Stylus SpinFest Presented by Pioneer DJ
In Association with MANIFESTO
Presents
It Starts With The DJ

…Sponsored by FACTOR

Featuring Live Interview with
DIAMOND D

Diamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from the Bronx, New York City. He started out as a DJ for Jazzy Jay in the late 80s. At the same time he was perfecting his skills of beat making and turntablism, and together with rhyme partner Master Rob, he was one half of the group Ultimate Force. In 1992, he recorded his first solo album, the underground classic Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop (which was released as by Diamond & the Psychotic Neurotics). From then He went on to produce for multiple HipHop and R&B artists including Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Fugees, KRS-One, Queen Latifah, the Pharcyde, and Brand Nubian among others. He is regarded as one of the 1st hiphop producers to work with artists on both east & west coast.

Hosted By Flipout

Fortune Sound Club
147 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC
$10 cover
Doors at 12pm

The Ulimate Music Industry Conference

Round 1: Keynote:
Keynote Interview w/ Diamond D
12:30pm – 1:45pm
We will feature legendary known producer/DJ/Rapper Diamond D, who will speak to his own experience in the music industry. He will demonstrate ingenuity, entrepreneurship and the self branding necessary to be a major player in the competitive international DJ and music industry.

Round 2:
Marketing 101: Making The Brand
Panel: 2:15pm – 3:30pm
In order to be successful in the music business it’s important to understand the basics of marketing yourself as a brand whether you are a DJ, manager or producer. The panelists have a wealth of knowledge around the steps to building a brand profile with various partnerships. Creating a marketing plan, knowing your target audience, advertising & public relations tactics are just some marketing components that are crucial to a successful brand. This session will provide a forum to educate and advise on maintaining an effective brand.

CONFIRMED PANELISTS:

NAME: Kyle Kraft
TITLE: Co-Founder (Battle Axe Music), Founder (Krafty Entertainment)
COMPANY: Battle Axe Music & Krafty Entertainment
YEARS IN BUSINESS: 14
WORKED WITH: Artists: Swollen Members, Sweatshop Union, Manafest, Cityreal + many more
Organizations: Music BC, Juno Awards’ Rap category music advisory committee, etc.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Kyle is a founding partner of Battle Axe Music, a Vancouver-based music publishing and artist development company. Prior to diversifying into the whole music business in 2006 Kyle spent over half a decade in the record business as the General Manager of the highly successful independent label Battle Axe Records. He has also been involved in the booking and promotion of over 1000 concerts, and has hands-on experience in projects for which he aided in securing nearly $2,500,000 in grants. Kyle currently focuses primarily on guiding artists’ careers, and also contributes his expertise to numerous initiatives supporting artists and the musical community.

NAME: Justin Wachtel
TITLE: Director – National Promotion
COMPANY: Frontside Promotions Group

NAME: DJ Arems
TITLE: DJ
COMPANY: Faction Sound Crew
YEARS IN THE BIZ: 16
WORKED WITH: Opened for: Elephant Man, Busta Rhymes, Serani, Beenie Man and Kelis among others, Events and after parties featuring Lil John, DJ Quik, Naughty by Nature, Tracey Morgan, Sticky Fingaz, Chris Rock, Cuba Gooding Jr. and the Wayans Brothers. DJ’d alongside DJ Nu Mark, Afrika Bambaattaa, Neil Armstrong among others.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Nominated 2010 Stylus Vancouver DJ of the Year, Nominated 2009 Stylus Vancouver DJ of the Year & Canadian Club DJs of the Year (Faction Sound Crew), Named Stylus Awards 2008 Vancouver DJ of the Year, Nominated Canadian Reggae & Mixtape DJ of the year 2008 and Mixtape DJ of the Year at the 2007 Stylus DJ Awards, Toured all over North America, Europe, & Asia including Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, San Francisco, New York, LA, Oakland, Belgium, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Taipei, Releases 5 mix CDs per year with over 30,000 mix CD’s sold and downloaded worldwide

NAME: GMAN
TITLE: Owner
COMPANY: Fortune Sound Club www.fortunesoundclub.com, Timebombwww.timebombtrading.com, Livestock www.deadstock.ca, NLAwww.nla.bc.ca, FBOMB Trading www.fbombtrading.com, GMAN & RIZKwww.gmanandrizk.com
YEARS IN BUSINESS: 20

NAME: Sarah Hawkins
TITLE: Promotions & Artist Relations Representative
Company: Universal Music
YEARS IN BUSINESS: 2
WORKED WITH: Drake, Justin Bieber, Nelly, Robyn, N.E.R.D., and many more!
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Getting my first Georgia Straight cover, and being able to support music is a daily career highlight.

NAME: Jonathan Simkin
TITLE: Lawyer
COMPANY: Simkin & Company Law Corporation
WORKED WITH: The Matthew Good Band, Holly McNarland,Nickelback, Default, Mint Records (The New Pornographers, Neko Case), and many others.
BIO: Although he began his career as a criminal defence attorney, when Jonathan Simkin stumbled into entertainment law he quickly became one of Canada’s leading music lawyers. He is credited with discovering several of the leading lights of Canadian music over the last fifteen years.

