Relix Music Conference Announces First Round Of Programming

Early Bird passes SOLD OUT, Tier One passes are available via relixmusicconference.com

Relix Music Conference is returning for its fourth year, this time at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville on Monday, April 17 and Tuesday, April 18, 2023, bringing together the music industry’s top executives and musicians alike. Today (2.7), Relix announces the first round of programming for the conference with panel topics ranging from fan experience to live music for kids to Web3 and more. The conference will even feature a case study with several agents and execs from Wasserman Music, which was recently listed as the No. 2 agency on Billboard’s Power 100 list.

Relix Music Conference is produced by Brad Tucker, Project Management Director at Dayglo Presents and known as a must-attend event for industry professionals and those seeking to gain insider knowledge they won’t be able to get anywhere else. This year’s conference will host more than 40 speakers and a wide variety of topics.

“Since the inception of the Relix Music Conference, we’re strived to create unique panels and cover topics that you won't find at any other music conference. In keeping with the spirit of the conference being in a music venue and not spread out throughout hotel ballrooms, we’re able to foster a great environment for attendees, panelists and sponsors to connect and network over the course of the 2 days. We’re excited to be coming to Brooklyn Bowl Nashville and bring our conference to a new market for what we hope will be the first of an annual happening”. Brad Tucker  

Conference attendees can expect a series of educational, innovative and intimate discussions about the state of the live entertainment industry, where it's going, current trends and more. See the newly announced panels, here:

MONDAY, APRIL 17th

SOUND CHECK: THE STATE OF THE BUSINESS (PART 1)

Presented by Access Industries

About: A freewheeling, wide-ranging conversation regarding the state of the live music industry in 2023 with perspectives from a variety of verticals across the business. 

Moderator: Dean Budnick - Editor-In-Chief, Relix Magazine

Panelists: 

Aaron Frank - Owner/Founder, AMFM

Dayna Frank - President & CEO, First Avenue & 7th St Entry / Board President & Co-Founder, NIVA

Josh Rowe - Chief Creative Officer, Ad Ventures

Mary Catherine Kinney - Head of Artist Partnerships, Spotify

Tara Moore - Managing Director, PSBM

POINT A TO POINT Z: OPTIMIZING THE FAN EXPERIENCE

Presented by TN Entertainment Commission

About: A roundtable of concert promoters and venue operators exchange ideas and approaches to optimizing the experience of attending a concert from the time a show announces to when fans leave the venue after encore.

Moderator: Pam Matthews - Executive Director, IEBA 

Panelists:

Ben Lovett - CEO, tvg Hospitality

Chrissy Hall - Director of Concerts, Ryman Hospitality Properties

Peter Shapiro - Founder & CEO, Dayglo Presents 

Tom See - Chief Operating Officer, Venue Nation, Live Nation Entertainment

TUESDAY, APRIL 18th

CHILD’S PLAY

Presented by School of Rock

About: One of the growth areas within the live music industry is performances by and for young people. What’s working, what’s not and what are the challenges and opportunities that come with working in this space?

Moderator: Mike Greenhaus - Editor-In-Chief, Relix Magazine

Panelists:

Jonathan Shank - CEO, Terrapin Station Entertainment

Mario Tirado, Agent/Music Agent, Creative Artist Agency (CAA)

Stacey Ryan - Chief Operating Officer, School of Rock

Stephen Grybowski - Senior Director, The Rock and Roll Playhouse

Stephen Shaw - Founder & Co-President, Round Room Live

CASE STUDY: WASSERMAN MUSIC

About: Wasserman Music debuted in April 2021. At that time, with the live music industry still reeling from the impact of the pandemic, Casey Wasserman acquired Paradigm Talent Agency’s North American music business. Over the intervening two years Wasserman Music has continued to expand its scope, while also remaining true to its roots, which can be traced back to Monterey Peninsula Artists.

