Music 2.0 Tools and Tech For Musicians, Marketers and Managers April 20, 2011

Boston + New England has an impressive number of companies creating tools and technologies to help create, promote, discover, and monetize music.

We also have a vibrant and diverse music community.

It's time to better connect the two for the benefit of both.
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In May 2010, we held the first Music 2.0 event. With 200+ attendees, it was a terrific evening and something of a first for pulling together many of the music, tech, and event companies from Greater Boston. For more info, check out http://music2.eventbrite.com/ .

For 2011, we are going to have fewer companies presenting (so that each can have more time), quick updates from some companies that presented last year, and more time to meet friends new and old (read: networking!) and a chance for companies that are hiring to press the flesh with folks who are job hunting.

Music 2.0: Tools + Tech for Musicians, Marketers, + Managers is Wednesday, April 20th at the Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center at 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142 ( http://microsoftcambridge.com/) from 6-9 PM.

The 2011 Music 2.0 event is free to attend with the generous support and help from:

* B. Good ( http://bgood.com/ + http://twitter.com/b_good_ )

* Microsoft New England Research & Development Center ( http://microsoftcambridge.com/ + http://twitter.com/msnewengland )

* Notch American Session Ale ( http://notch.com/ + http://twitter.com/NotchSession )

* Magner’s Irish Cider (http://magners.com/ + http://twitter.com/magnerschicago )

* Jamie Roberts (http://robertssonics.com/ + http://twitter.com/robertsonics )

* Sonos ( http://sonos.com/ + http://twitter.com/sonos )

* Vitamin Water ( http://vitaminwater.com/ + http://twitter.com/vitaminwater )

The evening will offer presentations from and Q&A with:

* Matt Dyson, Blogger, Dyson Sound http://dysonsound.com+/ http://twitter.com/dysonsound

* Gary Eichorn, Executive Director, Music + Youth Initiative, http://www.musicandyouth.org/

* Mike King (http://twitter.com/atomzooey), author of Music Marketing: Press, Promotion, Distribution, and Retail ( http://musicmarketingbook.com/ ), instructor for Berklee Music's Online Music Marketing with Topspin ( http://musicmarketingbook.com/2009/11/new-online-course-online-music-marketing-with-topspin ), and Director of Marketing at Berklee Music http://www.berkleemusic.com/ + http://twitter.com/berkleemusic

* Jim Lucchese, CEO, Echonest, http://echonest.com/ + http://twitter.com/echonest

* Chris Marstall (http://twitter.com/marstall), Founder, Tourfilter, http://tourfilter.com/ + http://twitter.com/tourfilter

* Al MacDonald (http://alistairgmacdonald.com/ + http://twitter.com/F1LT3R), Co-Founder, Bocoup, http://bocoup.com/

* Patrick May, Agent, Skyline Music, http://skylineonline.com/ and President of Portland Music Foundation http://portlandmusicfoundation.org/

* Jonathan Ostrow + Chris Taylor (http://twitter.com/MicControlChris), Co-Founders, MicControl, http://miccontrol.com/ + http://twitter.com/miccontrol

* Ryan Spauling of Ryan’s Smashing Life ( http://therslblog.com/ ) + http://twitter.com/theRSL

* Steve Theo (http://twitter.com/realstevetheo, Owner, Pirate! http://www.piratepirate.com/ + http://twitter.com/piratepirate

* Marcus Whitney (http://twitter.com/marcuswhitney), Co-Founder + CTO, Moontoast, http://moontoast.com/ + http://twitter.com/moontoast

* Eric Ziering, CEO, ZMX Music, http://zmxmusic.com/

...and a chance to meet and network with a variety of musicians, marketers, technologists, and promoters as we all figure out what music 2.0 looks like for each of us.

The hashtag is #music2.

It's a terrific event for:
* musicians of every genre (rock, hip hop, jazz, folk, classical, electronic, opera, etc.)
* marketing folks from venues, arts organizations, etc.
* managers and agents
* investors
* members of the media
* promoters and presenters that work at venues, music organizations, etc.

If you'd like to join us, you MUST RSVP here on http://music2-2011.eventbrite.com/ as I need to have a list of attendees for the security desk at Microsoft's building.

Official Website: http://music2-2011.eventbrite.com/