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Future of Music Coalition, the 8 year old non-profit that represents musicians in the on-going debate over public policy as it effects their livelihood, is holding another Policy Summit starting October 4th. This year, the attendees on hand will probably reflect more of the top-shelf personalities behind the scenes at the intersection of music, technology, policy and law than years previous. No doubt, the possibility of policy makers, music makers and industry stalwarts being in attendance hasn’t been greater, nor has the importance of the outcome.

Washington Post

This year’s summit hosts a boatload of speakers and panelists, including Daniel Ek (founder and CEO of Spotify), Senator Al Franken (being interviewed by R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills), Bob Boilen (host of NPR‘s “All Songs Considered”), Wayne Kramer (guitarist for garage rock icons MC5), Mac McCaughan (frontman for indie rock stalwarts Superchunk/founder of Merge Records), Seth Hurwitz (9:30 club owner/chairman of I.M.P.), Brian Message (Radiohead’s manager), Greg Kot (music critic for The Chicago Tribune) and many others.

This Tuesday, our own Todd C. Roberts will also be on a panel discussing the future of music journalism. If anyone is planning to attend, please stop by the discussion and say ‘hello’.

“Critical Condition: The Future of Music Journalism”

PANELISTS:
Maura Johnston Editor, Idolator
Greg Kot Music Critic, Chicago Tribune
David Malitz Staff Writer, Washington Post
Howard Mandel President, Jazz Journalists Association
Tom Moon Music Critic, NPR; Journalist
Fiona Morgan Journalist, the Independent
Scott Plagenhoef Editor-in-Chief, Pitchfork
Casey Rae-Hunter Communications Director, Future of Music Coalition
Todd C. Roberts Co-founder, The Daily Swarm; Artist Manager/Consultant, Truant Media
Molly Sheridan Managing Editor, NewMusicBox.org; Director, CounterstreamRadio.org
Eliot van Buskirk Columnist, WIRED

More information: The Future of Music Coalition