REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 7th ANNUAL LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE (LAMC)

The LAMC Returns to New York City August 2nd – 5th and Will Once Again Feature Free Concerts in Central Park Summerstage and Celebrate Brooklyn Festival at Prospect Park, As Well As Industry Panels and Numerous Artist Showcases



Early Bird Discounted Registration Rate of Only $199 Expires on June 1st;

Register Online Today at www.LatinAlternative.com



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



“LAMC is to Latin alternative the way the Sundance Film Festival is to indie movies.”

-ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER



“As far as the cutting-edge curators of the Latin Alternative Music Conference are concerned, reggaeton was so five years ago. Way back during LAMC's inaugural 2000 event, they introduced stateside music fans to the then-untapped Puerto Rican dance beat….For the next four days, the savvy shot-callers offer an impressive roster of Spanish-language acts at the LAMC.” -NY DAILY NEWS



“Since it began in 2000, the LAMC has been rallying the musicians and business people seeking to promote innovative music - rock, pop, electronica and hip-hop merged with local traditions. It has placed its hopes on the quality of the music, in the mainstream acceptance of Latin hybrids by hitmakers like Shakira, and in the inevitability of demographic changes that are creating a young, bilingual audience.” - -NEW YORK TIMES



"The LAMC has emerged as the top showcase for up-and-coming Latin acts."

-ASSOCIATED PRESS





With a warm welcome from the Big Apple, the biggest event in the world for alternative Latin music will return to New York August 2nd - 5th. Featuring leading artists as well as many of the music industry’s most prominent decision-makers, the seventh annual LAMC’s daytime events will once again be held at Manhattan’s Puck Building in SoHo. Online registration is now open at www.LatinAlternative.com Register before June 1st, and pay only $199 per registration.



Among the events planned for LAMC 2006 are free concerts at Central Park Summerstage, Celebrate Brooklyn Festival at the Prospect Park Bandshell, and Museo del Barrio, as well as numerous showcases and industry panels for LAMC registrants. With past conferences averaging more than 1000 music industry attendees and 20,000 concert fans each year, LAMC 2006 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 music conference to date. LAMC was conceived in 2000 by artist manager Tomas Cookman and publicist Josh Norek with the goal to gain wider acceptance for the genre.



Panels, additional concerts, and online registration information will be announced shortly. For additional information about LAMC, please visit www.LatinAlternative.com