2013 ASCAP EXPO

Associate Director, Pop/Rock, Creative Services - ASCAP

Songwriter, Producer – “Namie Amuro,” “Tohoshinki” TV: Austin & Ally (Theme Song) Joleen Belle is a Los Angeles based songwriter.  She started studying classical piano in her teens. She moved to Los Angeles right after high school to study music at the acclaimed California Institute of the Performing Arts. After college, she moved to the city to pursue her songwriting career. She has had over... Read More →

Attorney, Professor - University of Oregon School of Law | Producer, Songwriter Eric Priest is an intellectual property attorney, a professor at the University of Oregon School of Law specializing in digital copyright and the global entertainment industries, and a pop and R&B producer and songwriter for nearly two decades with top ten hits for artists such as Sweden’s Clubland and Norway’s Jan Werner. His music industry... Read More →

Co-CEO - Xperimental Entertainment & Xperimental Music Publishing | Songwriter, Producer – “Blind Love," "Memories of the Past," "I Pray 4 U," "Just 2 Be with U" Like many successful music professionals, William Young Pyon has worked and engaged in multiple aspects of the music business. However, having been involved in South Korea’s music scene since what is arguably the start of modern K-pop, William possesses a... Read More →

A&R – SONGS Music Publishing Taeko joined the SONGS A&R department in September 2011 after spending the previous five years working with top songwriters at AAM, including Lindy Robbins, Evan Bogart, Leah Haywood, Jimmy Harry, Chris Rojas, and Dr. Luke’s production team (Ammo and Kojak). Her A&R focus at SONGS is on the Asian markets, where Taeko has landed cuts with Fairies, Girls Generation, Namie Amuro, Tomohisa... Read More →