2025 AIMP & MMF-US Atlanta Summit
Join us on Friday September 19th for our second MMF-US Atlanta Summit, with speakers from SinceThe80s, GenerationNOW, EMPIRE, Bootleg, TuneCore, SoundRoyalties, ArtistGrowth, Adaptive Music, Vocana, The MLC, SoundExchange, Beatroot Distribution, Beathoven.ai and beyond.
Please note that registrants also have access to AIMP’s Thursday September 18th Summit at the same location.
Tickets & Registration
Free for current MMF-US and AIMP members (AIMP members must hold a national or Atlanta membership)
$50 for non-members, which includes:
A one-year online membership to AIMP Atlanta and a one-year membership to MMF-US
Admission to both Summits, mixers, and breakfast and lunch on both days
Friday, September 19th, 2025
9:00am Doors open
10:00–10:15am Welcome & Opening Remarks
Tony Alexander, AIMP Atlanta & MIME
10:15–10:30am Keynote: Zekiel (Zeke) Nicholson (SinceThe80s)
10:30–10:40am Presentation: Bootleg
10:40–10:50am Presentation: Artist Growth
10:50–11:20am Panel: Creator Tools: Empowering Artists to Build, Monetize & Engage
Moderator: Wesley A’Harrah (MMF-US)
Panelists: Rod Yancy (Bootleg), Matt Urmy (Artist Growth), Royce Monroe (Generation Now)
11:20am–12:05pm Panel: Amplifying Impact: Driving Social Change Through Music
Moderator: Emily White (#iVoted & Impact Concerts & Data)
Panelists: Bertis Downs (General Counsel, R.E.M.), Deborah Dunn (Well Dunn Foundation), Bryan Calhoun (The Music Business Toolbox)
12:05–12:35pm Independent Music Financing: Building a Sustainable Career with Sound Royalties
12:05-12:20pm Presentation: Sound Royalties
12:20–12:35pm Interview: Yanet Trista (Sound Royalties) in conversation with Rico Brooks (ATM Management)
12:35–1:00pm Keynote: Royce Monroe (Generation Now)
1:00-2:00pm Lunch
2:00–2:10pm Presentation: Adaptive Music
2:10–2:20pm Presentation: Beatoven.ai
2:20-2:30pm Presentation: Vocana
2:30–3:10pm Panel: Evolving Audio Economics
Moderator: Bryan Calhoun (The Music Business Toolbox)
Panelists: Angela Blair (Adaptive Music), Dot Bustelo (Beatoven.ai), Heather Mundinger (Vocana), Elizabeth Strickler
3:10-3:20pm Presentation: SoundExchange
3:20–3:30pm Presentation: The MLC
3:30–3:40pm Presentation: TuneCore Publishing
3:40–4:20pm Panel: Know Your Rights
Moderator: Tate Henshaw (ARC Business Management
Panelists: Lindsey Major (The MLC), Sean Glover (SoundExchange), Alyssa Byrne (TuneCore Publishing), Tami LaTrell (The Mezzo Agency)
4:20–4:30pm Presentation: Beatroot Distribution
4:30-4:40pm Presentation: TuneCore Distribution
4:40–5:20pm Panel: The Power of Independent Distribution
Moderator: Michael Davidson (pka Miguel Fresco) (Monopoly Distribution)
Panelists: Anthony Hatwood (TuneCore Distribution), Delante Murphy (Beatroot Distribution), Serge Durand (EMPIRE)
5:20–6:00pm Panel: Manager Masterclass
Moderator: Sharon Tapper, MMF-US
Panelists: Zekiel (Zeke) Nicholson (SinceThe80s), Ryan McMahan (Oath Management),
Ethan Langston (Groundwork Management), Amadi Jae (Retrolite Society)
6:00-7:00 Happy Hour Mixer