Free Your PR and Your Brand Will Follow
Monday, May 16th • 2 – 3:00PM
Dmitri Vietze is the Founder and CEO of music tech PR firm rock paper scissors, inc. (rps) and startup StoryAmp.com. Clients at rps include CD Baby, LyricFind, AccuRadio, GigSalad, Music Xray, Project Music, CrucialCustom, Songtradr, New Artist Model, Naxos Music Library, and dozens of international artists, festivals, and record labels. Vietze’s startup StoryAmp allows artists, managers, and publicists to create journalist-friendly press kits and quickly get announcements out to press in relevant concert markets. The platform also includes a website hosting feature for other PR firms. You will recognize him by his crazy pants.
What event from the past year will have the biggest impact on the future of music?
A swath of 40-somethings gave their teenage kids Spotify accounts and those teenagers realized streaming music legally with a paid account is better than not. Just add money; out come playlists.
What is your take on the current state of the music industry? What could be improved, and how can we do that?
CREATING music has never been more exciting or accessible. We need more chutes and ladders and fewer gatekeepers. The more creativity and excitement, the more opportunity for careers in music.
What was your favorite memory from last year’s Music Biz 2015?
Eating Ethiopian food with Billboard’s Glenn Peoples and MixCloud’s Nico Perez, where Spotify economist Will Page and my teenage daughter Anisa started discussing arbitrage in the music industry.
What can we expect from the panel you are participating in?
In the old days, I kept all my PR secrets to myself. Nowadays, I let it all go. Come learn my PR secret tips. This session will give you practical advice.
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