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TransmitCHINA, a three-day music, technology and media conference will be held from June 2-4, 2010 in Shanghai. The only event of its kind in Mainland China, transmitCHINA looks to be among the most impactful music industry events of the year in Asia, offering groundbreaking opportunities for global industry leaders to connect.
The conference was announced today by local youth-marketing agency Split Works, who have teamed up with the Fan Tan Group – a Victoria, British Columbia-based agency – to co-host transmitCHINA 2010.
“transmitCHINA is quite simply the most important cross-cultural meeting of minds for Chinese music professionals looking to build relationships with their international counterparts, and for those international music professionals looking to understand China’s unique market,” says Archie Hamilton, Managing Director of Split Works.
Featuring key players in the global music industry, transmitCHINA is a think tank conducted on Chinese soil enabling some of the keenest minds locally and internationally to listen, discuss and solve problems associated with China’s developing music industry.
Now in its third-year, the conference will include roundtable discussions, keynote speeches, B2B Focus Groups, showcases, and receptions with a focus on connecting international music, technology and media professionals to leaders, thinkers and creators in China. The event will be held at River South Art Centre, a unique warehouse-cum-art-gallery nestled along Shanghai’s Suzhou Creek.
Confirmed events to date include addresses from:
Seymour Stein, Global VP, Warner Music:
One of the most respected music men in US history will lead a mentoring session for Chinese labels. Stein founded Sire Records and most famously signed a young Madonna. Stein is responsible for bringing us bands like the Ramones, Talking Heads and Fleetwood Mac.
Wu Jun, CEO, R2G:
Jun is a well-known IT visionary and is widely regarded as one of China’s leading Internet entrepreneurs with an impeccable track record having been involved in three startups – Sendit, Intrinsic and Linktone. His keynote talk will address the challenges and opportunities posed by lack of IP in China.
Jun founded Intrinsic Technology which designed and implemented more than one-third of the mobile data billing systems for China Mobile and China Unicom and was a major contributor to the success of SMS in China. Jun was also the founder of Linktone, one of the first mobile value-added services providers to China’s wireless operators. Jun was the Chief System Architect of Sendit AB, a Swedish-based mobile messaging company that he co-founded and was acquired by Microsoft in 1999.
Now at R2G, Jun has led a pioneering team to establish an unprecedented approach in the distribution of online music in China, providing the first centralized music distribution platform in China promoting the consumption and monetization of legitimate digital content through a transparent licensing and monitoring system. R2G also runs China’s largest online independent music store, providing independent labels and artists with a platform to sell their music in China.
Kaiser Kuo, cultural commentator, digital strategist, rock musician:
A consultant for China’s leading Internet video site, Youku.com, Kuo previously serving as a director of digital strategy for leading advertising agency Ogilvy. An opinion leader in the fields of technology and music, Kuo’s writing has appeared in Time, China Economic Review and the South China Morning Post.
Kevin Leflar, CEO, officialCOMMUNITY:
Kevin Leflar is a former recording artist manager who founded and co-owned a label distributed worldwide by BMG. In 1995, Leflar left the entertainment industry to work in high tech by joining North American Media Engines (NAME), a professional services consulting firm that specialized in finance middleware and content management systems. Kevin has become one of Canada’s best-known authorities on the impact of digital technology on the music industry.
Yang Haisong in conversation with Nic Harcourt:
A leader of both China’s most revolutionary band (P.K.14) and China’s most important alternative record label, (Maybe Mars), Yang Haisong will tell it how it is when he is interviewed by Nic Harcourt, one of the USA’s most influential radio DJs.
