2010 Sponsors:

www.manatt.com

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is known for quality, for extraordinary commitment to clients, for integrated, relationship-based services, and for a range of specialized capabilities typically found only in boutique firms. We represent a sophisticated client base in a range of industries including entertainment, advertising, marketing and media, consumer goods and services and technology.

Rovi Corporation is focused on revolutionizing the digital entertainment landscape by delivering solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect to new entertainment from many sources and locations.  The company also provides extensive entertainment discovery solutions for television, movies, music and photos to its customers in the consumer electronics, cable and satellite, entertainment and online distribution markets. These solutions, complemented by industry leading entertainment data, create the connections between people and technology and enable them to discover and manage entertainment in an enjoyable form. More information about Rovi can be found at www.rovicorp.com.

The Cisco Media Solutions Group (CMSG) is a specialized business unit focused on the unique business and technology challenges Media & Entertainment companies face in the digital disruption of the entertainment experience.  CMSG helps media companies address these challenges through the delivery of the Cisco Eos® software platform.  Eos’ unique combination of features of social networking, content management and audience analytics delivered in an integrated administrative application enables media companies to more effectively create, manage and monetize portfolios of social entertainment websites built around their branded content.  For more information about CMSG and Cisco Eos, visit www.cisco.com/go/media.

Loeb & Loeb LLP is a national law firm, well recognized for our leading entertainment, media, IP and technology practices. Our clients include many of the world’s preeminent music companies and numerous technology, advertising and promotion companies, as well as institutional investors and today’s most successful talent. We provide advice and counsel with respect to industry agreements, finance and lending, and mergers and acquisitions matters. When it comes to the accelerating convergence of content, technology and business, our experience is unparalleled in depth and scope. It’s just another way LOEB & LOEB adds Value.

ExMS was formed with the aim of initiating, assisting and facilitating the promotion and marketing of Swedish, popular music worldwide. ExMS works at an industry level and co-ordinates efforts for a two-way communication with the international market-place. In practice, this means that we encourage and co-ordinate Swedish participation in international trade fairs, seminars, festivals and other activities for the promotion of Swedish music around the world. We keep the international music industry informed about what’s going on in Sweden and the industry here up-to-date about the various opportunities for exposure and export. ExMS seeks financing and sponsoring of the joint efforts being made for the export of Swedish music. The earlier successes of people like ABBA, The Spotnicks, Blue Swede, Harpo, Secret Service and Europe and more recently Roxette, Ace of Base, Rednex, The Cardigans, Robyn, Eagle-Eye Cherry, E-Type, Sophie Zelmani, Alcazar, The Wannadies, Stakka Bo, Clawfinger, Meja, Pandora, The Soundtrack of our Lives, Hammerfall, Millencolin, Titiyo, The (International) Noice Conspiracy, The Hellacopters, The Hives, This Perfect Day, Sahara Hotnights and Eric Gadd is proof indeed of the international potential of Swedish music. There is a vast number of talented songwriters, artists, musicians and producers in Sweden. Export Music Sweden is working to help even more Swedish artists and composers achieve their international breakthrough.

NVPR is a communications firm based in Los Angeles. It has rich experience and contacts in the digital media sector. Long before Steve Jobs ever figured out what an MP3 file was, our firm has been guiding the digital music revolution since launching MP3.com, Napster, and many other major players. NVPR has launched and built many of the biggest or most talked about brands in mobile entertainment and digital media. NVPR's founder, Hal Bringman, has been featured in The New York Times and is a "Trendspotter" and "a PR pro if ever there was one" as described by power bloggers like BoingBoing.net and uber- influencers like Rafat Ali of PaidContent.org, respectively. With offices in Los Angeles, London, Washington, DC, and Buenos Aires, our team is prepared to help revamp websites, improve copy or launch
global PR/marketing campaigns. Our track record speaks for itself.

For more information, visit http://www.nvpr.com.

www.a2im.org

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM, www.a2im.org) is a non-profit trade organization fighting for and protecting the rights of the Independent music label community. A2IM is an organization made up of Independent music labels that have banded together to form a central voice advocating for the health of the Independent music sector. Our membership includes both labels and associate members (those who work with, depend upon, or support Independent music). A2IM’s mission statement is to obtain tangible economic gains for its members via lobbying, commerce opportunities, and member services. INDEPENDENT LABELS MEAN BUSINESS! A2IM is hard at work every day to improve the business of Independent music companies.

With more than 5.5 million monthly page views, Mashable is the world's largest blog focused on social networks and web 2.0 news. Mashable's readers include the most tech-savvy early adopters, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, influencers, Web 2.0 aficionados and technology journalists.

www.prnewswire.com

PR Newswire is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators.

www.playthemusic.biz

The Digital Music series of business networking events, panels, and workshops is designed to connect the music industry in various cities. Our gatherings attract independent labels, artists, producers, marketers, bloggers, professional services and other industry executives. Our purpose is to not simply connect the industry, but to help facilitate new business opportunities for artists, labels, producers, marketers, technology companies, brands and other industry segments that are ready to capitalize on the next wave of digital music. We currently have groups in New York City and Los Angeles that draw crowds in the hundreds, and we are adding a group in San Francisco in October at an event produced in association with Billboard's Mobile Entertainment Live: The Music App Summit.