Features Celebrities from Film, Television, and Music Industries Discussing Digital Technologies and Strategies
BreakOut: Where Artists Go Digital
November 18, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AlwaysOn today announced its initial line-up of celebrity panelists who will present at their next Digital Media and Entertainment conference – BreakOut: Where Artists Go Digital, set to occur December 15 -17, 2008 at the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows in Beverly Hills, California.
Expected to speak are:
* Will.i.am -- Recording artist and Black Eyed Pea
* MC Hammer -- Rapper and business entrepreneur
* Julia Allison –- Web entrepreneur
* Saul Williams -- Poet and Hip Hop artist
* Sean Kingston – Recording artist
* Mandi Perkins - Recording artist
* Millionaires - Recording artist
* Marshall Herskovitz - American film director
"We are excited to partner with Forbes Magazine and unveil a conference line-up rarely seen: musicians, film artists, athletes, and other big-names in the entertainment business coming together to discuss innovative ways to use technology," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. "BreakOut will be the first conference ever where the audience will hear first-hand how artists are embracing the Internet to build their brands, sell product, and communicate with their fans."
BreakOut brings together Hip hop artists and rock stars, comedians, TV and film talent, and Internet-born celebrities to explore and debate how technology is transforming every aspect of the entertainment industry. In addition, the conference will look at how Silicon Valley's smartest venture capitalists are working with this next generation of artists and digital media entrepreneurs, to build new innovative businesses, which are disrupting the status quo.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn Network was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in early 2003 featuring a stock market-moving interview with Sony Chairman Nobuyuki Idei and inside coverage of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's address on Iraq to the WEF General Assembly. The new AO site stood out because all its editorial posts were open to unfiltered, public reader comment and opinion. AO also was applauded for focusing on the sweet spots in high-growth markets where technology innovation is disrupting behavior and creating new entrepreneurial opportunities for both big businesses and startups. Today, bloggers interacting with readers on a wide variety of topics have become accepted and often trusted alternative sources of valuable insights and information. Back in 2003, AO was just among a few fledgling media brands trying to borrow from the early blogging practices and create a more open and merit-driven editorial world.
About the AlwaysOn Network
The AlwaysOn Network is transforming the media business by providing its readers with an open and participatory editorial environment. Borrowing from the underground blogging and social networking traditions, AO was launched in 2003 and is recognized as a leading innovator in the "open media" revolution. The network's editors focus on the sweet spots in high-growth markets where technology innovation is disrupting behavior and creating new entrepreneurial opportunities for both big businesses and start-ups. AO's audience is comprised of a mix of business development officers, media buyers, venture capital and private-equity investors, and leading members of the press and blogging community.
For more information about AlwaysOn and the BreakOut Conference, please visit http://alwayson.goingon.com/ecom/productview/28848.
Contacts
Voce Communications
Leah McLean, 415-848-2583
lmclean@vocecomm.com
