Thursday, April 26, 2012

Launch of EDM Biz Confrence in Las Vegas, CA

In the land of electronic dance music, rave is community, music is soul, and place is god. 

Insomniac Events and Jason Bentley of KCRW-FM present a music conference for all things electronic dance music. Conveniently the conference is during the same week as Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival, 2012 in Las Vegas. The conference is held at The Cosmopolitan Hotel, and this is truly something you don't want to miss. If you consider this a field for your work, this is the conference for you...check it out!

 

Las Vegas, NV – At a time when electronic dance music is dramatically impacting mainstream culture and commerce, Insomniac will launch the inaugural EDMbiz conference prior to Electric Daisy Carnival on June 8-10 in Las Vegas.  The conference will be held June 5-7, as part of EDC Week, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.  

Uniting industry leaders and pioneers with peripherally connected businesses and ambitious entrants, the conference will focus on moving EDM forward on a credible and prosperous path.  EDMbiz will facilitate relevant discussion and debates focused on the most pertinent topics and issues specific to the scene including:  best practices, social media, technology platforms, festivals, direct-to-fan relationships, licensing, branding , sponsorships, and sustaining community, humanity and credibility during a period of massive growth.

Jason Bentley, consummate tastemaker, tireless champion of new music and culture, and a globally respected DJ, will serve as the conference host.

“As electronic dance music reaches new heights of popularity and influence in 2012, EDMbiz has been conceived as a key forum for business development in the community,” said Bentley. “The EDM lifestyle touches all corners of pop culture today and by creating a smart and effective conference just ahead of the single largest electronic dance music festival in North America, EDMbiz is uniquely positioned to be an essential crossroads for new ideas and opportunities.”

Panelists and keynote speakers will include world renowned electronic artists as well as top executives from AM Only, Atlantic Records, Atom Factory/Atom Empire, Burning Man, Citizen Net, Glassnote Records, Insomniac, Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub, Mobile Roadie, Pacha, Red Light Management, Strategic Group, TAO, Topspin Media, Turntable.fm, Twitter, William Morris Endeavor and The Windish Agency, among many more.

Registration for the conference will be on sale on May 3, 2012, at 10 a.m. at www.edmbiz.com.  Registration will provide access to conference programming as well as complimentary entrance to parties at Las Vegas’ finest nightclub venues each evening.  The first round of speakers and special events will be announced on May 1 with subsequent announcements as more speakers and a variety of events are confirmed. 

For more information on programming, sponsorship and business development, please contact info@edmbiz.com.

Courtesy of: Kirvin Doak Communications and Insomniac Events

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