Advance RSVP is available to Primary Entry badge types only. Walk-ups may be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Mentor Sessions offer 15 minutes of one-on-one interaction with industry leaders and professionals from a variety of fields spanning interactive, film, and music.

Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in management, marketing/PR, publishing, distribution, and A&R.

Having a law degree and a performance diploma opera/voice in her pockets, Marit started out working as Head of PR at the Berlin label BPitch Control, being a booking agent and also started to help Modeselektor with managing their career. In 2009, she helped Modeselektor set up Monkeytown Records and since then worked in pretty much every field of the label business: PR, Online Marketing, Publishing as well as E-Commerce and is currently holding the positions of Label Manager and Artist Manager.

You can see Marit’s full bio on her speaker profile.

Registrants who sign up online must check-in 30 minutes before their mentor time slot to guarantee their spot. Limited on-site sign up is also available for a small number of Mentor Sessions spots and will begin 30 minutes before the first time slot of each session.

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