FMF2012 Conference Announces Kevin Lyman!

    The Florida Music Festival & Conference celebrates more than a decade of introducing top tier music industry innovators to the aspiring music business students, regional industry and independent musicians, by turning FMF2012 up to 11! The 11th Annual edition is excited to announce a vital game changer in the business of live music, welcoming Warped Tour founder and seminal festival creator Kevin Lyman of 4Fini Productions.
    The Music Industry Educational Seminars have presented such innovators as Melvin Benn (Festival Republic Founder & President), Monte Lipman & Avery Lipman (Founders & Co-Presidents of Universal Republic Records), John Janick (Founder: Fueled By Ramen/ President: Elektra Records), Steve Robertson (VP of A&R: Atlantic Records), Lou Pearlman (We apologize!), Richard Reines (Founder: Drive Thru Records), Rodney Jerkins (Producer: Michael Jackson/Beyonce), Richard Gottehrer (Founder: Orchard Distribution) and more.
    All conference speakers will be available to all performing artists and registered music companies or aspiring music industry student, to network with post conference and throughout the weekend. Registration is open on Fri, Feb 10th at FloridaMusicFestival.com and offers student and NARAS discounts. Don’t miss your chance at FMF2012 to further explore your career as an artist or aspiring 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 February 10th, 2012!
    For more information on and advance press inquiries with Kevin Lyman please contact Julie Grant at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or go to http://www.4fini.com/.com.

WHO:    KEYNOTE INTERVIEW with KEVIN LYMAN followed by an afternoon of Industry Panels
WHEN:    SATURDAY, APRIL 21st • 12pm – 6pm
WHERE:  LOCATION TBA • N ORANGE AVENUE
HOW:    Registration opens on Friday, February 10th at FloridaMusicFestival.com


THE QUOTES:
“That was Taylor Swift’s first industry showcase, it was impressive to see a 14 year old perform with such confidence for more than 150 industry reps, it was the first time we met her, and now she’s a BMI artist.” – Samantha Cox/BMI

“FMF2010 offered me the opportunity, while a member of the University of Central Florida Campus Concerts, to meet and network with the Keynote Speakers, Monte & Avery Lipman. I ended up getting a summer internship in their Executive Asst department, dealing with both Monte and Avery and their A&R department, while still in college!” – David Marren/UCF student