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Steven Bartkoski has served as the West Coast Sales Manager for M-Audio for the last three years.  Prior to that, Bartkoski held the lead product specialist duties for the western regions.  Before moving to the Los Angeles area in 2003, Bartkoski completed a graduate degree in Jazz Composition and Performance at the University of North Texas.  He went on to serve as an adjunct professor at several universities in the Midwest while keeping a busy freelance schedule of performance and writing.

Angela Myles Beeching directs the New England Conservatory Career Services Center, a comprehensive career resource office for musicians, internationally recognized as a model of its kind. Ms. Beeching has been a guest speaker for the Eastman School of Music, the Oberlin, Colburn, and Peabody Conservatories, the National Association of Schools of Music, Chamber Music America, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. Ms. Beeching’s articles on music and careers have appeared in Inside Arts, the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Assoc. Journal, and Chamber Music magazine. Her book, Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music, is published by Oxford University Press.

Todd Brabec, Executive Vice President and Director of Membership for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), is in charge of all of the Society's membership operations throughout the world (270,000 writer and publisher members and 8 offices). A former entertainment law attorney, recording artist and graduate of the New York University School of Law, he is a winner of the Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music journalism with over 200 published articles, is co-author of the best selling book MUSIC, MONEY AND SUCCESS: THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO MAKING MONEY IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS (Schirmer Trade Books/Music Sales) and is an adjunct associate professor at the USC Thornton School of Music/Music Industry Department where he teaches the business of music publishing.

Brabec is a former Board member of the LA Chapter of NARAS, the Academy of Country Music and the California Copyright Conference, and is the 2005 and 2006 Division Chair for the Music and Personal Appearances section (panels) for the American Bar Association’s Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries Annual Convention.

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Dr. Bulla has been teaching at Belmont University for 16 years and previously served as Associate Dean and an Associate Professor in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business.  Wesley holds a BM in music performance (percussion) from UNC-G, a Masters in Music Education from Belmont University, and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Hearing Science from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.  Wesley is both a creative and technical author and has published in AudioMedia-USA, -Europe, and -Asia, Mix Magazine, Hearing Review, the Journal of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), and the Journal of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA). 

Involved in the music industry for over 25 years, Wesley has published songs with 1010 Music, Millhouse Music, and EMI Music Publishing.  His engineering and production credits include projects for Liberty, Mercury-Polygram, BMG/RCA, Curb/MCA, Primer Records, and many independent record labels including: producer-engineer for the critically acclaimed world-primer recordings of Carl Loewe’s Grand Duo in A Major and Julius Rontgen’s Sonata in E Major (Primer Records, NY), associate producer/engineer for award-winning songwriter Jill Colucci's No Regrets (Liberty Records' Songwriter Series), and quality control mastering engineer for the double Grammy Award winning Hank Williams, The Complete Hank Williams - Box Set (Mercury-Polygram Records).  Most recently Wesley produced the double Grammy nominee Dove award-winning In Bright Mansions for the world-renown Fisk University Jubilee Singers® released as a joint project between Curb Records and the University’s Acklen Records and Fisk University Jubilee Singers tracks for the BBC’s Songs of Praise TV series. 

In addition to duties at Belmont University, Wesley serves on the local NARAS P&E Wing committee, the local AES committee, and the board of directors of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association.

Ms. Tonya Denise Butler is Assistant Professor of Music Business. She is responsible for instruction in all aspects of Music Business, including Entertainment Law, Copyright, Record Contracts, Music Publishing, Artist Management, Concert Promotion, and Entrepreneurship. Professor Butler holds a Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law and a Masters of Law in Entertainment and Media from Southwestern University School of Law. While in law school, she worked as an associate in the Legal Affairs division of Rhino Records, supervising the synch and master use licenses of over 1000 commercials, soundtracks and compilations. Soon after leaving Rhino, she took a position in Business Affairs at The Hyper Group, Inc., a Japanese owned record label and publishing company that specialized in Euro-pop, World Music, and independent film soundtracks.