In 2001, Jonathan and Chad Kroeger (of Nickelback fame) formed 604 Records. 604 Records has become one of the most successful independent record labels in Canada. In 2010 604 started a new division – Light Organ Records – as a vehicle to record and promote alternative music from the west coast of Canada. Current singings include The Zolas, Sun Wizard, Louise Burns, and Adaline. Jonathan also runs Simkin Artist Management, whose roster includes Marianas Trench, Carly Rae Jepsen, Daniel Wesley, The Zolas, Jessie Farrell, Adaline and many others.

Jonathan currently runs the day-to-day operations at 604 Records and Simkin Artist Management, and also teaches a course in record label management at Capilano University.

Round 3:
One on One – Creating Relationships
One on Ones: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Back by popular demand, we’re dedicating one hour to the importance of networking. Unfortunately, many artists do not have relationships with key industry executives and this creates obstacles for artists to receive exposure. Each artist will book five minutes with one of the advisors of their choice, and either play their music and receive feedback or advice. Once their five minutes have been completed, the artist will proceed to the next person on his appointment schedule and continue until their entire schedule has been completed. Our goal is to have each advisor meet with a number of people during the hour. One on Ones can be a great benefit to artists because it not only gives them a chance to network in a more initiate setting, but it allows the artist to properly strategize the next step in their career.

HOW TO BOOK A MEETING:

Send your request by filling out the registration form in the following link provided below. Remember, a maximum of three (3) advisors can be chosen.

To Sign up for you meeting CLICK HERE >>ONE ON ONE REGISTRATION FORM<<

CONFIRMED ADVISORS

Name: Bill Miller
Title: General Manager
Company: Pitbull Promotions and Dexter Entertainment.
Years in Business: 3 years with the above companies, 16 years in the Music Industry in general.
Worked With: Simkin Artist Management, 604 Records, Cordova Bay Entertainment, Aquarius Records, Fontana North, Indica Records, EMI, Maple Music, Killiwatt Records, top tier Canadian artists and many more.
Career Highlights: In just 3 years as Head of National Radio Promotions for Pitbull Promotions we have established Pitbull as one of top national independent radio promotion companies in Canada and as such have had the opportunity to work with Canada’s premier Record Labels, Distributors and artists.

Name: Brian Thompson
Title: Managing Partner
Company: Thorny Bleeder Records
Worked With: Art Of Dying, Billy the Kid, Black Hat Villain, Ross Neilsen & The Sufferin’ Bastards, Quartered, TV Heart Attack, Columbia, The Rebellion, Scott Valentine, and many more…
Career Highlights: Brian Thompson, Managing Partner for Thorny Bleeder Records, is a Vancouver based music industry entrepreneur, record label owner, artist manager, marketing consultant, radio promoter, publicist, web designer, blogger, and industry speaker. Formerly the corporate head of music buying and marketing for a large national music retail chain, Brian has since moved on to become a well respected voice on the convergence of artist development, music marketing, social media, and technology.

Name: DJ Marvel
Title: DJ
Company: DJ Marvel / The Freshest
Years in business : 11
Opened For: Wale, Nas, Just Blaze, EPMD, The Rub, Slum Village, K-OS, Team Canada, Keys n’ Krates, Skratch Bastid, Z-Trip,Rye Rye, Lil Jon, Smalltown DJ’s, GZA, Jayceeoh, DJ Spider, DJ Fashen, DJ AM, Boyz 2 Men.
Corporate Clients: Aritzia, Redbull, Monster Energy, Livestock, Stussy, Alife. RVCA, Altamont, Freshjive
Career Highlights: Guest mixes for The Press Play Show on Sirius / XM. Guest Mixes for the Strombo Show on CBC Radio 2, Special Guest on Much Music’s Rap City. Constantly traveling within Canada & The U.S. playing unique music forward parties.

Name: Eli Wener
Title: Artist Manager and Event Producer
Company: WenerHouseMusic / HOAX
Years in Business: Selling CDs since I was 15 yrs old (now 25)
Worked With:
Code Live afterDARK: 2010 Olympics, former Vice President Al Gore, New Forms Festival, Olio Festival, Dan Mangan, Brasstronaut, Sweatshop Union, Bikini, Brother Ali, ?uestlove, The Zolas, Apostle of Hustle and many more.
Highlights:
Code Live, experiences managing HUMANS & Times Neue Roman, the soon to be open Electric Owl

Name: Amalia Judith Nickel
Title: West Coast and Prairies Editor
Company: HipHopCanada.com
Years in Business: 6
Worked with: interviewed some of the biggest names in hip-hop including Drake, Pharrell Williams, Lil Kim, RZA, GZA, Raekwon, K’naan and Big Boi to name a few
Career Highlights: covering the 2010 Junos in St. Johns, Newfoundland and spearheading the Killawatt Records “Say Something” school tour.

Name: Miles Ruben
Title: Co-Owner, A&R
Company: Camobear Records
Years in Business: 9
Worked with: Josh Martinez, Moka Only, Evil Ebenezer, Snak The Ripper, The Lytics, The Chicharones
Career Highlights: Right now we are anticipating the most exciting releases in Camobears history. The excitement I feel to get to share such incredible music with everyone is my career highlight.