MMF-US members are invited to an evening of music, mingling, and festive fun at TuneCore’s Brooklyn offices! Connect with members of the MMF-US National Board, the NY Chapter, and TuneCore executives as we celebrate the season together. Special thanks to TuneCore for hosting this exclusive gathering!

This is an exclusive event for MMF-US members. RSVP is required.

When: Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 | 5:00–7:00 PM (EST)

Where: TuneCore, 45 Main Street, Suite 720 (7th Floor), Brooklyn, NY 11201

Parking: Valet parking is available to the right of the building entrance on 45 Main Street, or a self-park garage is nearby at 37 Front Street (~$30). We recommend using Uber or Lyft for convenience.

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A2IM and MMF-US members are invited to join us at The Gold Line Bar (5607 N Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042) for an evening of mingling, music, and holiday cheer! Connect with fellow indie heads, artist managers, and colleagues as we celebrate the season together. Special thanks to Stones Throw Records for hosting this festive gathering!

When: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (PST)

Note: This is an exclusive event for A2IM and MMF-US members. RSVP is required.

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Connect with managers, self-managed artists, and music industry professionals from across North America at this online event, co-hosted by MMF Canada, MMF-US, and MMF Mexico, taking place on Tuesday, December 3rd, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EST.

The event will begin with a short presentation titled “Taking Control: How to Protect Your Music in the Age of AI”, featuring:

• Tamay Aykut, Founder & CEO, Sureel AI

• Aileen Crowley, Co-President, Sureel AI & Partner, Lark42

• Benji Rogers, Co-President, Sureel AI & Partner, Lark42

The presentation will explore how creators can turn AI from a threat into an opportunity, offering actionable insights to protect, control, and monetize their work.

After the presentation, attendees will have dedicated networking time to connect with the speakers and other participants.

This event will take place on the virtual conference platform Remo. Registration includes detailed instructions for joining, and additional reminders will be sent via email. To ensure a smooth experience, we recommend testing your equipment in advance using the provided instructions.

This free event is open to artist managers, self-managed artists, and music industry professionals seeking to expand their networks and deepen their understanding of AI. Non-members are welcome!

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Join us for an unforgettable day of keynotes, panels, presentations, and networking on Monday, October 21st at Spotify’s Los Angeles office. Our summit offers unique opportunities to connect with music industry professionals, share insights, and learn from the best in the business. Whether you're an artist manager, self-managed artist, or industry professional, this event is for YOU! We look forward to seeing you there!

We will be revealing keynotes, speakers, panels, and our schedule with you over the next couple of weeks.

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Join us for another episode in our ongoing series with Music Ally on Thursday, October 10th at 1pm ET/10am PT. Music Ally is a trusted global insights company in the music industry, specializing in innovation. Their Sandbox reports provide in-depth analyses of music marketing trends.

In this session, Music Ally will discuss key takeaways and useful industry case studies from their recent Sandbox report on "Short Form Video in 2024". Short-form video has transformed music marketing, requiring careful planning, flexibility, and targeted strategies. This guide offers expert insights from industry leaders and actionable steps to effectively integrate short-form content into your strategy.

Join us for a webinar led by Marlen Hüllbrock, Director of Marketing & Strategy at Music Ally. As a digital expert, she keeps abreast of trends and evolving strategies within music marketing and the wider industry. Her team creates resources and tools for artist teams to more effectively use digital strategies to their advantage and helps run artist marketing campaigns. She has trained a wide range of industry professionals on digital strategy including majors, indies, managers, and music tech companies.

Joining Marlen as guest speakers are Liam James Ward, Co-Founder of the music-based content strategy studio Something Something, and Alex Falck, Head of Commercial at Creed Media. Liam and the Something Something team have developed social media strategies, digital channel management, and content production for artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Billie Eilish, The Hives, Disclosure, and Sam Fender, among others. Recently, they have also worked with cultural brands like Google, Meta, Axel Arigato, Soho House, and LadBible to connect with hardcore music audiences. With a background in playlist management, A&R, and digital strategy, Liam is a seasoned music industry professional with expertise in understanding fan bases and growing engagement through creative online storytelling.

Alex brings over five years of experience leading partnerships and strategy at Creed Media, where he has pioneered innovative social campaigns on short-form platforms and fostered groundbreaking collaborations within the music industry.