She later opened her own consulting firm, focusing on business affairs, promotions & marketing and distribution consulting for independent record labels and production companies. That led to her position as Manager of Promotions and Marketing for Pioneer Entertainment, where she designed and implemented marketing strategies for various artists including CeCe Winans, Kirk Whalum, Oleta Adams, Peter Frampton and the legendary Ray Charles. Her most recent position at MGM Music, Inc. involved music chain-of-title research and contract review for MGM-owned TV series “She Spies” and “30-Something” as well as several MGM films including “Legally Blonde II”, “Barbershop”, “Walking Tall”, and “Die Another Day”. Professor Butler is a long-time member of the American Bar Association’s Entertainment and Sports Law Forum, the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association and the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment.

Tomas Costanza graduated from The High School of the Performing Arts, attended Berklee College of Music and studied with professors from The Juilliard School since the age of 15. In 1996 Tomas founded the rock band DIFFUSER and in 2000 signed a major-label recording contract with Hollywood Records.

Their first CD "Injury Loves Melody" spawned a Top 20 Modern Rock hit entitled “KARMA" while the second CD "Making the Grade" broke the Hot 100 chart with a song called "I Wonder". After touring the world with bands such as SIMPLE PLAN, HOOBASTANK, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE TOADIES, LIFEHOUSE, SEVENDUST and FALL OUT BOY, the group disbanded in 2004.

Tomas honed his production skills by working alongside acclaimed producers Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, Eve 6), Mark Trombino (Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Finch) and Steve Albini (Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, P.J. Harvey).

He has songwriting credits on soundtracks such as Mission Impossible: 2, Freaky Friday, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Summer Catch and Zathura which have collectively sold over 4.2 million copies.

Tomas is also the Founder and Head Producer/Writer of Bozang Incorporated, Sr. V.P of Killingsworth/Beverly Martel Music, songwriter for Seven Peaks Music/Walt Disney Co. and a key lecturer at Five Towns College of Music (Dix Hills, NY) and Nassau Community College (Uniondale, NY)

Jerry Davis is currently celebrating his 24th year in the music industry.  His career spanning everything from college radio to running his own rehearsal space to becoming ASCAP’s Director of Repertoire for Urban Music, Jerry Davis has often left his mark on the music industry. At ASCAP, Davis worked with artists such as Cypress Hill, NWA, Tone Loc, Ice-T, Too Short, Brian McKnight, The House of Pain and more. Davis also began an educational seminar was launched, which is still a major part of his association with the creative community especially with urban and hip/hop music.

He soon established a distribution deal with Interscope Records and formed a boutique label, Poetic Groove Records.  After producing a few albums with Interscope and eventually moving the label to Motown Records, the label folded, just as several other hip-hop labels had done. Jerry’s next stop was as a manager working with One Nation Management, a label focused on the management of producers. The flagship producer was Keith Crouch; Brandy, Tamia, Tevin Campbell, and Bebe and Cece Winans.

For the last nine years Jerry has served as The Music Supervisor at Fox Sports / Fox Sports Net (News Corp).  Here, Jerry has had the opportunity to work with the likes of Eminem, Rick Ross, Queen, Ziggy Marley, Ice Cube, Snoop Dog, Queen Latifah, Motley Crue and Rage Against the Machine.  He has placed music within several World Series’, The NBA Playoffs, The Superbowl and countless baseball, hockey, basketball, football, collegiate events and national shows.  Jerry also assists with the music needs of various other News Corp entities; including Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports World, Fox Sports International, F/X, and The Speed Channel.

Serona Elton joins the Frost School faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Music Media and Industry. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Florida (1993), a Master of Music in Music Media and Industry from the University of Miami (1995), and a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School (2000). She is a member of the New York Bar (2001) and Florida Bar (2002). Elton has broad experience in the music industry. In 1993, during her time as a student in the graduate program at UM, she helped found the student-run record label ‘Cane Records. She also helped start the UM chapter of the Music & Entertainment Industry Student Association. From 1995 to 2003 she worked for EMI Recorded Music, North America, where she held a number of positions: Business Analyst; Senior Business Analyst; Manager, Royalty System Implementation; Associate Director, Royalties; Director, Business Analysis; Senior Director, Business Analysis; and finally Vice President, Mechanical Licensing and Repertoire Data Services. Most significantly during her tenure at EMI she played an integral role in the successful implementation of a custom designed artist royalty system, the design and launch of a global repertoire and rights project and the development of new processes to support the digital distribution of recordings. She also participated in the RIAA and International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) project called the Music Industry Integrated Identifier Project (MI3P), which is best known for developing a new unique identifier for digital music-based products called the Global Release Identifier (GRID), including serving as chairperson on two sub-committees. Elton left EMI in 2003 to pursue other legal endeavors. Beginning in early 2006, she began serving as a consultant to Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Pandisc Music Corp.

