SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Registration - BAYCENTER/COVE
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Early Bird Gets the Free Beer Party at Lighthouse
9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Realize Records Presents Showcases at the Lighthouse
8:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Showcases at Rusty Rudder
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration - BAYCENTER/COVE
11:00 AM - 5:30 PM Trade Show Exhibit - BAYCENTER/COVE
11:00 AM - 5:30 PM 96 Rock Room - LIGHTHOUSE
  96 Rock Presents The Dewey Beach Music Conference Acoustic Daytime Stage. Sign up early with the radio station at the Lighthouse to perform. First come first serve. Each act gets 15 minutes.
11:00 AM Sign up for Mentoring/Demo Sessions - BAYCENTER/COVE
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM Mentoring/Demo Sessions - BAYCENTER/COVE
  MENTORING/DEMO LISTENING SESSIONS
  The Dewey Beach Music Conference and Festival Mentoring Sessions offer unique networking opportunities. All showcase performers and registrants can sign-up for 20 minute sessions with a select group of music industry professionals. Meet one-on-one with someone who can help your act chart a course for success. Get the information and contacts you can use to advance your career. Your session also includes demo listening and critique. Artists should submit their best work and be prepared for some knee-jerk opinions and critiques regarding production, structure, vocal/lyrical content and musicianship.
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Meet & Greet Sessions - BOOKSANDCOFFEE
  MUSIC INDUSTRY MEET & GREET
  Designed exclusively for the Dewey Beach Music Conference and Festival, the industry meet and greets are 60-90 minute sessions in the Booksandcoffee House. A group of top industry pros will speak on hot topics relevant to emerging talent and take questions from the group. Informal and laid back, complete with comfy chairs and fresh brewed coffees, these sessions give performers and registrants the time and place to get up close and personal.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM MEET THE AGENTS - BOOKSANDCOFFEE
  Todd Erickson (More Music Group)
  Chris Keith (CKP Music)
  Deborah Miller (The Miller Weisberg Agency)
  Jay Silverman (Degy Entertainment)

Diana Stagnato (More Music Group)
4:00 PM-5:30 PM MEET THE INDIE LABELS - BOOKSANDCOFFEE
  Indian (Gig Records)
  Frank Phobia (DRP Records)
  Linus Gelber (Home Office Records)
  Chris Smoker (Fowl Records)
  Laura Evans (X-Rai Records)
  Paul Lewis (Realize Records)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Welcoming Party sponsored by MILLER LITE AND 96 Rock - Rusty Rudder Deck. (FREE MILLER LITE) BADGES/LAMINATES REQUIRED
6:30 PM - 1:00 AM Showcases at venues
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Trade Show Exhibit - BAYCENTER/COVE
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM 96 Rock Room - LIGHTHOUSE
  96 Rock Presents The Dewey Beach Music Conference Acoustic Daytime Stage. Sign up early with the radio station at the Lighthouse to perform. First come first serve. Each act gets 15 minutes.
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Mentoring/Demo Listening Sessions - BAYCENTER/COVE
  MENTORING/DEMO LISTENING SESSIONS
  The Dewey Beach Music Conference and Festival Mentoring Sessions offer unique networking opportunities. All showcase performers and registrants can sign-up for 20 minute sessions with a select group of music industry professionals. Meet one-on-one with someone who can help your act chart a course for success. Get the information and contacts you can use to advance your career. Your session also includes demo listening and critique. Artists should submit their best work and be prepared for some knee-jerk opinions and critiques regarding production, structure, vocal/lyrical content and musicianship.
11:00 AM - 5:30 PM Meet & Greet Sessions - BOOKSANDCOFFEE
  MUSIC INDUSTRY MEET & GREET
  Designed exclusively for the Dewey Beach Music Conference and Festival, the industry meet and greets are 60-90 minute sessions in the Booksandcoffee House. A group of top industry pros will speak on hot topics relevant to emerging talent and take questions from the group. Informal and laid back, replete with comfy chairs and fresh brewed coffees, these sessions give performers and registrants the time and place to get up close and personal.
11:00 AM - 12:00PM MEET THE MANAGERS - BOOKSANDCOFFEE
  George Stein, Esq. (Jeff Buckley)
  Ray Maiello, Esq. (Wheatus, The Witnesses)
  Brad Rubens, Esq. (Silvertide)
  Jon Topper (moe, Antigone Rising)
12:30PM - 2:00PM MEET THE TALENT BUYERS - BOOKSANDCOFFEE
  Lisa White (9:30 Club)
  Jon Hampton (Trocadero)
  Jim Thorpe (Grape Street Pub)
  Mike Rampmeyer (Big Kahuna)
  Terry Tompkins (Pontiac Grill)
  Jesse Lundy (The Point)
  Mark Mangold (Rams Head Promotions/Rams Head On Stage)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM MEET THE PRODUCERS - BOOKSANDCOFFEE
  Shelly Yakus
  David Ivory
  Rick Slater
  Rob Grenoble
  Dick Hodgin
  Ian Schreier
  Mike Newman
  Richard Burgess
  Lou Giordano
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM MEET THE RECORD COMPANIES - BOOKSANDCOFFEE
  Jason Jordan (Hollywood Records)
  Steve Tramposch (Elektra Entertainment)
  John McNally (Uninhibited)
  Matt Pinfield (Columbia Records)