Known most prominently for hosting the GRAMMY Awards, the Recording Academy is widely recognized as the world’s leading society of music professionals, but what is the organization up to the other 364 days of the year? How can Recording Academy membership benefit your career? Join Membership Manager, Leah Dowdy, to learn about membership benefits, the application process, and the Recording Academy’s mission to advocate, educate, celebrate, and serve the music community. 

Leah Dowdy is a lifelong music lover and Membership Manager at the Recording Academy, home of the prestigious GRAMMY Awards. She oversees the Musical Theater and Classical genres internationally and works diligently to ensure that each membership class reflects the diversity of the music community as a whole. This process includes recruiting prospective members from a wide variety of disciplines, demystifying the application process, and amplifying the Recording Academy's overall mission to advocate, educate, celebrate, and serve. 

Get ready for an unforgettable all-day, in-person event at The MLC's offices on Thursday, September 12th. MMF-US Summit events offer unique, curated opportunities to connect with music industry professionals, share insights, and learn from the best in the business. The day's program will feature keynote speakers, panels, presentations on various topics, and networking opportunities. Whether you're an artist manager, self-managed artist, or music industry professional at large, this FREE event is essential for you to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!

We will be revealing keynotes, speakers, panels, and our schedule with you over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, you can review our recent MMF-US NY Summit schedule HERE to get an idea of what to expect.

Join Pro-Members from Recording Artists and Musicians with Disabilities (RAMPD) for some real talk about neurodivergence and disability in music management. As well as how we, as managers can empower our community to amplify disabled voices, visibility, representation, and access across the music industry. ASL translation and captions are provided for this event. Featuring Arthur Gwynne, Jai Yoko, Grim, and Shelly Hartman.

Join us for an unforgettable day of keynotes, panels, presentations, and networking at Reed Smith's Manhattan offices. Our summit offers unique opportunities to connect with music industry professionals, share insights, and learn from the best in the business. Whether you're an artist manager, self-managed artist, or industry professional, this event is for you. We look forward to seeing you there!

The following panels and presentations are already confirmed with more to follow:

GRAMMY 101 Presentation: The New York Chapter of the Recording Academy

Music Votes Coalition: A 3 Step Plan To Solve Voting & More: #iVotedConcerts, HeadCount, Grounded, and Music Sustainability Alliance

NY Music Month Presentation: The New York Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment

Empowering Independent Musicians: Financing, Licensing, and Expert Coaching: The MLC, Sound Royalties, and Adaptive Music

The State of Sync: curated by Sync Summit

MMF-US NY Summit tickets cost $100, however ...

- Existing Members can attend the MMF-US NY Summit for FREE. Log in to the Member Portal for the promo code
- New Members can join the MMF-US and attend the Summit for FREE at a special rate of $25 (normally $49.50) with promo code WELCOMETOMMFUS
- Renewing Members can renew and attend the Summit for FREE at a special rate of $50 (normally $99) with promo code WELCOMEBACK

Join us for this insightful webinar, tailored specifically for music managers and self-managed, independent artists seeking to master the complexities of their own emotional well-being in a challenging industry. Hear from Artist/Entrepreneur, Ace Patterson (Five Mics) and CoMuse Mindful Business Community Founder, LJ Malberg, PCC, as they delve into effective strategies for managing stress, overcoming setbacks, and sustaining motivation, sharing tools needed to not only survive but thrive in the ever-evolving music landscape. It's not to be missed!

Join us for an exciting evening of networking and fun at the Desert 5 Spot rooftop bar in the heart of Hollywood. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals in the music industry. Whether you're an artist manager, a self-managed artist, or a music industry professional this mixer is the place to be. Our quarterly Meetup events are where our community has the opportunity to learn, share, and connect with one another. Don't miss out on this amazing chance to expand your professional network and have a great time doing it. Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable night at the MMF-US LA Summer Mixer Networking Event! Please note that this is a 21+ event.

Join us for the first webinar in an ongoing series with Music Ally on Thursday, May 30th at 1pm ET/10am PT. Music Ally is a trusted global insights company in the music industry, specializing in innovation. Their Sandbox reports provide in-depth analyses of music marketing trends.

In this session, Music Ally will discuss key takeaways and useful industry case studies from their recent Sandbox report on "Marketing to Superfans". Superfandom marks a resurgence in fan-club and street- team thinking: so how do you nurture superfans and help them become their favourite artist’s biggest cheerleader? 

