Music Industry Expert, Avalon, Brings Controversy and New Interest to Major Music Trade Show

Expansive music industry trade show attracts new members due to Industry Expert Moses Avalon's Candid Educational Panels.

2012-01-10

LOS ANGELES, CA, January 10, 2012 (Press-News.org) Leading music industry expert, Moses Avalon, will be hosting three panels at the 2012 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) tradeshow in Anaheim, California on January 21st. Avalon's reputation for controversy and no holds barred honesty about the industry has boosted attendance at the trade show by attracting over 150 new members. NAMM organizers have invited Mr. Avalon to speak and lead three panels as part of H.O.T. Zone. H.O.T. Zone, a seminar within the tradeshow, provides live educational sessions and innovative ideas for professionals in the pro audio, entertainment technologies and music business operations. H.O.T. Zone was started last year as a way to help the trade organization increase membership.

Mr. Avalon has also attracted such industry heavy weights as Jay Frank, Ron Gertz, and Grammy Artist, Michelle Shocked to participate in his three panels. The panels, entitled: Economics of the New "Record" Industry, The Future of Jobs in the Music Space and The Artist's New Team will address current challenges of interest to any music industry professional.

"Helping out NAMM in this way is an honor," commented Avalon. "And I am honored to help with something I know will enhance an already great trade show."

Mr. Avalon began his career as a New York record producer and recording engineer. His combined work with Grammy award-winning recording artists earned him several RIAA Platinum record awards as well as other awards throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Today he is an artists' rights activist and the author of a top selling music industry reference, Confessions Of A Record Producer ,which is required reading in the music business curriculum of over 40 schools, including, UCLA, Loyola, Fullsail and NYU. Mr. Avalon is a court-recognized music business expert in New York, California, Florida and Puerto Rico and has also acted in an advisory capacity to multiple State Attorney General Offices and the Senate Judiciary Committee in Sacramento in their campaign to help legitimize areas of the music business. His award winning website which discusses controversial issues in the music business and his advocacy efforts can be visited at www.MosesAvalon.com. His blog, MOSES SUPPOSES, reaches over 13,000 direct subscribers and approximately 100,000 readers though syndication. He has appeared on Court TV, MSNBC, CNN Money Line, Bill O'Reilly and other national TV shows.

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