AirPlay Direct CEO to Speak on “The Future on the Music Business” Panel
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
ICM and AirPlay Direct Partnership
We are proud to announce our “strategic partnership” with AirPlay Direct. Our companies have come together for a cross-promotions and advertising effort that will serve to bring a better web presence and expand market base for both companies.
AirPlay Direct is a digital delivery service for artists and labels to deliver their “broadcast quality” tracks to radio stations globally. Robert Weingartz, CEO of AirPlay Direct saw an opportunity to partner with our growing label, for the benefit of our artists, and both companies.
“I think that AirPlay Direct is the finest digital delivery system around, and we are going to do all that we can to help bring awareness to their services via our network of peers and associates”, says Dudley Smith, ICM’s CEO. Each of our companies will benefit in a very positive way.
ICM will establish a healthy presence at the AirPlay Direct site. ICM marketing clients will benefit greatly from this alliance, as radio stations will receive most of our music this way. AirPlay Direct’s system will allow us to grow our distribution footprint, increase our airplay / visibility, and deliver our music quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.
“We understand how technology has changed the game of music promotions”, says Smith; “and we want to take advantage of those changes. They make us stronger as a company and will help us to become a major player in the Christian music promotions business.
ICM realizes that with AirPlay Direct in their corner, public perception of the company will rise to a new level. ICM will be able to provide better tracking of our artist’s material as it is delivered via the AirPlay Direct system. Radio stations will love how easy it is to receive music from the ICM client base utilizing AirPlay Direct’s revolutionary new system. All-in-all, this is an exciting time for the ICM promotions and marketing division, and Airplay Direct. We are proud to be a part of this great partnership.
Lazy River Records Releases New Single on Clay Dubose “Love Me Two Times”
Clay DuBose has taken the classic Doors song “Love Me Two Times” and put a country twist on it that will blow you away. Ray Manzarek once said to Clay, “I always wondered what our songs would sound like as country songs”. Well Ray, this one sounds fantastic.
This version of “Love Me Two Times” features guitarist extraordianaire Will Ray (Hellecasters), piano monster Danny Timms (Bonnie Raitt, Delbert McClinton, The Highwaymen, Los Lobos) and a fiddle solo that is inspired to say the least.
We are delivering “Love Me Two Times” to radio stations globally via a revolutionary, new digital delivery system, AirPlay Direct www.AirPlayDirect.com . This new service is FREE to radio programmers and DJs and allows us to deliver our “broadcast quality” tracks to you quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. You can preview and then download a “broadcast
quality” copy at your convenience, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/bands/9/ . Clay is a Featured Artist on AirPlay Direct and his new single “Love Me Two Times” is sure to get your listeners all fired up. Clay was also recently honored by the Texas Music Awards and the Academy of Texas Music with their “Rising Star of the Year” award 2006.
Upon request, Clay is available for phone-in interviews and will be glad to cut station IDs / liners. Autographed copies of Clay’s album “Rewrtiting History” which has “Love Me Two Times” on it, are available for station promotions and give aways. Programmers interested in scheduling interviews or promotional CDs should contact Robert Weingartz at rdw@airplaydirect.com for more detailed information.
Universal South Releases New Lee Roy Parnell Single for Father’s Day
Lee Roy Parnell’s new Universal South single “Daddies & Daughters” featuring Lee Roy’s daughter Allison as a guest vocalist is the perfect addition for Father’s Day playlists.
If you haven’t received your Universal South single, this is a gentle reminder that you can preview and then download a “broadcast quality” copy of “Daddies & Daughters” via AirPlay Direct http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/bands/1746/ at your convenience, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week This service www.AirPlayDirect.com is FREE to all radio programmers and DJs and allows us to deliver on-demand “broadcast quality” tracks to you quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. Lee Roy is a Featured Artist on AirPlay Direct.
Lee Roy is available for interviews and station visits, schedule permitting. T-shirts and copies of Lee Roy’s new album “Back to the Well” are available for station promotions and give aways. Upon request, each station in a market on Lee Roy’s tour schedule will be given 2 pairs of tickets and back stage passes for use as on-air Father’s Day promotional give aways. Programmers interested in scheduling interviews or promotional items should contact Raleigh Squires at
raleighj@hitmensongpluggers.com for more detailed information.