Join us for a webinar led by Marlen Hüllbrock, Head of Marketing & Audience at Music Ally. As a digital expert, she keeps abreast of trends and evolving strategies within music marketing and the wider industry. Her team creates resources and tools for artist teams to more effectively use digital strategies to their advantage and helps run artist marketing campaigns. She has trained a wide range of industry professionals on digital strategy including majors, indies, managers, and music tech companies.

We are also pleased to have Will Tompsett and Ryan Star join us. Will is the Worldwide Head of Marketing at 4AD and started at the label in a social media role in 2013. After seven and a half years working from the London office, he moved to New York in 2021 and has led creative efforts for artists including The National, Grimes, Big Thief, Future Islands, and The Breeders.

Ryan Star, CEO & Co-Founder at STATIONHEAD, has decades of experience in the music industry as a rock frontman with chart-topping hits. His experience building a global fanbase inspired by Stationhead and provides the competitive edge that drives the product & business success.

The NY Chapter of the Music Managers Forum - US (MMF-US NY), Association of Independent Music Publishers NY Young Professionals Committee (AIMP NY YPC), and the Women in Music NYU Chapter (WIM NYU) have joined forces to co-host a Young Professionals Mixer event. Join us for a fun evening of networking at Kensaltown East on Tuesday, April 16th, 6:00-8:00pm ET. This in-person gathering provides the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded young professionals in the music industry, including artist managers, self managed artists, music publishers and the next generation of music industry leaders from NYU. Don't miss out on this incredible chance to expand your professional network and have a great time doing it. Please note that this is an all ages event, but registration is required due to limited space. Mark your calendars for the MMF-US NY x AIMP NY YPC x WIM NYU: Young Professionals Mixer, and we look forward to seeing you there!

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Join us for a fun evening of networking and fun at Park & Field. This in-person event provides the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals in the music industry. Whether you're an artist manager, self managed artist or a music industry professional this mixer is the place to be. Our quarterly networking events offer our community the opportunity to learn, share and connect with one another. Don't miss out on this amazing chance to expand your professional network and have a great time doing it. Mark your calendars for the MMF-US Chicago Chapter Spring Mixer!

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If you're in Austin next week for SXSW, please join the Music Managers Forum-US, in partnership with the International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) for the Managers Brunch event on Thursday, March 14th, 9:00-11:00am CST, at Australia House at Lucille's. 77 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701 (MAP). Join us for breakfast, great coffee (courtesy of the Blue Stone Coffee pop up café), and networking with music managers and self-managed artists from across the nation and around the world. MMF-US Executives and Board Members will be at the event and available to discuss our latest developments, advocacy efforts and future initiatives. Australia House at Lucille's is the place to be, providing the perfect backdrop for connecting with industry peers and meeting like-minded professionals in the music industry. Seize this opportunity to learn, share insights, expand your professional network while having a blast! Mark your calendars for the Managers Brunch. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Join us for an exciting evening of networking and fun at Heaven Can Wait in the East Village on Tuesday, March 5th, 6-8pm EST! This in-person event provides the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals in the music industry. Whether you're an artist manager, self managed artist or a music industry professional this mixer is the place to be. MMF Canada will also be attending this event with delegates from their Export Mission to NYC. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our guests from MMF Canada, making them feel at home in our city!

Our quarterly networking events offer our community the opportunity to learn, share and connect with one another. Don't miss out on this amazing chance to expand your professional network and have a great time doing it. Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable night at the MMF-US NY Chapter Winter Mixer! All attendees are welcome to stay for the live show taking place at 8pm after our event.

Please note that this is a 21+ event and cash bar.

The Recording Academy represents a diversity of music makers and professionals. Our membership focuses on service, advocacy and recognition of the art and craft of music. We invite you to learn about areas of engagement, the membership process and how to submit for membership consideration for the Class of 2024.

Join us for a webinar led by Maurice Kalous - Senior Membership Manager. A 15-year veteran of the Recording Academy, Maurice Kalous has extensive knowledge of the membership process. His focus is on outreach within the Alternative, Rock, Spoken Word, and Children’s Music communities also while supporting membership efforts for the Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. Chapters. During his time with the organization he has assisted in onboarding artists and professionals from all areas of the recording industry. His goal is to create a diverse, knowledgeable, and actively engaged membership at the Recording Academy.

Our annual networking event during Grammy Week is on Tuesday, January 30th, 6-8pm!

