A History of VIP Music Industry Speakers!
A decade of highlights featuring a ‘Who’s Who’ list of Music Industry Attendees, Guest Speakers and Keynote Interviews at the Florida Music Festival & Conference Seminars. Everyone on this list was made available to you as an artist, music company or aspiring music industry student, to network with, drop a demo or hand off a resume. Don’t miss your chance at FMF2012 to further your career as an artist or industry representative! All submitting artists will receive passes to the Industry Conference(Performing artists receive one pass per member/Non-Performing artists receive two passes total). Industry Registration for music business representatives and students officially opens on January 1st, 2011!
FMF2011:
Keynote: Melvin Benn • Festival Republic • Reading & Leeds/Glastonbury/Orlando Calling
• Allison Hagendorf • FUSE TV Host • MAXIM.COM Music Blog
• Steve Robertson • Atlantic Records • Paramore/Shinedown
• David Kahne: Producer(Sublime / Sugar Ray / Regina Spektor)
• Jeff Hanson • JHMP/Silent Majority Group • Creed/Candlebox/Tantric/Framing Hanley
• Dirk Hemseth • The Working Group Management • Never Shout Never/Hello Goodbye
• Paul Trust: Producer (Atom Smash / Endo / Sunday Driver)
• Colleen Flynn: Hard Rock International Talent Buyer (Booking Agent for Hard Rock Live Venues & Festivals)
• Robert Carter: Slip N Slide Records: (Rick Ross / Trina)
• Dave Siegel • Producer • TI/Soulja Boy/Christina Aquilera/Enrique Iglesias
• Kevin Griffin: Artist/Songwriter (Better Than Ezra singer/songwriter, Sugarland, Train, Red Jumpsuit writer)
FMF2010:
Keynote: Monte & Avery Lipman • Universal Republic Founders • Owl City/Taylor Swift/Godsmack/Jack Johnson/3 Doors Down
• Allison Hagendorf • FUSE TV Host • MAXIM.COM Music Blog
• Steve Robertson • Atlantic Records • Paramore/Shinedown
• Jeff Fenster • Jive/Zomba Records • Tribe Called Quest / Britney Spears / HedPE
• Jeff Hanson • JHMP/Silent Majority Group • Creed/Candlebox/Tantric/Framing Hanley
• Dirk Hemseth • The Working Group Management • Never Shout Never/Hello Goodbye
• James Wisner • Producer • Dashboard Confessional/Underoath/New Found Glory
• Kent Marcus • Music Attorney • Kings of Leon/Josh Hoge
• Matt Maroone • SRC Records • David Banner/Akon/Asher Roth/Melanie Fiona
• Dave Siegel • Producer • TI/Soulja Boy/Christina Aquilera/Enrique Iglesias
• Brett Hestla • Musician/Producer • Dark New Day/Creed
FMF2009:
Keynote: Steve Robertson • Atlantic Records VP of A&R • Shinedown/Paramore
• James Wisner • Producer • Dashboard Confessional/Underoath/New Found Glory
• Matt Maroone • SRC Records • David Banner/Akon/Asher Roth/Melanie Fiona
• Tobin Watkinson • Myspace Records • One Republic/Pennywise
• David Mckenna • Bonded/Universal Records • Between The Trees/Aaron Barnhardt
• Paul Doucette • Musician/Producer • Matchbox Twenty/The Break & Repair Method
• Dave Siegel • Producer • TI/Soulja Boy/Christina Aquilera/Enrique Iglesias
• Eric Tobin • Hopeless Records • There For Tomorrow/All Time Low
FMF2008:
Keynote: John Janick • Fueled By Ramen Founder • Fallout Boy/Gym Class Heroes/Paramore
