Over 800 past events have covered topics such as music publishing, songwriting, music licensing, and artist management, among others. NARIP has also organized pitch sessions where music creators and songwriters can pitch their work to industry professionals for feedback and potential placements.
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| 2012-12-10 | In London – NARIP Music Supervisor Session -w- High Bias Industries’ Toddrick Spalding ***SOLD OUT***
Intimate Meeting & Pitch Session With Music Supervisor from Hollywood, CA Director of Music for High Bias Industries Toddrick Spalding  on Monday, December 10, 2012 (1:00 p.m.) at the BPI in London DETAILS A top-rated music supervisor in Los Angeles is our special guest at NARIP’s next Music Supervisor Session in London: High Bias Industries Music Supervisor Toddrick Spalding. Spalding commissions, licenses and places music for global feature film trailer campaigns for the world’s biggest blockbusters as well as for independent films, global advertising campaigns and television. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees face-time, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. In NARIP’s intimate session, you get to meet and pitch him for current opportunities. Trailers – which represents a large part of Toddrick’s client work – have skyrocketed in recent years as an important and lucrative vehicle for music licensing. Synch fees for music in trailers tend to be larger because the rights requested tend to be more broad (worldwide, in perpetuity, used in every possible media). Also, trailers are typically part of a film’s marketing budget rather than its music budget, with film marketing budgets almost always many times larger than music budgets. One senior music executive at Fox Studios says that the music budget for a film is rarely larger than 3% of its overall budget, if that. ABOUT TODDRICK SPALDING Toddrick got his start in the music industry as founder and drummer of Chicago indie rock band The Detachment Kit. Since those long ago days of constant touring and near-death experiences, he has built a career in music supervision for feature film marketing, indie features, traditional advertising and television. His company High Bias Industries, a collective of music supervisors, has worked on numerous high-profile projects (Django Unchained trailer, Givenchy worldwide campaign, NBA Finals, and FX’s Wilfred Season 2 and others). Prior to launching High Bias in 2011, Toddrick worked as a Music Supervisor at film marketing agencies including The Cimmaron Group and mOcean/CMP+, and also spent time as Director of Music for Film & TV at the Spectre Entertainment Group and as Director of Marketing for Knitting Factory Hollywood / Knitmedia. He is also currently the West Coast Creative Director at Spirit Music Group, home to artists as diverse as Pete Townshend, Marc Bolan, Lou Reed, The Naked and Famous and The Used. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP’s small sessions (limited enrollment of 16 people per session) guarantee face-time with our guest, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. You get to meet and pitch our guest for current opportunities on the spot, receiving instant feedback as to whether a song or cue is appropriate or not, and most importantly, WHY. This feedback makes better pitches – and ultimately, placements – possible. Participants even have the opportunity to re-work music to better fit a supervisor’s needs. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIP”s music supervisor sessions have earned praise and and placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below. TESTIMONIALS Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES For articles in The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 20 placements since inception of NARIP’s series last year, click here. We’re delighted to report the most recent placement, The Chris Bergson Band’s song “Rain Beatin’ Down” that has been licensed for the rest of the season on ESPN for all of NASCAR programming. THANK YOU  Special thanks to Debi Blackgrove and Julian Wall at the British Recorded Music Industry for their help with this series. Both 1pm and 5pm Sessions are SOLD OUT To be wait-listed email mary@narip.com WHEN Monday, December 10, 2012 (1:00 p.m.) 12:30 p.m. – Registration and networking 1:00 p.m. – Program begins 2:15 p.m. – Break 3:30 p.m. – Program ends WHERE BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Riverside Building County Hall Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7JA T: +44 (0)2 0 7803 1300 DIRECTIONS Click here for map. . WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps A&R, Artist Development and Marketing Executives Record, Distribution & Music Publishing Executives Anyone seeking placement opportunities in film and film promotional campaigns. The 1pm session is SOLD OUT. To be wait-listed, please email mary@narip.com. COST £179 NARIP Members * and BPI Members £189 MPA, AIM, BASCA, PRS members and SongLink subscribers £199 Non-Members Any questions about HOW TO register (discounted or otherwise) please email Mary Bee at mary AT narip DOT com and let her know your affiliation. * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only. Members please log in to receive discount. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 0203-002-8247 (UK local call) Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS Call us at 0203-002-8247 (UK local call) or email mary AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO High Bias Industries British Recorded Music Industry NARIP Get connected. Stay connected. ____________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world, now in nine major cities. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-12-10 | In London – NARIP Music Supervisor Session -w- High Bias Industries’ Toddrick Spalding ***SOLD OUT***
Intimate Meeting & Pitch Session With Music Supervisor from Hollywood, CA Director of Music for High Bias Industries Toddrick Spalding on Monday, December 10, 2012 (5:00 p.m.) at the BPI in London DETAILS A top-rated music supervisor in Los Angeles is our special guest at NARIP’s next Music Supervisor Session in London: High Bias Industries Music Supervisor Toddrick Spalding. Spalding commissions, licenses and places music for global feature film trailer campaigns for the world’s biggest blockbusters as well as for independent films, global advertising campaigns and television. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees face-time, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. In NARIP’s intimate session, you get to meet and pitch him for current opportunities. Trailers – which represents a large part of Toddrick’s client work – have skyrocketed in recent years as an important and lucrative vehicle for music licensing. Synch fees for music in trailers tend to be larger because the rights requested tend to be more broad (worldwide, in perpetuity, used in every possible media). Also, trailers are typically part of a film’s marketing budget rather than its music budget, with film marketing budgets almost always many times larger than music budgets. One senior music executive at Fox Studios says that the music budget for a film is rarely larger than 3% of its overall budget, if that. ABOUT TODDRICK SPALDING Toddrick got his start in the music industry as founder and drummer of Chicago indie rock band The Detachment Kit. Since those long ago days of constant touring and near-death experiences, he has built a career in music supervision for feature film marketing, indie features, traditional advertising and television. His company High Bias Industries, a collective of music supervisors, has worked on numerous high-profile projects (Django Unchained trailer, Givenchy worldwide campaign, NBA Finals, and FX’s Wilfred Season 2 and others). Prior to launching High Bias in 2011, Toddrick worked as a Music Supervisor at film marketing agencies including The Cimmaron Group and mOcean/CMP+, and also spent time as Director of Music for Film & TV at the Spectre Entertainment Group and as Director of Marketing for Knitting Factory Hollywood / Knitmedia. He is also currently the West Coast Creative Director at Spirit Music Group, home to artists as diverse as Pete Townshend, Marc Bolan, Lou Reed, The Naked and Famous and The Used. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP’s small sessions (limited enrollment of 16 people per session) guarantee face-time with our guest, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. You get to meet and pitch our guest for current opportunities on the spot, receiving instant feedback as to whether a song or cue is appropriate or not, and most importantly, WHY. This feedback makes better pitches – and ultimately, placements – possible. Participants even have the opportunity to re-work music to better fit a supervisor’s needs. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIP”s music supervisor sessions have earned praise and and placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below. TESTIMONIALS Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES For articles in The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 20 placements since inception of NARIP’s series last year, click here. We’re delighted to report the most recent placement, The Chris Bergson Band’s song “Rain Beatin’ Down” that has been licensed for the rest of the season on ESPN for all of NASCAR programming. THANK YOU Special thanks to Debi Blackgrove and Julian Wall at the British Recorded Music Industry for their help with this series. Both 1pm and 5pm Sessions are SOLD OUT To be wait-listed email mary@narip.com WHEN Monday, December 10, 2012 (5:00 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. – Registration and networking 5:00 p.m. – Program begins 6:15 p.m. – Break 7:30 p.m. – Program ends WHERE BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Riverside Building County Hall Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7JA T: +44 (0)2 0 7803 1300 DIRECTIONS Click here for map. . WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps A&R, Artist Development and Marketing Executives Record, Distribution & Music Publishing Executives Anyone seeking placement opportunities in film and film promotional campaigns. COST £179 NARIP Members * and BPI Members £189 MPA, AIM, BASCA, PRS members and SongLink subscribers £199 Non-Members Any questions about HOW TO register (discounted or otherwise) please email Mary Bee at mary AT narip DOT com and let her know your affiliation. * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only. Members please log in to receive discount. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 0203-002-8247 (UK local call) Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS Call us at 0203-002-8247 (UK local call) or email mary AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO High Bias Industries British Recorded Music Industry NARIP Get connected. Stay connected. ____________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world, now in nine major cities. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-12-08 | In LA – Music Biz Brunch @ Discmakers
