Name: 🚀 INDEPENDENT ORBIT: Building a Career Without Waiting for Clearance
Start: 2026-04-24T14:25:00-0400
End: 2026-04-24T15:15:00-0400

Individual showcase stage tickets linked in each performance slot. Weekend Badges for Conference & Festival admission can be found at https://www.launchmusicconference.com/lancaster/

🚀 INDEPENDENT ORBIT: Building a Career Without Waiting for Clearance

Friday April 24, 2026 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT

CommonWealth Ballroom 3

In today’s landscape, no one’s handing out permission slips. Artists & industry entrepreneurs are founders, CEOs, marketers, and community builders all at once. Every one of you is a start-up. This panel dives into what it really means to think like a startup: clarifying your mission, and how to build & maintain momentum without gatekeepers.

Speakers

Neil Sheehan

President, Vocana

Specializing in indie music, Neil has an impressive track record of entrepreneurship and innovation in the industry. He founded and successfully sold two companies: HM, a band management and concert promotion firm, and Standby Records, a renowned record label. A sought-after speaker... Read More →

Josh Korel

Founder, Contend. MGMT

Josh Korel is a former tour manager turned artist manager and the founder of Contend. MGMT, With years of experience navigating the music industry, he brings a wealth of knowledge and firsthand insight into the challenges and triumphs of life on the road. In addition to his work in... Read More →

David Stingle

Engineer, West West Side Music

David Stingle is a multi-skilled engineer from New York specializing in recording, production, and mixing. Over the past few years working at 3x Grammy award winning studio West West Side Music, he has built a repertoire in producing independent artists and mixing, but also specializes... Read More →

Ricky Armellino

Producer/Engineer

BLASKO

Management, Branding, Mentoring, Consulting

Blasko is one of the rare figures who has lived in the music industry from every angle. He built a multi-decade career around one thing: his passion for heavy metal, turning it into a life on global stages with Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie, managing Grammy-winning artists, and helping... Read More →

Gregory Ferraiolo

Co-Founder, Music Indie Coalition

development company that helps aspiring musicians develop full-time music careers, and Skill Tree Records, a video game soundtrack label.

Greg spent the majority of his 18+ years in the music industry working for legendary GRAMMY Award-winning composer, producer, and musician NI... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
CommonWealth Ballroom 3

Conference

LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival 2026

Neil Sheehan

Josh Korel

David Stingle

Ricky Armellino

BLASKO

Gregory Ferraiolo

Attendees (25)

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LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival 2026

Neil Sheehan

Josh Korel

David Stingle

Ricky Armellino

BLASKO

Gregory Ferraiolo

Attendees (25)

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