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Dr. Kelly K. Garner

Kelly Garner Endeavors, LLC (YellowTreeMusicGroup/BigDogStudios)
Music Publisher/Studio Owner-Producer/Artist Developer
Nashville

yellowtreemusicgroup.com

Dr Kelly K. Garner is Assistant Professor of Commercial Voice at Belmont University, but also owns & operates Kelly Garner Endeavors, LLC. This company includes Yellow Tree Music Group, Big Dog Studios, Blue Ocean Creative & Kelly Garner Artist Development & Production. She moved to Nashville in 1990 & began working as a Session Singer, Recording Artist (Diadem-BrentwoodBenson) & Exclusive Staffwriter for Niles Borop at Centergy Music Group. She is also a published author with Rowman-Littlefield, “So You Want To Sing Country” & Meredith Music Publications “Voice Teachers Cookbook.” Kelly also presently serves as a General Board Member for the Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA).

7:00am CDT

Registration Main Lobby, left of hotel check-in

8:00am CDT

Jaxsta Lounge Symphony Foyer

9:00am CDT

Explore Activation Stations by BuzzAngle Music, Hyperwallet, Jammber, Single Music, TuneGO, Tune Registry, Vydia, WeWork, and more! Griffin and Symphony Ballroom Foyers

9:30am CDT

From Songwriter to Publisher: Legal Aspects of Starting Your Own Publishing Company Griffin ABCNoah McPike • Austen Adams • Tali Canterbury • Beth Laird • Jonathon Singleton

10:00am CDT

“The Future Is Now” Music Experience (VR • Interactive Music • Immersive Audio • Hi-Res Audio) — Presentations from dCS, Oiid, and Jammer Viola

10:30am CDT

Who Even Am I? Entrepreneur, Corporate, Freelancer? Belle MeadeNathan Dohse • Chris Martignago • Allison Shaw

10:45am CDT

Be First with SoundCloud Symphony ABCRoberto Caiaffa • Lisa Ellis • Marisa Jeffries • Tricia Tranquillo

11:30am CDT

Why In-Person Relationships Are More Important Than Your Follower Count Belle MeadeKatherine Forbes • Erin Anderson • Matthew Miller • Sarah Spencer

12:00pm CDT

Amazon Music Artist Case Study Symphony DEFEmily Cohen • Chris Graham • Michelle Riggen-Ransom

1:15pm CDT

YouTube Music: How to Make the Most of YouTube (as an Artist or Label) Symphony ABCMargaret Hart • Erica Fosse • Mahlet Seyoum

1:45pm CDT

Selling Your Copyrights: Legal Issues and Other Considerations Griffin ABCAndrew Fromm • Linda Edell Howard • John Kelly • Daniel Novick

2:30pm CDT

Spotify Masterclass Symphony DEFJ.J. Italiano • Charleton Lamb • Miles Lennon • Jen Masset • Sam Yeh

2:50pm CDT

Artificial Intelligence Meets Tin Pan Alley Griffin ABCJohn Beiter • Marghie Evans • Alex Mitchell • Shannon Sanders • Regan Smith

3:45pm CDT

Apple Music Workshop Symphony ABCJill Harwell • Natasha Lynch • Bryce McLaughlin • Steve Savoca

4:00pm CDT

First Impressions Count: How a Teenager Became Create Music Group’s Secret Weapon Belle MeadeAmy Wang • Jacob Pace • Alexandre Williams

5:00pm CDT

Featured Presentation: Turning the Tides with Zane Lowe, Apple Music/Beats 1 Griffin BallroomHayley Williams • Zane Lowe

6:00pm CDT

WEA Opening Cocktail Party Pool Deck (3rd Floor)

7:00pm CDT

Women Who Rock Presented by Women In Music and Amazon Music [FURTHER RSVP REQUIRED] Dirty Little Secret @ Dream Hotel

8:00pm CDT

The Urban Songwriters and Producers Mixer Analog, Hutton Hotel

10:30am CDT

Explore Activation Stations by BuzzAngle Music, Hyperwallet, Jammber, Single Music, TuneGO, Tune Registry, Vydia, WeWork, and more! Griffin and Symphony Ballroom Foyers

10:45am CDT

Keynote Presentation: The Ladies of Metadata Shed Light On How We Got to Now Symphony ABCameo Carlson • Kim Beauchamp • Jean Chadwick • Jill Chapman

11:00am CDT

How To Use Data To Break Hit Records Symphony EFKristin Grant • Jim Lidestri The Ins and Outs of Killer Physical Packaging HarpethMaribeth Poalson • Billy Fields • Steven Williams

11:25am CDT

The Changing Tides of Music Metadata Symphony ABJoshua Jackson • Terry Boissonneault • Deborah Fairchild • Doug Mitchell • Todd Tate

12:00pm CDT

The Wild West of Podcasting Symphony DCharlene Bryant • Jesse Burton • Ashley Eicher • Marissa Hurwitz

12:15pm CDT

Data in a Post-MMA World Symphony ABVickie Nauman • Alisa Coleman • Joe Conyers III • Paul Jessop • Sylvain Piat