NARIP Music Biz Brunches from NARIP on Vimeo. Eat, Meet & Greet! Saturday, December 8, 2012 Sponsored by Discmakers We’re doing it again! Join us, come meet and greet Los Angeles-area record and music industry professionals. You need not be a NARIP member to attend. Please RSVP and register online by Friday, December 7 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Friday, December 7 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! Special thanks to Syndey Alston at Discmakers for sponsoring this event. WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 2012 11:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 11:30 a.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE: Discmakers 4425 W. Riverside Drive Suite 204 Burbank, CA 91505 COST: $10 for NARIP members $20 for Non-members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and only pay the member rate! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission. PARKING & DIRECTIONS: Click here for map. Between Cahuenga and Pass Ave. at Clybourn on Riverside.  Special thanks to Sydney Alston at Discmakers for sponsoring this event. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-12-01 | In Atlanta – Music Biz Brunch @ Crossfade Studio
 NARIP Brunch Eat, Meet & Greet! Saturday, Dec 1, 2012 Sponsored by Crossfade Studio We’re doing it again! Join us, come meet and greet Altanta-area record and music industry professionals. You need not be a NARIP member to attend. Please RSVP and register online by Thursday, Nov 29 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Thursday, Nov 29 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Saturday, Dec 1, 2012 11:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 11:30 a.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE Crossfade Studio 555 Whitehall St SW Unit B Atlanta GA 30303 COST $5 for NARIP members $10 for Non-members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and only pay the member rate! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission. PARKING & DIRECTIONS Click here for map. THANK YOU Special thanks to Blue Rocks and Crossfade Studios for hosting this brunch. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-11-07 | In Atlanta – Producing Hit Songs
Producing Hit Songs on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at SAE Atlanta in Atlanta, GA ABOUT THE SESSION. NARIP welcomes producers Grammy Award-winning Matt Still, Blue Rocks and Dan Hannon to discuss how to produce hit songs and develop artists to recognition and commercial success. YOU WILL LEARN:
IMPORTANT NOTE Seating is limited, priority will be given to NARIP members. SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS (scroll down for speaker profiles): Blue Rocks, Hip Hop Producer Dan Hannon, Producer, Eldest Only Productions & New Canvas Entertainment Matt Still, Grammy-winning Producer, Engineer & Mixer —> JUST ADDED Chloe Peacock, NARIP Atlanta Board Member & Moderator WHEN Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Registration opens 7:00 p.m. – Program begins 9:30 p.m. – Program ends WHO SHOULD ATTEND Producers, Artists, Artist Managers and Artist Reps Record & Music Publishing Executives Music Attorneys, Concert Industry Professionals Brand Marketing & Creative Executives Accountants, Business Managers & CPAs WHERE SAE Institute of Technology 215 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30303 Enter building from Andrew Young International Blvd. (behind Hard Rock Cafe). Latecomers please ring buzzer for entry. Click here for map. PARKING ~ MARTA Closest paid parking deck is on Andrew Young International Blvd. Or take Marta train to Peachtree Center Station and walk to SAE Institute from there. COST $15 for NARIP members $25 for Non-members BONUS Because you are registering for this program, we offer you the opportunity to pre-order the MP3 recording of the program for only $20 (regularly $39.95). This will also include digital copies of documents distributed at the program. This program will cover a great deal of information, and so you won’t have to worry about taking notes! To pre-order now, select the Premium Ticket option below, the mastered recording will be emailed to you within 2-3 weeks after our program (if not sooner). PAYMENT METHODS 1. Online (just scroll down) using PayPal or any major credit card (you need not be a PayPal member) 2. Call 818-769-7007 with credit card 3. Walk-up if space permits. NARIP events sell out, advance registration is recommended. No refunds, all ticket sales final. We appreciate your cooperation. Thank you. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or contact NARIP FOLLOW NARIP ATLANTA @NARIPAtlanta THANK YOU  Special thanks to Scott Keiklak and SAE for support of this event. SPEAKER PROFILES  Blue Rocks, Hip Hop Producer “As music takes on another face, we have to fight for the spot of greatness! Which means real lyrics from the truth, and beats that make you fall in a trance.” So says Blue Rocks of Blue Rocks Music / Crossfade Studios. Born in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn he always knew music was his forte. “I started rapping in the 5th grade after I heard Big Beat spun for the first time by DJ Hollywood on a tape. I chopped that part about 30 times so all I could hear was beats and cuts. I wrote my first rap to that,” he says. He started DJ-ing, dancing, graffiti, the whole B-Boy lifestyle and hasn’t stopped since. “I started producing around the age of 16 when my first producer E. Blaize showed me the ropes to making tracks. I learned melodies and chords from my cousin, Anthony Michael, an excellent piano player.” Over 18 years in the business has afforded Blue a full production and recording studio where he produces music ranging from Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, and Reggae to spoken-word poetry. Blue Rocks dropped his self-produced debut album Lock & Load which is receiving great reviews all over the country. Blue Rocks works with Raekwon the Chef / musiq soulchild / OMG Girlz / Jagged Edge/ Kandi / MOBB DEEP / Special Ed / Bigg Bubb / Bobby Valentino / T-Boz and others. Blue is currently producing and engineering various projects for BLUE ROCKS MUSIC. He has 5 artists under his belt ranging from Hip Hop to RnB and beyond. Other projects include his DVD “Death B4 Dishonor” and a hip hop children’s book..  Dan Hannon, Producer Eldest Only Productions & New Canvas Entertainment Dan Hannon is a music producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. Dan recently finished production of the “Simple Math” LP, for Sony/Favorite Gentlemen artist Manchester Orchestra. He also co-produced their sophomore release “Mean Everything To Nothing” with eight-time Grammy Award Winner Joe Chiccarelli resulting in the Top 10 rock hit “I’ve Got Friends.” He produced, recorded, mixed, and co-wrote Anything Worth Saying by Aaron Shust the #1 Christian record of the year in 2006, which was nominated for six Dove Awards and won three. The song “My Savior, My God” is Billboard’s #2 Christian/Gospel Song of the Decade of the 2000s. Dan was also nominated for a Dove Award for Pop Contemporary Album of the year in 2007 for Aaron’s Sophomore release Whispered and Shouted. He currently serves on the board of governors for the Atlanta chapter of The Recording Academy.  Matt Still Grammy-winning Producer, Engineer & Mixer Matt Still is a Grammy-winning Producer, Engineer, and Mixer based in Atlanta, GA. A life-long musician, Matt started studying classical piano at the age of four and could read music before he could read a book. A career outside of music has never been an option for him. He started working in studios around Atlanta at the age of 20 and never looked back. Matt’s credits include Elton John, Outkast, Lady Gaga, Jewel, Rod Stewart, Joss Stone, PNAU, Santana, Alice In Chains, B.B. King, T.I., Nelly, Sevendust, Third Day, Bruce Hornsby, Ann Wilson, Steve Walsh, TLC, Arrested Development, Brandi Carlile, Patti LaBelle and Stevie Wonder. He is a three-time Grammy nominee and won the Album of the Year Grammy for his work with Outkast on “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.” Matt has worked extensively in studios across North America and Europe. He recently worked with James Newton Howard on the soundtrack to “Gnomeo & Juliet” at Abbey Road Studios in London, and is now completing a project with Jewel for Lifetime and Placement Music. Photo: Still with Elton John and BB King.  Chloe Peacock NARIP Atlanta Board Member, Moderator An Atlanta native, Chloe is passionate about getting involved with, and leaving a mark on, Atlanta’s music and entertainment industries. After graduating from Georgia State University she began working for a music management company in the public relations and new media marketing departments, and quickly expanded into the college radio promotion and marketing world. From there Chloe joined the board of directors at the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP), and also serves on the PR/marketing committee for Georgia Music Partners, an Atlanta-based non-profit dedicated to promoting the business of music and music technology in Georgia. Most recently, Chloe has dived into music licensing and placement, joining the Affix Music team as the company’s newest associate. Sources For More Info Blue Rocks Dan Hannon Matt Still NARIP The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-11-03 | In LA – Music Biz Brunch @ Universal Mastering Studios
NARIP Music Biz Brunches from NARIP on Vimeo. Eat, Meet & Greet! Saturday, November 3, 2012 Sponsored by Universal Mastering Studios Limited space available We’re doing it again! Join us, come meet and greet Los Angeles-area record and music industry professionals. You need not be a NARIP member to attend. Please RSVP and register online by Friday, November 2 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Friday, November 2 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are!  Special thanks to Nick Dofflemyer at Universal Mastering Studios for sponsoring this event. WHEN: Saturday, November 3, 2012 11:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 11:30 a.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE: Universal Mastering 3400 Cahuenga Blvd. – Building C Los Angeles, CA 90068 Tel: 818.286.6233 COST: $10 for NARIP members $20 for Non-members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and only pay the member rate! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down), especially as there will be limited space at this brunch (first 50 people to register). If space permits, walk-ups are welcome, in which case cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission. DIRECTIONS & MAP Universal Mastering Studios is not visible from the street (Cahuenga), it is in the same complex as LA Fitness, right next to Panasonic and in the former Hanna Barbera Building. Major cross streets: Universal Studios Boulevard and Oakshire Drive, just east of Universal Studios Boulevard. The entrance is in the BACK of the building. Click here for map. PARKING Parking is free, but please note that Universal Mastering Studios has only 5 spots allotted directly in front of the entrance to the studio. If these are full then continue into the parking structure where you will find more spots on level B2. Be sure to park ONLY in spots marked UMSW (Universal Mastering Studios West) – spots for NARIP event attendees will be reserved with traffic cones. There is also street parking available – be sure to read posted signs. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email simone AT narip DOT com Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-10-20 | In Houston – NARIP Music Biz Brunch @ Crescent Moon Wine Bar
