Gironas
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Michael Kealey
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Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Carpenter
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Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Mowery
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Mike Mowery

OUTERLOOP MANAGEMENT
Mike Mowery is the president and managing partner of Outerloop Management and OuterloopRecords. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Outerloop manages 40+ artists including Refused, Darkest Hour, Escape The Fate and more. Mike is also the owner of EDM label Crime Kitchen, a partner of... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Nikhil Potdar
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Nikhil Potdar

Creative Director, Outerloop Management
Nikhil Potdar is a manager/producer for Outerloop, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Sumerian Records, an Advisory Board Member for Hope for the Day, and a Associate Member of the Recording Academy.

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Patrick (Peanut)
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Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Randy Nichols
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Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Stephanie Maksimow
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Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:00am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Ulf Oesterle
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Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Bradley Walden
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Bradley Walden

Singer, Emarosa
Member of the American rock band Emarosa. 10+ years experience in the music industry,

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Brian Rosenblatt
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Carl Severson
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Carl Severson

Founder, Good Fight Entertainment LLC
Armed with the knowledge and experience from the multiple bands he'd developed, his work at Roadrunner, operating Rerret Music for over a decade, and touring as vocalist for Nora, Carl Severson co-founded Good Fight Entertainment with an emphasis on label services congruent with the... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Christine Feola
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Darby Moeller
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Dave McWane
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Deborah Zuke Smith
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eric Tobin
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eva Alexiou-Reo
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Eva

CEO/ President, FATA Booking Agency
FATA Booking Agency is a company that plans live concerts, tours, and other events for its artists and clients. We represent artists mainly in North America, however we have territories in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Australia and Eastern Europe. FATA Booking works based on hands... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Finn Mckenty
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Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Gizzy O'Toole
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Heather Griffith
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeanne Hoffman
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Appel
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Kellogg
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Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeremy Weiss
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jim Digby
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Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with John Riccardi
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kate Truscott
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kristin Schloesser
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kyla Lombardo
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Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Larry Martin
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Larry Martin

Founder/Owner, FakeLife Clothing
Fakelife clothing is a social enterprise founded on the business unusual practice of a for-profit business raising money to benefit others. Sales from our business benefit orphans and their communities in countries all over the world. Inspired by an ear for music, an eye for creativity... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Lou Plaia
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Maria Gironas
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Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Michael Kealey
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Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Carpenter
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Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Mowery
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Mike Mowery

OUTERLOOP MANAGEMENT
Mike Mowery is the president and managing partner of Outerloop Management and OuterloopRecords. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Outerloop manages 40+ artists including Refused, Darkest Hour, Escape The Fate and more. Mike is also the owner of EDM label Crime Kitchen, a partner of... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Nikhil Potdar
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Nikhil Potdar

Creative Director, Outerloop Management
Nikhil Potdar is a manager/producer for Outerloop, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Sumerian Records, an Advisory Board Member for Hope for the Day, and a Associate Member of the Recording Academy.

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Patrick (Peanut)
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Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Randy Nichols
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Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Stephanie Maksimow
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Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Ulf Oesterle
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Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:15am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:15am - 9:30am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Bradley Walden
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Bradley Walden

Singer, Emarosa
Member of the American rock band Emarosa. 10+ years experience in the music industry,

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Brian Rosenblatt
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Carl Severson
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Carl Severson

Founder, Good Fight Entertainment LLC
Armed with the knowledge and experience from the multiple bands he'd developed, his work at Roadrunner, operating Rerret Music for over a decade, and touring as vocalist for Nora, Carl Severson co-founded Good Fight Entertainment with an emphasis on label services congruent with the... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Christine Feola
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Darby Moeller
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Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Dave McWane
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Deborah Zuke Smith
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eric Tobin
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eva Alexiou-Reo
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Eva

CEO/ President, FATA Booking Agency
FATA Booking Agency is a company that plans live concerts, tours, and other events for its artists and clients. We represent artists mainly in North America, however we have territories in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Australia and Eastern Europe. FATA Booking works based on hands... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Finn Mckenty
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Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Gizzy O'Toole
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeanne Hoffman
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Appel
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Kellogg
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Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeremy Weiss
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jim Digby
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Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with John Riccardi
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kate Truscott
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kristin Schloesser
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kyla Lombardo
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Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Larry Martin
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Larry Martin

