The ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO will include over 200 panelists and performers.

Click on a panelist's name to view a short bio.

Brad Aarons
GM and VP, Creative - Liberal Arts

Ken Abdo, Esq.
VP - Lommen Abdo Law Firm

Michael A. Aczon, Esq.
Lawyer
Author - The Musician's Legal Companion

Walt Aldridge
Songwriter, Producer - "No Getting Over Me," "Holding Her and Loving You," "I Loved Her First"

Algebra
Songwriter, Performer - "At This Time," "What Happened," "U Do It 4 Me," "Talk To Her"

AM
Songwriter, Composer - Troubled Times, Soul Variations Film: Man Maid

Deva Anderson
Head of Music Division - The Play-Tone Company; Film: That Thing You Do TV: Big Love
Owner - Deva Anderson Music Supervision; Film: Beloved TV: What Happens In Vegas

John Anderson
CEO, Creative Services/Lifestyle - Hunnypot Unlimited

Phil Antoniades
COO and Co-Founder - Nimbit Inc.

Patrick Arn
Founder & President - Gotham Records

Norman Arnold
Creative Director, Music - Telepictures Productions
Composer - Film: The War Tapes TV: Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks

Billy Austin
Publisher - Platinum Pen Publishing
Songwriter - "Leave The Pieces," "99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)" "Put Your Best Dress On"

Johnta Austin
Songwriter - "Shake It Off," "We Belong Together," "Be Without You," "Poppin'"

Glen Ballard
Songwriter, Producer - Jagged Little Pill, "Man in the Mirror" Film: "Ordinary Miracle" (from Charlotte's Web), "Believe" (from Polar Express)

Louie Bandak
VP, A&R - Capitol Music Group

Paris Barclay
Director, Producer - NYPD Blue, In Treatment, The West Wing, Cold Case

Dave Bassett
Songwriter, Producer, Artist - "Shinedown," "Best Days," "Sparta," "Machine"

David Basskin
President and CEO - Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)

Eric Beall
Director, A&R - Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc.

Michelle Belcher
GM, West Coast - Primary Wave Music Publishing

Richard Bellis
Composer - One Special Night, Stephen King's IT, Above and Beyond
Author - The Emerging Film Composer

Danny Benair
Owner - Natural Energy Lab

Monica Benson
President - BOK Music

Lonny Bereal
Songwriter, Singer - "Please Don't Go," "Wanna Be," "Flashback"

Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Academy & Grammy Award winning lyricists - "The Windmills of Your Mind," "The Way We Were," "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," Film: Yentl

Jeff Biederman, Esq.
Partner, Entertainment Lawyer - Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.

Michael Boddicker
Composer, Producer - Barry Manilow, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Chicago

Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora
Songwriter, Artists - "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Livin' on a Prayer," "Wanted Dead or Alive," "Who Says You Can't Go Home"

Jeff Brabec
VP, Business Affairs - Chrysalis Music Group
Author - Music, Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business

Mike Bradford
Producer, Songwriter, Engineer - Rhythm of Love, The History of Rock, "Follow Me"

Jonatha Brooke
Songwriter, Performer - "Linger," "Because I Told You So," "So Much Mine" Film: "I'll Try," (from Return to Neverland)

Darius Brooks
Songwriter, Gospel Singer - "Your Will," "My Mind's Made Up," "For the Good of Them," "Safe In His Arms"

Bruce Broughton
Composer - Concerto for Piccolo and Chamber Orchestra Film: Silverado, Tombstone TV: JAG, Tiny Toons

Carianne Brown
Creative Licensing Executive - Songs Publishing

Jackson Browne
Songwriter, Artist - "Running on Empty," "Doctor My Eyes," "The Pretender," "Take it Easy"

Bun B
Songwriter, Performer - "Get Throwed," "Sister," "Gimme That," "Big Pimpin"

busbee
Songwriter - "What Am I Doing Here," "Better Now" Film Songs: "Let It Out," "Promise Ring"

Gary Calamar
Music Supervisor, Go Music Services - Dexter, Weeds, Entourage
Host - KCRW's The Open Road

Beka Callaway Tischker
Sr. Director A&R - Razor & Tie Entertainment

Don Cannon
DJ, Producer - "Go Crazy"

Rick Carnes
President - Songwriters Guild of America
Songwriter - "I Can't Even Get The Blues No More," "Long Neck Bottle"

Mary Chapin Carpenter
Songwriter, Performer - "Shut Up And Kiss Me," "He Thinks He'll Keep Her," "I Feel Lucky," Stones In The Road

Donna Caseine
VP, Creative Services/West Coast Director, A&R - Universal Music Publishing Group

Ryan Chahanovich
Director, Talent Relations - eSession

Chamillionaire
Songwriter, Performer - The Ultimate Victory, "Ridin'," "Turn It Up"

Desmond Child
Songwriter, Producer - "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)," "Invisible," "Livin' La Vida Loca"

Gary Churgin
President, CEO - The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.

