How Artist Residency Programs Empower Artists
From Berry Gordon’s Detroit rowhouse, home of Motown Records, to Montreux Jazz founder Claude Nobs’s chalet in the Swiss Alps, pioneers have been bringing together confluences of talent in artistic salons. Executives running artist residency programs in Montreux, Switzerland, Brooklyn, New York and Oakland, California will share stories of how their programs inspire and develop artists by giving them the time and space away from their busy daily lives to perform with established artists, to meet and learn from music industry executives and exposure to new audiences. Panelists will also discuss the challenges that they face and strategies for making their programs even more effective.
Presenters

Jan D'Alessandro
Pres & Founder
Blue J Strategies
Jan is a partnership builder, focused on harnessing the power of digital media to make the world a better place. She has held senior positions at AOL, Yahoo, Topspin Media (acquired by Apple), The ...
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Stephanie-Aloysia Moretti
Artistic Dir
Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation
Since 1989 I am taking care of the educational part of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
That mean that I am organising numerous workshops and conferences, as well as three competition...
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Vinitha Watson
CEO
Zoo Labs
Vinitha is an entrepreneur, design strategist, and artist. She opened Google’s first office in India, and sits on the boards of Nexleaf Analytics and California College of the Arts. Vinitha is the...
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