Music Biz LIVE: Onward & Upward
Music Biz LIVE: Onward & Upward
To help us all build on the successful pivots we’ve made this year and determine how best to address our pressing business & social issues going forward, we’re excited to present Music Biz LIVE: Onward & Upward! This four-day event will bring several of the best-loved elements of our face-to-face Annual Conference to the virtual stage, as we focus on how the global music industry is working to overcome the disruptions and challenges of 2020.
Click here to watch our annual President’s Address for 2020, which kicked off our Onward & Upward program!
11:00 — 11:05 AM ET
Music Biz Welcome
11:05 AM — 12:05 PM ET
Get Up To Speed on Instagram Reels
Reels is Instagram’s newest entertainment surface! Learn more about commerce opportunities with IG Checkout, and so much more in this Instagram deep dive.
Presenter
12:05 — 12:10 PM ET
Label Logic Presentation
12:10 – 1:10 PM ET
Bandcamp Uncovered
The LA Times recently called Bandcamp “a beloved business that upends the market while coming across like some combination of consummately curated record store, laudably progressive nonprofit group and supersize first-generation music blog.” In this workshop, we’ll look at how Bandcamp differs from DSPs, streaming services, and other music sites out there, and how an incredibly diverse community of artists and labels (from those just getting started to more established superstars and giants) have succeeded on Bandcamp.
What makes Bandcamp tick? Why have sales grown 140% year-over-year? What’s the split between digital and physical purchases? What countries and markets are the biggest? What genres are most popular? What’s the best way to release an album on Bandcamp? What features are we investing in to help artists and labels reach more fans? How do you get your music featured in the Bandcamp Daily? Join us to learn the answers to these questions and more!
Presenters
4:00 – 5:00 PM ET
Keynote Interview: Towalame Austin, EVP, Philanthropy & Social Impact, Sony Music Group
Conducted by Music Biz President Portia Sabin
Click here to watch.
11:00 AM — 11:05 AM ET
Music Biz Welcome
11:05 AM — 12:05 PM ET
Facebook 201
Join the Facebook team to explore optimizing live streams, new opportunities with Stars and Shopping, and adding Facebook into your music video tool belt.
Presenter
12:05 — 12:10 PM ET
Label Logic Presentation
12:10 — 1:10 PM ET
New Listener Experiences in 2020
Pandora and SiriusXM will touch high level on business updates and how we continue to evolve during this time to support creators with company driven initiatives and through access to our differentiated DIY Creator Tools. In addition, we will preview new experimental programs that promote synergies between the Pandora and SXM platforms.
Presenters
4:00 – 5:00 PM ET
Keynote Interview: Steve Boom, VP, Amazon Music
Conducted by Music Biz President Portia Sabin
Click here to watch.
11:00 — 11:05 AM ET
Music Biz Welcome
11:05 AM — 12:05 PM ET
Amazon Music: New Tools & Formats for Creators
Come hear how the Amazon Music business is evolving; building new tools and formats for creators – including the streaming service’s recent launch of Podcasts and partnership with Twitch to bring live streaming into the Amazon Music app. Join us for a walkthrough of Amazon Music for Artists and a discussion of the recent evolution of Amazon Music toward becoming a premiere destination for creators.
Presenter
12:05 — 12:10 PM ET
Label Logic Presentation
12:10 — 1:10 PM ET
It Starts On TikTok
Join us for an overview of how trends start on TikTok and how the industry can participate.
Presenters
4:00 – 5:00 PM ET
Keynote Interview: Ole Obermann, Global Head of Music, TikTok
Conducted by Music Biz President Portia Sabin
Click here to watch.
11:00 — 11:05 AM ET
Music Biz Welcome
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM ET
Spotify Masterclass
Take a personal guide through Spotify’s artist tools, features and marketing highlights. Meet our team and discover your biggest platform.
Presenters
12:05 — 12:10 PM ET
Label Logic Presentation
12:10 — 1:10 PM ET
Driving Trend and Developing Artists
SoundCloud gives people the power to directly connect and share. Join the team to learn how this social experience creates new trends in music and helps creators propel their careers.
Presenters
4:00 – 5:00 PM ET
Keynote Interview: Ryan Press, President, A&R, U.S., Warner Chappell Music
Conducted by Music Biz President Portia Sabin
Click here to watch.