MMF CONNECT - NORTH AMERICAN EDITION!
Friday December 2 2022, 1:00PM ET - 3:00PM ET
The Music Managers Forums of North America are getting together for more international relations! Join us and connect with managers, self-managed artists, and music industry professionals that support our artist management community.
The event will begin with a panel discussion from the Water and Music team - “Choose Your Own Adventure - Music and the Metaverse”, featuring updates and insights on all things music and technology. Virtual networking will follow.
MMF Connect will take place in a virtual platform called Remo. You will receive access instructions prior to the event start via email, and instructions will also be available via Eventbrite, in the Online Event Page.
ABOUT OUR PANELISTS:
Cherie Hu - (she/her) FOUNDER, Water & Music
Cherie Hu is the founder and publisher of Water & Music, a newsletter and budding research DAO focused on analyzing music/tech trends. Previously, she penned hundreds of articles on music and tech as a freelance writer for publications including Billboard, Forbes, Pitchfork and Variety. She has spoken as an expert commentator on CNBC, CGTN America and SiriusXM Volume; as a guest lecturer at institutions like Harvard University, New York University, Northeastern University and Berklee Valencia; and as a moderator, panelist or keynoter at over 30 conferences around the world.
Brodie Conley (he/him) Contributor, Water & Music
Brodie Conley is a freelance arts project manager, researcher and artist living in Ottawa, ON. He has worked across a variety of areas including artist management (Kelp Management - Andy Shauf; Lido Pimienta), community music initiatives (MEGAPHONO), and music and technology research (Water & Music), as well as in program and policy development within government.
Yung Spielburg Collaborative Research Coordinator, Water & Music
Yung Spielburg is a grammy-award winning producer and songwriter most well known for his work with Japanese multi-hyphenate, MIYAVI. He also works on humanitarian causes, traveling on multiple missions with MIYAVI and the United Nations High Commission of Refugees to play music and raise awareness of the refugee crisis. Other artists he has worked with include Mikky Ekko, Samuel L. Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Simple Plan, The Goo Goo Dolls, Yuna, and Duckwrth.
Outside of the studio, Yung Spielburg is also a core team member and collaborative research lead of the music and tech research and intelligence network, Water & Music. He has coordinated research for Water & Music's flagship season reports on web3 and the metaverse, respectively. You might know him as the voice of the theme on The All-In Podcast.