Our panel consists of experts from all areas of music. Their unique views on social and new media offer a powerful look at how the world of music is embracing new technology.
Moderator: David Newland
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Moderator: David Newland |
Born in Ottawa, raised on the shores of Georgian Bay near Parry Sound, David is a veteran traveler and global citizen. He’s now based in Toronto, where he makes music by night and media by day.
David is the force behind The McFlies and co-founder & co-host of the Corktown Ukulele Jam community. He logs dozens of gigs yearly as a solo performer in addition to his many other pursuits.
Widely appreciated as a stage host, David has been the MC for numerous festivals and the Gordon Lightfoot tribute concert The Way We Feel.
David’s success as a songwriter includes Riding on the Railway, the theme song for the CTV documentary Canada’s Greatest Ride, in which David also appears and performs on a train crossing Canada. David’s canoe anthem Faster Than You Know won “Best Music” at the Waterwalker Film Festival, and ukulele favourite That’s the Miracle was featured prominently in CBC’s The Gospel According to Uke.
Helping the Canadian roots music community grow is an important aspect of David’s work. He served for 3 years on the Board of Directors of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival and is currently a Director of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals and the founder of Roots Music Canada.
As Director of Social Media at Canoe.ca, a leading Canadian web portal, David is the editor of The Canoe Dossier, a finalist for the 2009 Online Publishing Awards for “Best Blog”. He does occasional appearances as a speaker, focused on using new media to build community.
Photo by Ali Eisner.
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Trevor Guy
Vice President
Last Gang Records |
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Trevor is VP at Last Gang Records where he leads digital marketing and distribution for the label’s core and distributed artists, including Chromeo, Crystal Castles and Metric.
Concurrently, Trevor is engaged in business development initiatives for Last Gang Entertainment, which includes interrelated label, management and publishing divisions, and is a co-founder/principal at Rock Steady Music, a full-service marketing and promotions agency based in Los Angeles.
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Manager of Digital Marketing
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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Alex has been working in digital media and marketing for over a decade. Having worked with top Toronto agencies for most of that time, in 2008 Alex decided to combine his love of music and culture with a desire to serve the community he lives in. As Manager of Digital Marketing, Alex leads the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in extending the concert-going experience to the digital world.
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Boris Chan
Principal
XtremeLabs |
@underpunches | http://ca.linkedin.com/in.chanboris
Boris Chan is currently a Principal at Xtreme Labs, leading development on mobile applications (iPhone, Blackberry and Android) through Agile Development. Xtreme Labs specializes in mobile strategy consulting and development for the largest consumer brands, Fortune 500 companies and startups, which has led to some of the most used and downloaded applications on mobile devices and numerous industry awards. Boris’ work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch and other major publications.
Prior to his work at Xtreme Labs, Boris was a software developer at visual effects firm soho vfx where he was credited in The Incredible Hulk, and was a software engineering intern at Electronic Arts Canada. Boris holds a degree in Software Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
If that weren’t enough, Boris also fronts the indie rock band, The Eatons, who most recently had a sold-out showcase at NXNE and were winners on 102.1 The Edge’s Indie Online.
http://xtremelabs.com | http://theeatons.ca | http://borischan.com
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Aidan Nulman
Founder
YouPhonics |
@anulman | Facebook
Aidan Nulman founded YouPhonics with dreams of a better world — one where music is no longer a one-to-many media, but instead an open love-fest… kind of like Woodstock, but with more computers. And showers.
Born and raised in Montreal, he’s been involved in the music world in one way or another ever since he was a toddler: formerly the drummer in a high school punk rock band, Aidan was an early partner in Wetlabel (a Montreal-based ezine) from 2005-2006, and produced two musicals for a company that counts Wayne & Shuster, Donald Sutherland, and Lorne Michaels as alum.
Last but not least, Messr. Nulman wants to wish you a fine evening, wherever you may be.
http://youphonics.com
@mediazoic | Facebook | LinkedIn | LastFM
Greg Nisbet a multilingual storyteller, music heretic, and social entrepreneur.
He is the founder of Mediazoic, a music and technology company that makes software allowing you to broadcast the music you’re listening to in real time over the Internet. He also enjoys sharing his ideas on the use of technology and new media in presentations, workshops, and carefully chosen consulting contracts.
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