Canadian Urban Music Conference

Eb Reinbergs is founder of the annual Canadian Urban MUsic Conference!
2013 details on the September conference being announced shortly

The annual Canadian Music Conference is a celebration of a new generation of Canadian talent and powerful industry leaders on the cutting edge of Hip Hop, R&B, Rap, Pop and Electronic. It consists of intimate and interactive seminars, A&R feedback sessions, arranged one-to-one meetings, VIP events, awards show and live concerts for cutting edge music. It provides music professionals with the tools to create, communicate and participate in this global multi-billion dollar music industry. This festival gives professionals a competitive edge and a truly revolutionary way to Network… Learn… and do Business.

CUMC attracts people who are innovative, talented, creative and driven to push the boundaries in all areas of music…people like you! Gain valuable insights from some of the most innovative minds in the industry including:

– Artists
– Songwriters
– DJs
– Record Label Executives
– Radio Executives
– Managers

– Producers
– Publishers
– Distributors
– A&R
– Booking agents

2012 Speakers included

– Robert Fernandez, Manager of Pitbull & CEO of Famous Artist Music & Management
– Melanie Fiona, Grammy Award winning R&B singer
– Carmen Murray, Manager of Melanie Fiona & Founder of Title Nine Productions
– Troy Patterson, USA A&R and CEO of 3rd Street Music Group
– Eb Reinbergs, Founder of the Canadian Urban Music Conference & Entertainment Lawyer
– Fraser Hill, Senior Director of A&R at EMI Music
– Ivan Evidente, Director A&R at Universal Music
– Ryan Kruger, Managing Director at Electronic Nation Canada
– Michie Mee, Rap and Hip Hop Pioneer, Songwriter
– Mark Spicoluk, Mark Spicoluk, Sr. A&R at Universal & Host of YTV’s The Next Star
– Tré Armstrong, Judge of So You Think You Can Dance & Founder of A New D.A.E.I
– Bob Ezrin, Canadian Music Hall of Fame Legendary Producer & Founder of Nimbus School of Recording Arts
– LeRoi Johnson, USA Entertainment Attorney & Brother of Rick James (Super Freak)
– George Seara, 2012 Juno Recording Engineer of the Year
– Darrell “Delite” Allamby, Producer/Songwriter/Artist
– Stephane Lecuyer, CEO of Fullcc Music Group & Full Capacity Concerts
– Ron Allen, Producer/Songwriter & CEO of 360am
– Ashley Hinds-Grannum, PMM Artist Management
– Ayinde “Cylla” Thomas, Music Producer/Engineer
– Catharine Bird, Freelance Grant Writer at CatBird
– Christos ‘Don Ella’ Androutsos, Artist Management & CEO at Crown Loyalty Entertainment
– Curtis Patterson, C.E.O. at Entertainment Central
– Darren Johnson, President of EZ-Mak Records & Entertainment
– Dierdre Mallehe, TV & Radio Host on TheHazeFM.ca & Founder of Musically Yours
– Jules Lynch, Artist & Label Services Manager at Entertainment Business Affairs
– Katrina Lopes, Founder of Firebox Management
– Kerry Lee Crawford, G98.7 FM Radio Personality
– Marcus Kane, Writer/Producer/Mix Engineer of Marcus Kane Productions
– Matt Sims, CEO & Founder at Paladin Artist Management
– Michael Murray, Popular and World Music Officer at the Ontario Arts Council
– Noah Finkelstein, Artist Management at Finkelstein Management Co.
– Rinku Ghei, Arist Management
– Sean Savage, Recording Engineer/Producer/Re-mixer and DJ
– Steven Labade, Electronic DJ, Recording Engineer & Founder of OutRage FM
– Rick Macmillan, Manager at SOCAN Foundation
– Arusyak Karapetyan, Grant Writer at Thrree60Legal
– Keith A. Baker, Founder and President of UC Live Entertainment & UC Media
– Slim Williams, Montreal Godfather of Funk
– Maurice Levy, President at AUX Events
– Lyzabeth Lopez, President of Hourglass Workout
– Colin Bhimsen, President of Optimization Media Toronto SEO Experts
– Chris McKee, President of McKee Agency

2013 Conference

The 2013 conference will take place September 2013: Details to be announced shortly.

For more information on the upcoming festival and conference in 2013 visit CanadianUrbanMusic.com