Timothy "Attitude" Clayton
Songwriter - "Promiscuous," "Afraid," "Give It To Me"

Shawn Clement
CEO - Clemistry Music, Inc.
Composer - TV: World's Wildest Police Chases, Buffy The Vampire Slayer Film: Last Chance Games: Open Season

Barry Coburn
Co-President - Ten Ten Music Group, Inc.

Ted Cohen
Managing Partner - TAG Strategic

Matthew "Cornbread" Compton
Songwriter, Artist - Bands: Cursive, Glos, Engine Down

Tamara Conniff
Group Editorial Director - Billboard

Jay L. Cooper, Esq.
Attorney - Greenberg Traurig

Julio Reyes Copello
Producer, Pianist, Composer - "Que Hiciste," "Ahora Quién," "Toma de Mi," "Y Todo Queda en Nada"

Ralph Covert
Songwriter, Composer, Singer, Producer - "Not Dead Yet," "Just Like The Monkeys," "With A Friend (The Pooh Song)," "Promises In The Dark"

Wende Crowley
Senior Director, Film & TV Music / Music Supervisor - Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Anthony Davis
Composer - Opera: X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, Tania, Amistad

Christian Davis
Producer - DJ Jazzy Jeff, D'Angelo, Robin Thicke

John Debney
Composer – Film: Passion of the Christ, Sin City, Chicken Little

Kurt Denny
VP, Creative - Still Working Music

Jackie DeShannon
Songwriter, Artist - "Put A Little Love In Your Heart," "Bette Davis Eyes," "When You Walk In The Room," "He's The Great Imposter"

Dirty Harry
Songwriter, Producer, DJ - "No One," As I Am

DJ BattleCat
Songwriter, Producer, Performer - "LAX," "We Can Freak It," "Baby Boy," "Domino"

Vikter Duplaix
Songwriter, Artist, Producer - "Make A Baby," "Sensuality," "What We Want"

Michael Eames
President - PEN Music Group, Inc.

Roy Elkins
Founder & CEO - Broadjam, Inc.

Jeremy Fabinyi
Managing Director, Mechanicals - MCPS-PRS Alliance

Gina Fant-Saez
CEO - eSession; Author - Pro Tools for Musicians and Songwriters
Songwriter, Artist, Engineer, Studio Owner

Patrick Faucher
CEO and Co-Founder - Nimbit, Inc.

Michelle Featherstone
Songwriter, Singer - TV: "We Are Man and Wife" Film: "Bully"

Rory Feek
President - Giantslayer Records
Songwriter - "Some Beach," "Chain of Love"

Nicholas C. Ferrara, Esq.
Attorney, Partner - Serling, Rooks & Ferrara LLP

Marc Ferrari
President - Mastersource Music Catalog, Inc.

Focus
Producer, Songwriter - "Where I'm From," "Yes," "U Already Know," "Dear Ben"

Jonathan Fuller
Producer, Composer, Artist - Black Iris Music

Toby Gad
Songwriter, Composer, Producer - "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Freckles," "Rockstar," "One In A Million"

Phil Gallo
Associate Editor - Variety and Daily Variety

Pete Ganbarg
President - Pure Tone Music

Joshua Glazer
Editor, Content Director - URB Magazine/URB.com

Justin Goldberg
Founder & CEO - indie911
Manager - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

Rich Goldman
President - RipTide Music

Billy Gottlieb
Music Supervisor - Bones, Alias, The Nine

Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald
Songwriter, Producer - "Girlfriend," "Since U Been Gone," "Behind These Hazel Eyes," "Keep Holding On"

Roger Greenaway
ASCAP; Songwriter - "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)," "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing," "You've Got Your Troubles," "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"

Holly Greene
Music Publisher and Consultant - Counter Content

Gary Gross
Worldwide President - Universal Publishing Production Music

Lynn Grossman
Owner - Secret Road Artist Management & Music Services
Music Supervisor - House

Amaury Gutiérrez
Songwriter, Producer - "Nada Es Para Siempre," "Yo Se Que Es Mentira," "Perdoname Todo," "Dime Corazon"

Gary Haber
Owner - Haber Corporation; Certified Public Accountant

Damita Haddon
Gospel Singer, Songwriter, Producer - "It All Belongs To You" TV: 85 South Gospel Street Show

Carvin Haggins & Ivan Barias of Karma Productions
Songwriters, Producers - "Teach Me," "B.U.D.D.Y.," "Customer," Who Is Jill Scott?

