Oct. 18 is the date of the day-long conference. Below are confirmed panelists.

Basically we are presenting our regions' indie artists, producers, labels & managers a conference full of info about songwriting&producing, new media&new money, touring & promotion, PRO registration/webcasters/broadcasters/soundexchange issues, indie
financial business practices and more. We are targeting attendees that work in the indie rock & indie urban (rap/hip-hop/r&b) genres.

Confirmed panelists include:

Billy Hume (producer Shop Boyz/Ying Yang Twins/Lil Jon/Ludacris)

Al Kapone (Critic's Choice Award-winning writer "Whoop That Trick")

DJ Toomp (GRAMMY-winning producer Kanye West/T.I.)

WyldCard (GRAMMY-nominated producer Chris Brown/Ciara)

Ralph Sutton (engineer Steve Wonder/Elton John/Mary J. Blige)

Paul Ebersold (GRAMMY-winning producer 3 Doors Down/Third Day)

John Hampton (GRAMMY-winning engineer The Raconteurs/The Replacements/The White Stripes/John Hiatt)

Dennis Herring (GRAMMY-winning producer Modest Mouse/The Hives)

Pierce Stacy (general counsel IODA distribution)

Gilly Roswell (music supervisor The Great Debators/The Commitments)

Anne Pitts, atty, licensing for the Oxford American music issue, tour mgmt co. owner, Director Levitt Shell

Jeff Powell, engineer and owner of label Humongous Productions

Zac Ives, owner Goner Records

Rachel Hurley, New Media Consultant for Ardent Studios, Programmer/Host for Breathruradio.com

Tonya Butler, atty and music business professor at U of Memphis

Nate Douglas, Paste Magazine

Johnnie Walker, Memphis Music Commission executive director

Cameron Mann, Memphis Music Foundation program director

Mr. Del, holy hip-hop artist

Jay Healy, Century Wealth Management

And more are coming....