*Radio/Industry Attendees Only

TUESDAY, MAY 7

4:00 PM  

Registration open *

 

5:00 PM – 6:45 PM  

Opening Night Party*
Sponsored by ATO / Red Light Management

 

EVENING SHOWCASES (7pm-11pm)

The Lounge / PRX Stage – upstairs 

SNACKTIME

BEEN STELLAR

AARON LEE TASJAN

LO MOON

 

The Music Hall / NPR Stage – downstairs

ELMIENE

RED CLAY STRAYS

IRON & WINE

BEABADOOBEE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

Coffee & tea services provided by Interscope Capitol Labels Group (ICLG) from 8 AM - 11 AM

8:00 AM  

Registration open*

 

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM – meeting (The Lounge - upstairs)

THE DIGITAL HANDSHAKE - How On-Air and Digital Work Together*
Moderated by Michelle Conrad, Digital Consultant for Paragon and Marketing Director for VuHaus Group
The panel focuses on how radio programming teams and digital/social teams collaborate at stations.
Panelists: Peter Babb (Digital Content & Social Media Manager, KUTX ), Hillary Gordon (Director of Marketing, Promotion & Engagement, The SoCal Sound), Jordan Lee (Senior Director of Programming, Radio Milwaukee), Reed Fischer (Senior Digital Producer, The Current), Michelle Bacon (Radio Content & Database Manager, The Bridge)

 

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM – meeting (The Lounge - upstairs)

MAXIMIZING YOUR STATION’S SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT*
For radio stations, the use of social media has become the primary way to promote, engage, and converse with our listeners, users, and members. This panel, presented by digital and social producers at NPR Music, Alante Millow and Ashley Pointer will explore strategy, best practices, content creation, as well as present case studies, with an emphasis on Instagram.

 

11:30 AM (The Lounge – upstairs) 

Lunch
Provided by RCA / Thirty Tigers

 

12:00 PM-12:55 PM – Free At Noon (The Music Hall / NPR Stage - downstairs)

LAURA JANE GRACE

OLD 97'S

 

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM – meeting  (The Lounge - upstairs)

TRIPLE A BROADCAST AUDIENCE TRENDS* 
NPR’s Vice President of Audience Insights Lori Kaplan will present current trends in broadcast listening at NonCOMM stations, with an overview of the broad public radio landscape, challenges and opportunities ahead. Produced in partnership with the NON-COMM Music Alliance.
 

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM –  (The Lounge - upstairs)

World Cafe session with Brittany Davis*
Hosted by World Cafe's Raina Douris

 

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  

Open Dinner Period 

 

EVENING SHOWCASES (8 PM - 11 PM)

The Lounge / PRX Stage– upstairs 

MOUSTAPHA NOUMBISSI

DEHD

DEEPER

 

The Music Hall / NPR Stage– downstairs

REYNA TROPICAL 

CEDRIC BURNSIDE

THE BLACK CROWES

 

11:00 PM   (The Lounge - upstairs)

Pirate! 20th Anniversary Late Night Karaoke Party
Sponsored by Pirate!

THURSDAY, MAY 9

Coffee & tea services provided by Interscope Capitol Labels Group (ICLG) from 8 AM - 11 AM

8:00 AM  

Registration open* 

 

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM– meeting  (The Lounge - upstairs)

NURTURING DIGITAL AUDIENCES: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT, PLATFORMS, DISTRIBUTION, AND INVESTMENT DECISIONS*
Moderated by Joyce McDonald, President and CEO of Greater Public
This panel will explore the digital journeys our radio listeners and digital users take when engaging with our brands, as well as the strategy being created and investments being made by local stations with an emphasis on video. 
Panelists: Rich McLaughlin (Program Director, WFUV), Heather Hurlock (Digital Content Manager, WXPN), Matt Reilly (Program Director, KUT), Bob Kempf (Trajet Media),Otis Hart (Deputy Director, NPR Music)

 

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM– meeting  (The Lounge - upstairs)

AI AND MUSIC*
Moderated by Bruce Warren
What are we afraid of? Or not? Radio futurists are predicting that AI is coming for the jobs of Program Directors, Music Directors, DJs, and even musicians. This panel will preview the current state of AI in radio, with a special “Bot or Not” listening session.
Panelists: Lewis D. Sorkin Esq. (Technology and Intellectual Property Attorney, Wilftek LLC)

 

11:30 AM (The Lounge – upstairs) 

Lunch
Sponsored by Sub Pop / Domino / Secretly Group / Fat Possum

 

12:00 PM-12:55 PM – Free At Noon (The Music Hall / NPR Stage - downstairs)

LIZZIE NO

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO

 

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM– meeting  (The Lounge - upstairs)

SO MUCH MUSIC TO PROGRAM, SO LITTLE (AIR) TIME*
Moderated by Jim McGuinn
With 100,000 songs being released daily, more consumer choice and less genre boundaries than ever, how are radio stations and record labels dealing with an overwhelming amount of new music? What should we play?  What should we promote? How can we all work together in a disrupted music space to fulfill our format’s mantra of connecting artists to audiences? 
Panelists: Ayelet Schiffman (Republic Records), Marc Mookie Kaczor (KCSN, Los Angeles), Michelle Feghali (Subpop Records), Lesley James (KKXT, Dallas), Jenn Daunt (Dauntless Promotions), and Brad Savage (WAPS, Akron) we’ll dig into various perspectives for a robust discussion of what it’s all about.

 

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM– meeting  (The Lounge - upstairs)

NON-COMMversation*
Hosted by WXPN host Dan Reed, with Jill Weindorf the General Manager of Concord Recorded Music.
Jill Weindorf's long career in music promotion led to this position, and has been an integral part of the AAA radio promotion world for over 20 years. Prior to her promotion to General manager, Weindorf ran the Promotion Department of Concord, and spent time in the promotion business at EMI Recorded Music, Blue Note Records, Verve Music Group, and Elektra Entertainment. 

 

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM  

Open Dinner Period 

 

EVENING SHOWCASES (8 PM - 11 PM)

The Lounge / PRX Stage– upstairs 

RATBOYS

MRCY

BILLY ALLEN & THE POLLIES

 

The Music Hall / NPR Stage – downstairs

BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY

THE DECEMBERISTS

FONTAINES D.C.

11:00 PM - (The Lounge - upstairs)

The Annual “Late Night Dance Party”
Sponsored by co-sign

FRIDAY, MAY 10

Coffee & tea services provided by Interscope Capitol Labels Group (ICLG) from 9 AM - 11 AM

9:00 AM  

Registration open 

 

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM – meeting  (The Lounge - upstairs)

The Music Meeting
Hosted by Margot Chobanian, Program Director of The Colorado Sound 

 

12:00 PM-12:55 PM – Free At Noon (The Music Hall / NPR Stage - downstairs)

JADE BIRD

RIDE

 

Schedule subject to change.

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