Omara S. Harris, Esq.
Attorney - The Law Office of Omara S. Harris, Esq., LLC

Ned Hearn, Esq.
Attorney

Marcy Heisler
Lyricist - Even After, Pooh's Learning Adventures

Bernie Herms
Producer, Songwriter - "Praise You In This Storm," Awaken

Keri Hilson
Songwriter, Performer - "The Way I Are," "Take Me As I Am," "Gimmie More," "Break the Ice"

Mike Himelstein
Songwriter, Composer, Producer - Film: Shrek, "Take My Hand" (102 Dalmatians) TV: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sid The Science Kid

Daron Hollowell
Co-Founder, Executive Producer - Black Iris Music

Bill Holman
Composer, Arranger, Saxophonist - Unforgettable, "A View From The Side"

Wayland Holyfield
Songwriter - "Could I Have This Dance," "You're My Best Friend"

Jamie Houston
Songwriter, Producer - "Just Feel Better" Film: High School Musical, What a Girl Wants, Hanna Montana

Terry Howard
Producer, Engineer - Ray Charles, Barbara Streisand, Fleetwood Mac, Etta James

Mark Hudson
Songwriter, Producer - "Livin' on the Edge," "Chico Time," Ringo Rama, Vertical Man

Billy Hume
Producer, Songwriter, Mixer - "Party Like a Rockstar," "Rock On," "Throw Some D's"

Bob Hunka
Consultant - HunkArts / SOCAN

Ed Hunt
SVP, Publisher Services & Distributions - The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.

J. Reid Hunter, Esq.
Attorney, Partner - Serling, Rooks & Ferrara LLP

Michael Huppe
General Counsel - SoundExchange

JES
Singer, Songwriter, Producer - "Everything, " "As The Rush Comes," "Ghost," "Like A Waterfall"

Cri$tyle "The Ink" Johnson
Songwriter - "Touch My Body," "The 1," "Angel," "Google Me"

David H. Johnson
Chairman & CEO - Warner Music Group

Dean Kay
President, CEO - Demi Music Group
Songwriter - "That's Life"

Josh Kear
Songwriter - "Before He Cheats," "Bama Breeze," "Set This Circus Down," "I'll Be The Wind"

James Kendrick
President - Schott Music Corporation/European American Music Corporation

Randall Kennedy
Head of Marketing and Sales - ARTizen Music Group

David Kershenbaum
Founder, A&R - Music Pros-Hollywood
Producer - Tracy Chapman, Joe Jackson, Bryan Adams, Tori Amos

Dan Kimpel
Music Journalist, Author - How They Made It: True Stories of How Music's Biggest Stars Went to Stardom, Networking in the Music Business

John King (Dust Brothers)
Producer, Songwriter - "Hey Ladies," "Where It's At," "Wild Thing" Film: Fight Club

Kent Klavens, Esq.
Attorney

Rob Knox
Producer - Katherine McPhee, Marcus Houston, Chris Brown, Underdog Entertainment

Michael Korie
Lyricist, Librettist - Broadway: Grey Gardens Opera: Harvey Milk, The Grapes of Wrath

Nathaniel Kunkel
Producer, Engineer - John Mayer, Sting, Billy Joel, Maroon 5

Terence "Future" LeMaile-Williams
A&R Manager - Notting Hill Music Publishing

Michelle Lewis
Songwriter - "Different Kind of Love Song," "I Will Be Your Friend," "Nowhere and Everywhere," "Beautiful Life"

Peter Lloyd
Creative Director/A&R - Razor & Tie Music Publishing

Ben London
Songwriter, Composer
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Chapter - The Recording Academy

John Mackey
Composer - Red Line Tango, Sasparilla, Turbine

Johnny Mandel
Composer, Arranger, Producer - "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Emily" TV Theme: M*A*S*H

Kirsti Manna
Singer, Songwriter, Actor - "Austin," "Loud" TV: Kirsti's Manor

Craig Marks
Music Director, Music Editor - HorseTV
Composer - TV: Iron Chef America

Jodi Marr
Songwriter, Producer - "Grace Kelly," "My Interpretation," Soy

Dennis Matkosky
Songwriter, Performer - "You'll Think of Me," "Maniac," "I Need You," "Heart of Mine"

