Tekserve Hosts Future of Music 3 January 29, 2009

Join us at Tekserve for the third installment of our Future of Music panel discussion. Harry Allen will be back to pick the brains of some of the music industry's best minds and moderate a dynamic discussion on where music and the music industry are heading. Bring your own questions to ask during the Q&A session at the end of the discussion.

Our Panelists:

Harry Allen (Moderator) - Hip-Hop Activist & Media Assassin. Writes about race, politics, and culture for Vibe, The Source, The Village Voice, and other publications. Currently hosts Nonfiction every Friday afternoon on WBAI-NY/99.5 FM. To learn more about Harry check out his site at harryallen.info

Sadat X - As a member of Brand Nubian, Sadat X was one of the key MCs to relate messages inspired by the Five-Percent Nation. Two years after Brand Nubian's third album, Everything Is Everything, he made his solo debut, Wild Cowboys, which built his lauded lyrical talent on top of tough, jazz-inflected arrangements. In 2008, Sadat released Generation X produced by Will Tell.

Claudia Gonson - Claudia Gonson is the pianist/drummer/backing vocalist for The Magnetic Fields and also plays in Future Bible Heroes. A lion's share of her time is spent as Stephin Merritt's manager, handling all his band projects as well as theater, ads, and film work.

Peter Rojas - Co-founder of the lean and prescient record label website RCRD LBL (rcrdlbl.com). Peter has an impressive resumé as a technology journalist, founding the immensely popular tech blogs Gizmodo, Engadget, and Joystiq. He has written for Wired, The New York Times, Popular Science, Fortune, The Village Voice, and many others. He is a frequent commentator on technology for several radio and television programs.

Adam Farrell - Adam Farrell is a ten-year veteran of the music and advertising agency worlds. Adam is currently head of marketing for Beggars Group, which includes indie labels Matador Records, XL Recordings, 4AD, and Rough Trade. He has worked with artists such as Sigur Rós, Cat Power, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend, and Blonde Redhead.

Refreshments will be served.

This event is free, and all are welcome to attend, but please RSVP online at http://www.tekserve.com/seminars/register.php?id=4561

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