Founder/Owner, FakeLife Clothing
Fakelife clothing is a social enterprise founded on the business unusual practice of a for-profit business raising money to benefit others. Sales from our business benefit orphans and their communities in countries all over the world. Inspired by an ear for music, an eye for creativity... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Lou Plaia
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Maria Gironas
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Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Michael Kealey
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Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Carpenter
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Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Mowery
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Mike Mowery

OUTERLOOP MANAGEMENT
Mike Mowery is the president and managing partner of Outerloop Management and OuterloopRecords. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Outerloop manages 40+ artists including Refused, Darkest Hour, Escape The Fate and more. Mike is also the owner of EDM label Crime Kitchen, a partner of... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Nikhil Potdar
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Nikhil Potdar

Creative Director, Outerloop Management
Nikhil Potdar is a manager/producer for Outerloop, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Sumerian Records, an Advisory Board Member for Hope for the Day, and a Associate Member of the Recording Academy.

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Patrick (Peanut)
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Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Randy Nichols
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Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Stephanie Maksimow
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Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Ulf Oesterle
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Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:30am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Ice Cream with Heather Griffith
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Bradley Walden
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Bradley Walden

Singer, Emarosa
Member of the American rock band Emarosa. 10+ years experience in the music industry,

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Brian Rosenblatt
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Carl Severson
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Carl Severson

Founder, Good Fight Entertainment LLC
Armed with the knowledge and experience from the multiple bands he'd developed, his work at Roadrunner, operating Rerret Music for over a decade, and touring as vocalist for Nora, Carl Severson co-founded Good Fight Entertainment with an emphasis on label services congruent with the... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Christine Feola
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Dave McWane
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Deborah Zuke Smith
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eric Tobin
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Eva Alexiou-Reo
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Eva

CEO/ President, FATA Booking Agency
FATA Booking Agency is a company that plans live concerts, tours, and other events for its artists and clients. We represent artists mainly in North America, however we have territories in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Australia and Eastern Europe. FATA Booking works based on hands... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Finn Mckenty
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Finn Mckenty

CreativeLive / The Punk Rock MBA
I am a survivor of the 90s hardcore and graffiti scenes and spent my youth going to basement shows, making zines, and writing my name on other people’s stuff. Somewhere along the way I channeled my passion for DIY culture into a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and my... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Gizzy O'Toole
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Heather Griffith
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeanne Hoffman
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Jeanne Hoffmann

Capital Member, Entertainment Attorney, Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC
Jeanne concentrates her practice in intellectual property and business litigation and transactions. She handles all facets of business and intellectual property litigation and has extensive experience handling diverse matters in both the state and federal courts. Jeanne has represented... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Appel
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jen Kellogg
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Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jeremy Weiss
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Jim Digby
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Jim Digby

President & Chair of the Board of Directors, Event Safety Alliance
30 plus year veteran of the live music and event production industry. Highly experienced in domestic and international live event execution, team building, partnership development, and crisis management as applied to the successful execution of global entertainment production.A fierce... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with John Riccardi
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kate Truscott
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kevin Lyman
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kristin Schloesser
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Jeremy Weiss C/O CI

Founder & Owner, The CI Companies
Jeremy Weiss is the founder and owner of  The CI Companies, the umbrella brand of his career endeavors: CI Records (label), LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, The Champ venue, CI Productions, CI Design & Printing, & the CI band management arm.  CI Records (est. 1987) has signed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
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9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Kyla Lombardo
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Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Larry Martin
Limited Capacity seats available
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Larry Martin

Founder/Owner, FakeLife Clothing
Fakelife clothing is a social enterprise founded on the business unusual practice of a for-profit business raising money to benefit others. Sales from our business benefit orphans and their communities in countries all over the world. Inspired by an ear for music, an eye for creativity... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Maria Gironas
Limited Capacity full
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Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Michael Kealey
Limited Capacity full
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Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Carpenter
Limited Capacity full
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Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Mike Mowery
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Mike Mowery

OUTERLOOP MANAGEMENT
Mike Mowery is the president and managing partner of Outerloop Management and OuterloopRecords. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Outerloop manages 40+ artists including Refused, Darkest Hour, Escape The Fate and more. Mike is also the owner of EDM label Crime Kitchen, a partner of... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Nikhil Potdar
Limited Capacity full
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Nikhil Potdar

Creative Director, Outerloop Management
Nikhil Potdar is a manager/producer for Outerloop, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Sumerian Records, an Advisory Board Member for Hope for the Day, and a Associate Member of the Recording Academy.

