First Ever Metal Summit to take place at Hilton hotel during NEMHF[views:3512][posts:34]____________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 6:03pm - xanonymousx ""] New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, Crimson Management and The Syndicate have announced the first-ever Metal Summit on April 25. The Metal Summit is an interactive and educational conference where fans and the metal music industry can engage, share ideas and help further the scene. The Metal Summit will give labels, managers, agents, endorsers, publishers, media promoters, bands and more the chance to interact with the people who buy albums, tickets and merchandise. This is also an opportunity for fans to ask key members in the industry how they got started and gain advice on starting their own careers. After all, everyone in the music industry started out as a fan. The Metal Summit is brought to you by The Syndicate's "The Believers In the Power of Metal" (BITPOM) network. BITPOM is the world's first interactive forum for fans, bands and the metal music industry to interact. Through the BITPOM network, fans can have their say. It's free to join and anyone who is a Believer in the Power of Metal can sign up, create their own profile and participate in all discussions. BITPOM is located at www.bitpom.com. Admission to the Metal Summit is free with sign-up to the BITPOM network. Metal Summit location: Hilton Garden Inn 35 Major Taylor Blvd Worcester, MA 01608 The Summit will consist of two 60-minute seminars — "Ask the Industry" and "Ask the Fans" — comprised of industry professionals and fans. Admission is free with sign-up to BITPOM network. Session One: Ask the Industry (1:30 -2:30) Panel of industry professionals includes: * Brian Slagel, Chairman/CEO of Metal Blade Records (Moderator) * Vaughn Lewis, Co-Owner of Strong Management * Jesse Brust, Owner of 518 Prints and All in Merch * Kelly Kapp, Vice President of Theater and Club Programming for Live Nation * Matt Pike, Owner/Agent of The Kenmore Agency * Mike Gitter, Senior Director of A&R of Roadrunner Records * Allen Steelgrave - Director of Marketing/Artist Relations ESP Guitars * Izzy Zivkovic, Founder/CEO of Split Media Session Two: Ask the Fans (3:00 – 4:00) Rev. David Ciancio, Owner of The Syndicate (Moderator) Panel to consist of members of BITPOM.com. Panel to be selected based on highest level of activity of members within BITPOM that subscribe to Summit profile and would like to participate in the Summit. Sign up as a member of BITPOM at www.bitpom.com to gain admittance to the Metal Summit at this year's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. The seven BITPOM members with the most friends added on BITPOM.com by 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 23 will be selected as panelists for the Metal Summit. Panelists will receive a prize pack from the NEMHF sponsors. Prizes will also be given away during the Metal Summit including access to a VIP post-Metal Summit party, hosted by The Syndicate (details to be announced). "We are very proud to be part of a scene where people can share ideas, communicate and see those ideas turn into something great," New England Metal and Hardcore Festival and Crimson Management's Leah Urbano says. "We believe the Metal Summit will provide an outlet to bring people together to achieve this." "I am honored and excited to moderate a panel at the first Metal Summit," Metal Blade Records Chairman/CEO Brian Slagel says. "I think this is a great way for all of us to communicate and am looking forward to seeing everyone there." "For more than 10 years The Syndicate has worked behind the scenes to help market and promote metal and hardcore to the masses," The Syndicate owner Rev. David Ciancio says. "We wanted to devise a way to put the power in the hands of the people who love the music the most — and that is where we came up with the idea of the BITPOM network." http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo....aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94476 |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 6:07pm - thuringwethil ""] interesting. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 6:08pm - corpus_colostomy ""] bahaha! brian slagel. sweeeeet! |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 6:14pm - shatteredliz ""] RED should be involved in this... |
| ___________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 6:15pm - RichHorror ""] I hope someone flies a plane into it. |
| _________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 8:59pm - succubus ""] shatteredliz said:RED should be involved in this... i received an email since i''m a sponsor...would you like to be emailed Liz or someone else at RED? email me! |
| _________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 9:07pm - brian_dc ""] this all seems...kinda....ridiculous? |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 9:52pm - the_reverend ""] matt pike rules. the only thing ridiculous is his sneaker collection. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 11:35pm - I_am_not_me ""] Wow. How retarded. |
