Moderating “Music Goes 3D” at Engage Conference

I’ll be moderating “Music Goes 3D: The Music Industry’s Next Great Frontier” next Tuesday afternoon at the Engage Conference here in NYC. Having produced many live music events in virtual worlds over the last few years while at Electric Sheep, this is a use of virtual worlds I’ve always found very compelling.

Joining me will be a great group of panelists including Lee Clancy from IMVU, Nabeel Hyatt from Conduit Labs, and Thom Kidrin from Worlds.com.

Here’s the full panel description:
“The growth of traditional recorded music sales is declining while concerts and games are booming. It’s not enough to simply sell music that people can listen too—that’s too easy to download illicitly and unsatisfying in today’s rich media world. New listeners want to be engaged with music, with their peers, and with the artists. Virtual worlds, games, social networks and more offer a new opportunity for the music industry: music could now become the ultimate virtual good.”

The panel starts at 2:30pm on Tuesday in Room 1. Hope to see you there!