Michael Mavrolas
Founder - Genuine Representation, Genuine Music Group

Mike McKoy, Esq.
Attorney, Partner - Serling, Rooks & Ferrara LLP

Alan Melina
President - New Heights Entertainment, LLC

Marina Mena
Director, Film & TV - Firstcom Music

Ron Mendelsohn
CEO, Co-Founder - Megatrax Production Music

Mateo Messina
Composer - Film: Juno, Bumper, Thank You For Smoking TV: The Office

Midi Mafia (Bruce Waynne & Dirty Swift)
Producers, Songwriters - "When I See You," "21 Questions," "Hold It, Don't Drop It"

Steve Miller
Songwriter, Performer - "The Joker," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Take the Money and Run," "Rock'n Me"

Bernard Miyet
CEO - SACEM

Chris Mollere
Music Supervisor - Fusion Music Supervision; TV: Kyle XY Film: Memory

Martha Mooke
Electro-Acoustic Violinist, Composer - Circa 5 for String Quartet and Piano, Quantum for electro-acoustic String Quartet, Virtual Corridors, Negatives of an Inhibition

Trevor Morris
Composer - TV: The Tudors, Justice, Moonlight Film: The Hills Have Eyes 2

Sean Mulligan
Director, US Film, TV + Media - ole

Robert Anthony Navarro
Composer, Producer - "One More Town" TV: ESPN's Monday Night Football Theme (2007) Game: Naruto: Rise Of A Ninja

Roger Neill
Composer - Film: King of the Hill, Marie-Antoinette TV: Chicago Hope, The Simple Life

Stacy Neisig
Director, Licensing/Creative - Criterion Music Corp.

Eve Nelson
Composer, Songwriter, Arranger, Producer - Classikhan, TV: Samantha Who, Ugly Betty, General Hospital

Melinda Newman
Journalist

Erika Nuri
Songwriter - "When I See You," "Fatal"

Dennis O'Donnell
Creative Consultant, Film & Television - Primary Wave Music

Frank J. Oteri
Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center
Composer - Machunas, Fair and Balanced?, Imagined Overtures

Atli Örvarsson
Composer - Film: Vantage Point, Babylon AD, Stuart Little 3

Jake Ottmann
VP, Creative, East Coast - EMI Music Publishing

Martin Page
Songwriter, Producer - "We Built This City," "King of Wishful Thinking," "These Dreams"

David Paich (Toto)
Songwriter, Composer, Producer - "Africa," "Rosanna," "Got to be Real" Film: Dune
President - Hudmar Inc.

Aaron Parry
Executive Producer - Main Street Pictures/ Paramount Pictures

Alexandra Patsavas
Owner, Music Supervisor - Chop Shop Music Supervision
Owner - Chop Shop Records

Stephen Paulus
Composer - Sea Portraits Opera: The Postman Always Rings Twice

Linda Perry
Songwriter, Producer - "Beautiful," "Get the Party Started," "What's Up"

Lewis Pesacov
Composer - Black Iris Music

Pesci (Jeff Gray)
Licensing - MTV
Songwriter/Performer

Marybeth Peters
Register of the U.S. Copyrights

Pamela Phillips Oland
Songwriter - Nobody Loves Me Like You Do," "If Ever A Love There Was," Digga Digga Dog," "Monday Morning Quarterback"

PlayRadioPlay (Dan Hunter)
"Madi Don't Leave," "Decipher Reflections"

Amy Powers
Songwriter - "Shine," "Connected," "Not Just Make Believe"
President - Powers That Be Inc.

Neeta Ragoowansi
Director, Artist-Label Relations - SoundExchange

Patrick Rains
Owner, Manager - Patrick Rains & Associates/PRA Records

Brian Rawlings
President - bluhammock music publishing

Paul Reisler
Founder, Artistic Director - Kid Pan Alley
Songwriter - "Whisper in Spanish," "I Can't Remember What I Forgot," "Rainforest," "Marsyandi"

Tricia Rice
Director, Digital Media - Welk Music Group

Dan Rimas
Manager, Music Services - NBC Universal TV Music

Carmen Rizzo
Producer, Engineer - Seal, Alanis Morissette, Coldplay

Delphine Robertson
Music Executive/Music Supervisor - The Play-Tone Company; Film: Charlie Wilson's War TV: Big Love
Music Coordinator - Deva Anderson Music Supervision; Film: Beloved TV: What Happens In Vegas

Jeff Rona
Composer - Film: Traffic, Black Hawk Down TV: Homicide: Life On The Street

Henry W. Root, Esq.
Attorney - Law Offices Of Henry W. Root, P.C.

