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Records, where he was responsible for signing Kyuss and bringing highly acclaimed techno/rock trio Ethyl Meatplow to thelabel. Was also an A&R consultant for Delicious Vinyl and assisted the President and Marketing Director at Fuel 2000. Hasworked with such bands as Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, and Ice T’s Body Count. Recently helped land SouthCarolina-based band Weaving the Fate a deal with Universal/Republic Records; and also helped Atlantic Records newestsuperstar Christina Perri find a top-ranked music attorney, who is part of the team that has helped her become one of the biggestsuccess stories of the last 10 years.Karl Louis – Rock, Modern/Alt. Rock – Former A&R/Promotions rep for Limp Bizkit at Flip Records. Was a Manager atWarren Entner Management, whose clients included Deftones, Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine, and more. Worked inthe Promotions Department for KROQ-FM and was writer/marketing rep for the leading trade publication HITS magazine. WasCreator/Writer of the A&R column for the industry trade magazine The Album Network. Shopped many label, publishing and/ormanagement deals for artists such as Matchbox Twenty, Creed, the Ataris, Test Your Reflex, Sixpence None the Richer,Hoobastank, Firekills, Collective Soul, Weezer and many more. Currently teaches Personal Management courses at MusiciansInstitute and is part of the TAXI A&R screener staff. Owns and operates his own management and development consultingbusiness, Moral Compass Management.Matt Malley – Modern Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Americana, World – Founding member of the multi-platinum selling rockgroup, Counting Crows. Appeared as bassist on their entire catalog up to and including their latest release “Saturday Nights andSunday Mornings” from 2008. With more than 20,000,000 records sold to date (and counting), he has acquired Oscar, Grammyand Golden Globe nominations as a songwriter. Has also recorded and produced an authentic Indian “Qawwali” style music CD,and participated on a World Music CD released on Harmonia Mundi, where he collaborated with the Grammy-winning Indianslide guitarist,Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. In 2009, he collaborated with legendary pop songwriter Emitt Rhodes and guitarist RichardThompson. Currently is appearing as bassist on the upcoming record by English Folk legend, Beverly Martyn.Clare McLeod – Vocal Coach – Assistant Professor in the Voice Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston. As Headof Voice at JMC Academy (a Music College in Melbourne, Australia), from 2009-2011, Clare taught Voice as well asComposition, Arranging, and Professional Practice. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in 2004,and received a Graduate Diploma from Monash University in Australia in Education. A member of the Australia NationalAssociation of Teachers of Singing, she holds a Certificate of Figure Proficiency from the Estill Voice Training System andcontinues to study developments in the voice research field.Steven Memel – Vocal Coach – An Internationally acclaimed Voice, Speech and Vocal Performance coach whose clientsinclude artists that have recorded on Sony, BMG, Jive, Warner, Epic, DreamWorks, and J Records, including the Grammy Awardwinning group Maroon 5. Has taught at the Musicians Institute and the Hollywood Pop Academy and continues his privatepractice developing new artists and bands as well as working with established groups.Ric Menck – Modern Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Americana – Ric is the owner of indie record labels that release both currentbands and musical rarities. He is a core member (drummer and songwriter) of the Power Pop band, Velvet Crush. As a musician,Rick has worked with Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, Liz Phair, Marianne Faithfull, Aimee Man, the Pernice Brothers amongmany others. He is the author of the acclaimed book Notorious Byrd Brothers.Nancy Moran – Folk-Rock – Singer/Songwriter – Has four critically acclaimed solo albums and radio airplay from coast-tocoast.Currently tours nationally with The Four Bitchin’ Babes and has released two CDs with them. Co-owner of Azalea MusicGroup, where she teaches music business workshops/webinars, and mentors aspiring indie artists in career development andmarketing skills. Is a regular speaker for organizations such as NSAI, Just Plain Folks, and SGA. Is also a contributing writer toCMA Close Up and is a former Asst. Editor of American Songwriter magazine.Ronan Chris Murphy – All Genres – Producer/Mixer/Mastering – Has diverse credits