1:00pm CDT

The Third Wave: Surfing the Emerging Streaming Landscape Symphony CAnne Jenniskens • Angel Gambino • Andy Ng • Iredumare Opeyemi

1:55pm CDT

How Streaming is Evolving the Path to Mainstream Success Griffin BallroomSowmya Krishnamurthy • LaTrice Burnette • Lisa Ellis • Jillian Hervey

2:00pm CDT

Increasing the Impact of Indie Retail Promotion in the Age of Streaming Symphony DEmmaline McCourt • Ani Basdekian • Anna Lundy • Dave Martin

2:45pm CDT

Future Is Now: Emergent Music Data Technology You Can Use Today Symphony ABKelly Jones • Rory Bernard • Jean-Luc Biaulet • Lindsay Conlin • Greg Delaney

3:30pm CDT

Music Inside a Blockchain World: Why Artists Will Lead the Blockchain Revolution Griffin BallroomBritnee Foreman • Shelita Burke

4:00pm CDT

Finding Your Fanbase: Starting, Managing and Growing a Fan Club in the Digital Age Symphony CJackie Augustus • Jennifer "T Bird" Gabriel

5:00pm CDT

Featured Presentation: Double Duty with Paul Rosenberg, Def Jam Recordings Griffin BallroomJoe Levy • Paul Rosenberg

8:00am CDT

Breakfast and Presentation Sponsored by Rolling Stone Griffin Ballroom

9:00am CDT

Explore Activation Stations by BuzzAngle Music, Hyperwallet, Jammber, Single Music, TuneGO, Tune Registry, Vydia, WeWork, and more! Griffin and Symphony Ballroom Foyers

9:15am CDT

Music Business Educators’ Meetup Belle MeadeJoe Rapolla • Gloria Green • Al Andrews • Kat Cloud • James Donio • Michael Kauffman • Amy Macy • Larry Mattera • Elizabeth Porter • Alba Ramadani • Tom Willett Vydia Bootcamp: How to Power Your Independent Business Symphony ABRoy LaManna • Matt Skiba • Jenna Tirico

10:00am CDT

“The Future Is Now” Music Experience (VR • Interactive Music • Immersive Audio • Hi-Res Audio) — Presentations from Bluesound, Qobuz, Song AI, and Streemliner Viola

10:15am CDT

Tour Marketing in a World of Global Consumption Symphony CMelissa Mennillo • Sam Alpert • Rob Dippold • Courtney Marr

11:00am CDT

Money Data: Increasing Profits by Simplifying Metadata Collection For Creatives Symphony ABMarcus Cobb • Mike Fabio • Ryan Maule • Rachel Scarpati

11:45am CDT

Spotlight on Rohitash Rao Griffin BallroomRohitash Rao

12:00pm CDT

How the MMA Will Affect Your Publishing Income Symphony EFTeri Nelson Carpenter • Bob Bruderman • Alisa Coleman • Evelyn Paglinawan The Bionic DJ: Brokering a Peace Between Humans, Metadata and Algorithms in the Playlist Curation Space Symphony ABDavid Gorman • Anida Gurlit • Kim Monroe • Leticia Ramirez Lyric Financial Welcome Symphony CDawn Griffith • Eli Ball

12:10pm CDT

How to Make a Win-Win for Artists and Brands Griffin BallroomCaroline Hobby • Lauren Alaina • Trisha McClanahan • Julia Perry • Sina Seger • Julie Ulmer

12:15pm CDT

Finding Your Financial Footing Symphony CDustin Bank • David Boyer • Elizabeth Gregory • Ashleigh Overly • Dwight Wiles

1:00pm CDT

Living The Dream: How To Leverage Streaming To Build Careers Symphony DCharles Alexander • John Butler • Randall Foster • Eileen Tilson Personalization of Music, Radio, and Podcast Discovery in the Connected Era HarpethMichael Jeffrey • Allen Schrott When Consistency Meets Evolution: How to Maintain Your Brand and Achieve Longevity Symphony ABLucia Kaminsky • Jackie Augustus • Lloyd Aur Norman • Sarah D'Hilly Six Degrees to Tennessee Griffin BallroomHeather Hourigan • Brad Belanger • Whitney Byerly • Brandon Pankey • Kelli Shannon • Brian Wagner Owning Your Business‚ When to Make Boss Moves Symphony CDavis Mallory • Wendy Day • Amina Diop • Lori Landew

1:45pm CDT

Everything You Need to Know About Alternative Financing Symphony CAnna Bond • Dustin Bank • Katie Kneale • Free “Da’Dreamer” Smith

2:00pm CDT

Copyright Terminations: Writer & Publisher Perspectives Belle MeadeJohn Barker • Duff Berschback • Linda Edell Howard

2:30pm CDT

From “La-di-da-di” To “La-di-dollars”: A Conversation with Slick Rick Symphony CWendy Day • Slick Rick

