The 2010 Pop Conference, a gathering of music fans, critics, performers and academics, is set for April 15-18 at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame.

The keynote address April 15 is a roundtable discussion with Nile Rodgers, Joe Henry and Janelle Monae. The ninth annual conference is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is strongly advised because of limited space.

The focus of this year’s conference revolves around “stories of sounds and the machines that make them. From the player piano to Autotune software, pop’s contraptions have constantly reshaped musical history.”

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