spanning from Prog-Rock legends,King Crimson, to Youtube sensation Tay Zonday; and everything in between, including Tony Levin, Steve Morse, Terry Bozzio,Martin Sexton, and Nels Cline. His productions have charted as far away as Iceland and Malaysia. He also presents lectures andmaster classes about recording internationally.Ted Myers – Folk, Latin, Singer-Songwriter, Adult Contemporary – Is a Grammy-nominated compilation producer and aformer A&R Exec at Rhino Records, where he introduced the genres of Folk and Latin music to Rhino’s catalogue. Was A&RExec at Concord Music Group, working with such artists as Chick Corea, James Taylor, Elvis Costello, Rickie Lee Jones, andmany others. Over the course of his career, he has been a staff writer with three major publishers.Peter Neff – Film and TV – Composer – Credits include the video game “Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly” (co-composed withStewart Copeland), promos for more than 100 television shows including “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Survivor,”“Chicago Hope,” and “Walker Texas Ranger.” Has also had music in commercials for Miller Lite, Food City and the ArizonaDiamondbacks. Has 20 music library CDs and has had music placed in such television shows as “The Sopranos,” “SaturdayNight Live,” and “Dr. Phil.”Prescott Niles – Rock/Adult Contemporary/Pop/Contemporary Christian – Musician/Author – Best known for being a founding

member and bass player for the band The Knack and the #1 song “My Sharona.” Has also recorded with George Harrison, SteveJones and Josie Cotton, who he performed with in both the movie and soundtrack for “Valley Girl.” Has recently joined the bandMissing Persons with Dale Bozzio, and also performs with The Classic Rock All-Stars. Is the author of 4 Strings & The Truth,scheduled to be released early next year. Has been a screener at TAXI since 2001.Don Paccione – Rock, Modern Rock, Hard Rock, Pop, Singer-Songwriter – Former Creative Director at EMI Music, WarnerBros. Music, and Director of A&R at W Recordings. Has signed and worked with such acts as White Zombie, Pantera,Biohazard, The Smithereens, Ace Frehley, Europe, Megadeth and Dream Theatre. Has also worked with songwriters CaroleKing, Richie Supa, Sammy Cahn, Doc Pomus, Jack Ponti, Glen Burtnik, Kip Winger, and Surface.Frank Petrone – Pop, Adult Contemporary – Former Creative Director at EG Music Publishing. Was Creative Director atLippman Entertainment and West Coast Dir. of Creative Affairs, as well as National Dir. Of Creative Affairs at Peer Music. Hasworked with such artists as Christina Aguilera and Josh Groban, among others. Is currently the Chief Creative Officer and Cofounderof Velvetone Music, a music publishing company.Willy Perez-Feria – Latin – has sold well over 18 million records in the course of his versatile music songwriting/productioncareer, first with Estefan Enterprises, & currently with Universal Music Publishing, working with such music giants as JonSecada, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Rudy Perez, The Bee Gees, Inner Circle, James Brown,Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffet, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Julio Iglesias, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Alejandro Fernandez, Charlie Zaa,Shalim, Roberto Blades, Alih Jey, Daniela Guzman, Ektor, Liliana Marquez, Vanessa Di Gennaro and many others. Along withhis thriving music songwriting/production career, Perez-Feria is also currently the Director of IDA (Inspire & Develop Artists)Program (IDAprogram.com). IDA is a 7-Day program for singers & singer/songwriters that pairs them with superstar producers& artists in a boot-camp environment in order to educate, inspire & develop them into the next level of their artistic career. Tolearn more visit his website at www.willypop.com.Michael Puryear – Christian – Michael Puryear has 30 years in the Music Industry, both as Music Publisher and Songwriterwith cuts on many notable Christian albums. He received a Dove Award as a songwriter for “If We Only Had the Heart” byBruce Carroll. Michael received ASCAP’s Christian Publisher of the Year in 2001 as VP of BMG Music Publishing's, GospelDivision. He’s also worked with Universal Music Publishing in a Joint Venture to establish their 1st Christian Music Division.Michael’s own Publishing Company, Final Four Music's catalog includes cuts by Amy Grant (“Better Than a Hallelujah--nominated for a Grammy 2010), Jessica Simpson, Ce Ce Willaims, and Take 6.Betty Rosen-Ziff – Country, Singer Songwriter, Rock,Film and TV – Former top executive in Nashville and Los Angeles for14 years running three independent publishing companies. Co-founder of the non profit and innovative Film Music Workshop,Inc. in mid 1990's that helped to open more doors between songwriters and filmmakers. Placed songs, film and TV projects.