MMF-US NY Summit
Join us for the MMF-US New York Summit, an all-day, in-person gathering at Reed Smith’s offices on Monday, June 8th. This curated event brings together artist managers, self-managed artists, and music industry professionals for a full day of keynote conversations, panels, presentations, and networking.
We are honored to welcome Danny Goldberg, President of Gold Village Entertainment, as our keynote speaker in conversation with Jem Aswad, Executive Editor, Music at Variety. Goldberg currently manages the careers of Steve Earle, The Waterboys, and Martha Wainwright, among others. In previous decades, he managed Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Bonnie Raitt, Hole, and The Allman Brothers Band, and later led Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records, and Mercury Records Group. Goldberg began his career as a music journalist and publicist and is the author of six books. Together, Goldberg and Aswad will explore the evolution of artist management, artist development, and the future of the modern music manager.
The New York Summit will explore key topics including Know Your Rights: Managing Your Music Licensing Portfolio, Amplifying Impact: Driving Social Change Through Music, Music Managers: The New Power Brokers, The Business Behind the Artist: Infrastructure and the Modern Team, and AI: Friend or Foe? Protecting Music Creators in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, along with spotlight presentations from MusiCares and Road Recovery, and more.
The Summit includes representatives from KOSIGN, Artist Growth, Linktree, SoundExchange, The MLC, Gold Village Entertainment, Sureel AI, SET, Variety, The Recording Academy, PPL, the rpm collective, Road Recovery, MusiCares, Magus Entertainment, Paladin Artists, Collective Entertainment, Impact Data & Events, The Rocks Management, Future of Music Coalition, SONA, American University, When We All Vote, Civic Nation, Spinach Records, and more.
Designed to inform, connect, and inspire, MMF-US Summitsoffer insights from leading voices across the business, along with meaningful opportunities to engage with peers and partners. Attendees will also receive follow-up materials, tools, and resources to support their work beyond the event.
The following speakers have been confirmed, with more to come:
9:30am Doors Open (Breakfast Served)
10:00am Opening Remarks
Sharon Tapper, Executive Director, Music Managers Forum-US
10:15am PANEL - AI: Friend or Foe? Protecting Music Creators in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Benji Rogers, Co-President, Sureel AI
Mark Frieser, Founder & CEO, Sync Summit
Kristin Grant, Head of Communications, Marketing and Members, Pipeline
Moderator: Michael Pelczynski, Chief Strategy & Impact Officer (CSIO),Voice Swap
11:00am PRESENTATION - The MLC
Jamie Dominguez, National Director of Industry Relations, The MLC
11:10am PRESENTATION - SoundExchange
Tiara Guy, Director, Artist & Industry Relations at SoundExchange
11:20am PRESENTATION - KOSIGN
Jason Feinberg, Head of KOSIGN
11:30am PANEL - Know Your Rights: Managing Your Music Licensing Portfolio
Jason Feinberg, Head of KOSIGN
Tiara Guy, Director, Artist & Industry Relations at SoundExchange
Jamie Dominguez, National Director of Industry Relations, The MLC
Peter Leathem OBE, Chief Executive Officer at PPL
Moderator: Linda Bloss-Baum, Government Affairs Lead, SONA& Director, Business & Entertainment Program, American University
12:15pm PANEL - Amplifying Impact: Driving Social Change Through Music
Bradford Watson, CEO & Founder, Spinach Records
Reid Wick, Director of Regional Advocacy & Member Engagement,The Recording Academy
Kevin Erickson, Director, Future of Music Coalition
Ashlynn Profit, Executive Vice President of Communications, When We All Vote; Civic Nation
Moderator: Emily White, Partner / CEO, Collective Entertainment;Impact Data & Events
1:00pm Lunch (generously provided by Reed Smith)
2:00pm KEYNOTE: Danny Goldberg, President, Gold Village Entertainment in conversation with Jem Aswad, Executive Editor, Music at Variety
2:40pm SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION - Road Recovery - Helping At-Risk Youth
Steve Martin, CEO and co-founder, Paladin Artists
Wendy Laister, CEO, Magus Entertainment
Moderator: Gene Bowen, Founder / President, Road Recovery
3:00pm PANEL - Music Managers: The New Power Brokers
Cindy Da Silva, Co-Founder & Artist Manager, The Rocks Management
Rachel Poston, Fractional CMO,Team Spirit Management, Public Emily & Lunatic Entertainment
Lauren McKinney, Manager, Foundations
Wendy Laister, CEO, Magus Entertainment
Pete Smolin, Owner & President, Upward Spiral Music
Kei Henderson, Founder and CEO, Third + Hayden
Moderator: Michael Hausman, Founder, Michael Hausman Artist Management
3:45pm SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION - MusiCares - Helping the Humans Behind the Music
Jennifer Leff, LCSW, Vice President, Health & Human Services, MusiCares
4:00pm PRESENTATION - Linktree
Sammy Kaufman, Head of Music Partnerships, Linktree
4:10pm PRESENTATION - Artist Growth
Matt Urmy, CEO & Founder, Artist Growth
4:20pm PANEL - The Business Behind the Artist: Infrastructure and the Modern Team
Sammy Kaufman, Head of Music Partnerships, Linktree
Matt Urmy, CEO & Founder, Artist Growth
Victoria Yip, Senior Manager, Marketing & Partnerships, SET
Ryan Star, CEO & Co-Founder, Stationhead
Jared Losow, Senior Director of Tour Marketing, mtheory
Moderator: Tatiana Cirisano, VP of Music Strategy, MIDiA Research
5:00-6:00pm Networking Mixer
Whether you're building your roster, navigating today’s evolving landscape, or expanding your network, this is a must-attend event.
Date: Monday, June 8th
Time: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM (Doors & check-in begin at 9:30 AM)
Location: Reed Smith, 599 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022 (between 52nd & 53rd) MAP.
Ticket Info:
General Admission: $100
MMF-US Members: FREE - log in to the Member Portal(one ticket limit per member)
New Members: $50 with code NEWMEMBERNYC (includes one year of MMF-US membership)