December Venture Breakfast: Tuning In to the Digital Music Business

December 12, 2008

When: Friday, December 12, 2008 7 - 9 am
Early-Bird Networking begins at 6:30 am

Where: Bellevue Harbor Club, Bellevue, Washington

Parking: Please park at the Bellevue Corporate Plaza Garage for parking validation. This is the free standing garage
located at NE 6th St on 110th Ave. From NE 8th St turn south on 110th Ave NE. Garage entrance will be
on your right hand side. Please note that parking is NOT validated in the Harbor Club building garage.

Please note that we will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots at the December breakfast.

Speaker: Dave Dederer, VP, Business Development, Melodeo and founding member of The Presidents of the United States of America

*As of the December 2008 breakfast, due to rising venue costs for late registrations, the price to attend the breakfast will be increasing by $5 starting on the Tuesday before the breakfasts

Cost:
Regular Registration: $25 for members, $40 for non-members.
After December 8: $30 for members, $45 for non-members
Members, bring a friend at 50% off!

What You Will Learn: 

Rock and roll!  Big money, fast cars and lots of groupies, right?  Well, maybe not.

Get a glimpse inside the music business with Dave Dederer, founding member of Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum Seattle band The Presidents of the United States of America.  Dave has served as the band's "entrepreneur in residence" since inception and will share with us where the bodies are buried in the music business—who makes what and how they make it.

Dave currently also serves as VP, Business Development for Seattle digital media startup Melodeo, where he spends most of his working hours developing deals and strategies for monetizing Melodeo's nuTsie.com website and range of mobile media products.

Performer, songwriter, record producer, music pulishing company owner, record label owner, Music 2.0 exec, Dave has seen the music business from all sides and is uniquely qualified to explain the realities of an industry most of us know just by its shiny surface.

With iTunes now a bigger music-seller than Wal-Mart, the digital music industry is poised to excel despite the discordant economy.  Join us to hear Dave play a song or two and share his thoughts on the ongoing transformation of the music industry.

Join us on December 12th for what is sure to be an engaging breakfast. Register today to ensure a seat.