Beatport to Host Dance Music Industry Conference in L.A. This Fall: See the Phase One Lineup

Beatport Connect Los Angeles will happen at the W Hollywood on Sept. 26. Beatport logo Courtesy Photo Beatport will host a one day conference, Beatport Connect, in Los Angeles on Sept. 26. Happening at the W Hotel in Hollywood, the conference will gather professionals from around the dance music industry. The phase one speaker lineup includes electronic duo Sofi Tukker and Detroit house music innovator DJ Minx, Dirtybird GM Moody Jones, A Club Called Rhonda co-founder Gregory Alexander, BUDDY social utility app CEO/founder Claire Wright and Reed Smith law firm partner Josh Love, who has significant experience representing buyers and sellers of recorded music and music publishing assets. (Full disclosure: the author of this story is also included on the phase one lineup.) Related Programming topics will include how AI is transforming production, working in the attention economy, burnout and more. Additional speakers and conversation topics will be announced in the coming months. The gathering will mark the Los Angeles debut of Beatport Connect, which has previously hosted editions in Mexico City and beyond. The event will include daytime programming and conversations along with a sunset networking gathering and a late-night Beatport Live event at the W’s rooftop space that
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