Vegas Music Conference announces one of the biggest talent line ups in Las Vegas history

AUGUST 20, 2006 LAS VEGAS, NV – Vegas Music Conference, an International music conference focused on the education, growth and support of electronic and dance club music, has announced its entire talent line up as well as the first release of conference speakers, panels and workshops. Vegas Music Conference received over 400 emerging artist submissions from across the world ranging as far away as Indonesia, Greece, London, France, Netherlands, Canada and Alaska. Out of the 400 submissions only 50 were chosen to perform during the Vegas Music Conference along side of world famous artists. Vegas Music Conference is being hosted at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on September 20-24, 2006 and has partnered with some of the top nightclubs in the city of Las Vegas including ICE Las Vegas, Body English, Late Night Empire, Simon’s Patio and International clubbing giants Crobar Worldwide and Club Space Miami.

“The support from within the industry has been a monumental success in providing a truly valuable resource in offering groundbreaking workshops, panels and topics for world famous and emerging artists alike”, according to Cyril Palacios the Director of Technology and Media for the Vegas Music Conference. Industry support has come from across the globe including M Audio, Digidesign, Rane, Serato, Scratch Live, Beta Records, *69 Records, Season’s Recordings, Loveslap!, City Deep, Solmatic, Mixology, Boiler House Records, The Collective Agency, National Association of Record Industry Professionals, Sam Ash Music Stores, BPM Magazine, Synthesis Magazine, Greenspun Media Group, Quantum Agency, Electronic Musician Magazine, Remix Magazine, Fortune Industries, Gobetty.com, Revolt In Style Magazine, and 944 Magazine.

Vegas Music Conference has recently partnered with Groove Radio aired on Sirius Satellite Radio as well as Victor Dinaire’s Lost Episode which is aired on XM Radio to provide conference and event details on a weekly basis. Also included in Vegas Music Conference on air programming reaching a worldwide audience is ETN.fm, Freedom Radio, Chicago House Radio, Teklab Radio and Luv Radio.

The 100 artists confirmed for the Vegas Music Conference boasts one of the biggest talent line ups in Las Vegas history including Erick Morillo, The Crystal Method (DJ set), Junkie XL (live set), BT, Rabbit in the Moon (live set), Massive Attack, Richard Vission, DJ Rap, DJ Irene, Christopher Lawrence, Seb Fontaine, Donald Glaude, Superstar DJ Keoki, Steve Smoove, JJ Flores, George Acosta, Interstate (live), D-Fuse, Darude, Matt Darey, King Britt, Filo & Peri, Charles Feelgood, Second Sun (live set), Marques Wyatt, Chuck Love, Lance Desardi, JES from Motorcycle (live vocals), Mutaytor (live), Mark Lewis, Swedish Egil, Halo, Formula Redux (live), Carlos Sanchez, Leana (live vocals), Scooter and Lavelle, David Harness, Marc Monaco, Jamie Thinnes, Beej, DJB, DJ Cristo (Ministry of Sound Radio), Basic Perspective, Yusef, Buckley, Keith Evan, Kyle Horning, DJ Bind, Ollywurld, Openair, Glycerin (live), Damien Simon, Tinkfu, DJ Rockwell, DJ Lalka, DJ Asterisk, Paolo Bautista, Matt Da Kat, DJ Dave Scott, K Pharoah, Jade Bassix, Isobel Pearson, DJ Sang-Do, DJ Ideal, DJ Madison, CRT, Fabreal, Robert Stern, DJ Cullan, Brook B, Nick Doll, DJ Glend, Mike Harrington, DJ Jali, Seth Nichols, DJ Nazty, DJ Illicit, Doc Roc, Rustcycle, DJ Church, 4th Dimension, Adam Nello, Nuvex, Chad Fortin, Vegas Vibe, DJ Nathan Lively, Elvir Gazic, and the Highbrothers.

The Vegas Music Conference will be hosting open forum panels and workshops hosted by world-class artists, record labels, equipment manufacturers as well as industry professionals. Topics include Video VJ and the Art of Visual Music, Protecting Your Music and Contract Negotiations, Technology, Media, Music Production, Electronic and Dance Club Music in Feature Films. Workshops are being hosted by equipment manufacturers including M Audio, Serato, Beta Records, Rane and Digidesign. Speakers include Superstar DJ Keoki, Matt Darey, JES from Motorcycle, Darude, Vello Virkhaus - Director/VJ/CEO: V Squared Labs Inc., Victor Solomon – Veejay, Patrick Ross - Senior Fellow and VP-Communications & External Affairs: The Progress & Freedom Foundation, Brett Green: RNC.COM, Robert Case – President: New Pants Publishing (ASCAP) and Old Pants Publishing (BMI), Dean Serwin - Electric Skychurch,/John Kelley/ICU Records, Mike Levine - Senior Editor: Electronic Musician Magazine, Jay “QUIK” Reagan - Digidesign/LE North America, Vince LaDuca - Keyboard & Technology Div. Prod. Manager: Roland Corp USA/Edirol, Warren Peace - DJ clinician/Beta Tester: Rane/Serato, Steven Bartkoski - West Coast Sales Manager: M-Audio, Shane C.M. German - Director of Artist & Label Relations: Sound Exchange, Chris Honetschlaeger,- President: BETA Records, LLC, Derek Scott Graves - Director of Publicity, Marketing and PR: Star 69 Records, Robert Margouleff - Stevie Wonder/DEVO/Mi Casa Multimedia, Elvis Lederer - Blue Man Group/Überschall, Greg "Stryke" Chin - Digidesign/Monoid/Circle/Ovum, Bunny - Rabbit in the Moon, David Christopher - Rabbit in the Moon, Matty Nash - Founder/Producer: The Mutaytor, Philip Steir - Producer Remixer: No Doubt/New Order/Korn/ Moby, Jesse Torres – Vice President DVD Content/Producer: New Line Cinema, Brant Biles - Mi Casa Multimedia/DTS/N.E.R.D, BT - This Binary Universe/Lap Top Symphony, Kyle Schember - Substractive/Coachella DVD, Pierre Lamoureux - Director & Senior Producer: FogoLabs/RUSH/The Who DVD, Francois Lamoureux - President & Senior Producer: FogoLabs/RUSH/The Who DVD. Vegas Music Conference has many more panelists and speakers to be announced within the next few weeks.


Available to the general public everyday are Demo Listening Stations located at the conference enabling emerging artists to showcase their talents in front of industry professionals and record labels. The complete schedule may be viewed at www.lvmc.us/vmcworkshops.

Vegas Music Conference currently has sold 85% of their discounted hotel rooms at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino which are currently available to the public. Attendees are encouraged to book their rooms now as the space is limited and rooms are offered at nearly half price the standard rate. In order to receive the discount at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, you must mention that you are an attendee of the Vegas Music Conference. Hard Rock Hotel reservations can be made at: (800) 473-7625. Tickets for the Conference as well as all events can be purchased in advance through Wantickets.com or by phone (866) 926-8499.



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