Thank you to Stephen Bleeker for his Breakfast 27 presentation. SMBOttawa's de facto podcaster Robin Browne recorded Stephen's talk and you can listen to it over your morning coffee at Robin's blog 'Social Ed.'

See you at Breakfast 28 on April 4th, 2012!

~ SMBOttawa (Rob, Ryan & Simon)

There's no doubt that the music industry has seen its fair share of turmoil and turbulence over the last decade. Traditional business models are being shattered and that’s leaving the old guard scrambling. Are they rising to the occasion?

What is clear is the ever-increasing appetite for music, and the desire to share that passion for music. The playing field is more level now then it has ever been. This means new, exciting opportunities for artists, for fans, and yes, for the old guard.

From his unique position within the industry, Stephen Bleeker will be discussing the effects that social media has had on the music industry over the last few years from the perspectives of new and established artists, the fans, and the labels. Discussion will also focus on the new players that have emerged in the music space who are taking advantage of the technological and social breakthroughs of recent times.

Our guest speaker, Stephen Bleeker, is an award-winning entrepreneur with a unique perspective to share. For over 20 years, he has been involved with many facets of the industry including indie retail through CD Warehouse (est. 1991), e-commerce via MyMusic.ca (est. 1999), digital fulfillment, web development, 3PL, apparel manufacturing and distribution, and a small music label. Stephen’s most recent start-up is MyMusic.com, a digital music magazine that utilizes your social graph, music library and more in order to get more relevant and richer the more you use it.

About SMBOttawa

For those of us interested in social media, it's about finding a community of peers, making connections, learning from and supporting each other. Since 2008, SMBOttawa (Social Media Breakfast Ottawa) has endeavoured to do this by bringing you interesting, entertaining and timely speakers along with lots of real networking time over our (mostly) monthly Breakfasts.

Breakfast events are 90 minutes in length, focusing on providing an opportunity for attendees to meet each other. To spark conversation, we invite a guest speaker to lead a presentation and discussion.

Breakfast Agenda

7:30 AM Arrival, coffee and pastries, networking

8:00 AM Introductions, guest speaker's presentation

8:30 AM Questions

8:40 AM Thank yous, announcements, more networking

9:00 AM We're done! On with your day!

Registration

Registration is presently limited to the Eventbrite online ticketing system and its method of payments only. We welcome last minute registrations however the SMBOttawa organizers cannot accept cash payment at the door.