3:00pm CDT

An Inside Look at the Ascendency of SoundExchange Symphony ABJim Griffin • Michael Huppe Make the Music Last: Smart Strategies to Meet the Unique Needs of Music Industry Professionals, Powered by J.P. Morgan HarpethGeorge Epstein • Adam Frank • Jim Hildebrandt • Eden Lopez Managing Content Ownership in the Era of Collaboration Belle MeadeJessica Sobhraj • Marcus Cobb • Jennifer Newman Sharpe • Monika Tashman

4:00pm CDT

Frontier Economics Research on the Music Business HarpethJoshua Friedlander • Will Page • David Reiley • Joel Waldfogel Social Media Summit: How to Get More Fans, Sales, and Profit Symphony CBrian Bauer • RaeLynn • Kevin Breuner • Lindsay Hayes • Mike Fabio • Laith Murad Songwriter Deals in the Changing Landscape of the Music Business Symphony EFJoyce Dollinger • Tiffany R. Almy • Bea Koramblyum • Nina Ossoff The "Real Deal" On Getting Your Song Synced Symphony ABRich Goldman • Rochelle Holguin • Chris Lakey • Aaron Mercer

5:00pm CDT

Automate Your D2C: Selling Music and Merch on a Budget HarpethScott Welch • Jon Romero • Tommy Stalknecht • Josh Thompson Digitizing the Fan Experience Belle MeadeJustin Atkins • Sam Alpert • David Kells • Jessica Sonquist Music 2020: The Next Era of Innovation in the Music Industry Symphony DDae Bogan • Scott Cohen The Landscape of the Music Industry in the US and Across the World Symphony ABJoshua Friedlander • David Price

6:00pm CDT

Awards Dinner Red Carpet Griffin Ballroom Foyer

7:00pm CDT

Music Biz Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner Sponsored by BuzzAngle Music, City National Bank, Cracker Barrel, Jammber and TiVo Griffin Ballroom

10:30pm CDT

Official Music Biz Awards After Party Powered by Symphonic [FURTHER RSVP REQUIRED] Acme Feed & Seed

8:00am CDT

Networking Breakfast Sponsored by Entertainment One Griffin Ballroom Foyer

9:00am CDT

"Shady Ladies of Music City,” Moderated by Hunter Kelly Symphony ABHunter Kelly A Playlist Is NOT a Marketing Plan Symphony CJay Gilbert • Phillip Bailey • Lloyd Hummel • Larry Mattera • Jeff Moskow Career Opportunities for Students Symphony EF Managing the Artist in 2020 Symphony DNeeta Ragoowansi • Binta Brown • Greg Thompson • Adina Friedman • Tarsame Mittal

10:30am CDT

Featured Presentation: Inside the Lives of Power Duo Ethiopia Habtemariam, President of Motown, and Jacqueline Saturn, President of Caroline Griffin BallroomGail Mitchell • Ethiopia Habtemariam • Jacqueline Saturn

11:30am CDT

The MMA: Streamlining the Process Symphony DNeeta Ragoowansi • Kevin Casini • Steven Ambers • Jonathan Bender • Dr. E. Michael Harrington • Leighton Linning • Steven Marks • Erin McAnally • Vickie Nauman • Abby North • Colin Rushing

12:00pm CDT

Remixing the Concept of Music Creator Symphony CStephen Webber • Deborah Mannis-Gardner • Daniel Petruzzi • Dan Zaccagnino Beyond Borders Powered by Nielsen Music: Exploring China and India Symphony ABJake Beaumont-Nesbit • Helena Kosinski • Tarsame Mittal • Andy Ng

1:00pm CDT

Language and the Machine: How Algorithms are Changing the Way We Connect and Communicate Symphony CVirginie Berger • Nicolas Roebben • Michael Shanley • Adrien Stern

2:00pm CDT

Collected and Unclaimed: Getting Your Share of Live Performance Royalties Symphony CVickie Nauman • Adina Friedman • Dr. Portia Sabin • Shawn Wilson Creating a Go-To-Market Strategy that Leaves NO Money on the Table Symphony DJacqui Resur • Kathie Merritt • Jocelynn Pryor • Brigitte Wright The Relationship Between Artist Services, Technology and Artist Managers Symphony ABCharles Kirby-Welch • David Driessen • Janice Kirkwood

3:00pm CDT

A Great Friend, A Bad Boss: Balancing Music Data and Gut Symphony DSung Cho • Lloyd Hummel Artists in Control: The Changing Landscape of Artists and Their Partners Symphony ABBrittany Hodak • Jon Bahr • Ben Patterson • Jessi Tichenor International Music Rights: Getting Played and Getting Paid Symphony CCherie Hu • Caroline Champarnaud • Joe Conyers III • Barbara Finney

4:00pm CDT

F*%k/Marry/Kill: Label/Team/Go It Alone Symphony ABJohn Hammond • Michael Corcoran • Tom Osborn • Colleen Theis

6:00pm CDT

WHO KNEW [FURTHER RSVP REQUIRED] City WineryHeather McBee • Neeta Ragoowansi • Shannan Hatch • Cherie Hu • Amy Kurland • Toni Wallace • Rachel Whitney