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Passionate attendance fuels EXPO 09!

The 2009 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, held April 23-25, was bigger and better this year. As evidenced by the large turnout, the music creator community came together to strengthen its bonds, make connections, share knowledge and confront the challenges of the digital era. After hearing from both outgoing and incoming ASCAP Presidents, Marilyn Bergman and Paul Williams, respectively, attendees packed the panel rooms, exhibits and evening showcases to experience what has become one of the most valuable and important music conferences of the year, and the only one solely dedicated to songwriters and composers. Attendees were able to learn from an extraordinary range of top music creators from across the spectrum, including Heart's Ann & Nancy Wilson, Jeff Lynne, Wyclef Jean, Natasha Bedingfield, Ryan Tedder, Craig Wiseman, Sean Callery, Stargate's Mikkel Eriksen , Dan Wilson, Antonina Armato, James Newton Howard, Ricky Skaggs, and many more. Panels covering publishing, social media, collaborating, networking, legislative issues, studio recording and more gave participants a comprehensive overview of what a music creator needs to know to make it in today's music environment.