Avid Hosting New Pro Mixing Webinar on 1/24: “Post Production Workflows”

On Tuesday, January 24th, Avid will host the next installment in its series of Pro Mixing Webinars: “Post Production Workflows” featuring Avid’s Tom Graham and special guest, sound re-recording mixer Jonathan Wales (The Last Exorcism, Saw, Meet the Parents).

Registration is free for either of two session times, 5 PM or 9 PM Eastern. Visit here to register.

Graham and Wales will

– Discuss Avid solutions, workflows, and overcoming the challenges of mixing sound for picture,
– Provide insight into Wales’ approach and get tips for improving your soundtracks
– Discuss why Wales chooses Pro Tools ® 10, S5 Fusion, ICON, Video Satellite, ISIS®, and more
– Answer questions from registered attendees

New Music Seminar 2012 Conference Announced for June 17-19, 2012 in NYC

The New Music Seminar (NMS) has announced its return to New York City. The event, held last year in Los Angeles, will take place June 17-19, 2012.

The goal of NMS is it to inform attendees on the rapidly evolving and diversifying new music industry. Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman will present the keynote speech to preface the Opening Night Party at Webster Hall on June 17th. Mr. Pittman was instrumental in working with the team that developed Clear Channel’s new iHeartRadio digital radio platform.

The location for the subsequent two days of music industry-specific seminars and networking will be announced soon.

New this years is The SoundExchange Digital Broadcasting Summit, which will highlight growth opportunities in digital music broadcasting, bringing together minds from across the digital music streaming landscape including iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, hundreds of webcasters and myriad on-line music and video exposure vehicles.  Participants will discuss business models, challenges and innovative solutions in developing, monetizing, and promoting their platforms. The summit will connect this exploding new media with the artists, managers and labels that are fueling this “streaming” revolution.

The BMI Creative Conclave is also new, featuring artists, songwriters and producers who are breaking music and careers through innovative approaches, practices and partnerships in this challenging new music environment.

NMS brings together key music, technology, radio, venture capital, advertising agency, brand executives, artists, managers, producers, songwriters, booking agents, venues, and promoters. In addition to the above, the event will offer high-level industry keynotes, discussions “Movements”, NMS 18-minute intensives, workshops, closed-door meetings and networking opportunities.

An early-bird registration of $299 ($200 savings) is available now on the site. For more information and to register, visit www.NewMusicSeminar.com.

Event Alert: New York Songwriter’s Collective to Hold “The Recording Songwriter” One-Day Seminar

The New York Songwriter’s Collective, founded by songwriter/producer Peter Bliss (Peter Wolf, Paula Abdul, NSYNC), will hold a one-day intensive seminar “The Recording Songwriter” on Saturday, December 3rd.

The seminar will be held from 10:30 AM-4:30 PM at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue) in Manhattan. The workshop fee is $135, and membership in the NYSC is required ($25 annual membership fee).

This workshop is intended to make emerging songwriters ready to record demos by explaining the home recording studio process. Along with the basics of digital audio workstations (DAWs) such as Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, and Digital Performer, the art of pre-production will be explored thoroughly.

 

Event Alert: 5th Annual New England Music Seminar Saturday, Oct. 22nd in Hartford, CT

The 5th Annual New England Music Seminar (NEMS) will take place this Saturday, October 22nd at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, CT.

Now in its fifth year, the New England Music Seminar was created for artists, managers, producers, entertainment entrepreneurs, record labels, production companies, and other music industry professionals.

According to NEMS, the goal of The New England Music Seminar is to empower, connect and educate people interested in pursuing a career in the music business, by providing an opportunity for participants to interact with key business professionals in the vast career fields the industry has to offer.

The one-day event consists of a keynote speaker, various panels, an artist showcase/live performance, listening/networking sessions, and a producer beat battle.  The keynote speaker and panelists will discuss and debate some of the most talked about and controversial issues in the music industry today. Panelists will include some of the world’s top industry and forward-thinking executives.

