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LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE (LAMC) ANNOUNCES FULL ARTIST & PANEL LINEUP

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Free Central Park Summer Stage Concert (Saturday, July 14th) Features Mexican Rock Luminaries Café Tacuba, Bronx-based Buzz Band

Pacha Massive, and Puerto Rico’s Leading Rappera, La Sista; Additional Artists Include Federico Aubele, , Zoé, The ,

Panda, Mala Rodriguez, Liquits, and The Dey

The , Presented by , Returns to New York City July 10th – 14th, and Will Feature Free Concerts & Film Nights at Central Park

Summerstage and Celebrate Festival at Prospect Park, As Well As Industry Panels at the Roosevelt Hotel, Numerous Artist Showcases

Across the City, and Closing Night Party at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

$249 Discounted Registration Rate Expires June 1st; Online Registration & Hotel Reservations @ www.LatinAlternative.com

“Despite changing tastes and sounds, the Latin Alternative Music Conference still provides a necessary outlet.” -BILLBOARD

is to Latin alternative the way the Sundance Film Festival is to indie

movies.” - REGISTER

“The has emerged as the top showcase for up-and-coming Latin acts.”

-ASSOCIATED PRESS

The (Latin Alternative Music Conference) has announced its full concert and showcase lineup, as well as panels. Among the highlights are a free Central Park Summer Stage concert on Saturday, July 14th with Mexican rock icons Café Tacuba, The Bronx’s own trip-hop/funk collective Pacha Massive, and up-and-coming rapper La Sista. ’s annual concert at Celebrate will take place the evening of Friday, July 13th in Prospect Park, and this year’s lineup will feature Zoé, and The . Additional events include the Music & Film Night @ Central Park SummerStage, Indie Showcase @ The Mercury Lounge, / showcase @ Bowery Ballroom, Acoustic Showcase @ SOB’s, and Closing Night Party @ The Cooper Hewitt Museum.

(SEE FURTHER BELOW FOR FULL ARTIST LINEUP)

has also announced its panel topics and themes for 2007. Among the panels (being held at The Roosevelt Hotel), which feature many industry heavy hitters, are:

-DIGI-LANDIA: The Growth & Landscape of Latin Digital Music Sales

-Selecting the Music: How Programmers, Marketers and Music Supervisors Make Their Decisions

-Changing of the Guard: Latin Alternative’s New Media Supporters

-Class of ’97 Reunion: A Look Back at the Last Ten Years in Latin Alternative Music

-This Is Clash: Are Satellite, Online, Public, & Podcast Formats the Future of Latin Alternative Broadcasting?

With a warm welcome from the Big Apple, the biggest event in the world for cutting edge Latin music will return to New York July 10th – 14th. Discounted early bird registration for , presented by , is available for only $249 at www.LatinAlternative.com (rate expires on June 1st). Featuring leading artists as well as many of the music industry’s most prominent decision-makers, the eighth annual is a “must play” event for developing and established acts alike. Of the six artists recently spotlighted in Time Magazine’s recent “6 Sizzling CD’s from South of the ” Latin Grammy feature, five of the acts had played before they went on to achieve wider commercial success.

With past conferences averaging more than 1250 music industry attendees and 25,000 concert fans each year, 2007 promises to be an exciting year. This four-day conference providing networking opportunities with the genre’s leading artists, label executives, journalists, marketers, managers, retailers and programmers, is the most extensive to be offered by a Latin music conference to date.

Tuesday, July 10th:

-6:00pm – 10:00pm

Music & Film Night at Central Park Summerstage featuring So What’s Your Price (¿Y TÚ, Cuánto Cuestas?), a film by Olallo Rubio, with musical performance by Federico Aubele

Wednesday, July 11th:

-8:00pm – 1:00am Indie Showcase @ The Mercury Lounge

Come check out performances by some of the most exciting up-and-coming talent from , the US, and , with performances by Upground (Los Angeles), B-side Players (San Diego), 4to Poder (), Austin TV ( City), Bengala ( City), and Liquits ( City) – with additional acts to be announced. This is a semi-private event open to registrants, with a limited number of tickets to be made available for purchase to the general public.

