Shamal Ranasinghe (Co-Founder of TopSpin)
The future of direct to fan marketing.
Shamal is co-founder of Topspin Media, a technology focused direct-to-fan marketing, fan base management, and distribution platform. Topspin helps artists manage their products, connect with fans, and generate demand. Shamal will share with us the developments in the field of direct-to-fan marketing as more artists are starting to use Topspin. Hopefully he will show us a glimpse of where this trend is going in the near future!

Filip Visnjic (www.creativeapplications.net)
Music creation, production and performance on new platforms.
Topic of talk: Filip will discuss digital ecosystems, designing for immersive experiences and what role both physical and digital play in our daily life. The talk will focus on iPhone and iPad platforms covering topics such as tools and frameworks, design, production, curation and distribution of digital content relating in particular to music and sound. If you always wanted to venture into iPad/iPhone development or simply wondered about the role these devices play in the future of music creation, production or performance, this is a talk you wouldn’t want want to miss.