Industry leaders, technology companies and content providers from the film, music, media, new media, DV and multimedia worlds come together at one of the most synergistic events dedicated to empowering the creative spirit.

Global Entertainment and Media Summit to focus on creating synergy and new possibilities for music, film and new media.

(PRWEB) July 18, 2003 -- Global Entertainment and Media Summit to focus on creating synergy and new possibilities for music, film and new media.

New York City: April 3-4, 2004, Park Central Hotel
Los Angeles: June 12-13, 2004, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

About the Summit
With an entire industry in transition, it has become an absolute necessity that the entertainment industries reinvent themselves in order to survive in the long run. The Summit will not only address these important issues, but provide its audience of music, film and media artists and industry with enlightenment and new creative opportunities to gain the access they need.

By bringing together visionary leaders from the music, film and media worlds, it is our intention to provide a productive forum of ideas and new distribution concepts that when acted upon, can help the industry grow effectively and facilitates positive change for the industry.

Website: www.globalentertainmentnetwork.com

The Summit features

•   Highly productive and thought provoking music and film industry panel discussions, workshops and seminars
•   Keynote Speakers
•   Large trade show floor for companies to promote their products and services
•   Cutting-edge products and service demonstrations
•   Plus live music and film screenings.

The Summit and its subsidiary events have previously featured keynote speakers such as Lee Abrams, Chief Programming Officer of XM Satellite Radio; Jack Healey, former director of Amnesty International; Chuck D, leader and co-founder of the group Public Enemy; Robert Fripp, founding member of King Crimson; Thomas Dolby, synthesizer guru; Michael Robertson, founder and CEO of MP3.com; music veteran Danny Goldberg, Chairman and CEO of Artemis Records and President and CEO of Sheridan Square Entertainment, producer and promoter John Scher, filmmakers John Waters and Demian Lichtenstein. GEMS has received rave reviews from the media and recently sold out its last New York event this past March.

Quote:
Never before has the availability of technology allowed communication to occur in a decentralized manner, and because of this, both "mainstream" as well as alternative artists are rethinking their career strategies both long and short-term. This phenomena was most apparent at the Global Entertainment & Media Summit, where thinkers and doers in many fields came from all over the world to exchange ideas and present platforms by which this evolution could occur in an effective and inclusive way. I was most impressed with the realistic outlook on the part of most of the participants, who fully understanding the difficulty of the task at hand, still seemed truly willing to tackle the obstacles ahead and to help create an industry that will be even better than the one which it will replace..." --Michael Masucci, Director / EZTV Media

The Audience
From idea to distribution, immerse yourself in an audience featuring
•   Music Industry
•   Producers
•   Directors
•   Performing Artists
•   Songwriters
•   Filmmakers
•   Music Video Directors
•   Managers
•   Engineers
•   Major media companies
•   New Media
•   Developers and programmers
•   Cross platform entertainment solution providers
•   Entertainment attorneys
•   Advertising the public relations professionals
•   Venture capitalists and advisors
•   On-demand TV content providers
•   Digital cinema companies
•   Entrepreneurs
•   Programming Executives
•   Video companies
•   Gaming Companies
•   Online gaming Companies

Thought provoking and mentally stimulating panel sessions include cutting edge topics such as:

•   Music meet film: Film meet Music: Creating a more powerful network
•   High Definition and 24P Workshops and Clinics
•   The future is on demand
•   Alternative distribution methods
•   Placing music in film and television
•   Empowering the creator to create their own network
•   The filmmakers roundtable
•   File sharing clinic
•   Managers and new media
•   Which route to go: Major or Independent
•   Producers intensive: Maintaining creative control of the vision at a time of consolidation
•   How online will enhance the offline experience
•   Creative alternatives for artists and industry
•   Music Supervision Workshop
•   DV or not DV
•   The dealmaking clinic
•   Creative Positioning: In an overcrowded marketplace, how are we getting our new products and services to be the priority in the mindset of those we are trying to reach
•   Attaching talent to the Screenplay to make the deal

The Sponsors
The Summit is promoted through large grass roots efforts and is sponsored by The Sundance Channel, AFTRA, The Screen Actors Guild, The Doppler Effect.com, The American Federation of Musicians, The Association of Independent Feature Film Producers, NY411, LA411, Billboard Live, Insite Interactive, Cinewomen, DiscMakers, Music Connection Magazine, Association of Independent Feature Film Producers, Ice Magazine, Production Hub, Local Music Scenes, The Studios at Las Colinas, The Music Business Registry, Musicians Atlas, StarPolish, The Indie Contact Bible, CDStreet.com, The Garland Appeal and Peter Gabriels Witness Organization.

Website: www.globalentertainmentnetwork.com

Contact: Steve Zuckerman, Executive Producer,

E-mail: steve@globalentertainmentnetwork.com