2026 COMING SOON_
WHAT IS IT_
The Michigan Music Business Club is a fast-growing and highly sought-after organization at the University of Michigan, with a limitless pool of students eager to join. We aim to leverage this reputation to make our conference a place of collaboration and innovation, setting the stage for an event that will continue to thrive for years to come.
Our conference is designed to offer unparalleled opportunities not only for MMBC members but for the broader student community as well. This event pairs top professionals from the music industry with some of the brightest college students in the US through a day filled with panel discussions, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities. Together, we amplify the exceptional pool of young, hardworking students ready to make an impact by introducing them to the multitude of opportunities within the music industry.
We intend for our conference to make a lasting impression on students while preparing them to enter the industry with the same confidence as students from universities with formal music business degrees. Our club is entrepreneurial, innovative, and creative, exhibiting qualities of current power players in the industry. There is no doubt that our peers will make their mark in the music industry, and this conference will serve as a key platform for launching the next generation of music industry leaders. We hope you choose to join us in the journey.
CHECK OUT OUR PAST CONFERENCES BELOW_
CEO of United Talent Agency
JEREMY ZIMMER
ISAAC SLADE
Former Lead Singer of The Fray
GENE SALOMON
Managing Partner at Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman
ANDREA JOHNSON
Innovation Lead, Music Product Strategy at Spotify
CINDY LEVITT
Artist Manager, Ellis Artist
SHANNON CASEY
Senior Vice President, Fairs & Country Festivals at Wasserman Music, Nashville
DENNIS DENNEHY
RON LAFFITTE
MATT YOUNG
CCO of AEG Presents
Founder and President of Laffitte Management Group
President of Bravado at Universal Music Group
ARI NISMAN
CEO of Degy Entertainment
Director of Bandier at Newhouse School Syracuse University
BILL WERDE
SILVIO PIETROLUONGO
EVP of Charts & Data Partnerships at Billboard
DENISE MELANSON
VP, Social Impact at Wasserman, Austin
EVP & Managing Executive at Wasserman Music, Nashville
JACKIE NALPANT
NOAH SIMON
Global Music Agent at UTA
President of Virgin Music Group North America; Executive VP of Global Artist Relations
JACQUELINE SATURN
DANIEL GETZ
EVP Business & Legal Affairs, UMG
STEVE BARTELS
Founder of MusicBartels, LLC
ROB GIBBS
Partner/Co-Head of UTA Atlanta, Head of Music Atlanta
JOHN MOFFAT
VP, Happy Belly Vending
JESSE “PUNCH” EDWARDS
Co-Founder at 740 Project, CMO of Yeezy
NOAH SIMON
Global Music Agent at UTA
LEE DANNAY
VP/Head of A&R at Thirty Tigers
Founding Partner at Blac Noize! Recordings, Managing Partner at 740 Project
CHARLEY GREENBERG
BRYAN SZLAGA
Senior Director of Entertainment Booking for 313 Presents
SYLVIE KONNER
Head of Digital Marketing at AG Artists, Artist Manager for Shawn Mendes
ARI SOLOTOFF
Managing Attorney & Entertainment Lawyer, Solotoff Law Group, PLLC
TYLER EILENBERG
Director of Creative Innovation at Republic Records
JUSTIN SCARBROUGH
SVP of Artist Management at Equative Thinking
GARRET KOEHLER
Co-Founder & CEO of Assemble Sound
LIZ EASON
Artist Manager, Ellis Artist
HAIDEN HENDERSON
Singer/Songwriter, Lava Records
JON SUMNER
Innovation Lead, Music Product Strategy at Spotify
KRISTIN BISKUP
Marketing Director at Lava Records at Universal Music Group
MATT ALBIN
Founder, Fashionable Early
MIKE FLOM
A&R at Lava Records at Universal Music Group
ALEX KOHAN
Music Assistant at UTA
CONFERENCE PODCAST_
“MMBC blew me away with the quality of minds they assembled. I left with zero doubt knowing that these will be influential power players in the music industry in no time, and I look forward to working alongside these students in the very near future.”
— Michael Flom, A&R and Creative Operations | LAVA Music
“MMBC is a group of super driven students who are not only passionately driven to learn about the music business, many of them are already finding real ways to make meaningful contributions to the business.”
— Charley Greenberg, Founder | 740 Project
“I have no doubt that the Michigan Music Business Club will spawn some of the future leaders of our industry. The thoughtfulness and professionalism with which they approach and execute their annual conference clearly demonstrates what these students are capable of. If these kids are the future of the music business, despite ever mounting challenges, there is a lot to be encouraged about.”
— Daniel Getz, EVP Business & Legal Affairs | Universal Music Group
“After speaking at the MMBC Conference, I am excited to see this next generation enter the business. It is inspirational to see all of the talent within the MMBC.”
— John Moffat, VP | Happy Belly Vending