Balanced Breakfast announced their 3rd National Music Industry Summit, taking place at PianoFight in San Francisco on Saturday February 22nd! You can buy tickets thru this link and watch the 2019 Recap Video!
Meet professionals from San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Denver, Nashville, Austin, Charlotte, Reno and more. Learn from panels discussing everything from social media to licensing.
“WELCOME & WARM-UP”
10:30 AM Stefan Aronsen BB Co-founder
Front Cabaret Stage (Warm-Up)
11:00 AM
Musician: BOOKING, TOURING AND TIME MANAGEMENT
Center For New Music
Samantha Margret (Moderator) • Singer-Songwriter • San Francisco
Bryce Dow-Williamson • VP of Operations at Verticals Agency • Santa Rosa
KC Turner • Concert Promoter via KC Turner Presents • San Francisco
David Andrew Rabkin • Drummer & Consultant • San Francisco
Devon Dossett • GM at DNA Lounge • San Francisco
11:00 AM
General: LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS
Small Theater
Josh Windmiller (Moderator) • Artist, Manager, Director • Santa Rosa
Ron Joshi • Entrepreneur • San Francisco
Jeremie Habib • Founder & CEO at Gigwell • San Francisco
Aliza Hava • Musician & Founder/CEO of Musician’s BASS • Santa Cruz
Anne Cook • Founder PressureDrop.tv • San Francisco
11:00 AM
Business: CREATING MARKETING CONTENT
Big Theater
Jeff Straw (Moderator) • Photographer & Branding Expert • San Mateo
Julie Vree • Lead Writer, Google Hardware • San Francisco
Cortney Matz • Freelance writer, musician • Los Angeles
Paige Parsons • Photographer • Palo Alto
Marshall Lamm • Publicist • San Francisco
12:00 PM
Musician: PRODUCING WITH INTEGRITY
Center For New Music
Ben Bernstein (Moderator) • Music Producer • Oakland
Scott McDowell • Music Producer/Engineer • San Francisco
Jordan Feinstein • Band Leader/Producer • San Francisco
Reed Cameron Fox • Record Producer/DJ/Music Business • Denver
Michael Romanowski • Mastering Engineer • San Francisco
12:00 PM
General: STAYING HEALTHY & BUSY
Small Theater
Eki Shola (Moderator) • Musician and physician • Santa Rosa
Seth Lael • Lifer musician, filmmaker • San Francisco
Arya Zarrinkelk • Entertainment Employment Specialist • San Francisco
Jason Hunter • Saxophonist, bassist, producer • San Francisco
Gabriella Musacchia • Doctor of Audiology • Burlingame
12:00 PM
General: THE FUTURE OF MUSIC DISCOVERY
Large Theater
Cory Zechmann (Moderator) • Editor, Curator, Radio Host • San Francisco
Bryan P. Garza • Performer/Songwriter • San Francisco
Jamie Freedman • Catalog & Creator Services at Pandora • Pacifica
Tony Brooke • Product Manager, Content Systems, Pandora • San Francisco
Stephanie Elkin • Music Curator at Pandora • San Francisco
LUNCH BREAK
1:00 PM
SOCIAL MIXER
Cabaret Stage
Cultural Booths & House Music
1:00 PM
AFTERNOON ACTIVITY
Large Theater
Record a collaboration in 30min & walk away with all the stems, bring your instruments (but not necessary)! Hosted by Bun Bun
2:00 PM
General: WOMEN IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
Center for New Music
Mandy Brooks (Moderator) • Musician/Speaker/Entertainer • Santa Rosa
Victoria Boyington • Director, California Womens Music Fest • Turlock
Krystal Beasley • Leader of #WomenCrush Music • Oakland
Shelby Lanterman • Singer-Songwriter • Napa
Mesmi Chu • Artist, Songwriter, Producer, VO Actress • Los Angeles
2:00 PM
Business: WORK WITH YOUR CITY’S GOVERNMENT
Small Theater
Peter B. Jacobsen (Moderator) • GM - Music City SF • San Francisco
Pete Kronowitt • Musician & activist • San Francisco
Ken Newman • Blanket The Homeless • San Francisco
Ben Van Houten • Entertainment Office City Hall • San Francisco
Vivek Sridharan • Entertainment Attorney • San Francisco
2:00 PM
Business: SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY
Big Theater
Barbara M Wahli (Moderator) • Artist MGMT / Social Media • Campbell
Elijah Collins • Content Creator / Business Owner • San Francisco
Isabelle Garson • Creative Director • Santa Rosa
Dakin Hardwick • Venue Specialist Eventbrite / Spinning Platter • Oakland
Suzanne Yada • Facebook/Instagram advertising specialist • Pittsburg
3:00 PM
Musician: MUSIC PRODUCTION FROM INSPIRATION TO RELEASE
Center For New Music
Kalib DuArte (Moderator) • Record Label Owner • Seattle
Edmond Clare • Producer / Composer • San Francisco
Carmen Caruso • Producer/Engineer/Songwriter/Musician • San Francisco
Tim Leehane • Producer & Songwriter • San Jose
Bt Gibbs • Producer/Mix Engineer • Morgan Hill
Boris Petrov • Music Producer • San Francisco
3:00 PM Musician: HOW TO GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD
Small Theater
Bob Duskis • (Moderator) President Six Degrees Records • San Francisco
Alvie Alex Adams • Manager and musician • San Francisco
DJ Lamont • DJ Entertainment • San Francisco
Vernon “Tello” McKinnis Jr • Radio Personality • Santa Clara
Pam Benjamin • Mutiny Radio • San Francisco
3:00 PM
Business: TREATING IT LIKE A BUSINESS
Big Theater
Loic Maestracci (Moderator) • Twitter, Founder of Music Expo • San Francisco
Michael Jonas • Attorney • Portland
Alison Lucille Griggs • Tax Accountant • Santa Rosa
Casey Shafer • CEO Burning House Management • San Francisco
Mark Pearson • Lawyer • San Francisco
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
THE IMPORTANCE OF TASTEMAKERS
Big Theater
4:00 PM Stefan Aronsen (Moderator) Balanced Breakfast • San Francisco
Stuart Schuffman Broke-Ass Stuart • San Francisco
Aaron Axelsen Alt 105.3 & Popscene • San Francisco
