Day 3 ASCAP Expo

           Today was the final day of the expo, and once again these panels reminded me of how worth it it was to pay for, and travel to this event. The day started at 8am with a panel consisting of Roy Elkins founder and CEO of Broadjam, and Patrick Faucher CEO of Nimbit. These guys talked about how Myspace is not dead for the musician, and how every artist should guide their fans to a central website; their best website. They also mentioned numerous times that blogging is essential to gaining and maintaining a fan base. That said, please feel free to pass along any blog that I have written to a friend. =)

           The second panel was astonishing in the amount of info that was crammed into a one hour period. Don Passman was the one and only speaker. He is an attorney and author of "All You Need To Know About The Music Business." This guy had an enormous amount of information on both the industry as it was and as it is becoming now. He spoke of the drastic changes that are occurring within the music industry. He spoke of all the different types of rights and what criteria needed to be met in order to get paid for the rights in that particular category. His panel strictly discussed the legal and business end to the music industry, and I am very grateful to have listened to him speak. The entire EXPO was incredibly informative.

           That was the last part of the EXPO that I attended before we checked out and headed home. Now the real work begins! Feel free to respond with a question in case I was able to learn something about the industry that I can pass on to you more specifically.

Have a good night friends!

-Maria Staump