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The Bandwidth Music & Technology Conference to be Held August 17 & 18 in San Francisco

The Bandwidth Conference, with a focus on the evolution and nexus of music and technology, has announced speakers. The conference takes place August 17 and 18, 2007, in San Francisco, and explores the evolving musical experience, with panels on marketing, fan behavior, trends and future forecasts, and an examination of the ways people discover, purchase, interact with and are exposed to music.

San Francisco, CA (Billboard Publicity Wire) June 15, 2007 -- The Bandwidth Conference, with a focus on the evolution and nexus of music and technology, has announced speakers. The conference takes place August 17 and 18, 2007, in San Francisco, and explores the evolving musical experience, with panels on marketing, fan behavior, trends and future forecasts, and an examination of the ways people discover, purchase, interact with and are exposed to music.

Panels at this year's conference include "See me. Feel me. Hear me. Love me -- Music Discovery Now", "The Jet Sets: Social Networking", a look at music and the social networker, and a panel discussing streaming rates moderated by journalist and writer Ben Fong-Torres and featuring Tim Westergren, Founder, Pandora and John Simson, Executive Director, SoundExchange. Other speakers at the conference include Tim Mitchell, VP of Marketing, IODA; Gina Bianchini, CEO, Ning; Chris Rolls, Sr. Editor, MP3.com/CNET Networks; Jeff Yasuda, CEO/Founder, Fuzz; Eric Steuer, Creative Director, Creative Commons; David Katznelson, President, Birdman Recording Group; Mark Glaser, MediaShift; Jordan Kurland, Zeitgeist Artist Management; Dorrian Porter, CEO, Mozes and dozens of others. For a current list of all speakers, see www.bandwidthconference.com.

The Bandwidth Conference will feature two days of panels, featured speakers and networking opportunities. The deadline for the early registration rate of $165 is June 30th.

About Bandwidth Conference & Shindig: A crew of music industry folks who has seen the industry change and continue to be excited about the future.

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