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| 2012-10-13 | In NY – Music Biz Brunch @ Sandshifter Music
Eat, Meet & Greet! Saturday, October 13, 2012 At Sandshifter Music In New York, NY 
you need not be a NARIP member to attend. Please RSVP and register online by Friday, October 12 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. Walk-ups are welcome, but be advised the brunch may sell out So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote (or hire) you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN: Saturday, October 13, 2012 11:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 11:30 a.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE: The Home of Sandshifter Music’s President: Gail Vareilles 304 East 65th Street, Apartment 15A New York, NY 10065 212-988-7979 COST: $10 for NARIP members $20 for Non-members Please note: late-comers will be charged the full rate. We appreciate your cooperation. We encourage you to register in advance online now, as this is a limited enrollment event (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please (If there is space still available). Price includes food, beverage and event admission. PARKING & DIRECTIONS: Click here for map. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com Thanks to Gail Vareilles, our generous brunch hostess! Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-10-03 | In LA – NARIP Music Biz Cocktail Mixer at Skinny’s
 NARIP Mixer Come Meet & Greet! Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Skinny’s Lounge in Los Angeles, CA You are invited to attend NARIP’s music biz mixer at Skinny’s Lounge in Los Angeles (NoHo Arts District) Join us, come meet and greet music industry professionals. You need not be a NARIP member to attend. Admission is FREE but please RSVP and register below Come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. RSVP NOW Please RSVP online – just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! Special thanks to Skinny’s Lounge for their help with this event. . WHEN Wednesday, October 3, 2012 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. WHERE Skinny’s Lounge 4923 Lankershim Boulevard North Hollywood, CA 91601 Tel: (818) 763-6581 COST Free but please RSVP below. . PARKING & DIRECTIONS Click here for map. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-09-22 | In LA (Orange County) – NARIP Music Biz Brunch POSTPONED
NARIP Brunch Eat, Meet & Greet! 
Saturday, September 22, 2012 at The Voice Healer Vocal Studio in Newport Beach, CA 92660 We’re doing it again! Join us, come meet and greet Orange County and Los Angeles-area record and music industry professionals. You need not be a NARIP member to attend. Please RSVP and register online by Thursday, September 20 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up if space permits. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Thursday, September 20 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down. They can’t promote (or hire) you if they don’t know who you are! Special thanks to Dr. Miluna Fausch for her help organizing and hosting this brunch. For more information on the Voice Healer Vocal Studio please go to www.thevoicehealer.com. WHEN Saturday, September 22, 2012 11:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 11:30 a.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE Voice Healer Vocal Studio 4120 Birch Street Suite 113 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Tel: 818.640.9183 DIRECTIONS Click here for map. Parking is open. Directions from Los Angeles and the Valley Take I-5 South 405 South 73 South (towards San Diego) Exit 15 Irvine Avenue / Campus Drive Merge onto Bristol Street Left on Birch Street After Quail Street turn right into The Hangars (look for Leasing Office sign) Building #4120 will be on your left. Go to the end, Suite #113 is the corner suite. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com COST $10 for NARIP members $20 for non-members (no RSVP) We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission. Please note: late-comers will be charged the full rate. We appreciate your cooperation. Get connected. Stay connected. ____________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world, now in nine major cities. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-09-12 | In LA – Alfred W. Schlesinger Tribute Dinner
A Tribute Dinner Honoring Alfred Schlesinger, Esq.  at the Sportsman’s Lodge in Los Angeles, CA (Studio City) on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 DETAILS If a record executive’s Hall of Fame existed, Al Schlesinger would be inducted. This music industry luminary survived over five decades of the music business as a music publisher, record company executive, personal artist manager and music attorney with ethics, dignity and integrity – qualities needed now more than ever. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) will honor Mr. Schlesinger at a dinner on the evening of Wednesday, September 12, 2012 and will establish a scholarship fund in his name. Mr. Schlesinger has always been gracious and generous in sharing his knowledge and insight with other colleagues. His perspective and example help to elevate the level of professionalism and quality achievable in this business. He is an inspiration and a mentor to many. Please join our celebratory band of record company presidents, executives, artist managers, past and present clients, recording artists, producers and others to honor him. All are welcome! We have kept the cost for this event low to enable the maximum number of people to attend who wish to honor Mr. Schlesinger. Financial assistance is available, please inquire by calling 818-769-7007 or email mary@narip.com. This is a cost-recovery only event. Any monies received in excess of expenses will be used to form the Al Schlesinger Scholarship Fund to be administered by NARIP. Please feel free to forward this message, all are welcome. SEND US YOUR SCHLESINGER STORIES & PHOTOS Do you have a funny, personal or touching story or photo about Al Schlesinger? If so, please send your submission using one of these options: 1. Email your story or photo to tess@narip.com and put “Al Schlesinger Story” in the subject line. 2. Mail photos and or a letter describing your Al Schlesinger story to Tess Taylor, c/o NARIP, PO Box 2446, Toluca Lake, CA 91610-2446. Submissions will be included in a memory book for Mr. Schlesinger and his family, and on a page at NARIP.com honoring him. THANK YOU Special thanks to Thomas A. White and Bill Leopold for their help with this event. WHEN Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Cocktails (no host bar), registration and networking 7:30 p.m. – Dinner 8:30 p.m. – Remarks 10:00 p.m. – Event ends WHERE Sportsmen’s Lodge 4234 Coldwater Canyon Cross Streets: Coldwater Canyon & Ventura Boulevard Studio City, CA 91604-2368 DIRECTIONS Click here for map. PARKING Enter off Coldwater Canyon. $7 valet parking, some free self-parking also available. Some metered and free street parking also available on Ventura, please read posted signs. DINNER MENU Appetizer: California Sportsman’s Salad Entree (select one and write in your selection in COMMENTS section below): 1. Sliced Tri Tip with Mushroom Sauce 2. Scottish Salmon with Dill Sauce 3. Homemade Spinach & Veggie Lasagna Roll, Sauteed Spinach, Marinara Dessert: Apple Tart Tatin Cash bar. RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW Please RSVP by 3 p.m. Monday September 10, 2012. Please help us make this an enjoyable experience for everyone by RSVPing now. A failure to reserve by the deadline may result in not receiving your preferred choice of dinner entree. Please be sure to indicate your menu selection in the COMMENTS field below. Those who register after September 8th will receive Chef’s Selection. Thank you. WHO SHOULD ATTEND All are welcome! ATTIRE Business casual. COST (includes dinner and admission) $50 NARIP Members $60 Non-Members You need NOT be a NARIP member to attend, ALL are welcome. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 818-769-7007 Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS Call us at 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com. ABOUT ALFRED SCHLESINGER Alfred W. Schlesinger has been a practicing California attorney for over forty years, specializing in music and intellectual property. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Schlesinger spent eight years as a music publisher and record company executive, and qualified as an early member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences as a songwriter and record producer. He also had one experience as a personal manager, representing the group “Bread” from its inception to its dissolution ten years later. Mr. Schlesinger is a past president of the California Copyright Conference and a founding member of the International Entertainment Lawyers Association. He has taught courses concerning the legal and practical aspects of the music business at UCLA and currently teaches a music business course for two weeks each year at Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts in Winter Park, Florida. He also appears frequently as guest lecturer and panelist at schools and music business seminars. He was a two-term Chairman and President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, served as its Treasurer for a period of four years and served as a Trustee of said organization for twelve years. Mr. Schlesinger also was on the TV Committee which co-produced the Grammy Show on behalf of the Academy for eleven years. Mr. Schlesinger served four years as President of the Society of Singers, a charitable organization benefiting professional singers. He also served for ten years as a member of the Board of Directors of Musicares, an organization devoted to assisting those in the music business who are in need. A number of years ago he was honored by being named Billboard’s Entertainment Attorney of the Year. Get connected. Stay connected. ____________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world, now in nine major cities. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-09-03 | In London – NARIP Film-TV Music Supervisor Session: Universal Pictures Angela Leus
