Frank Takeshita
Managing Director,Live Nation Japan
Currently Live Nation Japan’s Managing Director. Formed in 2012 and promoted a number of international and regional superstars including Lady Gaga, Nickelback, Infinite (Korean), Che’Nelle (Malaysian/US) and Jin Akanishi (Japanese).”
Working experience as General Manager with Creativeman Productions, in which is known from it’s summer festival Summer Sonic, and also has 20 years of experience of working with major record labels, Warner Music, Zomba/Jive, BMG and JVC.

Hiroshi “Chu” Sato
Senior Manager, International Marketing Universal Music LLC
Joined MCA/Universal Victor Inc.(one of the pre-decessor of UniversalMusic LLC) in 1998. Worked for Int’l labels as Product/Marketing Manager and lead lots of successful campaigns and sales for many years. Appointed as Chief Marketing Manager/A&R at Int’l Frontline Marketing(2007-2009) / Digital Marketing (2009-2011) and as Senior Manager/A&R in 2012.

Ichiro Asatsuma
Chairman, FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC INC.
Ichiro “Ichi” Asatsuma was born in 1943 and joined Pacific Music Publishing (the pre-decessor of Fujipacific) in 1966 as one of its first employees. In1985 he became the President of the newly-merged Fujipacific Music, a position he held until becoming the Chairman in 2005. Ichi has also been the board member of JASRAC from 1986 to 2010 and was the chairman of Music Publishers Association of Japan (MPAJ) from 2004 to 2010.
He currently serves as the MPAJ’s special adviser as well.

Clément Souchier
CEO & Music Supervisor, Creaminal
A graduate of school of Jazz and Paris Dauphine, Clement Souchier founded the label Madame Je Vous Aime (MJVA) in 1998. Alongside his recording activities, his passion for movies/pictures led him to turn to music for picture. He composed music for films and adverts. In parallel to these activities, he set up a start-up in 2000: Soundicate.com, the first smart radio in France. Arrived too soon on a not yet mature market, Soundicate failed to turn a profit and its partners decided to shut the company down at the end of 2001. Since 2002 and given that the Soundicate experience helped to build a large network within the music industry (labels, publishers, artists), Clement decided to gather independent artists and labels to provide a global offer of music for pictures (production, timing, musical supervision). This activity took shape as Creaminal, which defines itself as an independent agency of music for picture. The idea quickly attracted adverstising professionals and feature films directors and producers.

Martin Goldschmidt
Chairman, Cooking Vinyl Group
Martin Goldschmidt is MD and Founder of the CV Group, which comprises Cooking Vinyl Records, Essential Music & Marketing, CV America, Cooking Vinyl Australia, Cooking Vinyl Publishing and Cooking Vinyl Property.
Cooking Vinyl Records, home to The Prodigy, Marilyn Manson, Billy Bragg and Madness, is one of Europe’s prime artist-focused independent labels with innovative services-only deals that claim no stake in artists’ copyrights. Essential Music offers label management, sales, marketing, distribution services across Europe.
Martin founded the UK’s first online distribution company (sold to IODA/Orchard/Sony), a management company and a booking agency (sold to Rob Challice/CODA), and has promoted more anti nuclear benefit gigs then anyone else on the planet.

Mary Megan Peer
President, Asia Pacific & Strategic Markets, Peermusic
Based in New York, Mary Megan is responsible for peermusic’s operations in the Asia Pacific region, Japan, Brasil and developing territories. She also works with all peermusic offices in a business development role, supporting major acquisitions, advances and other growth opportunities. Prior to her current role, Mary Megan was the Managing Director of peermusic’s Buenos Aires office, representing both local and international writers in Argentina. Before joining peermusic, Mary Megan worked in investment banking for media and entertainment companies at Piper Jaffrey and Jefferies. She is currently a member of on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and has served on the Chamber of Publishers of Argentina (CAEM).

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