PANELISTS

Dan Hill
singer/songwriter, Recording artist, Producer, Author
Jake Gold
Artist Management (The Management Trust -The Tragically Hip, Sass Jordan), Label Owner (Kindling Music, distributed by Warner Music Canada) and Canadian Idol Judge.
Patricia Conroy
Award-winning singer/songwriter, recording artist -CCMA “Album of the Year” (1993) “Female Vocalist of the Year” (1994)
Terry McBride
CEO and co-founder of Nettwerk Music Group
Bill Henderson
Chilliwack Lead Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Canadian Music Icon
Ron Lopata
Producer, A&R (Warner Music Canada)
Sue Medley
Juno, SOCAN award-winning recording artist and songwriter
Steve Wilkinson
Producer and songwriter for the platinum-selling country band "The Wilkinsons"
Ralph Murphy
Vice President, ASCAP Nashville. Producer, songwriter , music publisher and author.
Stef Lang
Producer, Recording Artist and songwriter
Tom Jackson
Live Music Producer, who has helped shape the live shows of many of today’s artists, including Taylor Swift, Jars of Clay, Jordin Sparks
Tom McKillip
Producer (Lisa Brokop, Aaron Pritchett, One More Girl, Kenny Hess, Ian Tyson)
R Harlan Smith
Songwriter, producer, publisher, CCMA Hall Of Famer
Don Quarles
Excecutive Director , Songwriter's Assoc. of Canada
Jim Norris
President, Norris-Whitney Communications Inc.
Don Adams
Artist Management (Donpaul Entertainment), Promoter (Merritt Mountain Festival)
Joe Wood
President, RDR Music Group - Radio Distribution, Digital Downloads, CD Reproduction
Carly and Britt McKillip
Recording Artists (One More Girl), songwriters, actors
Sarah Gavigan
Music Supervisor, Founder, Get Your Music Licensed
John Dexter
Songwriter, Publisher, Label Owner, Producer (Melissa Etheridge, David Foster, Cheap Trick, Bif Naked, West End Girls, Alias, Mel Torme, Starship, Quarterflash)
Angela Kelman
"Farmer’s Daughter" lead vocalist, vocal coach, author
Ron Proulx
Music Supervisor, Arpix Media International
Jamie Warren
Singer/songwriter, Recording artist - the most awarded independent male artist in the Canadian country music industry
Keith Porteous
Owner, Otter Point Studios, former VP at BMG Canada
Ron Irving
Internationally-acclaimed award winning songwriter, producer, publisher
Michael Saxell
SKAP (Swedish Composers of Popular Music) award winning Swedish Composer, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist
Gene Daniel
Live Music Promoter, Former Radio Group mogul
Duane Steele
Independent Country Recording Artist
Steven McClintock
President, 37 Records. Award-winning songwriter, publisher and producer based in Long Beach Ca.
John Mang
Public radio broadcast and studio management.
Barry Stecyk
Province Playlist, President, HevyD Music
Bob Funk
Producer (Patricia Conroy) Studio and Touring Musician
Ed Harris
Marketing Director, Royalty Records, Calgary Stampede
Darcy D
Producer, Vocal Coach
Bill Miller
Radio Promoter, Pitbull Promotions
Ryan Mennie
Music Director, 97.3 The Eagle, Courtenay
Michael Behm
Songwriter, Producer, Publisher, Label Owner
Rob Smith
President and CEO, Royalty Records
Sue Irving
Music Publisher, Director, BC Country Music Association.
Jerry Adolphe
Studio and Tour Drummer (Chilliwack, Lisa Brokop, Jim Byrnes, Roberta Flack, Meliissa Manchester, Sass Jordan, Seal)
Joanna Maratta
Executive Director, BC Touring Council
Lauren Tutty
Radio Tracker, Owner, Lauren Tutty Promotions
Oscar Furtado
Owner/Promotions Director at Tandemtracks Promotions
Bob D'eith
Music Lawyer, Executive Director, MUSIC BC, Peak Performance Project Faculty
Terry O'Brien
SOCAN Education and Outreach Manager
Scott James
Music Director, 100.3 The Q, Victoria
Rick Bazuin
Tour Manager, Live Sound Engineer (54-40, George Canyon Finger Eleven, Annihilator, Judas Priest, Headpins)
Angela Harris
Manager, Fair Wend Entertainment Services
Rob Bye
Regional Program Director, Island Radio Group
Ed Henderson
Composer, arranger-orchestrator, guitarist, musical director and music producer in theatre, film and the concert stage
Doug Edwards
Studio and Touring musician
Susie McGregor
Singer, songwriter, Promoter, Event Coordinator,
Director of Artist Development and Co-Owner, Highland Music Multimedia Productions

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