The 5th Vienna Music Business Research Days will be held at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna from Oct 1-3, 2014. A mixed group of music business professionals and music business researcher will highlight the question on “How to Monetize Music in the Digital Age” from different perspectives. All conference guest that will present/discuss on Oct 2, 2014 in Joseph Haydn-Hall will be introduced in a short blog series.
Peter Jenner (Sincere Management) & Dennis Collopy will present “The Future of Monetizing Music – the Kristiansand Roundtable Initiative 2025 for the music business” in Joseph Haydn-Hall on Oct 2, from 11:15-12:00.
Peter Jenner is legendary in the music business. One time manager to Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury & Billy Bragg amongst many others, he is now at the forefront of the debates surrounding the digital use of music. He is President Emeritus (IMMF), Director (UK MMF) and on the advisory board of FAC. He is also a visiting professor for the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Adger in Norway. For more details, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jenner (not all of it accurate).
Dennis Collopy’s lengthy music industry career included roles at Chrysalis, RCA, Riva, BMG and Big Life before setting up Menace Music.
Menace has worked with a range of successful recording artists, record producers and songwriters. Since 2003 he has taught at various UK Universities. At the University Of Hertfordshire he leads the Music and Entertainment Industry Management programme. He co-authored the 3-year ‘Music Experience and Behaviour in Young People” study and co-edits the International Journal of Music Business Research. In 2013 he led a project for the UK’s IPO investigating methods for measuring IP Right infringement.
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