"Each year the Midwest Music Summit has been building the sort of story that SXSW and CMJ have acquired over the years. Thankfully, there's finally an outlet for talented mid-west acts to get on stage in front of a growing industry crowd without traveling so far from their own musically bountiful back yard!"
Roy Culver, A&R - Century Media/Abacus Recordings New York
The MMS showcases over 300 of the world's top emerging artists. Previous events have seen performances by KRS-One, Rachel Yamagata, Marc Farina, Juliana Hatfield, Ambulance Ltd, VHS or Beta, Rock N Roll Soldiers, Fall Out Boy, Louis XIV, Tegan & Sara, Longwave, Zero Boys, Dead 60’s, and Cat Power. In just six short years more than 1624 bands and artists have performed at the MMS.
Panel discussions present many of the industry’s top executives from such companies as XM Satellite Radio, E! Entertainment Television, The Chop Shop, AdVice, ASCAP, BMI, Lumberjack Distribution, Amazon.com and record labels ranging from Bloodshot to Interscope to Kill Rock Stars. Attendees are able to engage panelists in topics ranging from getting their songs played on the radio, new media forms such as podcasting and blog promotion, licensing their music for movies, TV and video games and presenting music to record companies.
The 2006 event will take place August 10-12th in Indianapolis, IN. Music Showcases will take place in a variety of nightclubs, live music venues and cultural points of interest.
