Passing along some information; I was at last year's conference in DC and had this to say about it:
http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0539,mccombs,68183,22.html ... Hoping to attend again this year.
MEDIA ADVISORY: May 15, 2006
[email me at jmccombs@earthlink.net for their press contact info]
Future of Music Coalition Announces Dates for
Sixth Annual Future of Music Policy Summit
October 5-7, 2006
McGill University¹s Schulich School of Music, Montreal, Canada
in conjunction with Pop Montreal
http://www.futureofmusic.org/events/summit06/
WASHINGTON Top names in music, technology, law, academia and policy will
convene in Montreal, Canada from October 5-7, 2006 to discuss crucial issues
facing musicians and the music industry. Presented in partnership with
McGill University¹s Schulich School of Music and Pop Montreal, the Policy
Summit will provide musicians, students, attorneys, advocates and
policymakers with opportunity to examine the critical issues facing the
international music community through a robust debate.
By convening this Summit in Montreal, Canada, FMC will broaden the scope of
its annual educational program to address the variety of issues that are
affecting musicians and music communities in the US, Canada, and worldwide
as production, promotion and sales increasingly moves to a global digital
platform. The Policy Summit will be held in conjunction with the fifth
annual Pop Montreal International Music Festival (October 4-8, 2006), a five
day festival of independent music, film, art, and ideas.
What: Future of Music Policy Summit
in collaboration with McGill University and Pop Montreal
Where: Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Montreal, Canada
When: Thursday, October 5 Saturday, October 7, 2006
http://www.futureofmusic.org/events/summit06/
Summit 06 web banners and images available at:
http://www.futureofmusic.org/events/summit06/outreach.cfm
FMC has convened and hosted five Policy Summits in Washington, DC since
2000, each bringing hundreds of musicians, policymakers, advocates,
attorneys, and technologists together for engaging discussions about
emerging music/technology issues.
Widely praised by advocates and industry alike, FMC¹s Policy Summit has
built a reputation as ³a kind of Geneva where all sides in any number of
contentious music industry fights can get together and play nice for a few
days.² Even more importantly, the Policy Summits offer policymakers ³a rare
opportunity to hear musicians articulate their concerns in person instead of
relying on competing lobbying groups that claim to espouse their interests²
(Washington Post, May 6, 2004).
³We are thrilled with the opportunity to take the Policy Summit to a new
level this year, ³ said FMC executive director, Jenny Toomey. ³McGill
University¹s Schulich School of Music provides a perfect setting, with its
vast resources and unparalleled prominence in the Canadian music and
academic communities. Plus, programming the Summit in conjunction with Pop
Montreal provides the event with an excellent context and the opportunity to
bring many new independent and creative voices into the discussions.²
About the Future of Music Coalition
The Future of Music Coalition is a national nonprofit education, research
and advocacy organization that identifies, examines, interprets and
translates the challenging issues at the intersection of music, law,
technology and policy. FMC achieves this through continuous interaction with
its primary constituency musicians and in collaboration with other
creator/citizen groups.
About McGill University¹s Schulich School of Music
With over 800 students, the Schulich School of Music has been named one of
the top 12 music schools in North America. McGill has developed into
Canada's artistic and academic leader for professional training and research
in music. At McGill's Schulich School of Music, the art of music making and
the science of music research work in tandem for the advancement of learning
through musical experience. Building on these combined strengths, McGill's
goal is to develop musicians who are as comfortable in the recording studio
and research lab as they are on the performing stage, and scientific
researchers in music who are as sensitive to artistic complexity as they are
to scientific outcomes.
http://www.mcgill.ca/music/
About Pop Montreal
Launched by friends and colleagues in 2002, Pop Montreal is an annual
not-for-profit curated cultural event that champions independence in the
arts by presenting emerging and celebrated artistic talents from Quebec,
Canada and around the world. Set in a multi-lingual environment, each year
this 5-day festival presents more than 400 artistic talents to over 37,000
fans, delivering a bold cross-section of art forms and events including
symposium discussions, artisan and visual art exhibitions, and special
immersive performances, providing a dynamic introduction to the next
generation of musical talent and independent art forms.
http://www.popmontreal.com
― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 15 May 2006 20:45 (nineteen years ago)