Thursday, July 12th:

-11:00am – 12:30pm: Panel: “Digi-landia”: The Growth and Landscape of Latin Digital Music Sales

Judy Cantor-Navas – MTV Urge

Alfonso Carbone – Feria Music/Oreja ()

Leila Cobo – Billboard

Javier Farfan – Zune

Erik Gilbert – IODA

Rachael McLean – GoTV

Rob Wetstone – eMusic

-1:00pm – 2:00 pm: MIDEM Party @ The Roosevelt Hotel

-3:30pm – 5:00pm: Panel: Selecting the Music: How Programmers, Marketers and Music Supervisors Make Their Decisions, presented by Muzak

Rick Banales – Virgin Megastores

Alex Espinosa – Muzak

JT Griffith – Nettwerk

Nic Harcourt – KCRW (Los Angeles)

Jon Kertzer – Zune/KEXP (Seattle)

Raphaella Lima – EA Games

Pilar O’Leary – Smithsonian Latino Center

Tomas Pelaez –

-6:00pm – 8:30pm: Acoustic Showcase @ SOBs

Enjoy the sounds of an intimate evening of acoustic performances by The , , Pacha Massive, Ceci Bastida, Spigga, 4to Poder, Liquits, Bengala, Austin TV, Zoé, Gonzalo Yañez, Volumen Cero, and Nicole.

-6:00pm – 9:00pm: Circo performing @ El Museo del Barrio

Join us in Spanish Harlem at the Museo del Barrio outdoor courtyard for a special live performance by Grammy-nominated rock ensemble, Circo.

-9:00pm – 1:00am: // Showcase @ Bowery Ballroom

This showcase features an impressive line-up featuring ’s rocking Panda, rappin’ chica Mala Rodriguez from , urban trio The Dey out of NYC, and ’s Pambo. This is a semi-private event open to registrants, with a limited number of tickets to be made available for purchase by the general public.

Friday, July 13th:

-10:00am – 11:30am: Panel: Changing of the Guard: Latin Alternative’s New Media Supporters

Claire Frisbie – NYRemezcla.com

Mark Kemp – Paste/Harp/Creative Loafing

Rick Marroquin –

Flavio Morales –

Rick Najera – LATV

Cristina Roden – Freelance: Amazon.com/National Geographic/ Global Rhythm

Herb Scannel – Next New Networks

-12:45pm – 2:15pm: Panel: Class of ’97 Reunion: A Look Back at the Last Ten Years in Latin Alternative Music

Gabriel Abaroa – LARAS/Latin Grammy’s

Tomas Cookman – Cookman International

Yale Evelev – Luaka Bop

Larry Gold – SOB’s

Joselo – Café Tacuba

Robert Lear – Universal

Andres Levin – Producer/Yerba Buena

John Reilly – Rogers & Cowen

-3:30pm – 5:00pm: Panel: This is Clash: Are Satellite, Online, Public, & Podcast Formats the Future of Latin Alternative Broadcasting?

Reverend Moose – CMJ New Music Report

Ariana Morgenstern – KCRW (Los Angeles)

Josh Norek – Nacional Records

Rodolfo Sandoval –

Spin-One – La Calle-FM (NYC)

Bruce Warren – WXPN (Philadelphia)

-7:30pm – 11:00pm: /Celebrate Show @ Prospect Park Bandshell

Rock out under the stars to ’s electronic sensations The , ’s acclaimed vocalist (of Zurdok and Vaquero fame) and ’s popular alterna-rockers, Zoé.

Saturday, July 14th:

3:00pm –7:00pm: /Central Park Summerstage Show @ Rumsey Playfield

An afternoon of sunshine in the park and amazing music by one of ’s most eclectic and luminary bands, Café Tacuba, the Boogie Down Bronx’s funkiest, Pacha Massive, and Puerto Rico’s leading rappera, La Sista.

8:00pm – 10:00pm: Closing Night Party @ Cooper Hewitt Museum 2 East 91st St (at 5th Ave)

Come out and celebrate with spirits and sounds of some of Latin Alternative’s hottest DJs on the wheels!

For additional information about , please visit www.LatinAlternative.com

Sponsorship & Latin Media Relations – Jennifer Sarkissian – jennifer@cookman.com – 818.763.1397

English Media Relations – Josh Norek – josh@cookman.com – 818.763.1397

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