A triple threat singer, songwriter and performer, Siedah has written for a diverse selection of recording artists from Aretha Franklin to Al Jarreau, from The Korrs to Vanessa Williams, and from Barry White to Amy Grant. Siedah's songs are featured on hit albums such as Quincy Jones' Back On The Block and Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl. Siedah is probably best know for co-writing Michael Jackson's worldwide hit, "Man In The Mirror."As a vocalist, she not only dueted with Jackson on the hit single "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," but she has also sung with a wide array of acts including Johnnie Mathis, Patti Austin, Quincy Jones, The Pointer Sisters, The Commodores, Kenny Loggins, Chaka Kahn and others.

As a member of London's acclaimed neo-funk Brand New Heavies, Siedah co-wrote over half of the group's album Shelter, which sold over a million copies in the United Kingdom. From the start, Siedah's new self titled album seemed to possess a life all its own. When the singer-songwriter decided to return to the recording studio, several of her highly regarded peers enthusiastically offered their services, just to be part of the project. "I'm very proud of that fact that I cut the tracks live with the band, and what you hear is real and organic," Siedah says. "Before I started recording, I put together a core band that would give consistency throughout the album, and allow me to perform my songs live."The result of this approach is an album that connects the dots between danceable rock 'n' roll, intelligent pop and pumped-up R&B. Siedah relishes its rock-pop thrust, noting that "the general feel of this record is uplifting, truthful and revealing." With its unforgettable songs, thought-provoking lyrics and earthy performances, this new album demonstrates Siedah's gift for artistic reinvention. SIEDAH is the latest evolutionary step in a distinguished musical career Siedah was also nominated in 2007 for an Academy Award for the hit song, Love you, I Do from the film Dreamgirls.

From Bach to Bowie, east coast to west coast, piano keyboards to computer keyboards, Mike Garson has worked to make the world a more creative, compassionate and compelling place. He remains a man of many talents and limitless inspiration. No artistic medium is off-limits to this avant-garde individual to whom the word "no" is quickly - and seemingly effortlessly - transformed into the word "now." Best known for his impressive skills as a pianist, he is a respected composer and a computer artist. Embracing the idea of the "Renaissance Man," Mike continually experiments with new ways through which he can communicate his humanistic ideals.
Garson's career, which has spanned more than 30 years, has taken him in many creative directions. He has traveled the world playing several tours with David Bowie and has written numerous scores for movies and television. Garson has recorded 14 solo albums including Serendipity, Admiration, Avant Garson, Gershwin Fantasia and Jazzical. His work can also be heard on albums by Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins and No Doubt

Don Gorder, Chair and founder of the Music Business/Management Department at Berklee College of Music, is an attorney, educator, and musician.  He holds advanced degrees in law and music, has authored numerous articles on the music industry, and has spoken at many national and international music industry events.  As an attorney, he has represented clients in matters of copyright and contracts, and he remains active as a trumpet player in a variety of jazz and commercial settings. 

Don is a past President of the NAMM-Affiliated Music Business Institutions, a past officer and Board member of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators’ Association, and currently a Trustee with the Massachusetts Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.  He is active in NARM, NAMM, and the International Association for Jazz Education as the Resource Team representative for music business/management.

Arriving in California as a teenager in the summer of 1965, Keith Hatschek used his birthday money to make a down payment on a red Orpheus electric guitar (with whammy bar) and 4-watt Kay amplifier. His passion for music and technology has continued unabated for more than 30 years. After fourteen formative years of musical performing, recording and songwriting, he built his own commercial recording studio, Bayshore Studios. Four years later, he joined one of the leading recording studios in the U.S., Music Annex, Inc.

During his twelve-year stint with Music Annex, Hatschek worked as recording engineer, producer, project manager, Director of Client Services, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He also produced albums, soundtracks for film and television, and the soundtrack for Apple Computer*s first CD-ROM. He led Music Annex*s diversification efforts from traditional recording services into duplication and digital
audio post production. During this same time, Music Annex grew from 10 to 75 employees and into multi-million dollar annual revenues.

