I know its been a while since we last posted, but we’ve been working hard to organize our group for the longer term, based on what we learned from the first event.
We got pretty far organizing a March political panel, but, unfortunately, we’ve had to table it for a later date. In the mean time, I’m happy to announce that our next event will be April 30th and will focus on local music promotion online.
I’ll put an official invitation up here on Monday and send it out to the mailing list. In the mean time, what follows is a preview of what we’ve got coming. If you’re interested in helping out, participating, or have any topic suggestions for us, send me an email at tlekan_AT_madison.com.
April 30 – Music promotion on the internet
The discussion will center around the importance of the Internet for music promotion and touch on the different outlets available for that promotion (websites, MySpace, SonicBids, etc.)
Moderator: Jessica Thompson of Contessa Says
Current Panelist List:
Roy Elkin from Broadjam
Matt Jacoby, founder and president of Local Sounds
Allen McGuire ,founder of MadtownLounge.com
Nick Venturella (singer/songwriter, and also currently writing a book on the Independent Wisconsin Music Scene)
May 31 – Food Panel
June – Music Blogger Panel
July – Venture Capital Panel
Future ideas:
Photography Bloggers
Politics
Art (online galleries)
Shopping
Old Media (having to translate to Internet)
Old Industry (knowledge based industries and surviving/competing with the Internet–travel agencies, realtors, libraries)
