I ask because I will be doing my second annual Music Industry 101 seminar in the Music Lounge again this year, and thought you may want to cover it. Below is a breakdown of the panel. Feel free to contact me at alphaisforever@gmail.com if interested. Thank you!

This is the outline.

Nightsons Class of 93 Indiana Black Expo present 'Music Industry 101: Surviving in a Digital World' Powered by Midwest Leak Magazine Sponsored by Best Buy

Saturday, July 19th, 12p noon Projected length of seminar: 1.5-2hrs

Hosted/Moderated by: Jay Rio & alpha.

Description: Panel of experts speaking on their respective job descriptions, backgrounds, and responsibilites; how they have been affected by and adapting to the existing state of the industry and the digital business model. Questions from attendees will be fielded by event MC/moderator(s)

-Panelists

Dave Leonard Midwest Regional Rep A&M/Interscope/Geffen

Cheryl Winston Midwest Regional Rep Capitol Records

Tony Neal CEO Core DJ's

La'Deana Brown Editor-In-Chief Midwest Leak Magazine

Ron Miner/ DJ Indiana Jones Crush Entertainment Artist Management Mixer, WNOU Radio Now 93.1

Kevin 'Coach K' Lee Manager

Janie Jennings Principal/Consultant Industry Works

Seminar will begin with a welcome from the host(s) to attendees, a breif overview of the seminar and introduction of each individual panelist. (5-10 minutes)

Time allotted for each panelist initially will be 10 minutes, to ensure all panelists address their respective areas within time allotted. Please be precise, but efficiently brief. Host(s)will help monitor time, and advise when a topic is nearing the max of alotted time to keep the flow moving.

Flow of Panel

-How Major Labels are dealing with changes in the industry, and the evolving digital marketplace:

Dave Leonard (Interscope) -10 min. Cheryl Winston (Capitol) -10 min.

-How advances in technology and the digital availibility/dispursement of music has affected the DJ, and how important the DJ is to the industry:

Tony Neal (CORE DJ's) -10 min.

-How the digital marketplace has affected media, press and multimedia outlets:

La'Deana Brown (Midwest LEAK) -10 min.

-How the digital business model and marketplace has affected promoters and promotions:

Ron Miner (Crush Ent.) -10 min.

-How the changes in the industry have affected and influenced how artists are being 'discovered' and managed, and how/why getting a record deal has drastically changed :

Coach K (manager) -10 min.

-How the digital marketplace has affected Independent artists and labels, and how they've adapted to win:

Janie Jennings (Industry Works) -10 min.

-Social Responsibility

All panelists sound off

-the importance of being aware of how your image can positively or negatively affect listeners, especially impressionable young consumers

-are you (artist) contributing to the communities problems or giving a form of solution through your lifestyle, image, and message through your music

-ways to give back and be a community leader and a force for change, being socially responsible (more than just giving money, getting active in a non-profit group/organization)

-Q&A Session: moderated by host(s)