EDMbiz Reveal First Wave of Speakers, Panels, Parties, and More Ahead of Its Fourth Year

EDMbiz is about enter its fourth year of hosting its acclaimed conference and expo at The Cosmopolitan in the heart of Sin City to kick off the madness of EDC Week. Whilst the buzz surrounding this year’s event begun earlier this year, everybody awaited the speakers and panels to be revealed as those are the true heart of the conference. Every year, Insomniac does not disappoint with the artists, agents, executives, entrepreneurs, and other influential figures it pulls into its conference, but 2015 may be its biggest year yet.

Announcing the first phase of speakers and panels, EDMbiz will be lead by keynote speakers James Barton, President of Electronic Music at Live Nation; and Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com and Founder of Downtown Project. In addition to these two commendable names, Krewella, Paul Morris – Found & President of AM Only, Mike Darlington – CEO of Monstercat, David Waxman – Head of A&R, Ultra Music, and many more. Jason Bentley, KCRW Music Director, will once again hold the host and co-curator positions for conference, and EDMbiz attendees will also be able to have access to a handful of EDC Week Parties like Afrojack at Omnia for the EDMbiz Official Opening Night Party, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike at Hakkasan, Alesso at the Boulevard Pool  for the Official EDMbiz Closing Night Party, and more.

EDMbiz will announce more panels, speakers, and parties as the event approaches. Badges for the 2015 conference & expo are still available here. Below are the first phase of speakers and panels

PhaseKeynote sessions and panels 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

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