From 1995 to 2001, he headed Keith Hatschek & Associates, a San Francisco Bay Area-based marketing and public relations firm serving the entertainment and media technology industries. Agency clientele included firms in the broadcast, post production, music, recording and consumer electronics industries.

Hatschek accepted a full time appointment in 2001 as Director of the Music Management program at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He has led many music industry career workshops and continues to consult with a number of music industry companies. He is the author of the book *How to Get a Job in the Music and Recording Industry,* published by Berklee Press which has become a standard reference text in many music programs. An updated second edition of this book is due out in 2007. His most recent title, *The Golden Moment: Recording Secrets From the Pros* is a compendium of insightful conversations with more than 50 leading recording engineers and producers covering the technical and aesthetic facets of record-making. He has taught online classes at Berkleemusic.com in music industry public relations and career development, and writes a monthly music technology column for the Pro Studio Edition online newsletter. He is a Voting Member and past chapter Vice President of the Recording Academy, an Associate Member of the Audio Engineering Society, active in NAMBI (NAMM-Affiliated Music Business Institutions) and a Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA) faculty advisor.

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Michael Laskow has become one of the most well-connected people in the music business today. As founder and Chief Executive Officer of TAXI, he is in constant contact with top A&R people at virtually all major and top indie record labels, music publishers, and music supervisors working on film and TV projects.

Tim Mangan is the classical music critic for the Orange County Register and a contributor to Opera News. His work has appeared in a variety of other publications, too, including the Los Angeles Times, the Baltimore Sun, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Strings Magazine and Symphony Magazine.

He is the co-editor of the critical collection “Paul Bowles on Music,” published by University of California Press. His writing on music won him an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in 1999. Mangan graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in musical performance and the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore with a master’s in music criticism. He lives in Mission Viejo with his wife and child and still gets his trombone out on weekends.

JOHN MANGUM is the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Artistic Administrator. In this capacity, he works closely with the Vice President of Artistic Planning, the President, and the Music Director to plan the orchestra’s classical concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, its Green Umbrella new music series, its Chamber Music series, and special projects during its winter season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Mangum first joined the Philharmonic staff in summer 1999, and he accepted a newly created position as the orchestra’s program annotator in October 2002. He has also written for several other organizations, including the Salzburg Festival, UCLA Live, Los Angeles Opera, the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Boston Early Music Festival, and the harmonia mundi label. Mangum holds a Ph.D. in history, with a field in musicology, from the University of California, Los Angeles. His scholarly work investigated the social and political context of opera in 18th- and early 19th-century central Europe, and he has lectured widely on the subject; he also recently served on the history faculty at California State University, San Bernardino. He spent an extended period researching in Berlin as a fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Erfurt in Germany in 2002.

Dana Mason is an entertainment industry veteran who has eleven plus years experience in series of marketing roles providing innovative solutions within entertainment industry. Dana started her marketing career in the advertising industry as creative marketing director for Patrick Media Group (now Clear Channel out–of-home- agency). Working with clients ranging from McDonald’s, Hormel Chili, The Cleveland Indians and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

From there, she moved into the entertainment business full time and was hired as the media buyer and planner for Los Angeles based Priority Records. In a short time, Dana took on the role as Senior Marketing Director for Priority Records working with a host of some of today’s most celebrated hip hop/rap artists such as Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Master P. She expanded her career when she went to EMI Distribution and worked with many top recording artists in rock and pop music such as Tina Turner, The Smashing Pumpkins and David Bowie.

As a seasoned marketing professional, Dana then took on the challenge of co-launching the urban division of newly formed JCOR Entertainment (Interscope) where she signed and was responsible for marketing and promoting a myriad of independent labels throughout the country.  A short time later, Dana joined the staff of Hidden Beach Recordings and was responsible for creating and executing marketing plans for primary artists on the label as well being the liaison between the label and Sony (distribution company). Day-to-day responsibilities included project managing each release from inception to retail release date and continuing driving marketing initiatives throughout the entire campaign post release date.  Dana also initiated all creative concepts for packaging, video production, on-line marketing and promotions, advertising campaigns and sales initiatives and was responsible for managing all aspects of touring. Her work can be seen through artists Grammy Award winning Jill Scott, Unwrapped Jazz series and celebrated saxaphonist Mike Phillips.

