Michigan Music Business Conference
March 22nd 2025
Joey Karz, Michigan Music Business Club
This grant supported the third annual Michigan Music Business Club Conference, with 20 speakers and panelists tackling issues across the music industry, giving advice and insight to students. With 400 attendees, the event featured exclusive panels on music law, revenue streams, artist development, and the impact of data on the industry, with speakers such as Jeremy Zimmer (CEO, United Talent Agency), Dennis Dennehy (CCO, AEG Presents), Ron Latiffe (Founder & President of Latiffe Management Group), and Silvio Pietroluongo (EVP, Billboard Charts & Data Partnerships).
The Music Business Conference
March 29th 2024
Joeseph Karz, Michigan Music Business Club
At this conference, the Michigan Music Business Club brought in keynote speakers from big record labels, touring agencies, as well as high profile talent managers. There were networking opportunities for students to meet and talk to these industry professionals. There were also panels grouping a few speakers at a time to discuss certain issues such as Al in music and artist development. In addition, they hosted small group workshops where the student audience participated with certain real life topics and activities. Lastly, they brought in a signed artist and their label to talk about deals and career opportunities as an artist. This event brought the best in the music business to some of the brightest college students in the US, raised industry awareness for an exceptional pool of young, hardworking students ready to make an impact, and introduced Michigan students to the multitude of opportunities that lie within the music industry.