Future of the Music Business interviews Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora by admin, 08/02/09 18:14:55

Dear Friends and Colleagues:
 
It's my pleasure to announce that this week's guest on the Future of the Music Business at http://myrealbroadcast.myrealtalent.com/The_Future_Of_The_Music_Business/ is Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora, the Internet radio service. Pandora now has more than 30 million registered users and is adding 60,000 more every day. Tim discusses Pandora, how it works, new initiatives, the new royalty rates applicable to music webcasters, and the Performance Rights Act that would make U.S. terrestrial radio stations pay record companies and artists for the first time. I hope you'll tune it.
 
All the best,
Steve Gordon
www.stevegordonlaw.com
www.myrealbroadcast.com

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BIO:

Tim Westergren founded Pandora in January 2000 and now also serves as its Chief Strategy Officer. Tim is an award-winning composer, an accomplished musician and a record producer with 20 years of experience in the music industry. He has recorded with independent labels, managed artists, owned a commercial digital recording studio, scored feature films, produced albums, and performed extensively. His main instrument is the piano, but over the years he has played the bassoon, drums and clarinet and his musical background spans such genres as rock, blues, jazz and classical music.

Tim received his B.A. from Stanford University, where he studied computer acoustics and recording technology. A musician's musician, he is obsessed with helping talented emerging artists connect with the music fans most likely to appreciate their music. In addition to guiding Pandora's overall strategy and vision, Tim now spends most of his time as Pandora's chief evangelist - traveling the country to meet with listeners to collect feedback, research local music, and spread the word of the Music Genome Project.