MOBfest Weekend

MOBfest
Various Clubs, Chicagoland
June 21 – 23, 2007

Yes, it’s the next-to-last weekend in June and that means local bands start coming out of the woodwork. MOBfest (Music Over Business) is a smorgasbord of artist showcases and an assortment of industry panels, all smashed into one alcohol-and-nicotine ride.

This year’s showcases go down on Saturday the 23rd at Metro, and if you don’t learn anything, there’s always the mingling!

2:00 pm Finding the Right Deal in the New Climate

Jeremy Rosen Selverne, Mandelbaum & Mintz,-LLP – Ent.-Attorney-NY / Jeff Blue Capitol Records-A&R-LA / Todd Parker Windswept Music – A&R Publishing-LA / Seth Cassel One Haven Music – ColumbiaA&R-Director of Digital-NY / Mollie Moore Atlantic Records – A&R LA / Roger Jansen KMA management-Chicago /

3:30 pm-Music Marketing and Exposure Vehicles

Samantha Cox BMI-Senior Director – Writer/Publisher Relations-NY / Victor Lentini Hollywood Records – Director of Promotions-Chicago / Daryl Berg Fuel TV – Director of Music Licensing and Supervision-LA / Althea Legaspi Independent – Music Critic-Chicago / Lucia Chang International Creative Management / Agent-NY / Kate McComb Chop Shop – Music Coordinator-LA /

5:00 pm-Demo Listening Panel

Sean McDonough Metro-Talent Buyer-Chicago / Bret Bassi KMA management-Chicago / Lucas Keller Uppercut Music Management – Chicago / Michael Howe Downtown Records – A&R-LA– Jason Silberman ASCAP-Writer – Publisher Relations-NY / John Hiler Independent – Producer-LA / Phil Kosch Double Door – Talent Buyer-Chicago /

As for the band schedule, we don’t want to blind you, so click here.

— Steve Forstneger

Category: Stage Buzz, Weekly