Ten panel discussions hosted and presented by the music industry professionals from around the world, exploring the global trends and developments of pop music. Through the exchanges of knowledge and experiences, Mandopop shall seek for and discover more innovative, profitable business models and opportunities.
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No.7 Topic: Upgrading Your Music with Visual Arts
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 6/22 Thu | 17:00-18:30 | Le Méridien Taipei |
Rob SCHWARTZ (Moderator)
Asia Bureau Chief of Billboard Magazine
Rob Schwartz is a journalist, entrepreneur and music and film producer who has been active in the entertainment scenes in Asia and the US for more than 15 years.Rob’s journalism has appeared in many international publications like Time, Newsweek, NME, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter. He is the Asia Bureau Chief of Billboard Magazine.
He has produced many music projects. In 2002 Rob was appointed Executive Director of the Tokyo-based imprint Play Label. In 2005 he founded the rock-electro crossover label Dynastic Records (www.dynasticrecords.com).
Rob is COO of SomethingDrastic (http://somethingdrastic.com/en/), a PR and translation firm for Japanese entertainment entities.
Rob produces feature film. Rob was the Executive Producer for the US feature film Putty Hill which the New Yorker magazine choose as one of its Top Ten for 2011.
Mikio INARI
Corporate Officer CTO of RecoChoku Co., Ltd
Mikio Inari has a superior knowledge of computer system design for mobile contents distribution on Cloud Computing and Emerging technology such as VR, AI, IOT.Education
Master of Science, University of KEIO Univ, Yokohama, JAPAN.
Mar 1992 Major: Computer Science
Bachelor of Science, University of KEIO Univ, Yokohama, JAPAN.
May 1990 Major: Electronics Engineering
Experience
Software Engineer, Andersen Consulting Japan (Accenture JAPAN), Tokyo, Japan Apr 1992 - 2002
- Designed and developed the Supply Chain Management System.
- Made the Japan business template using SAP Product Planning module.
- Building the knowledge management system using Lotus Note v3.1
CTO, Cybird Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan Apr 2002 - 2012
- Building the Contents Delivery System architecture and organization as contents aggregator.
- Building the mobile campaign management system for product promotion
Jesse Lee STOUT
Creative Director of Moment Factory
Jesse Lee Stout is a Creative Director and the creative lead at Moment Factory’s Los Angeles office. He brings extensive experience in art direction, curation, and graphic design to his work at the company, where he leads some of the industry’s brightest minds. He has orchestrated creative direction, set design, and content direction for a multitude of Moment Factory projects, including MUSE’s “Drones” world tour and Glastonbury headlining performance (2015, 2016), Imagine Dragons’ "Smoke + Mirrors" World Tour (2015), Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “The Getaway Tour” (2016) and numerous televised performances for Linkin Park (2017). Prior to joining Moment Factory, Jesse worked as a creative and video director for such A-list artists such as Jay-Z, Rihanna, Drake, and The Weeknd.