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Patrick (Peanut)
Limited Capacity full
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Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Randy Nichols
Limited Capacity seats available
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Randy Nichols

President & CEO, Force Media Management
Randy Nichols has guided artists to multiple Gold records and Grammy nominations. Overseen record releases on and sold out tours on six continents. Managed artists for a combined sales of over 5 million records and $20 million plus dollars in merchandise sales.He manages or has managed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Stephanie Maksimow
Limited Capacity full
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Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

9:45am EDT

Mentoring, Coffee, & Astronaut Donuts with Ulf Oesterle
Limited Capacity full
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Ulf Oesterle

Interim Director, Bandier Program at Syracuse University

Saturday April 15, 2017 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

10:00am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
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Michael Kealey

Owner, Motor Scout Music Publishing
Philadelphia based music publishing and rights management agency. Michael@motorscoutmusic.com

Saturday April 15, 2017 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA

10:00am EDT

Live Long and Prosper: Financially Surviving as an Artist
'We can't all be the Rolling Stones. But we can help build a career that allows us to financially survive and thrive as an artist. We'll give you tips on just how to do that so you can quit your part-time job and focus on doing what you love.
Speakers
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Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →
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Dave McWane

President, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D has produced 17 CDs. Their double album, Stomp and Stroll raised $40,000 on Kickstarter and won Best Punk Band of the 2014 Boston Music Awards. Their release, Strictly Rude, was touted as The Best SKA Record of the New Millennium by Alternative Press magazine. Big D was also... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 10:00am - 10:35am EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

10:30am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
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BRIAN ROSENBLATT

Member, Entertainment Attorney, BRYCE, DOWNY & LENKOV
Brian joined Bryce Downey & Lenkov in 2016 after, leaving one of Illinois’ top 25 largest law firms after nearly 15 years. Brian has previously developed and co-chaired both an “Entertainment, Media and Privacy Practice Group”, and an “Intellectual Property Group” at his... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 10:30am - 10:45am EDT
TBA

10:35am EDT

Increasing your Gravitational Pull: The Art of PR
Publlic Relations, Marketing, and Social Media are integral parts of any artist's campaign. A great publiclisit can weave differing angles and ideas to create the best platform for an artist and their campaigns. In this panel, we'll explore the do's and don'ts of PR, Marketing and Social Media and the changes artists have faced over the years. 
Speakers
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Jen Appel

Founder, Catalyst Publicity Group
Jen Appel, CEO & Publicity Director Born and raised in sunny South Florida, Jen Appel received her Bachelors in Communications and Culture from Indiana University in 2009. While at IU, Appel gained real-life experience as a member of PRSSA and spent her summers working at local South... Read More →
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Maria Gironas

Publicist, Reybee
Most people never fully grasp what they want to do for a career until much later in life. For Maria Gironas, she knew she wanted to be a music publicist since the age of 12 after meeting a publicist at a concert. Since then, she has stopped at nothing to break into the industry, using... Read More →
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Heather Griffith

Publicist, Fearless Records
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Stephanie Maksimow

Publicity Director, The Catalyst Publicity Group
Hailing from New York, Stephanie is a wanderlusty soul who has found herself living all over the country - from Long Island, to South Florida, New England, and now based in Seattle, Washington. From a very young age, Steph has been surrounded by music, making her love for various... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 10:35am - 11:15am EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

11:00am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Darby Moeller

Darby Moeller

Director of Partner Relations, Artist Relations, and Business Development, Sixthman
After 10 years working at record labels in marketing (Columbia Records, Mom+Pop) I decided to make a move and found an incredible company called Sixthman who curates and produces festivals at sea. I began as a Partner Relations Manager working with each of our Host artists, agents... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 11:00am - 11:15am EDT
TBA

11:30am EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Kevin Lyman

Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →
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Kate Truscott

Sponsorships & New Business Development Empress, 4Fini Inc.
Kate Truscott is one half of the dynamic duo that makes up the 4Fini Nashville office where sponsorship strategy is handled from introduction through activation. Kate works with clients to create and execute key programs that allow them to access all that the 4Fini properties have... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 11:30am - 11:45am EDT
TBA

11:30am EDT

The Jump to Lightspeed: Getting on the Road | Group #1: Bands
Do you dream of getting out on the road and touring? We'll break the audiences up into Bands, Solo Artists, and behind-the-scnes professionals for some Q&A with answers to get you on the road. You'll talk with 3 different pairs of speakers to get a wide range of advice in an intimate setting. 
Speakers
avatar for Mike Mowery