(“Under Seige,” “Kicking and Screaming,” “Double Impact,” etc.). Management approach to publishing working with artistssuch as Jay Joyce, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Shelby Lynne, Jeff Finlin, Matthew Ryan and Craig Carothers. Currently a songwritingconsultant and mosaic artist.Debra Russell – Artist Development – Founder of Artist’s EDGE, a company that combines her two passions; the world ofentertainment with facilitating growth. A certified Artist’s Success Coach, workshop leader and keynote speaker, who helpsartists shape their success in their chosen field while making a prosperous living, doing what they love on their terms.David Trotter – Film and TV – Co Founder and Music Producer for Studio 51 which provides television background andtheme music for Harpo Productions and currently represents a large percentage of the entire Harpo Sounds Music Library (morethan 1,800 cues), averaging between 8 and 10 drops per show. Since its inception, Studio 51 has relied exclusively on TAXI forits growing need for composers in all genres. Prior to Creating Studio 51, David was Marketing Director for PowerHouse MusicLibrary.Susan Tucker – Artist Development, Producer – Music Industry Professional with experience in Artist Management,Publishing, Music Production and Business Marketing. Susan Tucker moved to Nashville over 20 years ago from Texas. Verysoon after arriving in Music City, she was a published songwriter and found herself totally engrossed in studying howcommercially successful songwriters achieve their success. So engrossed in fact, that she wrote two successful books on thesubject, The Soul of a Writer (Journey Publishing Company, Nashville, TN) and The Secrets of Songwriting (Allworth Press,New York, NY). This helped launch Susan’s next chapter as a respected and sought after lecturer and mentor. Susan is a memberof ASCAP, NSAI, NARAS, AMA, Folk Alliance, CMA and the founder of The Songwriters Connection, an organization formedto educate, inform and connect songwriters all over the world. She publishes a weekly e-zine. www.songwritersconnection.com.She has been a force in the music industry for twenty years and her passion for artists and songwriters and the business is stillstrong. In recent years Susan has focused her attention on helping indie artists with development, production and promotion.Pat Weaver – Film/TV/Advertising – Former VP of Elias Arts, a leading commercial custom music and sound designcompany. Former Sr. Exec. Producer at Musikvergnuegen, an audio branding, custom music and licensing company. Co-founderof Lakehouse Sound, a boutique music library and custom music company, with placements in a wide variety of commercials,promos, trailers, and top television shows. Pat is currently a Music Supervisor for Discovery Communications.Kimmie Yan – Electronica, Pop, R&B, Alt-Rock, Singer-Songwriter – Worked with such Electronica DJ’s/Producers as Nick

Warren, Steve Porter, Sumantri, Arsit, and more. Formerly ran the world famous Los Angeles rock venue, The Viper Room. Hasbeen instrumental for various projects for Thrive Records, including Swedish pop sensation Maia Hirasawa and Lil Rock Starz.Currently works with songwriters and producers for Jason Derulo, Katharine McPhee, Black Eyed Peas, “American Idol”finalists, Korean Pop starts Girls Generation, Jeremy Greene, Ke$ha, and various Nashville artists. Other current projects includetalent booking, artist development, and music video production.Paul Zollo – Rock, Pop, Singer-Songwriter − Songwriter/Recording Artist/Author – Has interviewed such legendarysongwriters as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, James Taylor, Carole King, Laura Nyro, Frank Zappa,Townes Van Zandt, and Neil Young, and is the author of several books, including Songwriters On Songwriting andConversations with Tom Petty. Currently, is the Senior Editor at American Songwriter Magazine.Marcia Zwilling – Film and TV − As a songwriter for United Artists Music, Marcia has had covers by Bonnie Raitt and PattyLoveless. She segued into TV and Film production and became Director of Development for Steve Martin's production company,40 Share Productions. Marcia also served as Vice President of Current Programming at Lorimar Studios. While in Austin, Texas,she was the Mayor's appointee to the Austin Music Commission. Currently, Marcia works directly with music supervisors andtelevision producers screening music for specific film and television projects.