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David Burke (born February 27, 1962) is an American chef and restaurateur, known for his appearance on the reality TV program Iron Chef America.

In 1992, Burke opened the Park Avenue Café with Smith & Wollensky CEO Alan Stillman, becoming vice president of culinary development for the Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group four years later. In 2003, Burke branched out on his own to start his first proprietary restaurant, davidburke & donatella. Since then, he has set up establishments in Chicago, Foxwoods Casino (CT), Las Vegas and in Rumson, NJ, as well as New York City.

As the principal of David Burke Hospitality Management, he operates or oversees the culinary direction of 20 restaurants in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and in Saudi Arabia. In May 2022 Burke purchased the Dixie Lee Bakery in Keansburg, NJ.

Burke has appeared on television, including two seasons of Top Chef Masters, a guest spot on the Every Day with Rachael Ray show, NBC’s TODAY Show and Bloomberg’s small-business television series “The Mentor”. He has published two cookbooks, Cooking With David Burke (1999) and David Burke’s New American Classics (2006) co-written by Judith Choate.

Burke was featured once during the second season of Iron Chef America in 2005, he lost to Bobby Flay. In 2010, he was a competitor on the second season of Top Chef Masters, but did not move on to the Champions’ Rounds.

Burke also competed on Top Chef Masters Season 5. He was eliminated on Episode 9 in the Teacher Tribute challenge with his Bittersweet Chocolate Soufflé with Orange Peel & Raspberry Sauce.

At the BLT Prime in the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., Burke has cooked steak for President Donald Trump, and disputed allegations that the President ate his steak with ketchup. He was rumored to be under consideration for the post of White House Executive Chef, but has said that he would likely not be interested in the position.

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However, golf also comes with several considerable investments players should indulge in. If you have just started feeling the golf club and plan to enjoy this game for a long time, you might want to check out some of the incredible gadgets that would accompany you through this new sports journey.

Rangefinder

This device is an easy and effective way to locate distant objects on the comprehensive golf course. This portable gadget that you can effortlessly carry around the fairway is accurate and precise in its measurements.

Using this will cut off a significant amount of time and save your energy by looking through yardage books and additional math games. A rangefinder also utilizes laser technology to determine distances and magnifiers for clearer sight on far reaches.

Golf Simulator

This equipment is a very innovative and helpful way to experience golf. Anyone can easily set it up inside the house. You can conveniently play golf using simulators with your family and friends without thinking about the condition of the weather outside.

The better choice for a golf simulator is the one by SkyTrak. This device comes with many features such as performance metrics, thousands of golf courses, video support, and many other helpful tasks. It has a pro-feel to it as it accurately gives your swing speed, launch angle, ball speed, among others. Its simulation is also at high-definition graphics for more immersive virtual gaming.

GPS Watch

GPS tracking watches are easy and interactive tools that will help you navigate golf courses. Many GPS watches specifically made for golfers have thousands of golf courses preloaded in the device’s operating system. This way, the maps are stress-free and convenient to use. As a handy device, some also have features that can record scores, so you don’t need to memorize them.

Swing Trainer

Having a proper swing is vital as it makes a good hit and prevents any accidents that can affect you and other people. Swing trainers mainly help in the improvement of your swing performance. This trainer will improve your grip and wrist positions, making handling easier to enhance the hit itself. It can also develop a constant swing speed to learn your swing tempo.

Fitness Watch

A fitness watch is not inherently only for golf players, but this is a very helpful gadget to have while playing.

These wearables serve as your monitor to keep your health in check. It comes with important measurements such as blood pressure, pulse rate, and oxygen level. The wristband, however, should be strong enough for harsh environments.

Final Words

Golf was once a hobby for the rich, with all the fancy fairways established in many high-end places. However, one can now enjoy this sport and even make a career out of it by investing in one-time equipment. So if you’re dead serious about breaking through the golfing realm’s A-list, the above are some of the tools to consider greatly.

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Panelists:

Speakers –
Amaechi Uzoigwe

KEYNOTE:

Amaechi Uzoigwe is an NYC-based entertainment & digital media executive,
with expertise in music, artist representation, business affairs, visual
content, creative marketing & technology. As an artist manager, Amaechi
represents Grammy-nominated hip hop phenoms, Run the Jewels, who have become
one of the industry’s most celebrated and critically-acclaimed acts of
recent years, and the young West African guitar band, Songhoy Blues.