Mike Mowery

OUTERLOOP MANAGEMENT
Mike Mowery is the president and managing partner of Outerloop Management and OuterloopRecords. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Outerloop manages 40+ artists including Refused, Darkest Hour, Escape The Fate and more. Mike is also the owner of EDM label Crime Kitchen, a partner of... Read More →
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Kristin Schloesser

Founder / Co-Owner, We Are Team Hans, llc
Kristin aka "Gypsy" founded We Are Team Hans, llc in 2011 with her husband Hans, although HANS actually stands for Have A Nice Show. The company was founded to be an all-in-one development/mgmt/marketing/touring machine for bands/artists.Having booked & promoted at the club level... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

11:30am EDT

The Jump to Lightspeed: Getting on the Road | Group #2: Solo artists
Do you dream of getting out on the road and touring? We'll break the audiences up into Bands, Solo Artists, and behind-the-scnes professionals for some Q&A with answers to get you on the road. You'll talk with 3 different pairs of speakers to get a wide range of advice in an intimate setting. 
Speakers
avatar for Patrick (Peanut)

Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →
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Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
  CONFERENCE

11:30am EDT

The Jump to Lightspeed: Getting on the Road | Group #3: Business
Do you dream of getting out on the road and touring? We'll break the audiences up into Bands, Solo Artists, and behind-the-scnes professionals for some Q&A with answers to get you on the road. You'll talk with 3 different pairs of speakers to get a wide range of advice in an intimate setting. 
Speakers
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Uncle O

Power 99
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Gizzy O’Toole

Artist Relations and Marketing Manager, KHS America
Helping artists & brands connect since 2007.Responsible for day-to-day international artist relationship management for KHS America's exceptional family of artists. Co-create and manage sponsored brand events, negotiate Artist/ Brand partnership agreements, produce and archive artist... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
Galactic Room
  CONFERENCE

12:00pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
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DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 12:00pm - 12:15pm EDT
TBA

12:45pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
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Mike Mowery

OUTERLOOP MANAGEMENT
Mike Mowery is the president and managing partner of Outerloop Management and OuterloopRecords. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Outerloop manages 40+ artists including Refused, Darkest Hour, Escape The Fate and more. Mike is also the owner of EDM label Crime Kitchen, a partner of... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 12:45pm - 1:00pm EDT
TBA

12:45pm EDT

LUNCH
BUY LUNCH HERE: http://www.launchmusicconference.com/lunch

Mingle with our panelists while you recharge.
Saturday April 15, 2017 12:45pm - 1:30pm EDT
TBA
  CONFERENCE

1:00pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Patrick (Peanut)

Patrick (Peanut)

Owner / Co-Founder, Teamearly Management
Born and raised in Philia, PA. In 2002 starting working with Rocafella Records as a Road manager for Philia base group State Property Artist Beanie Segal Freeway Young Gunz Peedi Crakk O& Sparks .. once Freeway got his solo deal and dropped his classic album Philadelphia Freeway... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
TBA

1:10pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Christine Feola

Christine Feola

Promoter and Talent Buyer, House of Independents
Christine has been booking Asbury Park, NJ for a little over 5 years. She started her own company, Dark City Entertainment, 4 years ago and focused on developing a strong Asbury Park music scene. She also ran a successful event every Monday at the Wonder Bar for the last 4 years dubbed... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 1:10pm - 1:25pm EDT
TBA

1:30pm EDT

Satellite Session: Artist Development
Speakers
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John Riccardi

Strategic Account Manager - Music, Eventbrite
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Bradley Walden

Singer, Emarosa
Member of the American rock band Emarosa. 10+ years experience in the music industry,

Saturday April 15, 2017 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Galactic Room
  CONFERENCE

1:30pm EDT

Satellite Session: Getting Media Attention for your Band from the Guy Who Gets Too Many Emails
Saturday April 15, 2017 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

1:30pm EDT

Satellite Session: Vocal Consultation Demonstration
Vocals - Spotlight Consultation
Speakers
avatar for DEBORAH

DEBORAH

Owner, ZUKETUNES LLC
Vocal Coach and Artist Mentor, Deborah “Zuke” Smith, has worked with many types of artists including Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Broadway performers, and several finalists on The Voice, X-Factor, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Zuke is the Executive Producer for... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
  CONFERENCE