Meet artist managers, self managed artists and music industry professionals for an evening of networking at the Desert 5 Spot rooftop bar located within the Tommie Hollywood hotel. MMF-US Executives and Board Members will be at the event and available to discuss our latest developments, advocacy efforts and future initiatives. The Desert 5 Spot is the place to be, providing the perfect backdrop for connecting with industry peers and meeting like-minded professionals in the music industry. Seize this opportunity to learn, share insights, expand your professional network while having a blast! Mark your calendars for the MMF-US Annual Grammy Week Party and come prepared for a night of camaraderie. We look forward to seeing you there!
 

Please note that this is a 21+ event, cash bar, with food options available.

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Join us at our inaugural MMF-US Boston Summit!

Get ready for an unforgettable all day, in-person event at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA on Saturday, December 2nd. This summit will include the following keynote speaker, presentations and panels on various topics and networking opportunities:

• GRAMMY 101 Presentation: NY Chapter of the Recording Academy

• Know Your Rights: Managing Your Music Licensing Portfolio: panel featuring Association of Independent Music Publishers/AIMP & Songwriters of North America/SONA

• Keynote Interview: Mark Kates (Fenway Recordings)

• A Manager Masterclass: panel moderated by Nicole Barsalona: President of Women In Music

• The State of Sync: panel moderated by Mark Frieser: CEO & Founder of Sync Summit

This event is a unique opportunity to connect with music industry professionals, share insights, and learn from the best in the business. Whether you're an artist manager, self managed artist, and music industry professional at large, this event is FREE for you to attend! We look forward to seeing you there!

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MMF Connect: North America
AI Discussion Panel and Virtual Networking

Catch up with your colleagues, and make new connections from across North America at this virtual networking event, hosted by MMF Canada, MMF-US, and MMF Mexico.  

Kicking off the session, we will have a dynamic online discussion about AI with the Water & Music team, as they share their findings and ideas about what is coming next for the music industry ecosystem.

Water & Music writes: "Creative AI may be the most disruptive technology for the music business since the Napster era of piracy, forcing us to rethink traditional industry notions of creativity, ownership, attribution, and skill development in real time.

We are studying how creative AI impacts every step of the industry life cycle — from the initial steps of creation and ideation, to marketing, communication, distribution, and monetization."

This event is free to attend. MMF Canada, MMF-US and MMF Mexico welcome and encourage the attendance of non-members who would like to learn more about these organizations. 

This event will take place on a virtual conference platform called Remo. You will find instructions for how to access the event in the Online Event Page, and you will also  receive pre-event email reminders with access instructions. 

THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A CONTRIBUTION FROM GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA’S CANEXPORT ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAM.

SPEAKERS: Brodie Conley, Cherie Hu and & Yung Spielburg

Brodie Conley (he/him) Contributor, Water & Music

Brodie Conley is a researcher, project manager, and artist living in Ottawa, ON. He has worked across a variety of areas including artist management (Kelp Management - Andy Shauf; Lido Pimienta), community music initiatives (MEGAPHONO), as well as in program and policy development within government. Currently, he works as a researcher at the Center for Music Ecosystems, and also consults for Water & Music, where he explores the intersections of music and technology.

Brodie is a motivated advocate for Canadian independent music and hopes to continue to support knowledge development for emerging and underserved artists. He is a proud board member for the Ottawa-based independent and underground music presenter Debaser.

Cherie Hu (she/her) FOUNDER,  Water & Music
Cherie Hu is an award-winning researcher, founder, and educator forging new paths in music, technology, and business. She is the founder of Water & Music, a global network for music-tech research and education with thousands of paying supporters and contributors. Previously, she penned hundreds of articles on music and tech as a freelance writer for publications including Billboard, Forbes, Pitchfork and Variety. She has spoken as an expert commentator on CNBC and SiriusXM Volume; as a guest lecturer at institutions like Harvard University, New York University, Northeastern University, and Berklee Valencia; and as a moderator, panelist or keynoter at over 40 conferences around the world.

Yung Spielburg (he/him) Collaborative Research Coordinator, Water & Music

Yung Spielburg is a grammy-award winning producer and songwriter most well known for his work with Japanese multi-hyphenate, MIYAVI. He also works on humanitarian causes, traveling on multiple missions with MIYAVI and the United Nations High Commission of Refugees to play music and raise awareness of the refugee crisis. Other artists he has worked with include Mikky Ekko, Samuel L. Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Simple Plan, The Goo Goo Dolls, Yuna, and Duckwrth. 