Intimate Meeting & Pitch Session With Music Supervisor from Los Angeles: Director of Film Music for Universal Pictures Angela Leus  on Monday, September 3, 2012 (4:30 p.m.) at the Music Publishers Association, London, UK DETAILS Hailing from Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, Director of Film Music for Universal Pictures Angela Leus is the special guest at our next NARIP London Music Supervisor Session. In NARIP’s intimate session, you get to meet and pitch her for current opportunities. ABOUT ANGELA LEUS A classically trained pianist/violinist who graduated from USC’s Thornton School of Music, Angela Leus started her career in the music department at Miramax Films. During that time, she was involved in music licensing for both films and trailers, soundtrack marketing and score production, working on such projects as Chicago, Cold Mountain and The Reader. She then moved to the promo music department of NBC-Universal Television, working on promos for the network, Bravo and all affiliates. In 2005, Angela returned to work for Bob and Harvey Weinstein at The Weinstein Company/Dimension Films, where she resumed her role overseeing score production and serving as music executive on such films as Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make A Porno and Youth In Revolt. Angela then went on to oversee the music department for Ignition Creative, a multi-media motion picture and television marketing company, working on marketing campaigns for various projects including The Fighter, True Grit and The Social Network. She currently is Director of Film Music at Universal Pictures, acting as in-house music supervisor and overseeing all music-related issues on both theatrical and home entertainment projects. Recent and upcoming projects include American Reunion, Pitch Perfect starring Anna Kendrick and RIPD starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds. Come meet this career-maker. SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP’s small sessions (limited enrollment of 16 people per session) guarantee face-time with our guest, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. You get to meet and pitch our guest for current opportunities on the spot, receiving instant feedback as to whether a song or cue is appropriate or not, and most importantly, WHY. This feedback makes better pitches – and ultimately, placements – possible. Participants even have the opportunity to re-work music to better fit a supervisor’s needs. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIP”s music supervisor sessions have earned praise and and placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below. TESTIMONIALS Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES For articles in The Guardian (UK), Musik Woche (Germany) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 20 placements since inception of NARIP’s series last year, click here. We’re delighted to report the most recent placement, The Chris Bergson Band’s song “Rain Beatin’ Down” that has been licensed for the rest of the season on ESPN for all of NASCAR programming. THANK YOU  Special thanks to Stephen Navin and Sue Hantsch at the Music Publishers Association for their help with this series. WHEN Monday, September 3rd, 2012 (4:30 p.m.) 4:00 p.m. – Registration and networking 4:30 p.m. – Program begins 5:45 p.m. – Break 7:00 p.m. – Program ends WHERE Music Publishers Association 6th Floor, British Music House 26 Berners Street London W1T 3LR DIRECTIONS Click here for map. The MPA is an easy 10-minute walk from the Oxford Circus tube station. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps A&R, Artist Development and Marketing Executives Record, Distribution & Music Publishing Executives Anyone seeking placement opportunities in film and film promotional campaigns. COST £179 NARIP Members * and MPA Members £189 AIM, BASCA, BPI, PRS members and SongLink subscribers £209 Non-Members Any questions about HOW TO register (discounted or otherwise) please email Mary Bee at mary AT narip DOT com and let her know your affiliation. * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 0203-002-8247 (UK local call) Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS Call us at 0203-002-8247 (UK local call) or email mary AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Universal Pictures Music Publishers Association NARIP Get connected. Stay connected. ____________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world, now in nine major cities. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-09-03 | In London – NARIP Film-TV Music Supervisor Session: Create Advertising’s Heather Kreamer
Intimate Meeting & Pitch Session With Music Supervisor from Los Angeles: Director of Music for Create Advertising, Heather Kreamer  on Monday, September 3, 2012 (1:00 p.m.) at the Music Publishers Association in London, UK DETAILS Hailing from Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, Director of Music for Create Advertising Heather Kreamer is the special guest at our next NARIP London Music Supervisor Session. In NARIP’s intimate session, you get to meet and pitch her for current opportunities. ABOUT HEATHER KREAMER Heather Kreamer is Director of Music for Create Advertising, an entertainment marketing company. She oversees all music needs for both their Los Angeles and London offices. This includes finding and licensing the perfect commercial music, as well as working with composers to create custom scores. Prior to joining Create, Heather spent 5 years running the music department of mOcean, another entertainment marketing agency. Her background includes building the film and television department for INgrooves, a global music distributor. She began her music career at Natural Energy Lab, where she signed artists and marketed their music for sync placements. Heather has worked on hundreds of successful motion picture marketing campaigns. Some recent campaigns include The Amazing Spiderman, Frankenweenie, The Campaign and Total Recall. Come meet this career-maker. SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP’s small sessions (limited enrollment of 16 people per session) guarantee face-time with our guest, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. You get to meet and pitch our guest for current opportunities on the spot, receiving instant feedback as to whether a song or cue is appropriate or not, and most importantly, WHY. This feedback makes better pitches – and ultimately, placements – possible. Participants even have the opportunity to re-work music to better fit a supervisor’s needs. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIP”s music supervisor sessions have earned praise and and placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below. TESTIMONIALS Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES For articles in The Guardian (UK), Musik Woche (Germany) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 20 placements since inception of NARIP’s series last year, click here. We’re delighted to report the most recent placement, The Chris Bergson Band’s song “Rain Beatin’ Down” that has been licensed for the rest of the season on ESPN for all of NASCAR programming. THANK YOU Special thanks to Stephen Navin and Sue Hantsch at the Music Publishers Association for their help with this series. WHEN Monday, September 3rd, 2012 (1:00 p.m.) 12:30 p.m. – Registration and networking 1:00 p.m. – Program begins 2:15 p.m. – Break 3:30 p.m. – Program ends WHERE Music Publishers Association 6th Floor, British Music House 26 Berners Street London W1T 3LR DIRECTIONS Click here for map. The MPA is an easy 10-minute walk from the Oxford Circus tube station. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps A&R, Artist Development and Marketing Executives Record, Distribution & Music Publishing Executives Anyone seeking placement opportunities in film and film promotional campaigns. COST £179 NARIP Members * and MPA Members £189 AIM, BASCA, BPI, PRS members and SongLink subscribers £209 Non-Members Any questions about HOW TO register (discounted or otherwise) please email Mary Bee at mary AT narip DOT com and let her know your affiliation. * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 0203-002-8247 (UK local call) Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS Call us at 0203-002-8247 (UK local call) or email mary AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Create Advertising Music Publishers Association NARIP Get connected. Stay connected. ____________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world, now in nine major cities. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-08-18 | In Houston – NARIP Music Biz Brunch @ Sugar Hill Studios
 NARIP Brunch Eat, Meet & Greet! Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Sugar Hill Recording Studios in Houston, TX Please register online by Thursday, August 16 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Thursday, August 16 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! THANK YOU Special thanks to Sugar Hill Recording Studios for their help with this event. WHEN Saturday, August 18, 2012 11:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 11:30 a.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE Sugar Hill Recording Studios 5626 Brock Street. Houston, TX 77023 Tel:713-926-4431 COST FREE for NARIP members (but please RSVP online here, just scroll down) $5 for Non-members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and get in FREE! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down), Walk-ups are welcome, in which case cash only at the door on Event Day please. DIRECTIONS & MAP Click here for map. PARKING Parking is free on the street and side streets. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com Get connected. Stay connected. ____________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world, now in nine major cities. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-07-25 | In NY – Hold The Phone! Mobile Music Marketing Strategies
 Hold The Phone! Mobile Music Marketing Strategies Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at SAE Institute of Technology in New York, NY With the many ways available to distribute music today, he who succeeds is the one who manages his options best. In this special NARIP program, three mobile music marketing experts share their strategies for maximizing opportunity in this vital and fast-developing area. YOU WILL LEARN
GUEST SPEAKERS
WHEN Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. – Program begins 8:15 p.m. – Break 9:30 p.m. – Program ends WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps Record & Music Publishing Executives Concert Promoters, Agents, Tour Managers Anyone seeking to create or enhance a music marketing plan or campaign using mobile strategies and applications. WHERE SAE Institute of Technology, NY Campus 1293 Broadway, 9th Floor New York, NY 10001 DIRECTIONS SAE at 1293 Broadway is also 1 Herald Center, The Daffy’s Building. It is located at the southwest corner of 34th and Broadway. There are 2 elevator banks with 3 elevators each, but note that only the elevator on the far right of each bank goes to the 9th floor. That’s where you’ll find SAE. COST $20 for NARIP members $40 for non-members BONUS For an extra $20, receive an MP3 recording of the session to download and listen to at your leisure. Just select the “Premium Ticket” option below if you’d like to add the MP3 to your order. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 818-769-7007 Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees your spot. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS? Call us at 818-769-7007 or email simone@narip.com. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS  Arne Lucas, Consultant, Illiance Creative Group Formerly the Director of Mobile Marketing at INgrooves, Arne has spent over half his life in the music industry. His first experience was in the early ‘90s as an artist with the San Francisco-based Soul / R&B vocal group IF. During this time he realized he felt more comfortable behind the scenes, and went on to perfect his skills as a recording engineer. By the mid ‘90s he was chief recording engineer for a full service recording studio located in San Francisco’s Mission District and was working as an executive assistant to the President of a local Bay Area label – Classified Records – which was picked up by Tommy Boy in the late ‘90s. At the time, the Bay Area music scene was thriving but Arne felt that there was more to accomplish. By now he excelled at the label, getting his hands into everything from A&R duties, to engineering, physical retail distribution and licensing. He was soon hired on full time and thrived at the label. Arne took to the business of music, expanding his knowledge of publishing, licensing and contract negotiations. He moved on to assist in a new music venture for the New York City start-up A Media, which focused on the Asian American entertainment industry. He was then approached a few years later by his mentor at Classified to take on a Music Supervisor position for 360 Media Group. 360 Media’s flagship product was a DVD series called 360 Video Magazine, a quarterly video magazine that specialized in the import car scene, extreme sports, music and entertainment. Its first mainstream release “Hard Drive” was certified gold and distributed at major retail chains such as Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Target as well as hundreds of smaller retail stores worldwide. After a number of years and over 20 releases under his belt at 360, the DVD market was on a decline so Arne moved into a new career. In 2003, he accepted a Product Manager position with Hudson Entertainment Inc. who had just acquired the license to The Source Magazine. This was his first experience in the wireless entertainment industry and he hasn’t looked back since. He was integral to bringing what many say was the “Bible of Hip Hop” for over 20 years – The Source Magazine – to mobile. The Source Mobile Channel was one of the only ringtone applications on deck that strictly distributed Hip-Hop/Urban ringtones – this was during the lucrative “polyphonic” era of the ringtone and well before carrier white label mastertone stores such as the ones currently available on Verizon, Sprint, AT&T etc. He eventually moved to a more video game-centric position in mobile as an Account Manager with Namco Networks – working directly with carriers to launch the classic game catalog for mobile from the legendary video game giant. It was here where he learned the intricacies of the carrier world. After close to 2 years peddling mobile video games he decided to get back into the music business at INgrooves where he served as Director of Mobile Marketing for 4 years, overseeing the mobile business for the digital label.  Raj Singh, Mobile Consulting / Strategy / Product Planning / Definition Expert Raj Singh is a mobile industry veteran having worked across the space over the past 12 years. Raj is the Founder and CEO of venture-backed Tempo AI focused on developing a day assistant. Tempo AI was spun-out of SRI (Stanford Research Institute) where Raj served as an EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence). Previously, Raj was the founding Vice President of Business Development for Skyfire, a mobile browser that supports full Flash rendering. Prior to Skyfire, Raj co-founded venture-funded Veeker, NBC’s mobile video citizen journalism service and ToneThis, CNET’s top downloaded ringtone creation product. Raj has also worked in product management, engineering, strategy and consulting roles for Kodak Mobile, Dell Mobile, Cellmania, MobiTV, PlayPhone, Tellme, Samsung, Turk Telekom, IGT, Hungama Mobile, Vlingo and Antenna Software. Raj’s personal projects include GameChalk, an SMS multi-player game service, Pubwalk, an LBS bar-hopping service and Wired Mashup of the Year winner in 2006 and YumYum Labs, an Android recipe voice search application and Sprint App 4G Challenge winner. Raj is also a mobile advisor to numerous companies including Movoxx, Nearverse, TinyTube, LocalResponse, Textopoly, Knocking Video and also an investor via ENIAC Ventures. Raj is a regular mobile writer and speaker including formal and guest blogging for GotoMobile, Venturebeat, O’reilly Emerging Telephony and VisionMobile. Raj is a mentor at 500 Startups and Founder Labs and has also made contributions to a number of mobile user and expert groups including the JCP, MMA and the Bluetooth SIG. For more information, please see www.rajansingh.com.  Kahlil Najar, Mobile Manager, INgrooves Fontana Currently the Mobile Manager for INgrooves Fontana, Kahlil Najar started his career in music the old fashioned way by working at an independent retail record store. While there he dove head first into the music industry by obtaining an internship at Universal Music, a part time job at KARA in San Jose, working at KMEL as a street team member, volunteering at Classified Records all the while attending Cal State Hayward where he received his degree in Business Management with an emphasis on Marketing Management. After working the front lines of retail, Kahlil landed a job at KOCH Records (now E1 Entertainment) as a Field Marketing Representative which eventually transformed into a physical sales position. He serviced all the major accounts as well as some key independent retailers and was one of only two representatives to service the entire Bay Area. After he saw the decline of the physical market, Kahlil changed career paths and moved into an Artist Relations representative position at music merchandise heavyweights, Cinder Block. Kahlil’s responsibilities included signing bands to new merchandise contracts and placing orders for artists that performed worldwide. He was the account lead for a range of bands like the Silversun Pickups, H20, 30 Seconds To Mars and Death By Stereo. Seeing that music was still adapting to different ways to sell music, Kahlil joined the team over at Tribal Brands, the music agency of choice for Verizon Wireless. Starting with clearing artwork for print advertising, Kahlil eventually transferred into the Music Team and helped facilitate the programming of the Verizon VCast Music handset as well as the VCASTMUSIC with Rhapsody online application. He was also an integral part of the team which helped Verizon Wireless decide on who Verizon should team with for tour sponsorships, licensing/synch opportunities, online promotions and in-store activations. After a downturn in the economy, Kahlil planted himself at skyrockit where he was the lead programmer for Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile. He helped launch Boost Mobile’s Music related Twitter contests as well as securing artists for Virgin Mobiles First Dibs program. Starting in late April 2012, Kahlil joined INgrooves Fontana as the Mobile Manager in charge of securing mobile promotions for all of INgrooves Fontana’s labels.  Hisham Dahud Music and Technology Analyst at Hypebot.com Business Development at Fame House Hisham Dahud is a music business professional at the forefront of the music technology and digital marketing space, and carries a uniquely wide perspective on today’s music industry. As a Senior Analyst for Hypebot.com – a leading music industry news and technology blog – Hisham educates and informs industry professionals on emerging trends and newsworthy topics within the music and technology spaces, while providing readers with regular digital marketing commentary and advice. His writings have appeared in Billboard, Artist Growth and other media. Dahud is also the head of Business Development for Fame House, LLC – an artist and label services company specializing in digital strategy, marketing, and management whose client roster includes the legendary DJ Shadow, electronic music sensation Pretty Lights, dance legend Josh Wink, rising electronic musician Mimosa, and others. Hisham’s passion for the music business stems from his lifelong journey as a recording and performing musician himself. His artistic fluency rests behind a drum kit, but he is also a multi-instrumentalist music producer spanning several genres, forming a unique style to call his own. He is currently working alongside a dedicated team of musicians and professionals on a creative venture to record, release and perform their own original compositions, while developing an appropriate brand to house their collective creativity. Dahud is an alumnus of San Francisco State University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Marketing. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO: Fame House www.illfam.com www.ingrooves.com www.narip.com www.rajansingh.com Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-07-25 | In Atlanta – Artist Management Deal Mock Negotiation
Artist Management Deal Mock Negotiation on Wednesday, July 25, 20012 at SAE Atlanta in Atlanta, GA With major changes in the record and music industries, artist managers are more important than ever to guide artist careers through the minefields. In this latest of NARIP’s “Art of the Music Deal” series, music attorneys Evita G. Kaigler and Monica E. Ewing face off in a live negotiation of key deal points and contractual issues in an artist management agreement. These experts come together to give you the inside track on major deal points, what they mean and what leverage you have to negotiate the best possible deal. Most people think they can just hand a negotiation to a lawyer, and leave it at that. But as a professional, you need to be aware of the process and deal points, too, and what the short- and long-term implications to your artists’ careers may be. Most importantly, you will see HOW a management deal is negotiated and be involved in the process. Get educated about the art of deal-making! YOU WILL LEARN: When it’s the right time to make a deal Major areas of negotiation, including:
