The Smartest People In The Room^®

Andreea Gleeson and Tatiana Cirisano

Andreea Gleeson is CEO of Tunecore, one of the the leading independent development partner for self-releasing artists to build audiences and careers. She is frequently named to the music industry's top leader lists including Billboard: Power 100, Women In Music, and International & Indie Power Player. Previously she held senior marketing roles with major retailers including Hudson's Bay and Lord + Taylor.

Tatiana Cirisano is one of the music industry's most well-respected analysts, journalist and consultant. Her "day job" is VP of Music Strategy at MIDiA, where she reports on all things digital in our industry. She is a frequent contributor to top publications and in-demand speaker at leading industry conferences. Previously she wrote for Billboard, NYLON LLC as well as other publications. She knows a lot about a lot and embodies everything that the name of this series implies.

The Smartest People In The Room^® is a series of one-on-one conversations between music industry executives and personalities hosted by Tom Truitt, Managing Director of the Music & Live Entertainment practice. These hour long conversations draw an audience of hundreds and feature every type of global music industry executive, including agents, managers, attorneys, business managers, promoters, publishers, working musicians, songwriters. The audience is global, with strong concentration in music business centers like New York City, Los Angeles, Nashville, London, Toronto, San Francisco, Austin and more.