Join us at Women in Music’s inaugural WIM Summit 2021 to kick off our 36th year in service to the music industry, and to celebrate our diverse and vibrant community. Founded in 1985, our commitment to educate, empower and advance womxn in music has never been stronger than it is today - with thousands of members around the globe, and chapters from LA to Japan.
The WIM Summit 2021 will take place from January 27 - January 29. Day one (1/27) focuses on Diversity, Culture and Allyship. Day two (1/28) focuses on Creators & Music-Tech. Day three (1/29) focuses on Artist Teams & Services.
*All tickets are non- refundable and non-transferable*
DAY THREE: ARTIST TEAMS & SERVICES
12:00PM : Top 10 List: What You Need to Know
Featuring five leaders across different fields in the industry - an Artist, a Manager, an Attorney, a Business Manager and a Publisher - we get straight to the heart of it, sharing the Top 10 things to know about each industry lane, the issues that overlap, and what each of these women wish they’d known before learning the hard way!
Moderators:
Hadley Poole, WIM Atlanta & Erin Hanson, WIM LA
Speakers:
Artist | Shungudzo Kuyimba
Manager| Nicki Loranger, Vector Management
Business Manager| Stephanie Self
Publisher| Melanie Santa Rosa, Spirit Music Group
Attorney | Monika Tashman, Manatt Phelps & Phillips
2:00pm: The Royals: Getting Paid Your Due
Join PROs, The MLC and SoundExchange for all you need to know about royalties!
Moderator:
Serona Elton |Head of Educational Partnerships, The MLC and professor, the Associate Dean of Administration, and Director of the Music Business & Entertainment Industries Program at the University of Miami Frost School of Music
Speakers:
Lauren Iossa | Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, ASCAP
Diana Akin | Director, International Digital Administration at SESAC
Antonella DiSaverio | Senior Director, Admin & Publisher Relations, BMI
Linda Bloss-Baum | Senior Director Artist & Industry Relations, SoundExchange
4:00PM: MusiCares 101: A Safety Net for Music People in Times of Need
Join Jennifer Leff at MusiCares as she discusses the services and resources that MusiCare provides, covering a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies - from COVID-19 relief to addiction recovery and more.
Moderator: Iris Carprari, WIM NYC
6:00PM: Artist Management: A Marriage Made in...Boundaries
Join artist managers discussing what the artist management role (actually) entails, what expectations there are on both sides of the relationship, and how to set critical boundaries to make this music industry marriage work.
*In partnership with Music Managers Forum*
Moderator:
Nicole Barsalona
Speakers:
Xtina Prince |Artist Manager & Senior Director, Republic Records
Michelle Conceison | Artist Manager, Marketer, Professor
Maria Gironas |Director, Digital Platform Strategy, Q&A
Tal Weinstein & Erin Kintzer | Co-Founders, Taller Mgmt
7:00PM: Marketing, Streaming & Promotions: More Than Just Playlisting
Join us for a roundtable where leaders in the streaming and marketing space discuss strategy and implementation across an artist’s career - from independent marketing to optimize your artist’s presence online, authentic independent curation, streaming promotion, and more.
Speakers include:
Moderator:
Tara Bendler | Women in Music & Sony Music
Speakers:
Hiba Irshad | Director, A&R, JioSaavn
Chissy Nkemere | Senior Director, Streaming Marketing, Concord
Suzanne Yoder | Head of Digital Marketing, Elektra Music Group
Andrea Young | Founder & Chief Playlisting Officer, DPG Worldwide
*All tickets are non- refundable and non-transferable*
