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Please note that Monday, May 15 consists of pre-convention meetings, digital service workshops, the Entertainment & Technology Law Conference, and the Industry Jam 2. The full program will take place Tuesday, May 16  through Thursday, May 18.  
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Tuesday, May 16 • 11:00am - 11:50am
Rethink The Remix: Open-Sourcing and Crowd-Sourcing Derivative Works

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We live in a culture of remix where consumers have been transformed into creators while traditional recorded music has not kept up with technology. For an industry that was built upon and thrived on formats - there has not been a new format for more than 20 years. Streaming is said to be the saviour, but in an interactive world it remains a passive music experience.

What if music was treated like software? What if it was open-sourced? Made interactive and crowd-sourced? Allowing fans and music lovers to create new derivative works and publish them to streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube or Tidal all the while earning additional royalties for rights holders? Engaging fans through co-creation, turning them into a digital street team and making money? It's not just wishful thinking - it's all possible now. In this panel we'll look at how making music interactive can make music money.
Moderators
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Robby Towns

Founder, NestaMusic
Robby Towns is the Principal & Founder of NestaMusic, a strategic consultancy firm focusing on strategy, research, and new media initiatives in the music industry. In this role, he has helped Columbia Records overhaul their digital resources, served as lead project manager for an... Read More →

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Allen Bargfrede

Co-Founder, dotBlockchain Music
Allen Bargfrede focuses his work on the intersection of art and technology. He is the Founder and Head of Rethink Music at Berklee College of Music, and Co-Founder of the dotBlockchain Music initiative. A former lawyer, Bargfrede also leads Blue Tile Media, an investment firm for... Read More →
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Stephen White

Chief Executive & Chairman of the Board, Dubset Media Holdings
Stephen White is the Chief Executive & Chairman of the Board for Dubset Media Holdings, where he leads the company’s strategy, execution and delivery. Prior to joining Dubset, he worked at Gracenote for 14 years, most recently serving as Chief Executive & President, overseeing all... Read More →

Tuesday May 16, 2017 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
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