The EDMbiz Conference & Expo is the premiere event for electronic dance music. This year the conference is looking to be bigger and better then ever. Keynote speakers include James Barton, President of Electronic Music at Live Nation; and Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com and Founder of Downtown Project. Panel speakers include Hook n Sling, 3LAU, and Krewella. Jason Bentley will once again be the host and curator of this years event. The conference and expo will take place Tuesday, June 16 through Thursday, June 18. The event will take place at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. There will also be EDC week shows that people who attend the conference will have access to. You can expect performances from Alesso, Afrojack, Avicii, Carl Cox, Duke Dumont, Lil John, Nicky Romero, Showtek, and more. More information on the conference is provided below. You can purchase badges here.
The following Keynote sessions and panels will take place at EDMBiz:
20 Years of Dance Music Through the Lens of AM Only
Best Record/A&R Contest
Billboard Presents: Dance Power Players 2015
Dance Music and the Urban Ecosystem: Brooklyn, Detroit, LA
EDM: Just the Facts, Man
Emerging Markets: Globalization & Localization
Fourth Annual EDMBiz Artist Panel
Future of Dance Music Journalism
Keynote Session with James Barton, President of Electronic Music at Live Nation
Keynote Session, “City as a Startup” with Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com and Founder of Downtown Project
Radioactive: Listening Trends in a Changing Media Landscape
EDMbiz Startup Contest
Industry leaders joining EDMbiz for a variety of presentations and panels to date will include the following*:
3LAU, Producer/Artist
Andrew Spada, Vice President, Content & Creative, Dancing Astronaut
Austin Kramer, Global Programming Head-Electronic Culture, Spotify
Blaise DeAngelo, General Manager, OWSLA
Brian Zisk, Founder, SF Music Tech
Chad Gillard, Head of A&R, Future Classics
Chip Hooper,Worldwide Head of Music, Paradigm Talent & Literary Agency
Clark Warner, Executive Creative Director, Beatport
Conor Clarke, Founder & CEO, Wavo.me
David Waxman, Head of A&R, Ultra Music
DB Burkeman, Creative Director, AM Only
Edward J. Hennessy, Director of UPS Entertainment Logistics
Ethan Baer, EDM.com
George Hess, CEO, Zero2Fifty Group
Geronimo, Senior Director of Music Programming, Electronic and Dance Formats, SiriusXM
Hook n Sling, Artist
James Barton, President of Electronic Music, Live Nation
Jason Bentley, Music Director, KCRW
Jason Huvaere, Paxahau
Jason Miller, President – New York, Live Nation Entertainment
Jeff Shaw, SVP, Strategic Alliances – Electronic Music Lead, Live Nation Entertainment
John Amato, President at Billboard /The Hollywood Reporter
John Boyle, Chief Growth Officer & Interim Chief Financial Officer, Insomniac
Jono Grant, Artist, Above & Beyond
Julien Mitelberg, Co-Founder & CEO, Bandsintown Group
Kraig Fox, Director of DCP & Sr. Managing Director, Guggenheim
Krewella, Artists
Kush Patel, Music Partnerships, Twitch
Larry Marcus, Managing Director, Walden Venture Capital
Lee Anderson, Agent, VP East Coast, AM Only
Matt Medved, Editor, Billboard Dance
Matt Rodriguez, Agent, VP, West Coast, AM Only
Megan Buerger, Staff Writer, Billboard
Mike Darlington, CEO, Monstercat
Natalia Romiszewski, Director of A&R, Lava Records
Nick Guarino, Founder & CEO, This Song is Sick
Nick Ward, CFO, YourEDM
Pasquale Rotella, Founder & CEO, Insomniac
Paul Morris, Founder & President, AM Only
Paul Resnikoff, Publisher, Digital Music News
Rachel Springate, Chief Artist Officer, Dubset
Rich Thomas, Vice President of Content, Insomniac
Ryan Mac, Reporter, Forbes
Ryan Roy, A&R, Interscope Records
Simon Rust Lamb, COO, Insomniac
Steve Martocci, Co-Founder, Splice
Tatiana Oliveira Simonian, Vice President of Branded Entertainment, Nielsen
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Tommie Sunshine, Producer/DJ/Songwriter/Social Media Provocateur/Raver
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com & Founder of Downtown Project
Vijay Nair, Founder & CEO, Only Much Louder
*Additional speakers, panels and EDC Week party access will be announced soon. All panels and speakers are subject to change.
EDMbiz attendees will also have access to the following EDC Week Shows:
Tuesday, June 16
Afrojack, Omnia (Official EDMbiz Opening Night Party)
Wednesday, June 17
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hakkasan
Special Guest at Light
Showtek, Wet Republic at Night
Thursday, June 18
Alesso, Boulevard Pool (Official EDMbiz Closing Night Party)
Duke Dumont, Daylight
Carl Cox, Light
Nicky Romero, Omnia
Lil Jon, Tryst Nightclub
Krewella at Wet Republic, Night
Avicii, XS Nightclub