After garnering several gold and platinum records, Dana joined Guerilla Union as the General Manager in 2006.  Dana graduated from E.W. Scripps of Journalism at Ohio University. She earned her BSJ with a focus in marketing and advertising.

Corrinne May's journey began in Singapore, the former British colony at the cosmopolitan crossroads of east and west where she studied classical music and earned her degree in English literature before moving to Boston for an education in songwriting and film composition at Berklee College of Music. Relocating to Los Angeles, she came to the attention of legendary Grammy-winning songwriters, Carole King and Carole Bayer Sager, with whom she collaborated. Live shows at intimate listening rooms including The Hotel Cafe, The Mint and Genghis Cohen introduced her to appreciative audiences as well.

With her debut came accolades: Harpers Bazaar, FHM, Music Connection and Performing Songwriter magazine who deemed the release, "a touching, enchanting record." MTV Asia featured her video for "Fly Away" and television shows on Lifetime and ABC selected her songs to underscore their dramas as did the Columbia/TriStar feature, So Close. Named Best Contemporary Album by the musical alliance, Just Plain Folks, the album spent over a year on the top sellers list at CD Baby. 

Geoff Mayfield has been director of charts for Billboard since 1994 and senior analyst since 2003. During his tenure, Billboard’s acclaimed charts adopted measurement from Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems and Nielsen SoundScan and added numerous lists, including Hot Digital Songs, Hot Ringtones and Top Heatseekers. Mayfield writes charts analysis column Over The Counter and spearheaded electronic newsletter Billboard Chart Alert. He joined the magazine in 1985 as associate retail editor. Prior to Billboard, Mayfield was communications specialist for retail chain Camelot Music; music director for WBBY, a jazz station in Columbus, Ohio; and managing editor of Focus, an entertainment newspaper in Columbus.

Brandon Perkins’s carbon footprint is smaller than yours and it makes him proud to ride the bus in Los Angeles. As URB Magazine's Assistant Editor and as a contributing writer to the Los Angeles Times, he has been writing about music since high school, that culminated in hip-hop's version of the art rock 'zine.

After moving to Los Angeles from Boston the very day after he graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Print & Multimedia Journalism, he toiled as a freelance music journalist for two years (with a large emphasis on the free part) until finally landing at URB. Focusing mostly on the hip-hop sect, Perkins' most lauded pieces have included a surreal analysis by/of Cash Money’s Lil’ Wayne and an imaginative exploration that answers the question, What if Tupac had survived?

David Royer is one of an elite group of microphone designers who know that music and sound are inseparable from electronic design. Everything David designs comes from his deep, lifelong love of music. David's focus on sound started in his home, where he was transfixed by the orchestral recordings he heard, leading to a love of classical music that continues today. At 21, David decided to create his own recordings and purchased an Ampex 960 tape recorder and a couple of off-the-shelf consumer microphones. Unhappy with his early results, he started experimenting with his microphones and soon began an in-depth, lifelong study of microphone design and electronic theory. After a four year hitch in the Navy, where he honed his skills in electronics and acoustics as a sonar technician, David started designing his own microphones. He founded a small company called Mojave Audio in his garage in Fullerton CA, where he modified amplifiers and made his own condenser microphones, mic pre's and compressors. During the "garage period", David came across his first ribbon mic, a Reslo that needed repair, and his fascination with ribbon microphones was born. David eventually came to believe that ribbons are the most musical of all microphone types and he set out to learn everything he could about them.

In 1997 David designed his first ribbon mic and showed it to his friend Rick Perrotta (now president of Royer Labs). That microphone, which David named the R-121, led to the opening of Royer Labs in 1998. In a short period of time it became the breakthrough ribbon microphone that reintroduced the smooth, musical characteristics of ribbons to engineers around the world.
David's visionary designs continue today with "firsts" such as phantom-powered and tube ribbon mics.

Jeremy Ruzumna is a keyboardist/writer/producer from Los Angeles. For a long time, he has worked with Macy Gray, co-writing and recording 4 albums with her (including the hits "I Try", "When I See You", and "Sexual Revolution") and touring everywhere imaginable, receiving a Grammy nomination along the way for "I Try". 