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS (scroll down for speaker profiles): Evita G. Kaigler, Esq. Monica E. Ewing, Esq. Beth Bachman, Esq., NARIP Atlanta Executive Director WHEN Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Registration opens 7:00 p.m. – Program begins 9:30 p.m. – Program ends WHO SHOULD ATTEND Producers, Artists, Artist Managers and Artist Reps Record & Music Publishing Executives Music Attorneys, Concert Industry Professionals Brand Marketing & Creative Executives Accountants, Business Managers & CPAs WHERE SAE Institute of Technology 215 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30303 Enter building from Andrew Young International Blvd. (behind Hard Rock Cafe). Latecomers please ring buzzer for entry. Click here for map. COST $15 for NARIP members $25 for Non-members BONUS Because you are registering for this program, we offer you the opportunity to pre-order the MP3 recording of the program for only $20 (regularly $39.95). This will also include digital copies of documents distributed at the program. This program will cover a great deal of information, and so you won’t have to worry about taking notes! To pre-order now, select the Premium Ticket option below, the mastered recording will be emailed to you within 2-3 weeks after our program (if not sooner). PARKING ~ MARTA Closest paid parking deck is on Andrew Young International Blvd. Or take Marta train to Peachtree Center Station and walk to SAE Institute from there. PAYMENT METHODS 1. Online (just scroll down) using PayPal or any major credit card (you need not be a PayPal member) 2. Call 818-769-7007 with credit card 3. Walk-up if space permits. NARIP events sell out, advance registration is recommended. No refunds, all ticket sales final. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or contact NARIP SPEAKER PROFILES  Evita G. Kaigler, Esq. Established in 2006, the Law Offices of Evita G. Kaigler, LLC is a champion for musical integrity while supporting its clients in three main areas of their careers: the music, the business and the brand. As the firm’s owner and principal, Evita finds great love and purpose in her capacity as a music lawyer and consultant, serving as a deal-maker and advisor to talent in the major recording and music publishing space as well as to profound talent in the independent music market. Evita also serves as counsel to independent record labels, talent managers and others music industry figures and talent. Evita is a graduate of The University of Georgia and Emory University School of Law. To learn more about Evita, please visit www.evitakaigler.com.  Monica E. Ewing, Esq. Georgia State University College of Law and School of Music Instructor, Music Management / Music Industry / Law Monica Ewing is a pro hac judge for the State Court of Fulton County and an adjunct professor for the Georgia State University College of Law and School of Music. She has maintained a private law practice for the past 16 years and specializes in multi-media law. As a top entertainment attorney, prominent magazines such as People, Billboard and Newsweek have called on her for comments. Her first book, Letters from the Cocoon, was self-published in 2003. Ms. Ewing received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgia State University and her Juris Doctorate from the Emory University School of Law.  Beth Bachman, Esq. Executive Director, NARIP Atlanta Associate, The Sidman Law Firm Beth Bachman, a 30-year old native of Atlanta, Georgia, is an entertainment attorney at The Sidman Law Firm in Buckhead, working alongside veteran industry powerhouse Steve Sidman (formerly of Greenberg Traurig). Beth earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and her law degree from Georgia State University, where she was President of the Sports & Entertainment Law Society, as well as co-founder and President of the Be Your Own Boss Network, a group for entrepreneurial law students. Beth has been a NARIP loyalist ever since its Atlanta chapter launched in June 2010. Shortly after meeting her future employer at a NARIP panel in August 2010, Beth was hired by The Sidman Law Firm as its first associate, and specializes in all aspects of the music industry, from record deals to producer agreements to publishing contracts and everything in between. With her love for music and passion for learning, Beth shares the same critical mission as NARIP: to provide relevant and accessible music business education for all who seek it, and to help cultivate the next generation of music industry leaders and revolutionaries. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-07-21 | In Atlanta – Music Biz Brunch @ Big City Thinking
NARIP Brunch Eat, Meet & Greet! Saturday, July 21, 2012 Sponsored by Big City Thinking We’re doing it again! Join us, come meet and greet Altanta-area record and music industry professionals. You need not be a NARIP member to attend. Please RSVP and register online by Thursday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Thursday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Saturday, July 21, 2012 11:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 11:30 a.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE Big City Thinking 612 Glenwood Place SE East Atlanta, GA 30316 Tel: 404-507-2281 COST $5 for NARIP members $10 for Non-members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and only pay the member rate! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission. PARKING & DIRECTIONS Click here for map. THANK YOU Special thanks to Zachary Caplan and Big City Thinking for hosting this brunch. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email simone AT narip DOT com Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-07-21 | In NY – Music Biz Brunch @ Music Works NYC
NARIP Music Biz Brunches from NARIP on Vimeo. Eat, Meet & Greet! Saturday, July 21, 2012 Sponsored by Music Works NYC We’re doing it again! Join us, come meet and greet New York-area record and music industry professionals. You need not be a NARIP member to attend. Please RSVP and register online by Thursday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Thursday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are!  Special thanks to Music Works NYC for sponsoring this event. WHEN: Saturday, July 21, 2012 11:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 11:30 a.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE: Music Works NYC The Desoto Bldg. 215 West 91st Street (between Broadway and West End Avenue) New York, NY 10020 COST: $10 for NARIP members $20 for Non-members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and only pay the member rate! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission. PARKING & DIRECTIONS: Click here for map. Located on the NE corner of Broadway QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email simone AT narip DOT com Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-07-19 | In Houston – 360 Record Deal Mock Negotiation
Multiple Rights & 360 Deals: What Are They? 360 Record Deal Mock Negotiation on Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Houston These experts come together to give you the inside track on major deal points, what they mean and what leverage you have to negotiate the best possible deal. Most people think they can just hand a negotiation to a lawyer, and leave it at that. But as a professional, you need to be aware of the process and deal points, too, and what the short- and long-term implications to your artists’ careers may be. Most importantly, you will see HOW a 360 deal is negotiated and be involved in the process. Get educated about the art of deal-making! You need not be a NARIP member to attend. multiple rights and 360 deals: What are they? Topics:
WHO SHOULD ATTEND Record & Music Publishing Executives Producers, Artists, Artist Managers and Artist Reps Music Attorneys, Concert Industry Professionals Brand Marketing & Creative Executives Accountants, Business Managers & CPAs GUEST SPEAKERS (scroll down for speaker profiles)
Thursday, July 19, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Registration opens 7:00 p.m. – Program begins 9:30 p.m. – Program ends WHERE University of St. Thomas Robertson Hall, Room 116 3800 Montrose Houston, TX 77006-4626 MAP COST $10 for NARIP Members (RSVP required) $25 for Non-Members $75 for lawyers who wish to receive MCLE credit (includes admission). MCLE accreditation pending. Select Premium Ticket option below. THREE WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online (just scroll down) using PayPal or any major credit card (you need not be a PayPal member) 2. Call 818-769-7007 with credit card 3. Walk-up if space permits. NARIP events sell out, advance registration is recommended. Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. All ticket sales final. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com SOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION NARIP St. Thomas University Michael S. Burg, Esq. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS  Michael S. Burg, Esq. Michael Burg combines his business law experience with a personal desire to see his clients grow and prosper. He has assisted numerous clients – including music producers and recording artists – in the creation of new entities, recording contracts, partnerships, incorporations, limited liability companies and others. His experience encompasses mergers and acquisitions (both sale and purchase), contracts, employment agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, buy-sell agreements, business litigation, and creditor bankruptcy representation. His clients include individuals, creatives (artists, producers, entrepreneurs), computer companies, banks, architectural firms, law offices, real estate partnerships, aircraft service companies, and many others, from start-up to Fortune 500 entities.  Leslie Warren Cross, Jr., Esq. The Cross Firm, P.C. was established in June 1997. Its slogan is “Your Vision – Our Passion” and that phrase perfectly captures our story. The Firm started out representing individuals and small businesses that no one else took seriously and that other lawyers did not want to represent. As a Law Firm, we could relate to our early clients, because no one was taking us seriously either. Says the firm’s founder Leslie Warren Cross, Jr., Esq., “I still remember my clients confirming that the Cross Firm would be representing their interests and the opposing side responding with ‘who?’ or ‘So what!’ or ‘Never heard of them.’ What our early opponents failed to realize, until it was too late for most of them, was our belief that their Goliath was entering into the ring with our David.” Since then, the Cross Firm has engaged in hundreds of transactions in and outside the entertainment arena. We have represented the interests of Platinum and Gold Artists as well as Producers, Independent Labels, Managers, Authors, Concert Promoters, Publishers, successful small and mid-size businesses of all types, Entrepreneurs and investors, as well as those who have the need for wisdom and protection in their individual matters. For our firm, no vision is too small to serve and protect.  Heidi Massin Acting Executive Director, NARIP Houston A native Texan, Heidi Massin is a music producer, based in Houston, Texas. She founded Massin Media Productions, LLC, which operates the first and only sustainable “eco-friendly” record label in Texas. Under the 1.1 Digital Recordings label, she released the album, “Elixir”, a compilation of Electronica/Dance Music. The album features artists from around the globe who are at the top of the EDM genre in their region. Heidi began her musical career as a child with her primary musical influences including Mozart, Bach and Beethoven. She had classical and contemporary piano training beginning at the age of 8 years old through the Telschick Academy. Although she grew up behind the scenes in the theater world, music has always been a part of her life. In the recent past, her music’s been featured in local television and short films in Houston. She’s currently working on scoring a feature film in Houston. In the past two years, she has been nominated for the Houston Press Music Awards in the Instrumental / Experimental genre. Her latest project involves Massin Media as a sponsor for the Springboard South Music Festival, which launched this May. Get connected. Stay connected. ___________________________________________________ NARIP is the biggest music business networking organization in the world. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |
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| 2012-07-18 | In LA – NARIP Games Music Supervisor Session #5 with Activision’s Brandon Young
Intimate Pitch Meetings With Games Music Supervisors  Session #5 with Activision’s Brandon Young on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at SAE Institute in Los Angeles, CA Note new location!
