Monday, April 2, 2012

April 2012 Events of Interest

April 4, 2012 @ USC - I am looking forward to serving as a panelist at USC's "Launching Your Career -- an event providing direct access to the music profession’s most successful"

Panelists include:

  • Cedar Boschan ’99, Partner at Hurewitz, Boschan & Co. LLP
  • Laura Connelly, Director of Presentations for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
  • Julia Cser ’01, Executive and Artistic Director of the Maestro Foundation
  • Gregg Field, Producer and Recording Artist at Concord Records
  • Gordon Goodwin, Performing Artist with Wingood Music Productions, Inc.
  • Garry Kief, President/CEO of STILETTO Entertainment
  • Bear McCreary ’02, Composer
  • Don Passman, Music Attorney
  • Adrian Spence, Artistic Director, Camerata Pacifica
  • Chad Smith, Vice President of Artistic Planning for the Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Association
  • Moderator: Gail Eichenthal, Program Director for KUSC


April 17, 2012 @ Lawry's - The Assoc. of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) presents David Israelite - President and CEO of NMPA

April 24, 2012 @ Sportsmen's Lodge - The California Copyright Conference presents "OH CANADA: It's Not The 51st State When It Comes To Managing Your Music Rights" where agents of both English and French-speaking repertoire will discuss exploitation and revenue collection in Canada.


Monday, March 5, 2012

March 20, 2012 @ The CCC: Financial Strategies for Copyright Stakeholders


Are you a writer, publisher, artist or attorney in the music industry?  If so, your livelihood is dependent on the values of copyrights and you may wish to join me for dinner at the California Copyright Conference ("CCC") on March 20, which will feature a panel discussion on "Financial Strategies for Copyright Stakeholders."

My co-moderator Cheryl Hodgson, Esq. and I are excited to ask the experts about the following topics:
• Hedging Against Decline in Copyright Values
• Raising Cash - Is Now a Good Time to Buy/Sell/Borrow Against Music Assets?
• Valuation of Copyrights
• Minimizing Taxes
• Protecting Your Business and Your Heirs

Scheduled panelists:
• David Renzer, Entrepreneur, Former Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group
• Curtis Vega, Senior Vice President - Media & Entertainment, HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
• Joseph Rust, CPA, CFP, Partner at Prager and Fenton LLP
• Michael Morris, Esq., Partner at Valensi Rose, PLC, Past President, California Copyright Conference
• Sara Qazi, Financial Advisor, Guided Portfolio Manager, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC

Please reserve your seat now at: http://www.theccc.org 

Hope to see you there!  RSVP by 10am Friday, March 16.