By Simon Glickman
Music conferences are always a gamble. But EAT'M, the Las Vegas-based music confab, ups the ante by luring music execs—notably weak-willed A&R types—to Sin City under vaguely deductible conditions.
Thus the usual smorgasbord of panels, showcases, convention-hall tech demos and hallway schmoozing was complemented by blackjack (ouch!), craps (yikes!), roulette (oy vey), strippers (All Nude!) and other "gaming" options.
Addled by plague-like hangovers, anguished by squandered funds, some members of your intrepid HITS staff still managed to be physically present for whole portions of EAT'M (which stands for Emerging Artists & Talent in Music). Co-founders Lisa Tenner and Sue Shifrin-Cassidy touted the second annual three-day event as "Vegas on a corporate credit card," though in our case it was more like a borrowed ATM card. But no matter. The conference has now moved under the auspices of online upstart Solutions Media, and looks to track the convergence of traditional and online music as well as spotlight new acts. Heavyweight panelists included Jim Caparro, hilary rosen',390,400);">hilary rosen',390,400);">Hilary Rosen, Happy Walters, jay boberg',390,400);">jay boberg',390,400);">Jay Boberg, Mel Lewinter, Ken Hertz, Fred Goldring, Steve Backer and michael robertson',390,400);">michael robertson',390,400);">Michael Robertson, among others.
So, according to the notes we don't remember scrawling, here are some things that happened between bouts of having our chips removed:
EAT'M is only in its second year, and obviously still has obstacles to surmount, but we think we had a really good time. Our thanks to everybody who stopped by the booth, boogied at the party and tried to pry us away from the casino floor.
Hey, do they have Keno at North By Northwest?
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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