A top-rated music supervisor from one of the leading games publishers in Los Angeles is our special guest at NARIP’s next Music Supervisor Session: Activision Publishing, Inc.’s Brandon Young. Young commissions, licenses and places music for video games such as Skylanders, James Bond, Prototype, Spider-Man, World of Warcraft, and Call of Duty, which just broke entertainment industry records for the third consecutive time with its release of Modern Warfare 3. Come meet this career-maker. SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP’s small sessions (limited enrollment of 16 people per session) guarantee face-time with our guest, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. You get to meet and pitch our guest for current opportunities on the spot, receiving instant feedback as to whether a song or cue is appropriate or not, and most importantly, WHY. This feedback makes better pitches – and ultimately, placements – possible. Participants even have the opportunity to re-work music to better fit a supervisor’s needs. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIP”s music supervisor sessions have earned praise… and placements! See TESTIMONIALS below. ABOUT BRANDON YOUNG Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Since joining Activision Publishing, Inc.’s Music Department, Director of Music Affairs, Brandon Young, has been an integral part of each brand’s music direction and integration for the company for nearly 9 years, and has spent a great deal of time managing relationships with top industry artists ranging from Aerosmith, Van Halen, and Metallica, to pop-country superstar Taylor Swift, as well as Jay-Z and Eminem among many others. In addition to this Young and his team have been responsible for licensing over 3,000 songs on more than 130 titles in his tenure with the company. Activision Publishing, Inc. is currently the leading video game publisher in the world with franchises spanning its vast portfolio such as Skylanders, James Bond, Prototype, Cabela’s various hunting titles, Spider-Man, World of Warcraft, and Call of Duty, which just broke entertainment industry records for the third consecutive time with its release of Modern Warfare 3. Activision was also responsible for the hit music franchises Guitar Hero and DJ Hero, which revolutionized the interaction between music and gaming. Before joining Activision, Young spent several years with MTV where he handled music supervision for some of their hit reality television shows and shared time with Westies Music on licensing and music direction for various action sports films and video games. Prior to that, he was in the advertising field working for some of the largest agencies in the world and lending his expertise to music direction for such brands as Apple, Mitsibushi, Nissan, Levis, and Bicardi to name a few. TESTIMONIALS Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS & SUCCESS STORIES For articles in The Guardian (UK), Musik Woche (Germany) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members making placements, click here. WHEN Games Session #5 with Activision’s Director of Music Affairs Brandon Young Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. – Program begins 8:15 p.m. – Break 9:30 p.m. – Program ends Can’t attend or not in LA? Pitch via Skype! Call 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com for details. Special thanks to Jessica Ramos at SAE Institute of Technology for sponsoring this event. PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR THIS SESSION, NOW AT SAE WHERE SAE Institute of Technology 6565 W. Sunset Blvd, Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90028 LOCATIONS FOR NARIP’S SESSIONS IN THIS SERIES VARY. PLEASE BE SURE TO NOTE CORRECT LOCATION FOR EACH SESSION! Click here for map. PARKING Paid parking available in the parking garage immediately adjacent to SAE. Metered parking available on side-streets. Be sure to read signs! 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 818-769-7007 Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. PER-SESSION COST $249 NARIP Members * $329 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not Monthly Members). WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps A&R, Artist Development and Marketing Executives Record, Distribution & Music Publishing Executives Music & Entertainment Attorneys Anyone seeking placement opportunities in advertising and brand campaigns. QUESTIONS? Call us at 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Activision Electronic Arts Konami Microsoft / xBox Sony Play Station NARIP Discmakers Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-07-18 | In NY – NARIP Film-TV Music Supervisor Session with ESPN’s Kevin Wilson
Intimate Pitch Meetings with Film & TV Music Supervisors  With Special Guest Kevin Wilson, ESPN Music Director on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at SAE Institute of Technology in New York, NY Jump to registration below, click here. ESPN Music Director Kevin Wilson is our special guest at NARIP’s next Music Supervisor Session in New York. Wilson commissions original music cues, licenses and places music for ESPN shows and the ESPN network. Come meet this career-maker. ABOUT KEVIN WILSON Kevin Wilson is ESPN Music Director, promoted over the years from his position as temp hired to type cue sheets. His responsibilities include overseeing Sound Design for many of ESPN’s shows including Sportscenter, ESPNews and Monday Night NFL, record company relations, commissioning original music cues for a wide variety of uses on the ESPN network, securing pre-recorded music, negotiating licenses, overseeing all clearances, etc. He holds a BS in Sound Recording from the University of New Haven and a Masters in Music Business from University of Miami. A native of Bristol, Connecticut he married a Bristol Girl Terry and has two great rocker sons Donovan (16) and Dylan (12). He values friendship, relationships, and family. Favorite quotation: “Shuffling old music does not make it new.” SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP’s small sessions (limited enrollment of 16 people per session) guarantee face-time with our guest, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. You get to meet and pitch our guest for current opportunities on the spot, receiving instant feedback as to whether a song or cue is appropriate or not, and most importantly, WHY. This feedback makes better pitches – and ultimately, placements – possible. Participants even have the opportunity to re-work music to better fit a supervisor’s needs. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIP”s music supervisor sessions have earned praise… and placements! See TESTIMONIALS below. TESTIMONIALS Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES For articles in The Guardian (UK), Musik Woche (Germany) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members making placements, click here . THANK YOU  Special thanks to John Jansen at SAE Institute for his support of NARIP and our events. WHEN Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. – Program begins 8:15 p.m. – Break 9:30 p.m. – Program ends Can’t attend or not in New York? Pitch via Skype! Call 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com for details. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps A&R, Artist Development and Marketing Executives Record, Distribution & Music Publishing Executives Music & Entertainment Attorneys Anyone seeking placement opportunities in film, TV and promotion trailers. COST $249 NARIP Members * $329 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (excludes Monthly Members). All registrants receive a brief of the supervisor’s current music needs approximately one (1) week prior to the session to enable them to search for, prepare or create music “on brief” to pitch live and receive feedback at the session. WHERE SAE Institute of Technology, NY Campus 1293 Broadway, 9th Floor New York, NY 10001 DIRECTIONS SAE at 1293 Broadway is also 1 Herald Center, The Daffy’s Building. It is located at the southwest corner of 34th and Broadway. There are 2 elevator banks with 3 elevators each, but note that only the elevator on the far right of each bank goes to the 9th floor. That’s where you’ll find SAE. Click here for map. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 818-769-7007 Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. QUESTIONS? Call us at 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO ESPN NARIP SAE Institute of Technology Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals is the biggest music business network in the world, now in nine major cities. We promote career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-07-14 | In LA – Music Biz Brunch @ Danielle Carter’s Home
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| 2012-07-12 | In LA – NARIP Games Music Supervisor Session #4 with Electronic Arts’ Raphaella Lima
Intimate Pitch Meetings With Games Music Supervisors  Session #4 with Electronic Arts’ Raphaella Lima on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at Discmakers in Los Angeles, CA
