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By DJ Ron Slomowicz, About.com

Michael Paoletta (Billboard) and Annette Strean (Venus Hum)

Billboard Dance Music Summit - Las Vegas 2006

Great quotes of the week:

"The Puerto Rican in me just cringed"
- Lainie Copicotto in response to the word reggaeton being mispronounced on stage.

"Dance music used to be cutting edge"
- Hosh Gurelli

"Don't educate the audience, they are stupid."
– Skyy, referring to the audience of terrestrial radio

"Danny Howells gets the honorary Junior Vasquez no-show panelist award."
- random disgruntled person who waited for the Q&A that never happened.

"The Ipod is the Elvis revolution. Ipod plus the phone will be the Beatles revolution."
- Eddie Gordon, Music 2 Mix

"To those who say dance doesn't work in the US, look at Beatstock."
- Jeff Z (KTU)

"There are a lot of bad dance records out there. I know because I made some of them."
- Chris Cox

"Use the Internet like your bitch."
- Geronimo (Sirius)

"Music - it's the water business. Water from the tap is free music and Evian is the quality music that you can buy from us."
- Ricky Simmonds, Audiojelly.com

"I've been asked to autograph burned cds before."
- Darude

"I don't know a lot about computers, but the guys in my band do."
- Annette Strean, Venus Hum

"Piracy is what fuels the industry from the grassroots."
- Kaiser Saucy, Loose Cannons

"All roads come back to Sexyback."
- Tamara Coniff

Top songs of the week:
Simone Denny "Sugar Sugar Lovin'"

Summer Channel featuring Patric Scott "Soulmate in Every City"

Georgie Porgie "I Believe"

Jes "Belong"

Bob Sinclar "Rock the Party"

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