 Past MEIEA
Conferences
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 March
28 & 29, 2008 Dix Hills, NY. A
major music industry conference including representatives from over 50
educational institutions and over 200 students came to Five Towns
College to attend sessions about the future
of the recorded music industry, live event production, and audio
engineering featuring senior executives and leaders in their
fields. There were also events to bolster participants
knowledge and career aspirations with panels
on
law
schools for entertainment law and graduate music business
programs. Speakers included Lee Trink (President of Capitol
Music), David Miller (Senior VP, EMI Music), Adam Mirabella (Senior VP,
Sony BMG), Chuck Randall (Tour Manager Greatful Dead & Alice in
Chains), and Jim Digby (Production Manager Linkin Park). Click here for program. |
 March 23 & 24,
2007 Los Angeles/Pamona, CA - The 2007
conference convened March 23 & 24 at the New Otani Hotel, Los
Angeles,
CA by Cal Poly
Pomona, Pomona CA. Professionals from all aspects of the music
industry came together
to discuss the future of the entertainment industry, as well as give
insight into current trends. Some of the biggest names in music
and music industry education were on hand to offer insights into the
future of the music business the future of education within the music
and entertainment industry. |
 Saturday, November 11, 2006 Nashville, TN -
A cooperative
effort by THE RECORDING ACADEMY® and MEIEA® presented a dynamic
all day program of panels and
discussions between
educators
and practitioners in the music and entertainment industry.
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March
24-25, 2006, Stockton,
CA -
The annual Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association
(MEIEA®) conference convened on Friday, March 24th and Saturday,
March 25th on the University of the Pacific’s Stockton campus,
presented by Pacific’s Music Management/MEISA® Club and the
Conservatory
of Music, in association with the Eberhardt School of Business and
Associated Students of University of the Pacific. Two of the key
themes
of this year’s conference was entrepreneurship in the music
industry and artists giving back to the community.
Featured
speakers included
Jacob
Slichter, drummer from the platinum-selling trio, Semisonic, and author
of the best-selling music industry confidential, “So You Wanna Be a
Rock And Roll Star;” Leonard Richardson, Pacific alum and VP of Music
for The WB, which has introduced America to a range of new artists via
effective integration of Indie music into their hit TV shows such as
Smallville, The Gilmore Girls and Everwood; and Sandy Sohcot, Executive
Director of the Rex Foundation, which was founded by members of the
Grateful Dead in 1983 and has granted more than $7.7 million in funds
to more than 1,000 worthy recipients.
The
conference also provided
attendees with an up-close perspective
on a variety of music industry topics including:
• Blazing Your Own Trail: How to Start a Successful Music Company • Breaking a New Artist • Hot, Hot, Hot: Digital Media Opportunities • Life Behind The Glass: Recording Engineers Panel • Marketing the Arts in an MTV World • Careers in Entertainment Law The conference
concluded
Saturday
night with a concert produced by ASUOP at Stockton’s Bob Hope Theater
featuring Grammy-nominated hip hop star, Common, sharing his unique
brand of socially and politically aware rhymes for the conference
attendees and the greater Stockton community. In an effort to
further
strengthen the University’s ties to the community, Pacific students
completing 10 or more hours of local community service received a
complimentary ticket to the show.
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