Kelli Richards Presents All Access Radio

Thomas Dolby. Dolby has had a long illustrious career as a muscian. In 1985, he appeared at the Grammy Awards along with Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, and Howard Jones. All four musicians were successful keyboard and synthesizer experts in the mid-1980s music scene. That same year, Dolby performed at the Live Aid concert in London as part of David Bowie's band. Dolby is best known for his groundbreaking techno hit, “She Blinded Me With Science," but that is far from the biggest hit of his lifetime. Most notably, since 2001, Thomas Dolby has acted as Musical Director of The TED Conference, an annual event in Long Beach, California that attracts some of the world's foremost thinkers, inventors, and speakers. In this capacity Dolby provides live musical introductions to sessions, sometimes with an eclectic TED House Band, as well as helping secure guest musicians and entertainers for the event.  

Jack Buser is the Director of PlayStation Home, which is a 3D virtual world and social game platform on the PS3.  Home recently underwent a major redesign, and we’re eager to hear about the new benefits and features.  Jack Buser is also responsible for driving business initiatives and activities for the 3D community-based social gaming platform, overall and was previously the Director of Worldwide Technology Evangelism at Dolby Labs, so he has a keen understanding of the impact of tech on real-world applications, like gaming and entertainment.  PlayStation Home is filled with with hundreds of games – everything from pool tables and dart boards to full-on space shooters like Novus Prime: Escalation, zombie slashers like Dead Island Zombie Survivor, and massive online racing games like Sodium 2: Project Velocity. 

The SF MusicTech Summit brings together visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. This is a space to meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment. The summit is an effort to bring together musicians, technologists, entrepreneurs and the press to look for new solutions to the issues that face musicians and the industry that surrounds them. In this interview, Brian Zisk discusses the history of the music business and explains how new business models are evolving out of new technologies, and what they will mean for both consumers and artists.  Listen in to hear about a bunch of fascinating new ideas coming to one of the leading events in music and technology!  Brian Zisk is also the moderator of the SXSW Music Panel, and he also created the Future o

Dave Cool is the “voice” of Bandzoogle. Dave writes Bandzoogles blog, inspiring and  supporting Bandzoogle’s #1 mission: To make Direct-to-Fan a very real accomplishment for artists and bands everywhere. Dave Cool (and yes, that's his real name!) is perhaps best known for having directed and produced the documentary film "What is INDIE? A look into the World of Independent Musicians" which documented the experience of being an independent artist in the music industry. He's a friend to indie artists everywhere. A big inspiration in the world of musicians and bands, Dave inspires artists to keep control of their content on as many levels as possible and to maximize their fan outreach and merchandising.  If you are a musician, this is a must. 

Azeo Fables is the creator of the Newest Gadget for Gen Z, VizLingo! Not long ago, entrepreneurs Todd Younggren and Azeo Fables created hatched the idea to use the latest revolution in tech, mobile, to create a new way to communicate, and VizLingo was born.  Simply put, VizLingo is a messaging tool that translates words into video. The UI is exactly what the new generation of users demands, fun and easy! The user simply types any message into VizLingo to see each word of their message illustrated by a 1-2 second video.  If you’re thinking “I don't get it" that’s actually a good thing.  It’s one of those subtle mechanisms that has to be experienced, like poetry for instance. VizLingo is definitely a sort of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" medium - a new form of visual poetry, if you will. It's not only who it plays TO, but also what the "writer" puts into their work.

Gary Goldstein produced one of the most iconic cultural expressions of the last generation: Pretty Woman -- along with many other blockbuster hits, like Under Siege, The Mothman Prophecies, and others. He has gone on to mentor many of the leading creative voices in the music, film and technology sectors.  He is an author, a speaker, an innovator, a philanthropist, and above all, an all around great guy.

Gerd Leonhard is a media futurist, writer, keynote speaker and strategist with 25 years in the tech and entertainment industries in all major markets. Leonhard's focus is on new technologies in content, media and technological convergence, and he’s just published his newest book on Kindle, “The Future of Content.” http://gerd.fm/focbook Leonhard’s intent to publish this eBook via Amazon Kindle, exclusively, at this very low price, is to make these ideas and concepts as widely available as possible while still trying to be an example of what digital, paperless distribution can look like, going forward.  Definitely a GREAT investment at $2.99. Gerd Leonhard has been writing about the future of content (i.e. music, film, TV, books, newspapers, games etc.) since 1998. He has published 4 books on this topic, 2 of them on music (The Future of Music, Music 2.0). For the past 10 years, Leonhard has been deeply involved with many clients in various sectors of the content industry, in over 17 countries. This Kindle boo

