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Record Label Executive To Discuss Industry At SUNY Cortland April 21

CORTLAND, NY (04/10/2008; 1308)(readMedia)-- The owner of Sub Pop Records, which was the original home of the former grunge band Nirvana, will share his experiences of his career in the recording industry on Monday, April 21, at SUNY Cortland.

Record industry executive Jonathan Poneman will begin his speech at 4 p.m. in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge. Sponsored by NeoVox, the College’s student-produced, international Web news magazine, the event is free and open to the public.

He will also share his stories of the highs and lows of the record business and offer his opinion on what the future holds for the industry.

Sub Pop Records, located in Seattle, Wash., celebrates its 20-year anniversary this month. Poneman became involved with Sup Pop in 1987 when meeting music executive Bruce Pavitt at a Midwest mattress store. Poneman agreed to jointly release the debut extended play album from Soundgarden called “Screaming Life.” Since then, the record label has signed 156 bands including The Shins, The Postal Service, Iron and Wine, and Flight of the Conchords.

Most bands on the label hail from the Seattle area with some from Oregon and California. Poneman foresees a bright future for Sub Pop Records.

“It’s hard to show restraint, there’s so much good music,” said Poneman. “The Seattle scene keeps growing.”

NeoVox allows students from around the world to learn from one another through new media while developing effective means of communication and design skills. Conceived in 1999, NeoVox was formally established through a U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education award in 2001. For more information about NeoVox, contact Lorraine Berry, project director, at (607) 753-2483 or berryl@cortland.edu.

For more information about Sub Pop Records, visit its Website at www.subpop.com.

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