We are pleased to announce the expert panelists who will judge talent at our inaugural Manhattan LAMN Jam on May 20, 8:00pm in the Cutting Room, New York City. These experts include:
Jonathan Suzuki, Licensing/A&R, Missing Link Music
(Is replacing Maria from the company)
Eric de Fontenay, Publisher/Editor, MusicDish
Josh Kessler, Senior Director Creative, Master Source
For more information and bios on our expert panelists, please read on!
Photo: Eric de Fontenay
Manhattan LAMN Jam Panelist Bios
MARIA MAYORALGO
A&R
Missing Link Music
Maria Mayoralgo is responsible for signing and developing new talent. She works closely with Missing Link Music’s current roster of artists, songwriters, and producers, such as Skyzoo, Afrika Bambaataa, Mudville, Devin The Dude, Pete Francis of Dispatch, Keith Murray, including the late and great Bobby Byrd and Chalmers “Spanky” Alford. She develops new projects, collaborations, and television and film opportunities. She was a scheduled speaker at the 5th and 6th Annual Dynamic Producer Conference, 2006 Urban Threshold Demo Shopping Conference, and 2007 CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival. She also performed spoken word at various open mic showcases. Maria is drawn to all kinds of music from Hip Hop and Soul to Jazz and Rock. She has developed a strong instinct for good music over the years, keeping her ear to the ground, and navigating through the challenges of the music industry. For more information, please go to www.missinglinkmusic.com !
JOSH KESSLER
Senior Director Creative
Master Source
Josh Kessler, VP Operations, MasterSource Music Catalog, which has provided music for dozens of films, including Failure to Launch, and TV shows, including Sex and the City, My Name is Earl, and Law & Order. Josh is also a Music Supervisor for film and advertising. http://www.mastersource.com/
ERIC DE FONTENAY
Publisher, Editor
MusicDish
Eric de Fontenay has spent his career steeped in what has been called the “digital revolution”. In the 90’s, he worked on a variety of policy issues surrounding the communication & broadband sectors for telecommunication carriers and regulators across the world. With the emergence of the Internet, Eric established MusicDish (formerly Tag It) in 1997 as a new media firm utilizing emerging technologies and models to produce, package and distribute original web-based content. Making an early bet on the music sector, Eric launched what has grown into some of the leading voices in the growing debates challenging and shaping the industry through its trade e-publications MusicDish and Mi2N. Under his leadership, MusicDish expanded into artist development through saturated marketing and online branding, using innovative strategies such as syndicated and relationship marketing, online street teams and p2p viral distribution. Eric continues to be a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide and today manages Toronto-based ‘kaiso’ band Kobo Town.
www.musicdish.net
www.musicdish.com
www.mi2n.com
