Jeff Brandstetter, Esq., is a noted Hollywood attorney, author and financing expert. Jeff is a digital music and entertainment lawyer with over 19 years of experience in film, TV, music, literary, new media and entertainment financing matters. He is also the co-author of the highly acclaimed book The Music Business (Explained In Plain English) , and appears frequently as a speaker and moderator on entertainment law matters. He is an active panel attorney and lecturer for California Lawyer for the Arts and the Institute for International Film Financing. Jeff Brandstetter is also the Co-Founder and CEO of IndiePlaya, a revolutionary online film distribution platform which optimizes the marketing and distribution of independent films. Kelli Richards is a catalyst and change agent in the world of digital music and entertainment. Kelli is the CEO of The All Access Group (a leading digital music consultancy) and a noted producer and the author of "The Art of Digital Music,” recently named a Best Books Award Winner by USABookNews.com. Follow All Access Radio to be part of our ongoing series on the impact of digital distribution on the ever-changing online and offline world.
Dave Kusek is a digital music executive and is responsible for helping to create the market for digital music and in 1980 he founded the first music software company, Passport Designs, which made it possible for musicians to record and produce their music at home with its award-winning software. Kusek is the co-author of The Future of Music – a best-selling music business book. He also provides advisory services to the music and media industries via Digital Cowboys. He is a co-developer of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) industry standard that opened up electronic music to millions of people. His efforts, along with others, set the stage for the multi-billion dollar digital music market that exists today. He created a hugely successful online music school berkleemusic.com for the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Berkleemusic has become the world's largest music school teaching over 15,000 students a year globally. Kusek has written for or been featured in the NY Times, Boston Globe, Billboard, Wired, Associated Press, MTV, CNBC, Forbes, NBC-TV, Nightly Business Report, NPR, Financial Times, and is a featured speaker at Midem, Digital Music Forum, NAMM, AES, IEBA, MacWorld, Comdex, Digital Hollywood and has been a featured guest on radio and television stations around the world.
John Rudolph is the CEO of Bug Music, a leading global independent music publisher and an innovator in music business services for over 30 years. John was hand picked by Bug’s founders Dan and Fred Bourgoise for his knowledge of music and writers and his proven, diverse business acumen. With a deep understanding of publishing, copyright laws, technology and global finance, John is a strong voice for publishers and creators rights around the world.
Tune in as Kelli Richards shares her experiences at three of the music industries biggest events of the last few months, as well as where the industry is headed and how she thinks it will get there. Kelli is the CEO of The All Access Group (a leading digital music consultancy) and a noted producer and the author of "The Art of Digital Music,” recently named a Best Books Award Winner by USABookNews.com.