A top-rated music supervisor from one of the leading games publishers in Los Angeles is our special guest at NARIP’s next Music Supervisor Session: Electronic Arts’ Raphaella Lima. Lima commissions, licenses and places music for video games for some of the biggest video game franchises in the world. Come meet this career-maker. SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP’s small sessions (limited enrollment of 16 people per session) guarantee face-time with our guest, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. You get to meet and pitch our guest for current opportunities on the spot, receiving instant feedback as to whether a song or cue is appropriate or not, and most importantly, WHY. This feedback makes better pitches – and ultimately, placements – possible. Participants even have the opportunity to re-work music to better fit a supervisor’s needs. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIP”s music supervisor sessions have earned praise… and placements! See TESTIMONIALS below. ABOUT RAPHAELLA LIMA Raphaella Lima has been with Electronic Arts (EA) for nine years. In her position as Music Supervisor, she oversees the selection of licensed music and the creation of custom songs for several EA franchises. Raphaella also heads the production of EA Recordings, a division in charge of digital releases of all EA-owned music assets. She is the liaison with musical talent for all PR and marketing executions, including interviews, appearances and events, nurturing relationships with artists and managers and building long-term partnerships with great impact on artists’ career development. Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Some of EA’s most popular games include FIFA, Madden NFL, Battlefield, The Sims, and many more. Get a behind the scenes look at how one of the largest and best video game empires makes the magic happen on screens around the world! Some of Lima’s credits include FIFA Manager 12, Fight Night Champion, Dante’s Inferno, Battlefield 1943, BattleForge, FIFA Soccer 10 (2009) G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra, NBA Live 10 (2009), The Saboteur, NHL 09, EA Playground, The Simpsons Game, The Godfather: The Game and many more TESTIMONIALS Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS & SUCCESS STORIES For articles in The Guardian (UK), Musik Woche (Germany) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members making placements, click here. WHEN Games Session #4 with Electronic Arts Music Supervisor Raphaella Lima Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. – Program begins 8:15 p.m. – Break 9:30 p.m. – Program ends Can’t attend or not in LA? Pitch via Skype! Call 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com for details. WHERE Discmakers 4425 W. Riverside Drive Suite 204 Burbank, CA 91505 PARKING & DIRECTIONS Click here for map. Discmakers is located between Cahuenga and Pass Ave. at Clybourn on Riverside. THANK YOU  Special thanks to Discmakers and Sydney Alston for his help with this series. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 818-769-7007 Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. PER-SESSION COST $249 NARIP Members * $329 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not Monthly Members). REGISTER FOR ALL FIVE (5) LOS ANGELES GAMES SESSIONS AND SAVE $1,116 for NARIP Members (save $129) – Professional and Executive NARIP Members ONLY* $1,516 for Non-Members (save $129) * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only. To register for all five (5) sessions and receive the discount, select Premium Ticket option below (scroll down). WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps A&R, Artist Development and Marketing Executives Record, Distribution & Music Publishing Executives Music & Entertainment Attorneys Anyone seeking placement opportunities in advertising and brand campaigns. QUESTIONS? Call us at 818-769-7007 or email simone AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Activision Electronic Arts Konami Microsoft / xBox Sony Play Station NARIP Discmakers Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-07-02 | In LA – NARIP Games Music Supervisor Session #3 with Microsoft / Xbox’s Maya Halfon
Intimate Pitch Meetings With Games Music Supervisors  Session #3 with Microsoft / xBox’s Maya Halfon on Monday, July 2, 2012 at Universal Mastering in Los Angeles, CA
A top-rated music supervisor from one of the leading games publishers in Seattle is our special guest at NARIP’s next Music Supervisor Session: Microsoft / xBox’s Maya Halfon. Hackford commissions, licenses and places music for video games for one of the largest companies in the world. Come meet this career-maker. SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP’s small sessions (limited enrollment of 16 people per session) guarantee face-time with our guest, registrants get brief of supervisor’s CURRENT music needs, a chance to pitch plus immediate feedback. You get to meet and pitch our guest for current opportunities on the spot, receiving instant feedback as to whether a song or cue is appropriate or not, and most importantly, WHY. This feedback makes better pitches – and ultimately, placements – possible. Participants even have the opportunity to re-work music to better fit a supervisor’s needs. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIP”s music supervisor sessions have earned praise… and placements! See TESTIMONIALS below. ABOUT MAYA HALFON Maya Halfon is a music supervisor at Microsoft, specializing in videogames for Xbox, but also extending to game trailers, mobile games and apps, and anywhere else Microsoft sees fit to use music. Though she lives in Seattle, she’s bounced from coast to coast, starting off in Los Angeles doing licensing and background music selection for independent label Quango Records (Zero 7, Bitter:Sweet), music supervision at Michael Welsh Productions for the likes of Macy’s, Chico’s, and Chivas Regal, then to New York to act as Creative Licensing Director for all medias at Domino Records and Publishing. She’s had the good fortune to place artists such as the Kills, The Arctic Monkeys, The Dead Weather, Four Tet and Yacht, and has landed artists in everything from trailers for games such as Assassin’s Creed Brother, films such as Moneyball, ads for T Mobile, Cadillac and Victoria’s Secret, to TV shows such as Gossip Girl and Sons of Anarchy. Since working at Microsoft, she’s music-supervised a fitness game for Kinect, trailers for Microsoft Flight Simulator, and worked on games in the Forza and Fable franchises. She is a friend to the indies and a supporter of all good music. In her free time, she enjoys going to gigs, listening to reggae radio, and playing outside. TESTIMONIALS Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS & SUCCESS STORIES For articles in The Guardian (UK), Musik Woche (Germany) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members making placements, click here. WHEN Games Session #3 with Microsoft /xBox Music Supervisor Maya Halfon Monday, July 2, 2012 6:30 p.m. – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. – Program begins 8:15 p.m. – Break 9:30 p.m. – Program ends Can’t attend or not in LA? Pitch via Skype! Call 818-769-7007 or email mary AT narip DOT com for details. Special thanks to Nick Dofflemyer at Universal Mastering Studios for sponsoring this event. LOCATIONS FOR NARIP’S SESSIONS IN THIS SERIES VARY. PLEASE BE SURE TO NOTE CORRECT LOCATION FOR EACH SESSION! WHERE: Universal Mastering 3400 Cahuenga Blvd. – Building C Los Angeles, CA 90068 Tel: 818.286.6233 LOCATIONS FOR NARIP’S SESSIONS IN THIS SERIES VARY. PLEASE BE SURE TO NOTE CORRECT LOCATION FOR EACH SESSION! DIRECTIONS & MAP Universal Mastering Studios is not visible from the street (Cahuenga), it is in the same complex as LA Fitness, right next to Panasonic and in the former Hanna Barbera Building. Major cross streets: Universal Studios Boulevard and Oakshire Drive, just east of Universal Studios Boulevard. The entrance is in the BACK of the building. Click here for map. PARKING Parking is free, but please note that Universal Mastering Studios has only 5 spots allotted directly in front of the entrance to the studio. If these are full then continue into the parking structure where you will find more spots on level B2. Be sure to park ONLY in spots marked UMSW (Universal Mastering Studios West) – spots for NARIP event attendees will be reserved with traffic cones. There is also street parking available – be sure to read posted signs. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 818-769-7007 Advance RSVP encouraged. Pre-paid admission guarantees seating. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. PER-SESSION COST $249 NARIP Members * $329 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not Monthly Members). REGISTER FOR ALL FIVE (5) LOS ANGELES GAMES SESSIONS AND SAVE $1,116 for NARIP Members (save $129) – Professional and Executive NARIP Members ONLY* $1,516 for Non-Members (save $129) * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only. To register for all five (5) sessions and receive the discount, select Premium Ticket option below (scroll down). WHO SHOULD ATTEND Artist Managers, Producers & Artist Reps A&R, Artist Development and Marketing Executives Record, Distribution & Music Publishing Executives Music & Entertainment Attorneys Anyone seeking placement opportunities in advertising and brand campaigns. QUESTIONS? Call us at 818-769-7007 or email simone AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Activision Electronic Arts Konami Microsoft / xBox Sony Play Station NARIP Discmakers Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. . |
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| 2012-06-30 | In LA – NARIP Cocktail Mixer ~ Goodbye Maurice & Simone AKA The Dutch Mafia
 NARIP Mixer Come Meet, Greet and Say Goodbye! Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Skinny’s Lounge in Los Angeles, CA Come mix, meet and mingle at NARIP’s next music biz cocktail mixer, and bid adieu to Maurice Schoonbroodt & Simone Grau AKA The Dutch Mafia. FREE admission. Feel free to bring gifts, cash or offers of employment! You need not be a NARIP member to attend. Admission is FREE but please RSVP and register below Come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. RSVP NOW Please RSVP online – just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! Special thanks to Skinny’s Lounge for their help with this event. . WHEN Saturday, June 30, 2012 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. WHERE Skinny’s Lounge 4923 Lankershim Boulevard North Hollywood, CA 91601 Tel: (818) 763-6581 COST Free but please RSVP below. . PARKING & DIRECTIONS Click here for map. QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com Get connected. Stay connected. The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. |