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Music Industry Summit
March 26-27, 2025
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Music Industry Summit

Premier Music Industry Conference in the Midwest

Each year, the Ohio University Music Industry Summit features an exclusive gathering of prominent artists and music industry leaders for informative panels and compelling interviews, as well as networking and learning opportunities, performances, and more for registrants.

The Summit is open to both students and professionals, with both in-person and virtual options. 

 

 

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March 26-27, 2025

Registration is now open for the 7th annual event: Wednesday, March 26 and Thursday, March 27, 2025, on OHIO's Athens Campus with a virtual-only option available. 

The Summit will continue to be free for students and educators at any institution and Ohio University alumni. New for 2025, there will be a registration fee for all other in-person attendees. The early bird fee will start at $50 for the entire conference and will increase leading up to the Summit. Conference registration will include access to all primary programming and evening networking events, including our opening party featuring DJ Premier. A virtual-only option will be available to anyone free of charge. All attendees will be required to purchase tickets for concerts at Memorial Auditorium. 

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2025 Artist & Speaker Announcements

We're excited to announce the first of many artist and speakers who will join us at the 2025 Music Industry Summit. Continue to check back to see who you'll hear from at the conference.

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  • DJ Premier

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    Three-time Grammy Award winning hip hop artist DJ Premier will be our featured artist keynote on Wednesday, March 26, and will perform a DJ set at our Opening Night Party.

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  • Julien Baker

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    Breakout solo artist and 1/3 of the three-time Grammy award winning trio boygenius Julien Baker will be our closing artist keynote conversation on Thursday, March 27.

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Julien Baker and TORRES

Closing Night Concert with Julien Baker and TORRES 

Julien Baker and TORRES will close out the 2025 Music Industry Summit with a special concert at Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, March 27, 2025. This is a separately ticketed event; all attendees must purchase a ticket to attend.

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Look Back at the 2024 Summit

Artist and speaker announcements for the 2025 Music Industry Summit will start in November 2024 and continue up to the conference. In the meantime, take a look back at the 2024 Summit to get an idea of what you can expect. 

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The Launchpad Podcast

Introducing...The Launchpad, our artist discovery podcast. OHIO MFA student David Oyuke hosted eight interviews on-site at the 2024 Summit to get to know emerging artists. Each podcast episode is around 15 minutes so add this playlist to your queue to get to know this great lineup of the next big acts!

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On-Demand Sessions

Conversations from the past four Summits are available for on-demand viewing. Relive hearing from these inspiring artists and industry leaders like Killer Mike, Derek Ali, FINNEAS, Ken Ehrlich, Noelle Scaggs, Maggie Phillips, Chris Messina, and many more! A wide range of topics have been covered from web3 and AI to social media strategies to music supervision, and much, much more! A few highlights are below or, if you can't get enough, take a look at all of the sessions.

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Earl Sweatshirt Artist Keynote

Music journalist Marcus J. Moore hosts a keynote conversation with hip hop icon Earl Sweatshirt at the 2024 Music Industry Summit.

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Past Artists and Speakers

Here are just a few of our incredible past guests. To see all former artists and speakers, take a look at each of the past events for the full lineup.

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