Outside of the studio, Yung Spielburg is also a core team member and collaborative research lead of the music and tech research and intelligence network, Water & Music. He has coordinated research for Water & Music's flagship season reports on web3 and the metaverse, respectively. You might know him as the voice of the theme on The All-In Podcast. 

Join us for an exciting evening of networking and fun at the Desert 5 Spot in the heart of Hollywood. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals in the music industry. Whether you're an artist manager, self managed artist or a music industry professional this mixer is the place to be. Our quarterly Meetup events are where our community has the opportunity to learn, share and connect with one another. Don't miss out on this amazing chance to expand your professional network and have a great time doing it. Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable night at the MMF-US LA Fall Mixer Networking Event! Please note that this is a 21+ event.

Join us at our inaugural MMF-US Austin Summit and Chapter Kickoff!

Get ready for an unforgettable all-day, in-person event at Antone's, in the heart of Austin, Texas. We're thrilled that Amy Lombardi, Head of Artist & Partner Relations at TuneCore, will be delivering the keynote address. Additionally, we have a lineup of featured speakers including Jamie Dominguez (Sound Royalties), Matthew Tilley (beatBread), Marc Rucker (SoundExchange), Raleigh Berschback (The MLC), Victoria Yip (SET), Louis Pratt (Linkfire), Garrett Gretsch (SamCart), Lawrence Waks (Reed Smith), Anna Garcia Lascurain (Squeak E Clean), Nathalie Phan (SoundSync Music), Zulia Barrios (Artist Manager - Tribe Mafia), Roanna Gillespie (WOW Sounds), Ashley White (Women In Music Austin), Pat Buchta (Austin Texas Musicians), Matt Ott (Sonic Guild Austin) and Chris Patin (Texas Music Office). We're proud to partner with the Texas Music Office, Austin Texas Musicians, Sonic Guild (Austin), and Women In Music (Austin) to bring you this summit. It's a unique opportunity to connect with music industry professionals, gain valuable insights, and learn from the best in the business. Whether you're an artist manager, a self-managed artist, or a music industry professional at large, this FREE event is tailored for you. We can't wait to see you there!

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Good metadata in your MP3s is more important than ever to ensure your music connects with the widest audience possible, that you get paid, that your music is used for sync licensing and that your music shows up correctly in search results and is properly categorized and output by AI.

The fact is, without good AI, it’s hard for anyone to find and pay for your music, and increasingly in sync, music supervisors will not even consider using your music if your metadata is not correct and professionally entered and updated. This is why knowing the right way to enter metadata and update it is so essential to the success of your artists and their music.

The question is, how do you enter your metadata correctly, efficiently, and professionally? We’re here to help.

On October 5th at 4pm EDT/1pm PDT MMF-US's partner Sync Summit, authors of the Metadata Style Guide will present exclusively to the MMF-US community a free one hour online seminar on best practices in how to enter your metadata into your MP3s simply, efficiently and correctly that will ensure your metadata gets your music found and paid for by fans and companies looking to license your music.

Sync Summit founder and metadata expert Mark Frieser will take you step by step through all the vital points of metadata entry, recommended software, descriptive tagging and leave you with a copy of our free Metadata Style Guide as well as list of resources you can use to create descriptive tags for your music.

We hope that you’ll join us for this vital session.

Join us for an exciting evening of networking and fun at the Bowery Electric in the heart of New York. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals in the music industry. Whether you're an artist manager, self managed artist or a music industry professional this mixer is the place to be. Our quarterly Meetup events are where our community has the opportunity to learn, share and connect with one another. Don't miss out on this amazing chance to expand your professional network and have a great time doing it. Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable night at the MMF-US NY Fall Mixer Networking Event!

Please note that this is a 21+ event and ID will be checked by security upon arrival at the venue.

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Music managers face endless challenges as they navigate the music industry. They have to understand the ever-changing music industry landscape, manage artists' careers, negotiate contracts, book shows, and plan budgets. Additionally, they must understand the different technologies and tools available to help them manage their artists’ careers, such as streaming services, social media, and digital marketing.

Join us for a webinar led by Jordyn Tareaz, community manager at IndieFlow, where we'll discuss effective strategies to streamline your workflows, tackle the hurdles of music management, and discover how music management software can boost productivity and business growth. Jordyn will be joined by guest speaker Kiba. Make sure you don't miss out on learning about new ideas and practices to help you organize your business and take it to the next level!