Marina Jacoby-Leonard, Marina J, as she is affectionately called, crafts women to become the goddess of every part of her life and men to become the rock stars of their life. She coaches clients in Australia, the UK & in the United States and runs regular workshops & courses. She regularly writes about her work for newspapers and magazines. Her co-authored book "Healthy, Wise & Amazing Women" reached #1 on the Amazon Best Seller list in hours. She has over 13 years experience leading clients to transform their whole lives, seven years as a Certified Life Coach, 13 years as a Japanese Yoga Instructor, and holds certificates in Life Coaching, Yoga Teaching, Wholefood as Medicine, Meridians & Zen Shiatsu.  She is also a member of the International Association of Women in business Coaching & the International Institute for Complementary Therapists. 

Thomas Reemer, CEO of 88tc88.com, is an absolute force in the international music world. 88tc88.com is an online service that, among other things, translates western titles and artists, enabling access for Western Music to the vast Chinese mobile market, including direct access to China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom – the trifecta of the Chinese tech industry. 

Musician Thomas Dolby. Dolby has had a long illustrious career as a muscian. In 1985, he appeared at the Grammy Awards along with Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, and Howard Jones. All four musicians were successful keyboard and synthesizer experts in the mid-1980s music scene. That same year, Dolby performed at the Live Aid concert in London as part of David Bowie's band. Dolby is best known for his groundbreaking techno hit, “She Blinded Me With Science," but that is far from the biggest hit of his lifetime. Most notably, since 2001, Thomas Dolby has acted as Musical Director of The TED Conference, an annual event in Long Beach, California that attracts some of the world's foremost thinkers, inventors, and speakers. In this capacity Dolby provides live musical introductions to sessions, sometimes with an eclectic TED House Band, as well as helping secure guest musicians and entertainers for the event.  

Irene Cara shares about her new band, Hot Caramel. As an actress, Irene Cara received the Image Award for Best Actress for her work with Diahann Carroll in the NBC Movie of the Week, Sisters. She received an NAACP Image Award Nomination for her portrayal of Myrlie Evers in the PBS movie on Civil Rights Leader Medger Evers “For Us the Living." For Flashdance Irene Cara won 5 major awards, including Top Female Vocalist-Pop Singles and Pop Single of the Year. As a songwriter her talent earned her an Academy Award, 2 Grammys, a Golden Globe and a Peoples Choice Award for Flashdance. Irene Cara was the first African American female to win since Hattie McDaniel in 1939, plus the first Hispanic female since Rita Moreno and the first bi-racial female ever to win in any category - pre-dating Halle Berry by nearly 20 years.

Well-known music video director, Robby Starbuck is inspired by dichotomy. Dark vs. Light, Good vs. Evil. If you're thinking about something, he's thinking of what the opposite could be. This kind of thought process is embedded in the high gloss videos he's become known for directing. Not one to shy away from the critics or the fans, he's immersed even what he does behind the camera into an art-form of its own. He’s directed music videos for such amazing artists as, Smashing Pumpkins, Escape The Fate, Abused Romance, The Sounds, Chiodos, Pierce The Veil and dozens of others. After early success in his career and many offers from production companies to sign, Robby decided to start his own company, RSM Creative, in an effort to start his own powerhouse. As his company grows so does Robby. In 2010 alone he was named to OC METRO's Top 40 under 40 - with even more positive reinforcement SUBSTREAM Magazine ran a cover story on Robby as well.

Brian McGarvey is Vice President, Business Development of Rhapsody. Brian has over 20 years of experience as a visionary executive working with mobile, media / entertainment and technology companies – he’s been a key part of Rhapsody’s amazing success story and a true leader in the marriage between music and tech in this new digital age. 

Brenden Mulligan is the former CEO of ArtistData (acquired by SonicBids) and is now running his next start-up, OneSheet.  Still in beta, OneSheet is a free website that allows musicians to connect their existing social networks and services, creating a basic but graphically interesting website including music, videos, photos, concert dates, social streams, mailing list signups and online stores. His current project, Onesheet pulls info from sites that many musicians are already using, including ArtistData, Bandcamp, Bandzoogle, Facebook, FanBridge, NextBigSound, ReverbNation, Songkick, Sonicbids, Soundcloud, Twitter, Vimeo, Wordpress, and YouTube. CD Baby, Instagram, iTunes, Moontoast, Nimbit, Rdio, and Topspin will be added in the coming weeks. Brenden Mulligan plans to add a premium paid service will add additional features and customization. "Mobile optimization is another feature we may charge for. What kind of artists use Onesheet and how they use it, will drive what we do next." Currently, Brenden is wo

