Insightful Small Group Conversations

The Music Industry Summit will offer small group mentoring roundtables. Mentees will have the opportunity to engage in roundtable coaching and discussion with a diverse collection of industry leaders from a variety of sectors. Each mentor will have three mentees, unless otherwise noted. 

Mentoring roundtables are open to college students and professionals. Mentoring will not be available to high school students or virtual attendees. 

Advance Registration Required

• Advance registration is required to participate in mentoring roundtables. 
• Registration will open [DATE TBA]. All Summit registrants will be emailed instructions on how to sign up. 
• If you wish to participate in mentoring on both Wednesday, April 15 and Thursday, April 16, you will need to sign up for both days. 
• You can sign up to meet with one specific mentor per day, so be sure to get to know all of our participating mentors. The list of mentors is below and all mentor bios can be found here. 

Tips for Participating in Mentoring

• Get to know your mentor! Read their bio in advance and research their background. View All Bios
• Come prepared with some questions or discussion points you want to explore. 
• If you are a professional, please be mindful that college students will likely be participating in the same roundtable as you. Please give them an opportunity to speak, or better yet, help facilitate group conversation. 
• Be on time! The time will go quickly so be on time to maximize your time with your mentor.

If you are confirmed for a mentoring roundtable spot, please meet at Baker Center 240/242 and you will be directed to your table. Lunch will be provided. If you didn't get selected for a spot, feel free to stop by to see if any open up!

Wednesday, April 15 • 11:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

Below are list of mentors hosting roundtables on Wednesday, April 15. Each roundtable will have space for three mentees, unless otherwise noted. Advance signup required. View All Mentor Bios

Lunch sponsored by: Avalanche Pizza

LJ Antonuccio

CEO, CoMuse

Kevin Breuner

Head of Artist Development & Education, BandLab

Jon Chinn

Director of Media Operations, Sony Music Entertainment

Rich Corsi

Vice President of Programming, CAPA

Chris DeVille

Managing Editor, Stereogum

Mike Fink

Senior Director, DistroKid

Maggie Kaput

Marketing Specialist, Ryman Auditorium

Cindy Katzenmeyer

Assistant Director of Programming, Playhouse Square

Rachel Lafranconi

Senior Director Creative Synch & Licensing, Kobalt Music

Marisha Legan-Johnson

Creative Producer, CoMuse and Coordinator, KERA TV and Radio

Dan Mackta

Managing Director, Qobuz

Alex Malcolm

Associate Director - Global Sync, Warner Music Group

Deborah Mannis-Gardner

Owner/Presidents, DMG Clearances

Harrison Mbemba

Founder/CEO, AuxChord

Chris Messina

Grammy Nominated Music Producer, Engineer, and Songwriter

Marcus J. Moore

Author and Music Journalist for The New York Times

Tim Peacock

Founder, Nelsonville Music Festival and Artistic Director, Stuart's Opera House

John Scanlon

Sr. Manager Global Education Programs-Dolby Creator Lab, Dolby Laboratories

Jennifer Sellers

Events & Partnership Director, CoMuse & Conference Event Director, NIVA

Ash M. Sheehan

Sr. Director of National Member Engagement, Recording Academy/GRAMMYs

Cassandra Sotos

Co-Owner & CEO, AmpRx

Olivia Stefanoff

Senior Project Manager, Music Columbus

Allison Wright Clark

Music Supervisor / Producer / Owner, Reflector Productions

Annie Zaleski

New York Times Best-Selling Author and Music Journalist

Bell Tree Productions Team

Peter Bell, CEO; Morgan Bahr, Technical Coordinator; Sam Binnig, VP of Operations; and Josh Goldfarb, Technical Production Analyst 

*This roundtable will be open to 6 mentees.

Thursday, April 16 • 12:05-12:40 p.m.

Below are list of mentors hosting roundtables on Wednesday, April 16. Each roundtable will have space for three mentees, unless otherwise noted. Advance signup required. View All Mentor Bios

Lunch will be provided.

Libby Ballangee

Music Promoter & Event Producer, Venus Child Productions / The Brightside

Cindy Barber

Co-owner, Beachland Ballroom and Tavern & Executive Director, Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present, Future

William Bitunjac

Vice President Ecommerce, Warner Music Group

Kathy Blackman

Owner, Grog Shop & B Side Lounge

Bob Boilen

Creator of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts & All Songs Considered

*This roundtable will be open to 6 mentees.

Jay Gilbert

Music Industry Consultant & Co-Creator, Your Morning Coffee Newsletter & Podcast

Brandon Haas

Executive Director, A&R / Business Development – North America, Believe Music Publishing

Natalie Jackson

Managing Partner, Natalie's Grandview

Josiah Kaiser

President & CTO, FanMail Marketing

Talia Kraines

Editorial Lead, Pop - Spotify

Belinda Ligotino

Operations Manager, AmpRx

Yuri Lysoivanov

Senior Market Development Specialist, Shure

Theresa May

Professor & Trumpeter appearing with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Mourning [A] BLKstar

Seth Miller

CEO, Rapchat

Brian Muehlenkamp

Product Manager - Onsale & Demand Intelligence, Ticketmaster

Kari Nakamura

Global Chair of Partnerships, Women in Music

Timothy Pattison

Sr. Director of Creative, BMI

Mike Petruccelli

Sr. Product Specialist, Shure

Frankie Pine

CEO & Music Supervisor, Whirly Girl Music, Inc

Adam Sensenbrenner

Manager, Mick Management

Matt Tucker

Producer / Engineer

NPi Audio Visual Solutions Team

Ted Van Hyning, Vice President; Gary Heinrich, Director of Audio; Viicky Shepherd, Marketing Specialist; Clay Sullivan, Audio Production Manager; Joshua Thompson, Director of Production 

*This roundtable will be open to 6 mentees.