Jordyn Tareaz is the community and social media manager for IndieFlow. As a recent music business school graduate and artist, she is excited to help grow the IndieFlow community and empower independent artists! Launching her artist project in 2022, Jordyn’s powerful vocals, accompanied by clever lyricism and catchy melodies make the 21 year-old artist standout. Since her debut she has been featured on Billboard.com, Ones To Watch’s “Now Watching” playlist, Women That Rock and more!

Kiba: Over the course of a decade and a half spent in late-night creative sessions, Rob Shih has evolved into the enigmatic and versatile producer known as Kiba. His signature style of bass music is emotional, cinematic, and futuristic, drawing from a diverse array of sub-genres like Trance, Drum & Bass, Mid-tempo, Dubstep, Trap, Wave, and Techno. Kiba's distinct sound has led to releases on esteemed labels such as Jauz's Bite This!, Reid Speed's Play Me Records, and Simplify Recordings. His music has gained traction and support from influential artists like Zeds Dead, SLANDER, Tritonal, Liquid Stranger, 4B, LICK, and SWARM, featuring in podcasts, playlists, and live sets. A testament to Kiba's creative prowess came when he was chosen as one of the winners in the Cyberpunk 2077 Growl FM music contest. His track 'Slipstream' secured a spot in the Phantom Liberty expansion, bringing to life his long-held dream of having his music make its mark within a video game universe. In recent years, Kiba has ventured deeper into the creative abyss, focusing on the visual dimension of his project. Embracing a holistic approach to forge immersive audiovisual experiences, Kiba's vision is to captivate listeners and transport them into an entirely new realm of exploration and discovery.

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When your inbox is overflowing with great demos and artists but it's impossible to manage them all, where do you send them to release? What if you could capture, monetize, and assist those early-stage artists release their music with minimal effort, under your own brand, and access their data and analytics for potential upstreaming opportunities in the future?

Join DistroDirect CEO Andy Irvine and US Business Development & Partnerships Manager Ben Frigeri as they explain why premium white-label micro-distribution is creating additional revenue sources and opportunities for companies, and allowing music businesses globally to add scale with minimal resources. With any music-aligned business now able to set up a branded distribution portal and set their own pricing and royalty rates, a host of new opportunities are being created to grow revenue and retain customers. With DistroDirect white-label distribution, managers now have the power to create their own custom 'A&R incubators', leveraging their brand equity to capture, amplify and scale their artist network like never before.

Andy Irvine is a digital music distribution specialist, GYROstream and DistroDirect co-founder and CEO. With a 20 year career in the music industry in supply chain and operations at both major and independent labels, Andy has been involved in all aspects of the release cycle for thousands of major international and domestic music releases. Andy launched GYROstream in 2018 to provide more opportunities to independent Australian/NZ musicians, with the company later launching their White Label distribution model DistroDirect internationally in 2021. 

Ben Frigeri is a business development expert with a passion for leveraging forward-thinking technology to help artists, and the people behind them, scale. With years of experience as an A&R and running early-stage startups, Ben has an acute understanding of the need for tools that place agency back in artist’s hands and provide new revenue streams as they grow their audience-base.

Many musicians are nervous and concerned about AI. Many don’t know how exactly it relates to them. During this webinar event Ariel Hyatt (Cyber PR) will walk you through how ChatGPT is about to change everything we know about music marketing and how we can harness it to save us hundreds of hours on tasks that drive us all crazy and hog up too much time. In this mini masterclass, she will teach you:

• How to create 29 social media posts (for all platforms) in 11 minutes flat

• The exact prompts to use to identify your ideal target audience

• How to use ChatGPT and other AI to help you write press releases and monthly emails

• By the end of this one-hour session, you will walk away with a roadmap that shows you how AI can be your music marketing assistant.

Ariel Hyatt runs Cyber PR Music, an artist development, social media & content strategy firm based in New York City. Her agency just celebrated 25 years in business and she and her team of women who get sh-t done run digital PR campaigns and advise on how to create online influence and release impactful projects. She has spoken in 12 countries to over 100,000 entrepreneurs and is the author of five bestselling books on social media, marketing, and crowdfunding, including her most recent release, “The Ultimate Guide to Music Publicity” which went to number one on Amazon in Music Business.

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With programs such as Record in Iceland and festivals like Iceland Airwaves it's easy to be convinced that Iceland is more than just a paradise for tourists but also musicians.

