AirPlay Direct CEO to Speak on “The Future on the Music Business” Panel

June 26, 2006 · Filed Under Press Releases 

Georgia State University
Music Industry Alumni Association Presents:
“The Future of the Music Industry”

Moderator: Mark Willis, Atlanta Chapter President/ The Recording Academy Panelist:
Tricky Stewart, CEO/ RedZone Entertainment
Robert Weingartz, CEO/Founder AirPlay Direct
Brian Knott, Co-Founder/ ATF Records
Scott Sanders, Lawyer, Teacher, Author/ Scott Sanders, PC

“FUTURE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY” PANEL TOPICS
 The importance of blogging for advertising and marketing (MySpace and Facebook)
 How do you decipher consumers mentality for paying up to $5.99 to get a snippet of a song for the cellphone ringtones over $.99 for entire song downloads
 Downloading vs cd purchasing
 How will internet shopping affect music/entertainment purchasing
 Innovative approaches to delivering content over the internet are coming within the next 5 years, how will this change the way music is created and distributed
 How will job opportunities change within the industry
 HDTV and Bluetooth technology, will they change the way videos are produced
 Computers, videogames and television are being combined, will this affect the way MTV is watched when families have to share the same workspace
 FCC rulings on music, radio, satellite radio
 How has the satellite radio station programming changed the game with actual radio station programming and promotion

Thursday, June 29th
Panel Time: 6:30 -7:45PM
Place: Lava/ Cosmopolitan Lounge
45 Thirteenth St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404) 873-6189
www.cosmopolitanlounge.com