David Pack os the Lead Singer/Writer/Guitarist for the legendary band, Ambrosia. David is also a respected solo artist and Grammy winning producer and music director of special events, including both of President Clinton's inaugurations. In addition to Ambrosia, David has been a key collaborator in the music industry. He is well known for his duet with Bette Midler on multiplatinum Beaches soundtrack on Atlantic, and collaborated and performed with Michael McDonald & James Ingram on “Maria” from The Songs Of West Side Story; Wynonna on “Why Now” track from The Other Side CD. He wrote and sang with GRP keyboard artist David Benoit’s Top 5 AC hit “The Key To You,” as well as “Prove Me Wrong” for movie score and multiplatinum soundtrack to White Nights, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov & Gregory Hines on Atlantic. He performed guest vocals for QuincyJones, James Ingram, Kansas, .38 Special, Michael McDonald, Doobie Bros., Pat Simmons, Andrae Crouch, Larry Carlton. He wrote & sang 3 tracks on Alan Parsons

Venture Capitalist David Pakman is a Partner at Venrock, has been an Internet digital media entrepreneur since 1997 and co-founded the Apple Music Group in 1995 while at Apple in the mid-90s. He also helped to launch one of the very first online music companies, N2K, co-founded MyPlay, the pioneer of digital music lockers, and was the CEO of eMusic for five years. As a Partner at Venrock, David has his finger on the pulse of digital media, spending his days advising and investing in early-stage internet and digital media companies.  

Note from the show's Producer, Mary Agnes Antonopoulos: Today, we are going to interview our host, one of my favorite people of all time, Kelli Richards.  Kelli has been a catalyst and change agent in the music industry for her entire career - coaching innovators and leaders in music, entertainment and technology and helping to create amazing projects to better our world. She’s also a certified coach, and as a coach, every single day helps artists, celebrities and even everyday people, accelerate their vision of what’s possible and blow past personal and professional roadblocks.  Kelli also mentors artists and musicians to navigate what they have already created into the hands of the right people – the key players that the rest of us only wish were in our realm. Kelli Richards is creative and compelling, AND she’s connecting the dots for other people all day, every day.  This should be a GREAT show.  

Jason Benlevi is the author of “Too Much Magic, Pulling the Plug on the Cult of Tech.” Too Much Magic is the story of how venture capital, media moguls and marketeers use digital magic to distract us, invade our privacy, corrupt democracy, distort our human values, and sell us things that we don't need.  Too Much Magic looks at all aspects of our emerging digital lifestyle, how it is changing us, and who it is that really benefits.  Jason Benlevi has spent decades as a marketing communications guru, working in the leading technology companies in Silicon Valley and beyond.  As a creative director, speech writer and a script writer for companies like Apple, Microsoft, Sun, HP, Sony, Sega and Cisco, Jason helped sell the dream of the digital life. 

Terry McBride is the current CEO and one of the founders of the Nettwerk Music Group, which includes Nettwerk Productions (Canada’s largest independent record label), Nettwerk Management (artist and producer management), Nettwerk One (publishing) and Artwerks (graphic and fashion design). Nettwerk has corporate offices in Vancouver, Boston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Hamburg and London. Since its inception, Nettwerk has released over 500 different albums and sold over 150 million albums worldwide. In the past few years McBride has spoke at dozens of international conferences about advances in digital technology, intellectual property rights and the future of music distribution. In 2008, McBride co-authored a paper for the British University of Westminster’s “Musictank” entitled Meet the Millennials. At the 2003 Juno Awards Terry received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, recognizing an outstanding individual who has contributed to the growth and advancement of the Canadian music industry. Ter

Branding Guru, Libby Gill, is an entertainment industry veteran, and has spend 15 years heading public relations and corporate communications as senior vice president at Universal Studios, and vice president at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting. She was also the PR/branding brain behind the launch of the Dr. Phil Show. A widely acclaimed speaker, Libby has delivered keynote speeches to organizations including Microsoft, Disney-ABC, Cisco Systems, Comcast, the US Travel Association, The Conference Board and many others. She is also the author of the best seller, "You Unstuck - Mastering the New Rules of Risk Taking in Work and Life." Libby will share her vast experience on building a brand that sells and stands the test of time, as well as using video to capture the mindshare of one's audience and how digital distribution helped her build her empire of friends, fans and followers.