New York, NY -- Michael Lucas, Adult Video Legend and Founder/President of Lucas Entertainment has just been added to Q-Me Con 2006, the first ever multi-day conference and expo designed specifically for industry professionals working in, or looking to break into, LGBTQ content creation for the burgeoning queer TV and new digital media arenas. The 2006 Queer Media and Entertainment Conference will take place Friday, April 14th thru Sunday, April 16th at the Tribeca Cinemas (located at 54 Varick Street ) in New York City.
Lucas, one of the most prolific and highly-regarded adult content producers in the world, will be speaking on "The Digital Skin Trade: Creating & Distributing Adult Content" panel at Q-Me Con 2006 on Sunday, April 16th at 3: 15pm. Alongside other noted panelists, Lucas will discuss the reasons he chooses to work in the porn industry, the technological advances that are changing production and distribution and the pros and cons of working in adult content.
Q-Me Con 2006 will feature engaging seminars and workshops with leading figures in the queer media landscape, special showcases of independent LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly digital content, industry-oriented exhibitor spaces and numerous networking parties designed to benefit both novice and experienced digital content creators. It will also offer industry professionals and broadcasters of all genders and sexual orientations opportunities to gain valuable insight into the world of queer digital production and distribution and will include leading figures within the LGBTQ television and digital media arenas.
"We are lucky to have secured Michael Lucas for this panel" adds Punkmouse's Founding Partner and Q-Me Con 2006 Executive Producer John Baez. "Aside from being one of the most successful gay adult content producers in the world, Michael is a brilliant businessman. He knows the importance of creative marketing and strategic partnerships while foreseeing, and capitalizing on, the impact that new technology is having on adult media distribution."
About Punkmouse:
Founded in 2005 by Jennifer Howd and John Baez, Punkmouse is a queer-owned and operated production dedicated to developing and producing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer digital video content for distribution via television, theatrical and alternative media outlets. In 2006, as part of an on-going initiative to foster a nationwide LGBTQ creative content production community, Jennifer and John launched "Punkmouse Presents," an experiential entertainment division of Punkmouse dedicated to producing events, lectures, screenings and conferences that educate queer content producers, industry figures and the general public about changes and trends in the queer media landscape. For more information about Q-Me Con 2006, log onto www.punkmouse.com
About Lucas Entertainment:
Michael Lucas founded Lucas Entertainment in 1998 in New York City with the intent of showcasing the city's diversity of types and ethnicities found nowhere else in the world. Over the years, the company has come to represent a stamp of top quality and high regard among gay adult film aficionados worldwide. In Summer 2004, Lucas Entertainment launched its own self-distribution line Lucas Distribution.
