Can’t Spell ‘Zellner’ Without ‘O.U.’
• Ohio University announces its 6th annual Music Industry Summit, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 & 10 on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, OH. This year’s Summit boasts an impressive lineup of artists and nearly 50 industry leaders and creatives. Keynote artists include Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell and acclaimed hip hop artist Earl Sweatshirt. Isbell will close the conference with a concert at Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium.
In addition to the keynote artists, in-depth interviews and panel discussions will be hosted over the two days covering a diverse range of artistic and business topics in the music industry, including our friend Jon Zellner(pictured), President of Programming Operations & Digital Music, iHeartMedia (Class of ’87); as well as Mary Jo Braun, VP of Music Clearance, Paramount Pictures; Miriam O’Shea, Partner Manager, Major Labels, YouTube Music; John Williamson, CEO/Founder, SongFinch; Angela Ramos, Manager of Global Sync, Meta; Deborah Mannis-Gardner, President/Owner, DMG Clearances; Rebecca Shapiro, SVP of Publicity, Shore Fire Media; Mike Joseph, Director of Label Management, The Orchard; Dre Slater, Head of Artist Discovery, The Digilogue; Alex Malcolm, Global Sync Manager, Warner Music Group; and Britnee Foreman, Head of Data Strategy & Digital Operations, Exceleration Music.
“Our team is excited to welcome leading artists and industry experts to campus for two days of events focused on education, networking, and entertainment,” said Josh Antonuccio, Director of the Music Industry Summit and Director of Ohio University’s School of Media Arts and Studies. “The conference has become an epicenter for the next generation of creative professionals to engage with the industries they are passionate about. Not only are we offering our most diverse range of programming options to-date, but we are also anticipating our highest attendance.”
The OHIO Music Industry Summit has become the largest music industry conference in the Midwest and was named one of the “7 Essential Music Conferences” by Soundfly, along with SXSW and Canadian Music Week. Last year’s conference was attended by nearly 1,100 registrants from 15 states and 15 countries. Registration is free, thanks to sponsor and donor support, and a virtual attendance option is also available. For a full schedule of events, speaker biographies and more, please visit this handy link.
