The 6th annual MUSEXPO kicks off next month, April 25-28 at the five-star London West Hollywood Hotel in West Hollywood. The confab will bring together some of the most influential executives from around the world who are shaping the future of the global music business. This year’s event will host 30 artists from 14 countries and welcome delegates from three dozen countries on five continents. As always, MUSEXPO focuses on the music first and business is a natural second. “MUSEXPO has always been about those who discover and develop music and those who are helping shape the future of the global music business in a positive and inspiring manner,” says A&R Worldwide and MUSEXPO Founder Sat Bisla.
MUSEXPO organizers intend to keep the event intimate, inspiring and informative; after all, this year’s theme is “inspiration and innovation.” The event will retain a similar ethos to the A&R Worldwide networking dinners started back in 2001, which have inspired many other conferences around the world and are the foundation of what MUSEXPO’s ideology is all about. MUSEXPO brings together executives from the music, media and technology sectors from both within the US and abroad in a personal, interactive and forward–thinking manner. In addition, the conference has organized a stellar lineup of showcasing artists! With already almost 100 A&R and publishing executives from around the world attending this year’s MUSEXPO, the expectations are high for many acts to walk away with tangible outcomes, as well as post-signing success, thanks to the development foundation already in place for many of the showcasing artists. In addition, executives attending the event are in for a treat as the diversity of global attendees and companies to network and do business with are the strongest since MUSEXPO launched back in 2005.
Some of the innovative mindsets just added to the already impressive lineup at MUSEXPO 2010 in West Hollywood include: Harvey Goldsmith – Founder, Harvey Goldsmith Presents; Jim Urie – President & CEO, Universal Music Group Distribution;
George Ergatoudis – Head of Music, BBC Radio 1; Steve Schnur – Worldwide Head of Music & Marketing, EA Games; Troy Carter – Founder, Atom Factory Inc. (Worldwide Manager Lady Gaga); Nic Harcourt - DJ KCRW Santa Monica (Editor, LA Magazine/Los Angeles Times); Ron Fair – President/CEO, Geffen Records;
Craig Kallman – Chairman/CEO, Atlantic Records Group; Daniel Glass – President, Glassnote Records; David Massey – President, Mercury/Island ; Jason Flom – President, Lava/Universal; Korda Marshall – President, Infectious Records (UK & Europe); Nick Gatfield – President New Music, EMI Records (N. America, UK & Ireland) and Alex Patsavas – Founder, Chop Shop Music Supervision, to name just a few.