Terry Tompkins (Columbia Records)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM ARTIST/INDUSTRY RECEPTION - Rusty Rudder - Sponsored by Smirnoff & 106.9 The X - BADGES/LAMINATES REQUIRED
6:30 PM - 1:00 AM
Showcases at Venues
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM LAST CHANCE TO SCHMOOZE BRUNCH - RUSTY RUDDER DECK

FREE BRUNCH FOR ALL REGISTRANTS/PARTICIPANTS/BANDS. MUST HAVE YOUR CONFERENCE BADGE TO GET IN. B STAGE OUTSIDE WILL BE SET UP TO DO ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES. SPECIAL THANKS TO HIGHWAY ONE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND LANKFORD-SYSCO FOOD SERVICE.


SPEAKERS / MENTORS
Carolyn Ballen (Townhall Music)

Richard Burgess (Burgess Worldco)

Joe DeLuca (Why Me? Recording)

Mike Donahue (Mike Donahue Management)

Todd Erickson (More Music Group)

Laura Evans (Xtreme Alt Records, Vital Management)

Gene Foley (Foley Entertainment, Inc.)

Linus Gelber (Home Office Records)

Lou Giordano (Producer - Husker Du, Goo Goo Dolls, The Ataris)

Bill Grabowski (Producer)

Rob Grenoble (Water Music Studio)

Jon Hampton (Heyday Entertainment)

Dick Hodgin (Osceola Studios)

Bridget Hollenback (Brilliant Noise)

Indian (Gig Records)

David Ivory (Ivory Productions, Dylanava Studios)

Jason Jordan (Hollywood Records NYC)

Chris Keith (CKP Music)

Chris Lausch (Dogfish Head)

Paul Lewis (Realize Records)

Jesse Lundy (The Point)

Mark Mangold (Rams Head Promotions, Rams Head On Stage)

John McNally (Uninhibited Records)

Ray Maiello (Moontower Music)

Scott Marceron (Higher Ground Management)

Dena Marchiony (Philadelphia Songwriters Project)

Deborah Miller (MidDay Café, The Miller Weisberg Agency)

Mike Newman (Treasure Records)

Frank Phobia (DRP Records)

Matt Pinfield (Columbia Records)

Mike Rampmeyer (Full Moon Productions)

RAVI (RAVI Enterprises)

John Robertson, Esq. (The Robertson Firm)

Brad A. Rubens (A Priori Music Management)

Paul Sacksman (Publisher)

Michelle Sarra (Eleven Kimball Promotions, Ark Management, Inc.)

Ian Schreier (Osceola Studios)

Mark Schulz (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.)

Geoffrey R. Scott (The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University)

Jay Silverman (Degy Entertainment)

Rick Slater (Producer)

Chris Smoker (Fowl Records)

Diana Stagnato (More Music Group)

George Stein, Esq. (Law Offices of George N. Stein)

Jim Thorpe (The Grape Street Pub, GSP Productions)

Terry Tompkins (Columbia Records)

Jon Topper (Top Artist Productions, Inc.)

Steve Tramposch (Elektra Entertainment)

Jim Wade (Philadelphia Songwriters Project)

Shelly Yakus (Producer)

Billy Zero (XM Satellite Radio)