The LA Tech Entrepreneur's Guide to Hollywood

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• published: 20 Jul 2012
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If you are a tech company that wants to do business with Hollywood then this panel is for you. How are deals done in Hollywood? Who do you talk to? How are deals structured? We have experts from both sides of the table who will share their stories and answer your questions. We won't be focused on debating the merits of Paul Graham's "Kill Hollywood" thesis and more action-oriented for startups hustling in the LA area. Panelists Brian Norgard: Co-founded Chill, learn how Chill became the fastest growing social video platform by on-boarding hundreds of celebs like Jimmy Kimmel, Snoop Dogg and Enrique Iglesias. Eric Galen: Founder/CEO of Music180.com, a LA-based start-up that helps upcoming artists collaborate with the world's top producers, managers, publishers and record labels such as entertainment companies like The Voice. Matt Kozlov: Moonshark, a mobile entertainment publisher backed by CAA and Qualcomm bringing to market stunningly original mobile entertainment properties (apps) by pairing the most creative minds in Hollywood with the world's best mobile developers. Matt Mazzeo: Executive in Business Development at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world's leading entertainment and sports agency. CAA's Business Development department creates new lines of business for the agency, in addition to servicing clients across the agency. Mazzeo has helped spearhead the growth of CAA's digital media practice, which focuses on the representation of individual and corporate clients within the technology sector. CAA's Business Development group identifies and creates opportunities within the emerging digital media marketplace for traditional clients. CAA has worked with clients to conceptualize and incubate many web ventures including brands like Will Ferrell's Funny Or Die. CAA has also partnered with leading technology companies like Amazon and Qualcomm to incubate startups, WhoSay and Creative Mobile Labs respectively, focused on new platforms for entertainment content distribution. CAA has also worked with business-to-business and consumer-oriented technology companies looking to build their brand and leverage opportunities in entertainment, including Cisco, IMAX, RockYou, and Ustream. Matt Sandler (moderator): Co-founder and CEO of Chromatik, a music technology startup redefining how people practice, perform, and teach music. He has architected deals with American Idol and major music publishers. Rob Bonstein: General Manager of The Creed Company, a boutique music management firm representing artists and songwriters/producers including Bruno Mars and the Smeezingtons. As GM, Rob is responsible for broad range of client functions including branding and endorsements and digital strategy. Abe Burns: Digital operations for the digital ventures and management company of Guy Oseary, Abe works with the Oseary client roster that includes Madonna and baseball player Alex Rodriguez. In addition, he works Tinychat, a multi-video live streaming startup that connects artists and fans. Used by acts like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and John Legend, Tinychat receives 500,000 users per day and has grown to more than 10 million unique visitors per month.