Canadian Music Week Hackathon in Toronto
Toronto. Canadian Music Week Hackathon Jury & Hackathon finalists conducted by Travis Laurendine seen congratulating the winning team that also happened to be the most diverse team !! Innovation and diversity go hand in hand! Especially in music innovation đś
Thanks to Neill and Canadian Music Week for helping make it great.
Canadian Music Week in Toronto with leading writer, Bob Lefsetz & U2 producer Steve Lillywhite
Toronto. Canadian Music Week 2018 keynote stage: Keynote interviewer Ralph Simon, the prolific creative industries writer & diarist Bob Lefsetz, & renowned record producer Steve Lillywhite have a chat after Lillywhite's exhilarating CMW interview with Ralph, where Steve spoke of his new & fascinating life in Jakarta, the transformation of the music biz he has brought about there, the great new music he is uncovering & the legendary recording artists & recordings he has produced around the world over the last three decades.
Top Artist Managers talk Artist Earnings, Management Strategies & Live Income
Hollywood, California. Global Artist Managers' Futurecast/A&R Worldwideâs Musexpo conference - top artist managers talk artist earnings, management strategies & "live" income: l to r: Ian Montone, founder & CEO of Monotone Inc., manager of LCD Sound System & The Dixie Chicks, in LA; Greg Thompson - President, Maverick Music management - a conglom of the most powerful artist management companies, in LA; moderator & interviewer Ralph Simon of Mobilium Global; Colin Lester - founder of JEM Music, London who manages Craig David & others; Tarsame Mittal - Founder of TM Talent, Mumbai, India; & Jeremy Gruber, Head of Digital Marketing & Strategy, Friends At Work Management - managers of John Legend & Lindsay Sterling.
Musexpoâs "Digital Revolution" keynote session in Hollywood
Hollywood, California. William D. Simon - Global Sector Leader/Media Entertainment & Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry; Livia Tortella - Founder & CEO of Black Box; Mobilium Global chief executive & moderator/interviewer Ralph Simon; Bob Roback - CEO of Ingrooves &, the great Benji Rogers - co-founder & CEO of Dot Blockchain Media & Pledge Music - seen after their compelling session âThe Digital Revolution - Streaming, Mobile, Experiential & New Conversion Platformsâ at Sat Bislaâs Musexpo, the key entertainment industry conference held recently in Hollywood. These experts showed just why the future of the Digital Revolution in music & the creative industries is so bright!
Vilnius Jazz @ the Russian Drama Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania
At the Vilnius Jazz Festival, plotting to bring some great US & UK jazz artists to Lithuania in 2018 with renowned Vilnius Jazz Lithuanian Festival founder Antanas Gustys. Â
l to r: Mobilium Global Chief Executive Ralph Simon, Member of the European Parliament & Lithuanian MP, Margarite Starkeviciute, & Vilnius Jazz Festival founder & director, Antanas Gustys.
World Chess Champion & Human Rights activist, Garry Kasparov
Vancouver - âCheckmate, mateâ. l to r: Garry Kasparov, Russian chess grandmaster & former World Champion seen with Mobilium Global chief executive, Ralph Simon chatting politics, human rights & playing chess against IBMâs supercomputer, Deep Blue. Garry was the youngest-ever undisputed World chess champion at age 22 & held the record for the longest time as the worldâs No.1 rated player. He currently heads the Human Rights Foundation & itâs International Council. A supreme intellect & thinker, Garry is a delight to hang out with.
Toronto & Canadian Music Week 2017
Toronto & Canadian Music Week 2017 keynote sessions:
l to r: Neill Dixon creator, founder & organiser of Canadian Music Week, Big Machine Label Group founder & CEO Scott Borchetta & Mobilium Global chief exec Ralph Simon at the 2017 CMW, after Scott gave a riveting keynote speech about his label groupâs A&R, creative insight & long-standing record deal with Taylor Swift & other stellar recording artists. CMW, in it's 36th year, again reflected its status & impact as one of the worldâs most significant digital & social music conferences & live music conventions.
Abbey Road Studios, London
Dateline: Abbey Road No. 2 Studio - âIt was 50 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to playâ
l to r: Beatlesâ sound engineer & producer Giles Martin, Mobilium Global Chief Executive Ralph Simon & Beatlesâ Apple Corps Limited Chief Executive Jeff Jones, after listening to the playback of the sonically & digitally enhanced version of the Beatlesâ classic album âSgt Pepperâs Lonely Hearts Club Bandâ. Possibly the greatest recorded album of all time under the masterful management of Jeff Jones and Giles Martin this picture was taken in the very room in which the original recording was made.
âWomen In The Worldâ New York City with Arianna Huffington
New York City - at 'Women In The World':
l to r: Mobilium Global Chief Executive Ralph Simon with Thrive & Huffington Post founder & Chief Executive Arianna Huffington & UNICEF Executive Director, Claudia Gonzalez. These powerful women are changing the way the world thinks and does.