Amaechi overseas all aspects of the group’s career, including business
affairs, business development, creating & operating their record label,
producing visual content, leading award-winning creative marketing
campaigns, brand relationships & more. He has built groundbreaking
partnerships with Pulse Films, Adult Swim, Volcom, Beats 1, Marvel Comics &
Sonos, plus led the group’s charitable causes & efforts. Amaechi is also
principally responsible for pioneering the group’s successful craft beer
enterprise, and will be launching the RTJ cannabis business this summer.

Additionally, Amaechi part of the management team at Monotone Inc, home to
Jack White, LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Danger Mouse & more, and a
partner in award-winning LA-based film production company, GRAiNEY Pictures,
where he has led the branded content division to accolades including
nominations for Cannes Lions and Webby Awards.

In 2006, Amaechi was voted founding Chairman of the American Association of
Independent Music (A2IM), the trade organization representing independent
record label’s share of the multi-billion dollar music market. He has spoken
at numerous conferences, festivals & universities (incl SXSW, Cannes,
MIDEM, Billboard, SF Music Tech, NYU, Cardozo Law School), and is an
outspoken advocate for artist rights, independence & empowerment.

Speakers –
Elliot A. Resnik, Esq.

Mr. Resnik practices entertainment law at the esteemed firm Shukat Arrow
Hafer Weber & Herbsman LLP, and focuses on transactions including but not
limited to artist, writer and producer representation for recording and
publishing agreements, licensing, joint ventures, intellectual property
asset sales, live entertainment and venue representation, digital
distribution and content, record label and publishing business affairs. Mr.
Resnik’s clients include Grammy winning and platinum selling artists,
producers, record labels and publishers in a diversity of musical genres,
festival and concert promoters as well as representation for agencies,
international brands and other entertainment related companies. He
graduated from McGill University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in
Philosophy and obtained his Juris Doctorate from The New York Law School in
2000.

Lou Plaia-ReverbNation – Founder / EVP Industry Relations (North America)

Hot Rats Entertainment – Founder / Manager

Music industry veteran Lou Plaia co-founded ReverbNation in 2006. Since that
time, ReverbNation has helped millions of emerging artists build their
careers with its powerful career management and online marketing tools.
These tools, combined with its A&R and Artist Development capabilities and
broad industry relationships offer emerging Artists from around the world
access to the global music industry. The company operates worldwide with
customers on every continent and more than 10 million unique visitors come
to ReverbNation.com every month.

Plaia dedicates most of his time brokering valuable opportunities for the
4.5 million artists on ReverbNation by connecting them to record labels,
talent buyers, promoters, agents, managers, music supervisors, publications,
radio stations, brands, recording studios, and other music industry
professionals. Plaia recently created alliances with more than a dozen major
and independent record labels whereby ReverbNation has become an A&R source
for the labels. Plaia has also created partnerships in the live music space
with Summerfest, Warped Tour, The Sturgis Buffalo Chip Festival, Rocklahoma,
Sunset Music Festival, Pepsi Southern Gulf Coast Jam and many other high
profile events.

In addition to his role at ReverbNation, Plaia launched Hot Rats
Entertainment in January 2016. At Hot Rats, Plaia manages New York based
rock band, Midnight Mob.

Prior to ReverbNation, Plaia worked twelve years at Atlantic Records where
he was VP of Strategic Marketing and worked with Jewel, Hootie & the
Blowfish, Collective Soul, George Carlin, Mike Stern and hundreds of other
artists and bands. Plaia then became the Head of Marketing and Artist
Development for Atlantic imprint, Lava Records, where he worked for four
years with artists such as Kid Rock, O.A.R., Simple Plan, Trans-Siberian
Orchestra, Matchbox 20 and many others. He was also responsible for
negotiating strategic partnerships such as Nascar’s Chevy Rock n Roll 400,
Schick’s Intuition Tour, Disney’s Grad Night and many other sponsorship
deals.

