The NOLA MusicTech Conference will take place on April 29, 2020, when innovative minds of the current music business will coalesce. The conference will highlight the entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work together to function an innovative, ever-evolving music economy, and to converge the worlds of music business and technology.
There are currently 14 confirmed speakers with more to be announced as the conference draws near. Confirmed speakers include Grammy-nominated Sean Ardoin, artist and owner of Zydekool Entertainment; Michael Hecht, President and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc.; Ash Stahl, Managing Director at Flighthouse; Hisham Dahud, founder of ArtistPro; Anna Chauvet, Associate General Counsel at the U.S. Copyright Office; Shoshana Zisk, co-producer and co-founder of NOLA MusicTech; Matt Miller, founder and CEO of audiobridge; Aliza Hava, founder and CEO of Musician’s BASS; Angela Abbott, Content Partnerships and Licensing at Pandora; Brian Zisk, executive producer of NOLA MusicTech; and more!
The event will commence with an opening night party on April 28th, which will be followed by the full conference on April 29th. The conference will begin promptly at 9:00 on April 29th with opening remarks from Brian Zisk, the executive producer of NOLA MusicTech and a founder of Buzzmakers, Inc., which hosts the New Orleans MusicTech Summit along with many others. The full schedule is as follows:
9:00 am – 9:20 am: Opening Remarks with Brian Zisk
9:20 am – 10:20 am: Presentations
10:20 am – 10:50 am: Morning Break
10:40 am – 11:40 am: Copyright Developments in Music Business with Anna Chauvet
11:40 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Hot Music Tech Startups To Watch
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Fireside Chats
3:40 pm – 4:10 pm: Afternoon Break
4:10 pm – 5:40 pm: Elevator Pitch Workshop
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Cocktail Party and Close
Registration for the conference is now open, with fees ranging from $99 to $179. NOLA MusicTech will be hosted at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. For more information, click here.
