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# BandPage, AEG Digital, Abe Burns Win DMW’s Music Leadership Awards
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/bandpage-aeg-digital-abe-burns-win-dmws-music-leadership-awards/
- Published: 2013-02-14T07:24:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-02-14T07:24:00.000Z
- Description: Digital Media Wire has announced its 2013 DMW Music Leadership Awards’ recipients, recognizing music-tech leaders in three categories: Music Tech Startup to Watch, Music Tech Trendsetter to Watch, and Music. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/02/bandpage-aeg-digital-abe-burns-win
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Digital  
Media Wire has announced its 2013 DMW Music Leadership Awards’ recipients,  
recognizing music-tech leaders in three categories: Music Tech Startup to  
Watch, Music Tech Trendsetter to Watch, and Music Technology to Watch. The recipients will be recognized at an awards dinner during the [DMW Music](www.dmw-music.com%20)  
[Conference](www.dmw-music.com%20) on February 20-21 in New York City. This year's winners and nominees:

Music  
Tech Startup to Watch

:  
Winner: **Bandpage**  
Bandsintown  
Chirpify

Music  
Tech Trendsetter to Watch

:  
Winner: **Abe Burns, Digital Operations,**  
**Guy Oseary**   
Will.i.am  
iHeart Radio Management Team

Music  
Technology to Watch

:  
Winner: **AEG Digital Media**  
Soundhound  
Gobbler.com

The awards  
recipients were determined through an open nomination process that resulted in  
over 100 nominations and a voting process involving 20 industry leaders who  
served as jurors.

The jurors for the 2013 Awards are Dorothy Hui, VP, Digital  
Marketing, ROC Nation; Jon Vanhala, Head of Digital & New Business, Island  
Def Jam & Republic Records, Universal Music Group; Jesse Israel,  
Co-Founder, Tech Operations, Cantora; Matt Ringel, Managing Partner, New Era  
Media & Marketing, Red Light Management; Owen Grover, SVP, Content  
Partnerships, Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises; J Sider, Founder &  
CEO, BandPage; Anthony ‘Ant’ Demby, Music Curator, Consultant, Manager,  
Dembycratic & HumbleRiot; David Marcus, Principal, Echo and Sway; Aimee  
Higgins, Former Vice President, Strategic Solutions, Pandora; Nick Lippman, VP  
& Manager, Lippman Entertainment; Rachna Bhasin, SVP, Corporate Strategy  
& Business Development, Sirius XM Radio; Yi Ping Ho, Senior Director of  
Strategy & Business Development, Warner Music Group; James Blades, Artist  
Manager, McGhee Entertainment; Abe Burns, Digital Operations, Guy Oseary; Brandon  
Martinez, Co-Founder & CEO, INDMUSIC; Reggie Williams, SVP of Programming,  
Music and Specials, BET Networks; Jessee Kirshbaum, Co-Founder, SoundCtrl;  
Cortney Harding, Partnerships, Soundrop; Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG  
Strategic; and Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire. J

Jurors  
were prohibited from voting on categories where they or their companies were  
nominated or have a substantial financial interest.

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