He has also written and/or produced songs with artists like Joss Stone, Stacie Orrico, Rosey, MoZella, Natalie Warner, the Dan Band, Connie Price and the Keystones, BeBe Winans, Rod Stewart, Wynonna Judd, and others.

When it comes to sheer tenacity and desire to succeed, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone more driven than Ryan Shuck.  Born in Taft California, Ryan has come a long way from the dusty suburb of Bakersfield by applying his energetic attitude to everything he sets out to do. 

Ryan’s career kicked off at an early age when he co-founded the band Sexart, with then unknown front man and Bakersfield friend Jonathan Davis (Korn).  The pair went on to write a number of songs together, and when Jonathan left to form what would become Korn, it was Shuck who helped pen the first hit single for the band, “Blind”. 

Having moved to Southern California to pursue a career as a hairdresser, Ryan never abandoned his musical roots and desire to conquer the world stage. It was in 1997 that Ryan paired with Jay Gordon and along with Amir Derakh, Bobby Hewitt and Paige Haley formed Orgy.  Signed to Elementree Records, the label founded by their friends Korn, the band went on to multi-platinum success with albums such as “Candyass” featuring the hit singles “Blue Monday” and “Stitches” and the 2000 release of “Vapor Transmission”.  The band toured around the world during this period, honing their unique sound and stage presence, building a large fan base and a reputation for being on the cutting edge of music and fashion. 

After releasing the 2004 album “Punk Static Paranoia”, the members of Orgy decided to take a much needed break from touring and making albums, and took time to pursue outside projects.  It was out of that break that gave Ryan and Amir the impetus to create what has now become Julien-K. 

Continuing to write songs outside of Orgy, Ryan and Amir teamed up to create a further extension of the concept they helped to create with Julien-K, which is essentially a hybrid band that pulls heavily from electronic influences such as Depeche Mode, Bauhuas and more, but fuses them with a modern rock band sensibility.  Moving into the role of lead vocalist and adding band members Elias Andra and Brandon Belsky, Shuck has now taken his career to the next level, expanding his musical abilities beyond what he’d imagined when he started playing guitar back in Taft California years ago.  Julien-K are set to release their debut album, “Death to Analog” later this year in what promises to be an eclectic mix of electronic, rock, pop, fashion and art. 

In addition to Julien-K, both Ryan and Amir have also teamed up with famed front-man Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) to help co-produce his solo project, titled “Dead by Sunrise” which is due out in 2008 following the release of the forthcoming Linkin Park album.   They also serve as band members in Dead By Sunrise, having appeared recently performing the Dead By Sunrise song “Let Down” on the televised Hurricane Katrina Relief special. 

Through the years, Ryan has also expanded his repertoire by adding acting to his list of credentials, including roles in the 2001 film “Forsaken”, and TV roles on such shows as “Charmed”, “Crossover” and “Sin Francisco”.  Shuck was also the featured model for Calvin Klein jeans for a period of time in the late 90’s. 

In addition to his musical and theatrical success, Ryan is also an entrepreneur, owning several Gypsy Den restaurants in the Southern California area, with plans to expand the chain later this year.  The Gypsy Den is a mega popular music and art inspired, bohemian dining experience in the Orange County area.

With all of that he’s accomplished to date, it pales in comparison to the aspirations he has for the future. 

Tess Taylor is founder and president of the Los Angeles Music Network (LAMN), established in 1988, and the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP), established in 1998. With headquarters in Los Angeles, NARIP has chapters in New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco and London, and promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives. With an emphasis on becoming better informed and more effective, NARIP and LAMN offer professional development opportunities, educational programs and seminars, the opportunity to meet and interact with peers, a job bank, a mentor network, news bulletins and more.

Through her work in the US and abroad Ms. Taylor has helped connect countless people to industry jobs and opportunities, and facilitated in launching hundreds of projects and several companies. Apart from her duties at the helm of LAMN and NARIP, Ms. Taylor has consulted leading businesses such as MySpace.com, InsideSessions (a joint venture between the Universal Music Group and Penguin Putnam, Inc.), The Walt Disney Company, BMG Entertainment (now Sony BMG), Concord Records and others. Along with workshops and seminars for her clients, she teaches "Advancing Your Career in the 21st Century and Beyond," a course she developed at UCLA, at institutions worldwide.