Plaia has been a guest speaker at SXSW, CMJ, Canadian Music Week, Music Biz
(f/k/a NARM), Americana Music Conference, Launch Music Conference, The
Future of Music Summit, New Music Seminar, Dubai Sound City, and dozens of
other music conferences throughout the world.

Ian LaPlace –

Ian is EVP and Senior Talent Buyer at Communion Presents, an international
artist development company and concert promoter. Communion has been
instrumental in the building the careers arists including Ben Howard,
Catfish and the Bottlemen, Highly Suspect, Marian Hill and many more. Ian
books and runs one of the longest running new music showcases in the US and
has built music programs for brands such as Skullcandy, British Airways,
Bose and Google Play. At Present Communion actively booking shows and in 14
different markets across the US.

Suzanne Paulinski
After graduating with a B.S. in Music Industry from Drexel University, and
helping found MADDragon Records, Suzanne was the Midwest Sales Coordinator
for Astralwerks (EMI), before completing her Masters in Psychology at Queens
College (CUNY). She is now a mindset coach for music-preneurs, helping them
reach their goals with custom time management solutions that enable them to
gain clarity on their next steps while maintaining a healthy work/life
balance. Suzanne published The Rock/Star Life Planner as a tool for
creatives to find focus in their daily lives, and her teachings can be found
in her guest posts for Sonicbids, ReverbNation, CD Baby, Tunecore, and
Soundfly. For further information on Suzanne and her company, please visit
therockstaradvocate.com

Corina:

Vocalist Corina Corina was born in Oakland, CA, & has made her career in
NYC. This gifted songwriter brings a fresh vocal hybrid to modern R&B with
strong blues & hip hop influences. Her lyrically-driven content touches on
everything from gender inequality to self-love & resisting social norms.
Aside from music, she has made a name for herself as a blog writer and
activist for eating disorder recovery, feminism and mental health and
wellness. She has independently released two full-length albums and two EPs
and is gearing up to release her third LP, “Hangover Music” in summer 2018.

Timothy Pattison

DIRECTOR, CREATIVE – NEW YORK

Timothy Pattison is Director of Creative at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). In
this role, he is responsible for scouting and signing new songwriters and
publishers, maintaining relationships with existing BMI affiliates
worldwide, as well as coordinating various songwriter-focused showcases,
seminars and festivals.

Prior to BMI, Pattison worked at Fat Possum Records, where he focused on
sync licensing. His previous post was at Spirit Music Group, where he spent
eight years, holding several positions including creative director. While at
Spirit, Pattison helped develop the company’s roster of songwriters,
expanded its network within the entertainment industry, spearheaded
co-writing opportunities and developed licensing strategies.

Pattison holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Ohio University
and a Master for Music from New York University.

Danielle Middleton –

A&R Senior Coordinator, Sony ATV Publishing

Danielle Middleton got her start in music at an early age singing in the
children’s choir at the Metropolitan Opera. When she was nine, she was
invited to sing “You Are Not Alone” on stage at at the VMAs with Michael
Jackson, igniting her life long obsession with pop music. Danielle dove into
the music industry straight out of college working for companies like BMI
and Redlight Management and booking live shows around Brooklyn. She
eventually landed at Sony ATV, where she started as a receptionist and went
on to spearheaded the social media initiatives for the entire company. She
currently works as an A&R Senior Coordinator, building her own roster of
songwriters and producers. Sony ATV is the number one publishing company
globally and recently won “Publisher of the Year” at the BMI Pop awards. The
company is known for representing massive artists such as Taylor Swift, Lady
Gaga, Ed Sheeran, Arcade Fire, Cardi B, etc, as well as administering the
catalogues of heritage artists such as Bob Dylan, Amy Winehouse, The
Beatles, Elvis Presley, James Taylor, Hank Williams and so on.

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Says the President of Shapiro Bernstein, Michael Brettler, “We must be doing something right to be in business for 100 years in New York City. In a world of conglomerates, our long term survival as an independent company has been based on the ability to make quick, savvy decisions over many decades. Through four generations, we’ve always been able to adapt to new innovations and challenges, and have strived to maintain very close relationships with our clients and songwriters.”