| ___________________________________ [Apr 8,2008 11:44pm - dreadkill ""] this makes me think of a justice league meeting or the stonecutters on the simpsons. |
| _______________________________ [Apr 9,2008 1:16am - infect ""] dude, theres a guy named allen steelgrave thats the most brootalest last name evar |
| _________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 9:03am - cav nli ""] are all of these people really going to get together and talk about the power of metal....hahahaha. wish i could be there just for the laughs. goddamn i wish the metal and hardcore fest actually had hardcore bands, then maybe theyd have something to talk about. |
| _______________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 9:19am - Brad Weymouth ""] 'yeah dudes we all like metal! let's see some horns in the air!!" Yeah, satan, evil, woooo how fucking gay |
| __________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 9:44am - DrewBlood ""] the_reverend said:matt pike rules. the only thing ridiculous is his sneaker collection. and the girl who answers his phone |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 10:11am - FuckIsMySignature ""] $$ |
| ______________________________ [Apr 9,2008 10:34am - Yeti ""] this is pretty gay. what the fuck is this Hilton Garden Inn shit? even the Royal Crown Plaza next door is too uppity for something like this. they should have it at the Worcester City Motel. AIDS and heroin for everyone! |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 10:36am - FuckIsMySignature ""] Summit Nugget > Metal Summit |
| ______________________________ [Apr 9,2008 10:37am - Yeti ""] hahahahaha. oh man do i miss Summit nug. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 10:48am - goatcatalyst ""] Silly metalheads... "Metal Summit" is industry lingo for "Mistress Juliya Monstertruck Bukkake". Duh. |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 10:52am - FuckIsMySignature ""] i'm sure she's at least doing lapdances |
| __________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 11:06am - cav nli ""] FuckIsMySignature said:$$ but its free. i dont see how they can make money off this unless they have kids signing up for fan clubs and bullshit like that. |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 11:14am - FuckIsMySignature ""] i meant the meeting will probably be discussing how to drain more money out of the next generation of young naive metalheads |
| __________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 11:21am - cav nli ""] eh if its "fans" asking these "professionals" questions its probably gonna be like "hey brian slagel why did this band or that band break up" hey dude from esp "why dont you guys make some more pointy guitars" |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 11:23am - FuckIsMySignature ""] ya ha i didnt even really read the original post. like usual i'm just talkin out my ass. sometimes when the planets align however i make relevent comments. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 11:24am - kadoogetnam ""] "Ok, YOU guys start signing more melodic, math-tinged breakdown-laden hardcore, and WE'LL |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 11:24am - kadoogetnam ""] fuck it I'm not gonna finish typing it, you get the idea. |
| ___________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 11:25am - FuckIsMySignature ""] what the fuck does "math-tinged" mean. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 11:40am - GoatCatalyst ""] I wrote a riff that resembled a geometrical proof once. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 12:39pm - BobNOMAAMRooney ""] First on the summit agenda: Pay to play and why bands just don't understand how hard it is to make money off of a Nile show. |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 1:12pm - kadoogetnam ""] FuckIsMySignature said:what the fuck does "math-tinged" mean. Beats the fuck outta me. Get a press pass and go ask Brian Slagel. |
| ____________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 3:21pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] I should set up my distro table there!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not. |
| ___________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 3:23pm - RichHorror ""] Metal is for raviolis. |
| _____________________________ [Apr 9,2008 3:23pm - Yeti ""] dreadkill said:this makes me think of a justice league meeting or the stonecutters on the simpsons. a person named you know who just invited you to a secret wink-wank at the you know what. |
| _____________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 7:53pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] Second Topic: Booking Arch Enemy, is their fourteenth show in your venue within one fiscal year too few? |
| _____________________________________________ [Apr 9,2008 7:54pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] Third Topic: Booking Crisis Management: If all else fails...here's Goatwhore. |