Knowledgeable about a wide range of music and record industry issues, Ms. Taylor is a frequently quoted analyst of industry developments in entertainment, trade and consumer publications, and a sought-after source of information and commentary. Her analyses have appeared in national and international business press including Billboard Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, Radio & Records and in wire services such as Reuters Ltd. She has been a featured expert on National Public Radio's "Hollywood Wrap," the Fox News Channel, German TV (ARD’s “Tagesthemen”), Leo Laporte’s “Tech Talk” show on Los Angeles’ #1 radio station KFI-AM 640 and in other news media.

Ms. Taylor is an instructor, music business lecturer and speaker at institutions ranging from the Harvard Business School to UCLA, USC, San Francisco State University, the Academy of Contemporary Music in London, The Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen and others. A popular guest speaker and participant in industry conferences internationally, she served as keynote for the University of Florida’s Music Law Conference (2005), the SAG / AFTRA Entertainment Industry Resource Summit (2005), Berklee College of Music’s Summer Conference (2003) and as Conference Chair for Musicom4 (1998). Recently, she co-conducted “U.S. Distribution & Retail” at MIDEM 2006 in Cannes and was a special guest lecturer (and the only American delegate) at the Betriebswirtschaftliche Tage zu Schwerin, an international business conference in Germany (2005) where she has been invited to return this year (2006). Later this year, Ms. Taylor will deliver the keynote address at the Summer Music Conference in San Francisco, address the VUT Congress (Verband unabhängiger Tonträgerunternehmen = independent label association) about Music Export in Berlin and lecture at the Born Free Art School in Bangalore, India.

A vigorous defender of intellectual property rights, Ms. Taylor recently debated Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder John Perry Barlow on the topic of “free music” at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (2006). She is a member of the European Music Office US Radio & Media Committee and the Executive Committee for the Entertainment Section of the City of Hope Charities, the Entertainment Industry Business Council of Los Angeles, the Industry Relations Committee for the Digital Coast Roundtable and the Music Committee for the Entertainment Professional Publicists Society, and is on the Board of Directors of the Golden Magnolia International Song Festival. From 1988 to 1993 Ms. Taylor was employed at MCA Records, Inc., last serving as Associate Director of Marketing. A classically trained pianist, she studied music at the University of Vienna, and is a Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Redlands' Johnston College where she received her BA degree in music, German and literature. As a soloist, Ms. Taylor has performed professionally in Europe and the United States.

The author of numerous articles and interviews with top record executives, Ms. Taylor is at work on a book about the music business. She is editor of the official publications of NARIP and LAMN. Also a talent judge at US and international talent competitions, Ms. Taylor recently participated at Universal Talent Prague (Czech Republic) and the Golden Magnolia International Song Festival (Baton Rouge).

Arthur Winer teaches music technology, the recording arts, songwriting, and music industry studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Before moving to California in 2005, he lived in New York City and taught at two universities: Long Island University, Brooklyn, and the City University of New York (CUNY). Arthur earned a Master's degree in Music Technology from New York University.

Arthur is the owner and mastering engineer of Canaveral Skies Music (www.canaveralskies.com), a mastering and mixing studio. Arthur’s experience also includes two years work as a mastering engineer/DVD Audio authoring engineer at Sony Music Studios in New York. Over the past decade, he has recorded, mixed, and/or mastered hundreds of both major label and independent projects. An accomplished guitarist, songwriter and composer, Arthur founded of the melodic rock band MacArthur.

Kevin Woelfel joins the University of Colorado as the Director of the Entrepreneurship Center for the College of Music. His diversity in the music industry includes performance, composition and manufacturing.

An entrepreneur, Kevin has founded two manufacturing companies: WolfPak Incorporated http://www.wolfpakcases.com/ , and Rocky Mountain Case Works. Both companies produce high-end music instrument cases for international distribution. He was also the Director of Operations for the David G. Monette Corporation http://www.monette.net/ , manufacturer of exclusive custom trumpets.

Mr. Woelfel holds a B.M. Cum Laud, from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. He was a member of the faculty brass quintet and studied trumpet with Prof. Gerald Webster. Kevin received his M.M. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He studied composition with Dr. Les Thimmig, trumpet with Prof. John Aley, and was a member of the faculty ensemble, the Wisconsin Brass Quintet http://www.music.wisc.edu/html/bios/wibrass.html .