Dfest Music Conference & Festival (Tulsa, OK)

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DFEST: Diversafest, LLC (Dfest) 2006 Music Conference and Festival

Diversafest, LLC (Dfest) is proud to announce the fifth annual DFEST 2006. On July 7-8, 2006 the Boston District will host 100 artists showcasing in 7 venues and 3 outdoor concert stages. During the day, the Downtown Doubletree will host the music conference will two full days of industry panels, A&R one-on-one mentoring sessions, music clinics, breakout sessions, industry tradeshows, and plenty of networking opportunities, for anyone who is interested in a music related career.

Artist Submissions Dfest is currently accepting artist submission from all genres for showcasing opportunities until March 31, 2006. Artists have two ways to submit. You can apply online through www.sonicbids.com or visit the website for the downloadable application to mail in with your submission.

Pre-Registration for the Music Conference badge is currently available online at www.dfest.com for $50 per badge. This gives you access to two full days  of all the activities at the music conference and a two full nights of access to 7 venues and 3 outdoor concert stages of showcasing acts at the Boston District. The early bird registration will save you $100. You have until March 31, 2006 before prices go up. Register TODAY and save.

Confirmed Panelist:
Mark Wolfson - Playtone Records (Sony/Epic Records)
Ravi - Artistic Integrity/Founder, www.heyravi.com
Stephen Egerton - Armstrong Recording, The Descendents
Neil Citron - Grammy Award-Winning Engineer,Producer, Composer & Guitarist, Favored Nations Records
M. Sean Agnew - Blue Metallic Entertainment Group
Madalyn Sklar - GoGirlsMusic.com
Ryan Williams - Digital Music for Dummies/Author
Rory Felton - CEO of The Militia Group Records
Bryce Graves- Brown Gravy Entertainment & Groupietunes
Allison Shaw - Hyperactive Music Magazine
Ron Vos - Fan2Band
Dave Fowler - National Tour Manager/Studio Bassist
Daylle Deanna Scwartz - Author/"I don't need a record deal"
Dave Cool - Stand Alone Records/"What Is INDIE?"
Stephanie Adwar - Furgang & Adwar, LLP
Neil Sheehan - Hardcore Marketing/Rust/Universal
David Codr - The Music Phone Book/Independent Artist Registry
Ryan Kuper - Redemption Recording Co./Boundless Entertainment
Eric Beall - Former VP of A&R, Sony Music Publishing/Author
Todd Lincoln - Director/Founder of Tulsa Overground
Suzanne Glass - CEO, Indie-Music.com, owner/Glass House Productions & Throwing Stones Records
Jon DeLange - Tinderbox Music
Bubba Turner - CEO, Headliner Artists
Paul Turpin - CEO, Producer, Bayside Recording
Ron Hylton - CEO, Producer/Engineer, First Born Productions
Dave Richards - CEO, ClickPop Records
Blake Althen - CEO, Human Factor
Jon Maddux - Songwriter/Artist
Terry Coughlin - Hardcoremarketing, Talent Booker
Aimee Berger - President, 2 Generations SPA Music Management
Charlie Chaney - CEO, IndieBandManager.com
Jennifer Albert - Marketing, Amazon.com
Jeff Price - CEO, SpinArt Records, Tunecore.com

More panelist TBA


Diversafest, LLC (Dfest) 2006 is excited to announce that they have partnered with Disc Maker's IMWS (Independent Music World Series) national program to showcase each winners of the regional battle of the bands from the Midwest, Southwest, West, and Northeast to showcase at this year's Dfest 2006. Deadline for Disc Maker's IMWS program is May 3, 2006