Jim Thorpe – Thorpe Productions – Moderator
Chris Sampson – Red Light Management
Gabriela Revilla – Ariss Entertainment
David Ivory – Ivory Productions/Dylanava Studios
Jim Ebert – Ebert Audio
Robert McCutcheon – American Minor
Terry Tompkins – Mad Dragon Records

Dick Hodgin - Osceola Studios –Moderator
Ian Schreier - Osceola Studios
Saul Zonana – 2020 Music
Joe DeLuca – Why Me Recording?
Dave Althen
Tomas Costanza - Bozang Incorporated

Presented by: Thorpe Productions and Origivation
Free Cheesesteaks, Tastykakes and lots of Schmoozing Philly Style!!!!
Acoustic Performances By:
Andy Browne
Anthony Renzulli
Rebel Yankees
Selkow
The Suburban Sound
DeJesus

Chris Lausch – Dogfish Head/Industry of Music – Moderator
Jay Silverman – Degy Booking
Jim Thorpe – Thorpe Productions/Brownies 23 E.
CJ Strock – Podell Talent
Elizabeth Cromer – SEC Talent
Sandi Schaffer - Confidential Talent Agency
Derek Dorsey – The Fire
Ted Enoch – Club 218
Brian Cohen – The Pirates Den

Peter Bowman – Musicianscast.com
Shelly Yakkus – Musicianscast.com
Billy Zero – XM Radio
Brian Cronin – Other Side of the Mirror
Kristin Diable - Digitial Signed Artist
Derek Sivers – CD Baby
Dean Kramer – Kings of A&R
Allie Shaw – Hyperactive

Community, Networking and Promotions for the Indie Artist: 11:30-12:00pm

Many indie artists want to know how to get from point A to point B in their music careers. Madalyn Sklar breaks it down and provides new ideas to jumpstart and motivate you to reach new heights. She’ll discuss the business side and offer new ideas on promoting you and your music.
 
Madalyn Sklar started GoGirlsMusic.com in 1996 with a vision of bringing together and empowering indie women musicians. Ten years later, GoGirlsMusic.com has become a welcome destination for women in music through networking and events. GoGirls produces the GoGirlsMusicFest, Invasion of the GoGirls @ SXSW, Battle of the GoGirls and more. In the last 6 years, Sklar has spearheaded over 100 benefit showcases for various organizations including the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, MusiCares, American Liver Foundation, Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation and more.
 
She has spoken on music panels at 2NMC, Dewey Beach, Dfest, DIY Convention, Folk Alliance, Hyperactive Music Festival, Invasion of the GoGirls @ SXSW, Millennium Music Conference, NEMO, Rockrgrl and South Park Music Festival. She is also a music business coach and consultant working with indie artists, helping them achieve their goals and elevate their music careers.
 
www.gogirlsmusic.com 

Artist Development Seminar: 12:30pm-1:30pm
One of the most popular seminars at the DBMC is back again. Renowned Agent, Consultant and Author, Eugene Foley, President of Foley Entertainment, will cover many of the key elements that are needed to successfully advance your music career.
 
Topics will include song arrangement, demos, press kits, assembling a team, new record company business models, music publishing, distribution, promotion, publicity, Internet marketing, creating a realistic game plan, building your team and much more. The lecture concludes with Foley's extremely popular and career enhancing Q&A session. Bring your notebook.

Eugene Foley is the founder & president of Foley Entertainment, a music industry consulting firm and licensed Entertainment Agency representing artists, labels, managers, executives, producers, engineers, songwriters and other industry participants. Clients have earned nearly 40 Gold & Platinum Records & three GRAMMY® Awards for their overall career accomplishments. Services include career guidance, artist development, radio promotion, publicity, marketing, tour coordination, media buying, team building and shopping.

Foley is also an author with two highly acclaimed music industry educational books to his credit. He is a frequent contributor to music related features on MTV, VH1, Fox, ABC & NBC, among many others.  
 
www.FoleyEntertainment.com
 
Maximizing Your Song's Potential: 1:30pm-3:30om

Seminar will cover
- Initial Song Evaluation
- Arrangement Do's and Don'ts
- Learn Tips & Tricks for sonic quality
- Increase your Audience target market

Producer Blake Althen of Human Factor takes three vocal and guitar tracks and, in real time, creates three versions of the song right before your eyes. At each step, Blake explains the concepts, techniques, and practices top-notch producers use to bring out the best qualities of a song.

Participants experience the actual production of a finished song and learn key production principles, including initial evaluation of the song, design of a final product, selection of production techniques, and use of the best hardware and software to complete production. The seminar is a dynamic and live demonstration of all aspects of production: performance, arrangement, and technology.

Blake Althen is Human Factor's Senior Producer. Producing bands, including his own, since the early 90's, Blake would say he was self-educated. In addition to his great respect for learning by doing, he has gained some of his education at Berklee College of Music. Blake's love of all kinds of music has allowed him to work on a plethora of different projects outside his usual fields of rock and contemporary pop. He has produced songs and albums for artists all over the USA and Europe, including SONiA and Disappear Fear (DC), Rachel Panay (DC), Jennifer Cutting (UK/DC), Abby Someone (South Dakota), Noa Tylo (South Africa/NYC), Pale Beneath the Blue (Cincinnati, OH), Mariana Bell (NYC), and Korea (Sweden).
 
He has also composed music for corporate clients including Honda, National Geographic, NFL Carolina Panthers, US Army Modular Forces, the Marine Marathon, and others. His songs have won 1st place in songwriting contests such as the Just Plain Folks Music Awards and Songwriters Association of Washington; and he has been nominated for over 15 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards).
 
Currently, Blake is pioneering DVD-Audio and 5.1 Surround Sound mixing. In addition to his full production schedule, Blake lectures frequently on college campuses and at music conferences on music production and both musical and audio engineering. As producer or instructor, Blake brings knowledge, professionalism, and experience to musical productions and education.

www.humanfactor.net