Jill Scott, Timbaland, and Grammy-Nominated Artists George Duke, Mary
Mary, and John Rich Among Top Music Creators Added to ASCAP "I Create
Music" Expo Line-Up


NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/10/06 -- ASCAP confirmed today
that more major talent has been added to its already stellar line-up
of songwriters, composers and producers who will participate in the
ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO -- the first and only national conference
dedicated to songwriting and composing. The three-day event, scheduled
for April 20-22, 2006 at The Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los
Angeles, California, is designed to bring together music creators with
music industry professionals who want to work together to achieve
greater success.


GRAMMY-nominated artists George Duke ("T-Jam," "No Rhyme, No Reason"),
Mary Mary ("Shackles (Praise You)," "Heaven"), and John Rich of Big &
Rich ("Redneck Woman," "Mississippi Girl") together with Jill Scott
("Golden," "Cross Your Mind"), Timbaland ("Work It," "More Than A
Woman"), Obie Bermúdez ("Antes," "Me Cansé De Ti"), Gary Burr ("Love's
Been A Little Bit Hard On Me," "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely"), DJ Quik
("Mercedez Benz," "Get Down"), Barry Eastmond ("You Are My Lady," "I
Apologize"), Goapele ("Closer," "Romantic"), Wayland Holyfield ("Could
I Have This Dance," "You're My Best Friend"), Stephen Paulus (Opera:
The Postman Always Rings Twice), Jaci Velasquez ("You're My God,"
"Jesus Is"), and Doug Wood (The Omni Music Library) will join a Who's
Who list of some of the most accomplished songwriters, composers and
producers in the world at this must-attend event for music creators.
2006 Golden Globe nominee James Newton Howard and GRAMMY nominees Glen
Ballard, Michael Giacchino, Jimmy Jam, and Linda Perry are also
scheduled to participate. For a complete list of panelists, and more
detailed information, go to www.ascap.com/expo.


Several music organizations have pledged their support for the 2006
EXPO including the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM),
Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), The Harry Fox
Agency, Inc., International Songwriting Competition (ISC), The
National Association of Music Educators (MENC), Music Publishers
Association (MPA), National Music Publishers' Association, Inc.
(NMPA), Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), The
Recording Academy, The Society of Composers & Lyricists, Songwriter's
Guild of America (SGA), Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF), TAXI, and
West Coast Songwriters. Special registration discounts are available
to affiliates of these organizations.


Media partners include AllHipHop.com, American Songwriter Magazine,
Bass Player Magazine, CMJ Magazine, EQ Magazine, Guitar Player
Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Keyboard Magazine, Music Connection
Magazine, Performing Songwriter Magazine, and Westwood One.


The ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO is the first and only national
conference dedicated to songwriting and composing that is designed to
bring together music creators with music industry professionals who
want to work together to achieve greater success. All music creators,
producers, publishers and executives, regardless of affiliation, will
benefit from this unique creative event, which will be presented in a
stimulating format designed to facilitate personal interaction,
education and networking. Programs will include, panels, workshops,
master classes, keynotes, mentoring, song critiquing, product
displays, state-of-the-art technology demonstrations, performances,
and more.


About ASCAP


Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing
Rights Organization representing the world's largest repertory
totaling over 8 million copyrighted musical works of every style and
genre from more than 225,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher
members. ASCAP also represents the repertories created by the
international affiliates of 70 foreign performing rights
organizations. ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign
affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted
works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances.
ASCAP is the only American Performing Rights Organization owned and
governed by its writer and publisher members. www.ascap.com