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Summer Music Conference - San Francisco
September 27th - October 1st, 2006
SMC Outdoor Festival - Saturday, September 30th
SUMMER MUSIC CONFERENCE the first annual electronic music conference & technology expo in San Francisco! San Fran offers a great opportunity around the electronic music industry considering its prime location north of Silicon Valley where so much of what is driving the new music making technology, digital music, mobile, and online distribution opportunities live. SMC mission is to bring together professionals in music, media, and technology, to generate new opportunities, create synergies and identify trends for the future.
The SMC Outdoor Festival featuring multiple stages is set for downtown south of market San Francisco - enter on 2nd Street and Minna Street from 12 Noon to 7PM on Saturday, September 30th. All are welcome at the SMC Festival as it is a suggested donation only event. Additional SMC events will be held all throughout the week at select locations. Artists scheduled to perform include:
Ferry Corsten | Green Velvet | Miguel Migs | Doc Martin
Terry Francis | Hipp-e | Nathan Coles | John Tejada | Justin Long + more tbc
SMC is happy to welcome panellists and speakers from INGrooves, AOL Music, IODA, SnoCap, OM Records, Josh Gabriel (Gabriel & Dresden), URB magazine, Vertigo Films, Nextaid, Electronic Frontier Foundation, UbiSoft, etc with more being confirmed daily.
Keynote speaker Tess Taylor, founder and president of the Los Angeles Music Network (LAMN) and the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) will kick off the SMC on Thursday, September 27th.
"I love the diversity and quality of ideas that often emerge from gatherings like these about the digital delivery of music, one of the finest inventions of mankind" says Ms. Taylor, a vigorous defender of intellectual property rights. "Opportunity has never been greater in the music industry, this is a fantastic time to be in the thick of it, and I look forward to sharing my experience with attendees about accessing opportunities at the highest level."
SMC All Access Passes are on sale now! The SMC All Access Pass provides entry to:
• All conference panels & presentations
• Technology Expo
• Discounts to all SMC Events
• Backstage Pass for the SMC Festival on Saturday September 30th, 2006....FREE drinks from 1PM to 6PM.
• More opportunities for pass holders will continue to be added....stay tuned!
Check out the Nitevibe SMC Event Guide www.nitevibe.com/smc to see where your favourite artists are performing. Events are being added daily so check back for ticket sale info and updated performer information.
SMC is excited to announce Temple and 1015 our two host venues participating in SMC. Temple is the newest 20,000 square foot venue in San Francisco featuring the only Martin sound system on the West Coast, state of the art visuals and world class cuisine - opening in early summer 2006. The newly remodelled 1015 is one of the premier venues in San Francisco boasting 25,000 sq. feet of newly remoulded dance space and state of the art sound and lighting.
www.summermusicconference.net
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