Record in Iceland is a promotional effort run by Iceland Music, a public export office for Icelandic music, in collaboration with Business Iceland, Iceland’s foreign service and Reykjavik Music City. The project is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Business Affairs. Which means that with this program 25% of music production costs incurred in Iceland are refundable. That includes Flights, Accommodation and all studio costs.

Iceland Airwaves is an immersive, multi-genre music festival held across a multitude of venues in the country’s capital, Reykjavík. This festival showcases acts ranging from unheard-of up-and-comers to headline status artists, ranging from established international talent to the country’s rich melting pot of domestic rising stars.

Please join these speakers:

Leifur Bjornsson (Iceland Music Export): is responsible for the Record in Iceland refund project, funded by the government of Iceland. Leifur has vast experience as an experimental electronic music producer, composer and songwriter. He has taken part in various acts including Klemens Hannigan, Low Roar and Cheek Mountain Thief in the past. Leifur’s previous musical work has been featured in recent years in various high-profile projects, including computer game Death Stranding, ads for Allstate and TV shows on ABC and MTV, among others.  Leifur has as of late been focusing more on music production and writing, as well as working with Iceland Music Export.

Nick Knowles (KxKn Management): had his first professional experience in and around music working across world-renowned magazine titles which included Q (r.i.p.), MOJO, Kerrang! and Mixmag. During his award winning decade in the media, Nick first visited Iceland in 2004 for the inaugural Iceland Airwaves Kerrang! Night. Having had a long fascination with Iceland and a certain female singer since her debut release in the mid-90s, Nick was immediately smitten.

A year living and working in Iceland in 2010 saw Nick transition from media marketing into management and on his return to the UK to co-manage a roster of artists with fellow Iceland aficionado Chris Morrison, known for Blur & Gorillaz (amongst others).

As manager Nick helps steer the ship for the multi-award nominated, multi-disciplinary chamber-doom icon sóley as well Sony-signed pianist and composer Eydís Evensen, the latter with whom he's worked with since her very first show (at Iceland Airwaves in 2018) and subsequent career launch in 2021. Additionally Nick consults on and for the media. He can also occasionally be found in Kaffibarinn embarrassing himself with his terrible Icelandic.

Sindri Ástmarsson (Iceland Airwaves): with a background in management, radio and as a DJ, Sindri has been a part of the Icelandic music industry since he was 14 years old. In 2012 Sindri turned to management and until 2018 he ran Mid Atlantic Management. His first management gig was managing Icelandic rock stars KALEO until they moved to the USA after signing their first major deal. Sindri has since been involved with a number of major label deals and worked with some of Iceland’s biggest names in music. In 2018 Sindri turned away from management after taking a job at Iceland Airwaves and its parent company, SENA (Iceland’s biggest concert promoter). At Iceland Airwaves Sindri works as head of booking and programming. His other work for Sena includes being the head of their Corporate events team and has led the work of moving into Esports.

Join us Tuesday, July 25th, 2023, 6:00-8:00 pm CT for a night of networking and drinks at Park and Field, 3509 W Fullerton Ave (between Fullerton and N St Louis Ave), Chicago, IL 60647 The event is free and open to music managers, self-managed artists, and other music industry professionals.

RSVP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mmf-us-chicago-chapter-summer-mixer-networking-event-tickets-664916351707

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REGISTER HERE:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-music-marketing-workshop-tickets-639272299657

MMF-US and CyberPR have teamed up during New York Music Month to produce a FREE in-person AI Masterclass event followed by a networking mixer (cash bar). 

Date: Tuesday June 27th
Time: 6-9pm EDT
Location: The Bowery Electric, 327 Bowery, New York, NY 10003 (MAP)

Many musicians are nervous and concerned about AI. Many don’t know how exactly it relates to them.

Ariel Hyatt (Cyber PR) and Aileen Crowley (Lark 42 - Universal Music) will walk you through how ChatGPT is about to change everything we know about music marketing and how we can harness it to save us hundreds of hours on tasks that drive us all crazy and hog up too much time. 

In this mini masterclass, we will teach you:

• How to create 29 social media posts (for all platforms) in 11 minutes flat

• The exact prompts to use to identify your ideal target audience

• How to use ChatGPT and other AI to help you write press releases and monthly emails

• By the end of this one-hour session, you will walk away with a roadmap that shows you how AI can be your music marketing assistant.

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