Incorporated in 1913 (but with roots dating back to the 1890’s), the company began publishing out of offices on Manhattan’s West 28th Street, better known as Tin Pan Alley, in the age of ragtime and vaudeville. The founding partners, Louis Bernstein and Maurice Shapiro, teamed up with composer, Harry Von Tilzer, fresh on the heels of his first hit song, “My Old New Hampshire Home.”

In the years that followed, the company went through many changes and partners before Louis Bernstein, Maurice’s brother-in-law, took over the business after his untimely death in 1911. The name was restored to Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc. and that year the company had its first major hit with “Trail of the Lonesome Pine.”

Louis Bernstein went on to become a founding member of ASCAP and serve as its Vice-President for 26 years. During the formative years of the modern music industry, Shapiro Bernstein was a consistently outspoken advocate for the rights of the creative community, engaging as a plaintiff in several landmark cases still cited by specialists in copyright law.

The company was able to adapt to the changing industry of the 1930’s, utilizing favorite bands of the Swing Era, emerging jazz stars, and Hollywood movie musicals to popularize songs that are now considered American classics. Benny Goodman launched “The Glory of Love”; Gene Autry performed “You’re The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)” in three of his films; and Tommy Dorsey launched “In the Blue of the Evening,” sung by a young man named Frank Sinatra. In 1940, Glenn Miller debuted “In the Mood” – which spent 12 weeks at #1 and became perhaps the best-known dance song in American history.

At the close of the 1940’s, Shapiro Bernstein ushered in the era of rock ‘n’ roll with the ground-breaking “Guitar Boogie” by Arthur Smith, and followed it with Fifties and Sixties pop standards like “Cry,” “Papa Loves Mambo,” and “Harlem Nocturne.” When Louis’ son-in-law Dick Voltter took the reins of the company in 1962, he continued to expand the diversity of their catalog, securing rights to and eventually purchasing the Columbia Pictures catalog acquiring score classics like The Guns of Navarone, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia.

Seeing an opportunity in the emerging country music market, the grandson-in-law of Louis Bernstein, Leon Brettler, formed Painted Desert Music and opened a Nashville office in the early 1960’s. It was a move that paid off quickly and continues to pay, yielding hits like “Wolverton Mountain” and the Johnny Cash all-time country classic, “Ring of Fire,” penned by his wife-to-be, June Carter and his best friend, Merle Kilgore.

Today Shapiro Bernstein remains a current leader in the world of independent music publishing and continues to publish songs that top the charts. They actively court new writers and expose their current hit makers to the public and the industry.

Under the leadership of Michael Brettler, who became president in 2000, Shapiro Bernstein is committed to continuing in its long tradition: “I am proud to be at the helm of such an iconic music company which has maintained its role in developing and championing music writers for 100 years. Our songs today are just as much in demand as they ever were, and we represent and publish some of today’s hottest writers and most exciting songs.”

Selection of Shapiro Bernstein Songs

Popular Songs:

Crush
Glory of Love
Harlem Nocturne
I Gotta Feeling
In The Mood
On The Sunny Side of the Street
Put Your Records On
Ring of Fire
Way You Look Tonight
White Cliffs of Dover
Without You
Woo-Hoo
You’re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You

Classic Songs

Alabamy Bound
Beer Barrel Polka
Cherokee
Harlem Nocturne
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
If You Knew Susie
Let There Be Love
Papa Loves Mambo
Red Sails in the Sunset
Royal Garden Blues
Second Hand Rose
Side by Side
Solitude
South of the Border
Yes We Have No Bananas

Country Songs

Born a Woman
Come Back When You Grow Up
Cry
Have You Ever Been Lonely
Ring of Fire
Sea of Heartbreak
The Last Round-Up
The Prisoner’s Song
Wolverton Mountain

Film Scores

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman
Guns of Navarone
Lawrence of Arabia
Man From Laramie
Picnic
Scrooge
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Misfits
The Wedding Banquet
Walk On The Wild Side

Broadway Scores

Color Purple
Jekyll and Hyde (Opening again on Broadway on April 19th, 2013)
Victor Victoria

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Says the President of Shapiro Bernstein, Michael Brettler, “We must be doing something right to be in business for 100 years in New York City. In a world of conglomerates, our long term survival as an independent company has been based on the ability to make quick, savvy decisions over many decades. Through four generations, we’ve always been able to adapt to new innovations and challenges, and have strived to maintain very close relationships with our clients and songwriters.”