Moderator: Josh Baron - Project Admission

Panelists: 

Chappel McCollister - SVP, Business Development, Wasserman Music

Jonathan Levine - EVP & Managing Executive, Wasserman Music

Lee Anderson - EVP & Managing Executive, Wasserman Music

Molly Bailin - Vice President, Entertainment Marketing, Wasserman

BUILDING BLOCKS

About: It’s been a wild couple of years in what’s referred to as the Web3 space - blockchain, crypto and that three-letter acronym, NFTs. While the rollercoaster ride may not be entirely over for Web3, the practical application of NFTs in the live music space has grown considerably as artists, venues, promoters and ticketing companies look to capitalize on the ever-expanding tech.

Moderator: Patrick Workman - Unlock

Panelists:

Deana Burke - Co-Founder, Boys Club

Jarrod Dicker - Partner, Crypto, The Chernin Group

Vladislav Ginzburg - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Blockparty

A full schedule will be available over the next few weeks. Early Bird passes SOLD OUT, Tier One passes and more information can be found at relixmusicconference.com.

RELIX MUSIC CONFERENCE ON THE WEB:

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Twitter: @RelixMusicCONF

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ABOUT RELIX MUSIC CONFERENCE:

For over 45 years, Relix has remained a constant source, covering live music and fostering deep relationships with artists, managers, agents, publicists, venues, and festivals. The Relix Music Conference serves as a coming together of all the pieces and people that help bring music to life. Founded in 2017, the Relix Music Conference shed’s light on the fast-paced and ever-changing live music industry by bringing together the leading figures in the business.

ABOUT BROOKLYN BOWL NASHVILLE:

Named Best New Concert Venue at the 33rd Annual Pollstar Awards, Brooklyn Bowl Nashville is the ultimate night out. With its groundbreaking integration of premiere music, 19 lanes of bowling, a bar featuring locally crafted beers, food by the acclaimed Blue Ribbon restaurant group, and a patio overlooking First Horizon Park, the 1,200-capacity venue is surrounded by elegant Victorian buildings in Germantown, located at the corner of 3rd Ave North and Junior Gilliam Way. The venue was voted Best New Venue and Best Bowling Alley in the Nashville Scene’s 2021 Best of Nashville issue, was featured in The New York Times’ Nashville Visitors Guide, and was deemed one of the "coolest" and "most unique live entertainment venues" in town by MusicRow. It is Brooklyn Bowl’s third location, following its flagship in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, and its Las Vegas location. The venue opened a location in Philadelphia in 2021 and announced its new D.C. location slated to open in 2023. For more information about the venue, visit brooklynbowl.com/nashville.

ABOUT DAYGLO PRESENTS:

Dayglo Presents is a live music and media company led by independent music impresario Peter Shapiro. Dayglo has six venues and shows no signs of slowing down. Aside from the Brooklyn Bowl venues, Dayglo operates The Capitol Theatre and Garcia’s in Port Chester, NY and LOCKN’ Farm in Arrington, VA. It’s poised to open more venues in the coming year including Garcia’s Chicago. Dayglo also originated family-friendly concert series The Rock and Roll Playhouse, created the immersive live streaming platform FANS.live, and publishes Relix Magazine.

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Brooklyn Bowl Nashville press page:

shorefire.com/roster/brooklyn-bowl-nashville

For press inquiries, please contact:

Rebecca Shapiro | Shore Fire Media | rshapiro@shorefire.com

Jaclyn D. Carter | Shore Fire Media | jcarter@shorefire.com 

Olivia Del Valle | Shore Fire Media | odelvalle@shorefire.com 

To reach the 2023 Relix Conference producer, please contact:

Brad Tucker | Dayglo Presents | brad.tucker@dayglopresents.com 

For partnership and sponsorship opportunities, please contact:

Connor Falvery | Dayglo Presents | connor.falvey@dayglopresents.com 

For general inquiries, please contact:

relixmusicconference@relix.com