2:00pm EDT

Satellite Session: Settling a Promoter Profit Deal
Here's the presentation material: https://prezi.com/u0clbetvmjwp/copy-of-tei-deal-structures-for-artist-performance-fees/
Speakers
avatar for Jen Kellogg

Jen Kellogg

The Entertainment Institute / LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival / Warped Tour
Jen Kellogg is currently the tour accountant for the Vans Warped Tour, co-founder of The Entertainment Institute, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. Jen started her career at SCOPE Productions at the University of Iowa before becoming a talent buyer at Jam Productions, where... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

2:00pm EDT

Satellite Session: After Your Foot is in the Door, How to Find Success and Avoid Burning Out
Speakers
avatar for Jonny Boucher

Jonny Boucher

Founder + CEO, Hope for the Day
I've worked in a variety of capacities within the music industry since I was 13. Gradually I realized that there was a gaping void at concerts created by the fact that while lyrics talked viscerally about mental health and suicide, there was nobody to tangibly follow up with these... Read More →
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Nikhil Potdar

Creative Director, Outerloop Management
Nikhil Potdar is a manager/producer for Outerloop, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Sumerian Records, an Advisory Board Member for Hope for the Day, and a Associate Member of the Recording Academy.

Saturday April 15, 2017 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Galactic Room
  CONFERENCE

2:00pm EDT

Satellite Session: Philanthropy
Speakers
avatar for Kevin Lyman

Kevin Lyman

CEO, 4Fini Inc.
A constant innovator, Kevin Lyman is best known as the producer and creator of the extremely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music festival in the world today. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, the tour has played to over 9 million fans... Read More →
avatar for Larry Martin

Larry Martin

Founder/Owner, FakeLife Clothing
Fakelife clothing is a social enterprise founded on the business unusual practice of a for-profit business raising money to benefit others. Sales from our business benefit orphans and their communities in countries all over the world. Inspired by an ear for music, an eye for creativity... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
LCCC Lobby Lancaster County Convention Center - 25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603
  CONFERENCE

2:30pm EDT

Springwood Productions Interview with Jess Garcia
Speakers
avatar for Nikhil Potdar

Nikhil Potdar

Creative Director, Outerloop Management
Nikhil Potdar is a manager/producer for Outerloop, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Sumerian Records, an Advisory Board Member for Hope for the Day, and a Associate Member of the Recording Academy.

Saturday April 15, 2017 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA

2:45pm EDT

A New Hope or No Hope: Can you Handle the Truth? Round One | Band Image
A NEW twist on our most popular panel!!How confident are you in your band image and marketing? How much do you want real feedback from people who work with bands everyday? The panel reviews artist submissions PUBLICALY with vrutally honest feedback. How's the band's name? The logo? The photos and artwork? The website? The social posts? What is the band doing right, and what can they improve on? 
Speakers
avatar for Mike Carpenter

Mike Carpenter

Partner, Adjust Creative
Mike has deep experience in design, branding, marketing, and tech. He's helped launch several businesses and can offer practical advice for performers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers. Mike will be at LAUNCH talking about TEI and the awesome things we're building together. He... Read More →
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Eva

CEO/ President, FATA Booking Agency
FATA Booking Agency is a company that plans live concerts, tours, and other events for its artists and clients. We represent artists mainly in North America, however we have territories in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Australia and Eastern Europe. FATA Booking works based on hands... Read More →
avatar for Kyla Lombardo

Kyla Lombardo

Marketing Director, Red Frog Events
I optimize the relationship between entertainment properties, artists, brands and media. I am the Festival Marketing Director for Red Frog Events (RFE). Our festivals include Firefly Music Festival in Dover DE, Shamrockfest in D.C. and Chicago Beer Classic. Prior to joining RFE... Read More →
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Lou Plaia

Co-Founder/EVP Music Industry & Artist Relations, ReverbNation
Lou PlaiaFounder / EVP Industry Relations - ReverbNationFounder / CEO - Hot Rats Records and Hot Rats ManagementIn 2006, Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation, the global leader in empowering independent artists to advance their careers. ReverbNation’s powerful career management and... Read More →
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Eric Tobin

VP Sales and Artist Development, Hopeless Records and Sub City
Eric Tobin is the Vice President of Business Development and A&R at Hopeless Records and Sub City Non Profit.  He began his tenure at Hopeless over ten years ago as the label's in-house booking agent, drawing on his experience of several years of touring as both tour manager and... Read More →

Saturday April 15, 2017 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
Freedom Hall B
  CONFERENCE

3:15pm EDT