PLUS: Showcasing in Shanghai for 6 international bands, who will also be touring 7 Chinese cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Wuhan and Changsha.
transmitCHINA has received major support from FACTOR, the Province of Ontario, and the Province of British Columbia. It has also developed long standing partnerships with key organizations including the Canadian Music Publishers Association and MERLIN.[:zh]
为期三天的传递中国会议，将围绕音乐、科技和媒体的主题于2010年6月2日 – 4日在上海举行。作为中国大陆地区仅有的同类项目，传递中国将为全球产业领导者提供开创性的交流机会。它无疑会成为今年亚洲音乐产业领域最瞩目的活动。
致力于青年市场的本地咨询机构Split Works在今天正式宣布了该会议，并将与英属哥伦比亚省维多利亚地区的机构Fan Tan Group共同举办此次的传递中国2010。
“对于那些想要和国际同行建立友谊的中国音乐行业人士，和想了解中国这个独特市场的国际专家人士来说，传递中国是最行之有效的文化交流和思想沟通会议。”Split Works常务董事Archie Hamilton说。
传递中国在全球音乐产业最重要的角色，便是智囊团，它不断引领国内外最热忱的思想，在中国土壤上日益发展的音乐产业内相互聆听，共同探讨，携手解决问题。
今年是传递中国的第三年，内容将包含圆桌讨论、主题演讲、B2B焦点团体、乐队演出以及着重国际音乐、科技、媒体专家人士和中国领导者、思想家和创作者之间沟通联络的欢迎酒会等。整个会议将在上海的南岸艺术中心举行，它是一个坐落在上海苏州河畔独特的仓库式艺术画廊。
以下是已经确认的活动日期和场地
Seymour Stein, 华纳音乐全球副总裁:
美国历史上最值得尊敬的音乐行业人士之一，Seymour曾创建Sire唱片公司，并签下了当时还很年轻的麦当娜。更重要的是，他为我们挖掘了像Ramones、Talking Heads和Fleetwood Mac这些如今世界著名的乐队。此次Stein将带领顾问团对中国唱片业进行指导。
吴峻，源泉知识产权代理有限公司首席执行官
吴峻是众所周知的有远见卓识的IT人才，并被广泛认为是中国互联网企业家中背景完美无瑕的的先驱之一，曾参与了Sendit, 英斯克和掌上灵通等三个创业公司的建立。他的主题演讲将围绕缺乏IP的中国所面临的机遇与挑战展开。
他创立的英斯克科技公司设计并执行了中国移动和中国联通超过三分之一的的移动数据计费系统业务，并为SMS在中国的成功作出了卓越贡献。吴峻也是掌上灵通的创立人。掌上灵通是中国最早为无线运营商提供手机增值服务的公司之一。他曾参与创立瑞典移动通讯公司Sendit AB并但任公司ICSA系统首席设计师。1999年该公司被微软收购。
目前在源泉公司，吴峻带领一个创业团队开创了一条中国在线音乐销售方面前所未有的道路，通过透明的许可和监管机制，提供中国首个集中发布音乐的平台 ，从而促进消费和合法数字内容货币化。源泉公司同时运营者中国最大的独立音乐在线商店，提供给中国的独立厂牌及艺人一个推销其音乐的平台。
郭怡广, 文化评论家, 数字化策略家, 摇滚音乐人:
目前担任中国互联网视频网站领头羊——优酷网的顾问，郭怡广曾是行业领先的广告机构奥美的数字战略总监。作为科技及音乐领域的思想带头人，郭怡广为《时代周刊》、《中国经济观察》、《南方都市报》这类公共刊物定期写稿。
Kevin Leflar, officialCOMMUNITY首席执行官:
Kevin Leflar曾是被BMG推广至世界各地的一个厂牌创建人、共同拥有者及录音经理。1995年，Leflar离开了娱乐产业，进入高科技领域并加入了名为北美媒体引擎（North American Media Engines ，NAME）的专业服务咨询公司，从事金融中介和内容管理系统。由于对音乐产业的数字技术领域的深远影响，Kevin成为加拿大最知名的权威之一
杨海崧与Nic Harcourt的对话:
杨海崧同时身为中国最具革命性的乐队PK14的领袖，和中国最重要的独立唱片兵马司的创始人之一。在和美国最具影响力的电台主持人Nic Harcourt的采访中，杨海崧将讲述他的双重身份。
另外：会议期间的，我们将在上海举行总共6支国际乐队的汇演。他们也将在中国另外7个城市进行一次巡回演: 上海，北京，香港，广州，天津，武汉和长沙。
传递中国的主要赞助由安大略省和不列颠哥伦比亚省的FACTOR提供，并与包括Canadian Music Publishers Association和MERLIN在内的重要组织发展了长期的伙伴关系。
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