Incorporated in 1913 (but with roots dating back to the 1890’s), the company began publishing out of offices on Manhattan’s West 28th Street, better known as Tin Pan Alley, in the age of ragtime and vaudeville. The founding partners, Louis Bernstein and Maurice Shapiro, teamed up with composer, Harry Von Tilzer, fresh on the heels of his first hit song, “My Old New Hampshire Home.”

In the years that followed, the company went through many changes and partners before Louis Bernstein, Maurice’s brother-in-law, took over the business after his untimely death in 1911. The name was restored to Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc. and that year the company had its first major hit with “Trail of the Lonesome Pine.”

Louis Bernstein went on to become a founding member of ASCAP and serve as its Vice-President for 26 years. During the formative years of the modern music industry, Shapiro Bernstein was a consistently outspoken advocate for the rights of the creative community, engaging as a plaintiff in several landmark cases still cited by specialists in copyright law.

The company was able to adapt to the changing industry of the 1930’s, utilizing favorite bands of the Swing Era, emerging jazz stars, and Hollywood movie musicals to popularize songs that are now considered American classics. Benny Goodman launched “The Glory of Love”; Gene Autry performed “You’re The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)” in three of his films; and Tommy Dorsey launched “In the Blue of the Evening,” sung by a young man named Frank Sinatra. In 1940, Glenn Miller debuted “In the Mood” – which spent 12 weeks at #1 and became perhaps the best-known dance song in American history.

At the close of the 1940’s, Shapiro Bernstein ushered in the era of rock ‘n’ roll with the ground-breaking “Guitar Boogie” by Arthur Smith, and followed it with Fifties and Sixties pop standards like “Cry,” “Papa Loves Mambo,” and “Harlem Nocturne.” When Louis’ son-in-law Dick Voltter took the reins of the company in 1962, he continued to expand the diversity of their catalog, securing rights to and eventually purchasing the Columbia Pictures catalog acquiring score classics like The Guns of Navarone, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia.

Seeing an opportunity in the emerging country music market, the grandson-in-law of Louis Bernstein, Leon Brettler, formed Painted Desert Music and opened a Nashville office in the early 1960’s. It was a move that paid off quickly and continues to pay, yielding hits like “Wolverton Mountain” and the Johnny Cash all-time country classic, “Ring of Fire,” penned by his wife-to-be, June Carter and his best friend, Merle Kilgore.

Today Shapiro Bernstein remains a current leader in the world of independent music publishing and continues to publish songs that top the charts. They actively court new writers and expose their current hit makers to the public and the industry.

Under the leadership of Michael Brettler, who became president in 2000, Shapiro Bernstein is committed to continuing in its long tradition: “I am proud to be at the helm of such an iconic music company which has maintained its role in developing and championing music writers for 100 years. Our songs today are just as much in demand as they ever were, and we represent and publish some of today’s hottest writers and most exciting songs.”

Selection of Shapiro Bernstein Songs

Popular Songs:

Crush
Glory of Love
Harlem Nocturne
I Gotta Feeling
In The Mood
On The Sunny Side of the Street
Put Your Records On
Ring of Fire
Way You Look Tonight
White Cliffs of Dover
Without You
Woo-Hoo
You’re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You

Classic Songs

Alabamy Bound
Beer Barrel Polka
Cherokee
Harlem Nocturne
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
If You Knew Susie
Let There Be Love
Papa Loves Mambo
Red Sails in the Sunset
Royal Garden Blues
Second Hand Rose
Side by Side
Solitude
South of the Border
Yes We Have No Bananas

Country Songs

Born a Woman
Come Back When You Grow Up
Cry
Have You Ever Been Lonely
Ring of Fire
Sea of Heartbreak
The Last Round-Up
The Prisoner’s Song
Wolverton Mountain

Film Scores

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman
Guns of Navarone
Lawrence of Arabia
Man From Laramie
Picnic
Scrooge
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Misfits
The Wedding Banquet
Walk On The Wild Side

Broadway Scores

Color Purple
Jekyll and Hyde (Opening again on Broadway on April 19th, 2013)
Victor Victoria

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