• Jim Mallonee • House of Blues • VP Concerts Southeast
• Jaime Kelsall • APA • Flogging Molly/Flobots
• Jason Ross • Musician/Producer • Seven Mary Three
• Ken Blaustein • Warner Records • Mastadon/Avenged Sevenfold/My Chemical Romance
• Brett Hestla • Musician/Producer • Dark New Day/Creed
• Billy Hume • Producer • Lil Jon/Ludacris/Nelly/Shop Boyz
• Ryan Murphy • No Idea Records • Against Me!/Hot Water Music
FMF2007:
Keynote: Richard Gottehrer • The Orchard/Sire Records Founder • Blondie/The Raveonettes
• Steve Tramposch • Virgin Records • Red Jumpsuit Apparatus/The Format
• Tim Hall • Booking Agent/Venue Owner • Jackrabbits/Freebird Live
• David Innes • Suntrust Music • John Mayer/Ludacris
• Adam Shore • Vice Records • Bloc Party/Jay Reatard/The Raveonettes
• Brian Malouf • Producer • Pearl Jam/OAR/David Gray/Travis
• Tim Riley • Activision Games • VP Music Affairs ‘Guitar Hero’
• Diana Fragnito • Island Records • Sum 41/Hoobastank/Saliva
FMF2006:
Keynote: Richard Reines • Drive Thru Records Founder • Dashboard Confessional/New Found Glory
• Jim Zumwalt • Zumwalt, Almon & Hayes • Courtney Love/Jars of Clay/Saliva
• Kent Marcus • Music Attorney • Kings of Leon/Josh Hoge
• Vada Nobles • Producer • Rehanna/Lauryn Hill/HIllary Duff
• Trevor Pryce • Outlook Records • Daphne Loves Derby
• Lou Pearlman • TransCon Records Founder • Backstreet Boys/‘N Sync/Britney Spears/Otown
• Ron Burman • Roadrunner Records • Nickelback/Theory of a Deadman/Black Stone Cherry
FMF2005:
Keynote: Rodney Jerkins • Producer • Michael Jackson/Beyonce/Alicia Keys/Lady GaGa
• Steve Smith • Aware Records • John Mayer/The Fray/Train
• Brett Woitunski • PureVolume.com • Founder
• Tim Beeding • CAA • Mat Kearney/Mute Math
• Kyle Cook • Musician/Producer • Matchbox Twenty/The New Left
• Jaime Feldman • Capitol Records • Red Jumpsuit Apparatus/Reliant K
• Jeff Howard • APA Nashville • Various Artists
• Will Langolf • The Artists Organization • Lenny Kravitz/Counting Crows/John Legend/Matisyahu
FMF2004:
• Dirk Hemseth • The Working Group Management • Never Shout Never/Hello Goodbye
• Dan Dymtrow • DMand Entertainment • Taylor Swift/Britney Spears
• Peter Visvardis • Warner Chappell Publishing • Flyleaf/30 Seconds to Mars/Godsmack
• Jason Silberman • ASCAP • Various Artists
• Rusty Harmon • Fishco/MTM Music Management • Hootie & the Blowfish
• Peter Malkin • PM Management • Vanessa Carlton/Nine Days/Cartel
FMF2003:
• Tony Battaglia • Producer • Shinedown/Paramore/Puddle of Mudd/Mandy Moore
• Steve Robertson • Atlantic Records • Paramore/Shinedown
• Theresa Page • WEG Management • Justin Timberlake/ Sean Puffy Combs/Backstreet Boys
• David Beame • Beame & Mencher LLP • Never Shout Never/The Ready Set
• Pete Thornton • Producer • Limp Bizkit/Taproot/Shinedown
FMF2002:
• Nick Ferrara • Serling, Rooks & Ferrara • Various Artists
• Samantha Cox • BMI • Various Artists
• Lynn Oliver • BMI/ROAR Management • Zac Brown Band
• Jeff Hanson • JHMP/Silent Majority Group • Creed/Candlebox/Tantric/Framing Hanley
• Michael Weeman • Weeman Entertainment Group • Various Producers






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