Dan Rosenbaum
VP, Creative Services & Marketing - Cherry Lane Music Group

Joe Ross
Partner, President - Cheap Lullabye Records

HeathCliff Rothman
President & Founder - FYI - Film Your Issue
Journalist and Social Entrepreneur

John Rubeli
President - Chop Shop Records

Rivers Rutherford
Songwriter - "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You," "Livin' In Fast Forward," "When I Get Where I'm Going," "Real Good Man"

Brandon Ryan
Cakewalk

John Rzeznik
Songwriter, Performer - "Iris," "Name," "Here is Gone" TV Judge: The Next Great American Band

Charlie J. Sanders, Esq.
Attorney; Outside Counsel - Songwriters Guild of America
Producer, Saxophonist

Chris Saranec
Executive Director, Music Licensing - NBC Universal Studios

Rep. Adam B. Schiff
Congressman (D-CA)

Harriet Schock
Songwriter - "Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady" TV: Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Author - Becoming Remarkable: For Songwriters And Those Who Love Songs

Stephen Schwartz
Composer, Lyricist - Broadway: Wicked, Godspell, Pippin

Garry Schyman
Composer - Games: BioShock, Destroy All Humans TV: The A-Team, Magnum P.I.

Darrell Scott
Songwriter, Producer -"Long Time Gone," "Born to Fly," "It's a Great Day to Be Alive," "You'll Never Leave Harlan"

Joseph Serling, Esq.
Attorney, Partner - Serling, Rooks & Ferrara LLP

Alex Shapiro
Composer - Slipping, Bioplasm, Music for Two Big Instruments, At the Abyss

Jeff Silbar
Publisher - Silbarsongs/Intunes
Songwriter - "Wind Beneath My Wings," "Hit The Ground Running," "China Girl" TV Theme: My Name Is Earl

Derek Sivers
Founder and President - CD Baby

Owen J. Sloane, Esq.
Attorney; Principal; Chair, Entertainment & Media Group - Berger Kahn, A Law Corporation

Jill Sobule
Songwriter - "I Kissed a Girl," "Jetpack," "Mexican Wrestler"

Joe Solo
Songwriter - "Glad You're Here," "Sweet Baby"
Staff Writer/Producer - Famous Music; Featured Composer - BMG Killer Tracks

Jeff Sosnow
A&R - Interscope Records

Billy Steinberg
Songwriter - "Like A Virgin," "True Colors," "Eternal Flame," "I'll Stand By You"

Jonathan Stone
Consultant - Bug Music

Tom Sturges
Executive Vice President, Head of Creative - Universal Music Publishing

Asa Taccone
Songwriter, Composer, Performer - TV: "Dick in a Box," Saturday Night Live, Awesometown Film: Hot Rod

Evan Taubenfeld
Songwriter, Producer, Artist - "Don't Tell Me," "Hot," "Innocence"

Adam Taylor
President - APM Music

Jack Tempchin
Songwriter - "Peaceful Easy Feeling," "Smuggler's Blues"

Allan Tepper
President & Chief Creative Officer - The Bicycle Music Company

Beka Callaway Tischker
Senior Director, A&R - Razor & Tie

Chris Tompkins
Songwriter - "Before He Cheats," "Bama Breeze," "That's How They Do It In Dixie," "Me and Emily"

Barbara Vander Linde
VP, Creative - Disney Music Publishing

Tom Vickers
Music Consultant & Career Coach

Butch Walker
Songwriter, Producer, Artist - "So Much For My Happy Ending," "When You're Gone," "1985"

Chris Wallin
Songwriter - "Don't Blink'," "Something To Be Proud Of," "Love Me If You Can," "Speed"

Greg Watkins
Co-CEO and Co-Founder - AllHipHop.com

Perry Watts-Russell
SVP, A&R - Warner Bros Records

Jimmy Webb
Songwriter - "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Galveston," "Wichita Lineman"
Author - Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting

Jonathan Weiss
Music Supervisor, Music Publisher - Haiku Entertainment/Bunim-Murray Productions

Lindsay Wolfington
Owner, Music Supervisor - Lone Wolf Music Supervision; TV: One Tree Hill, Ghost Whisperer, Unhitched

Doug Wood
President/Owner - Omni Music
Composer - The Omni Music Library

Jeffrey Worob, Esq.
Attorney, Partner - Serling, Rooks & Ferrara LLP

David "Touch" Wright
Creative Director, Urban Music - Underdog Entertainment

Jenny Yates
Songwriter - "Standing Outside the Fire," "When You Come Back To Me Again," "Thicker than Blood," "Let Your Light Shine"

Donna Young
Founder, Owner - Donna Young Music

Adam Zelkind
Composer - TV: I Love New York, Flavor of Love, The Surreal Life, Charm School