Admission is $55. To register visit www.newenglandmusicseminar.com, www.Bushnell.org, or call 860.987.5900

Schedule
(All panel sessions are taking place in the Great Hall)

12:15 pm – 1:15pm
The Record Deal:
Do you have what it takes to get a record deal? What are labels looking for these days? Do I need a manager, business manager and team around me?

Case Study: Who has the complete package? (3 Artists will be asked to present their package to find out if they are in fact ready for a record deal. They will be asked to present myspace, facebook, youtube, twitter, reverbnation and soundcloud accounts to see how they measure up.)

1:30pm – 2:30pm
Brand Management:
Leveraging your digital real estate in the music business. What does your brand say about you? What are you selling and to whom are you selling it?

2:45pm – 3:00pm (Break & Network)

3:00pm – 3:50pm
Rising Artist Showcase / Live performances by:
Entity . Avator Hughes . Royale . Dirty Redd . Rain Raphael . Andrew Davis ll . Senica Da Misfit . Steede Chinan . Prestige . Mr. Ivory Snow . Alage . Self-Made . Adonis

4pm – 4:45pm
Town Hall meeting & Round Table:
This round table discussion will attempt to get to the heart of why it’s difficult for artists in New England to make it to the next level. Has there been artists from New England that have actually made it? What are some of the struggles?

5:00pm – 6:30pm
NEMS Producer Beat Beat Showcase:
Sponsored by iStandardProducers.com / KicksandSnares.com / Thisis50.com

New England Music Seminar 2011 Invited Panelists This Year Include:
Jay Raven / WCCC – Radio Personality
Korroli / WCCC – Music Director
Dre McKenzie / A&R G-Unit
Tony G / A&R G-Unit
Dove / Founder – Tygereye Entertainmnet (DJ Whoo Kid)
Gemini Keez / Sports Radio & TV Host
Bonsu Thompson / Source Magazine – Editor At Large
J Hatch / iStandard Producers
Jenny Boom Boom / Personality – Hot 93.7
Vezzy Parmesan / DJ – Hot 106 Providence
Kwame Dankwa / Program Director – WZRT Z97.1
Christopher J Cabbot / Attorney
DJ Buck / Program Director – Hot 93.7
James Walker, Jr / Attorney
Donna Wright / Wright Stuff Management
DJ Chubby Chub / DJ – Hot 97 Boston
Keith Shocklee / Bomb Squad – Producer
Amadeus / Bad Boy – Producer & Drummer – Trey Songz
Sean Welch / The IM Group & Digital Distribution
CL / Digiwaxx
DJ Craig G – Hot 93.7
Ariel Borujow / Engineer (T.I.) *
Omen / Producer (Drake Album) *
Adeniyi Omisore / Singersroom.com
Ron Stewart / Interscope Records
Al Lindstrom / ALG Promotions
Maureen Dallien / More Hits Ent – Dir. Radio Relations
Angel Martinez / G-Unit – New Media
Julian Alexander / Slang, Inc – Design (Grammy Award Winning Graphic Designer) *
Jeremy Bettis / ThisIs50.com
Sharra Dade / PR
Lexi Chow / PR
Michelle Huff / PR
Chuck Creekmur / AllHipHop.com
James Bruner / New Media
Peter Fertiguena / Printwear Academy -CEO
Blake Kostka / Printwear Academy – Marketing/Sales
Ian Holder / BMI – Artist Relations
Buda Da Future / Producer
Skyy Hook / SkyyHookRadio.com
F.R.E.A.K / Producer
Brandon Carroll / Focusrite-Novation, Inc.

 

Event Alert: Caribbean Cultural Music Conference 2011 on 9/22 & 9/23

An annual event held in NYC, this year’s Caribbean Cultural Music Conference will take place in Manhattan on September 22-23.

The festival, produced by the Caribbean American Cultural Caucus brings together entertainment industry stakeholders to explore and examine the obstacles confronting the advancement of the Caribbean entertainment industry.

Strategies that will positively affect issues related to production, management, intellectual property, distribution and marketing of the Caribbean entertainment product are at the conference’s forefront.

In addition to two days of informative panels – which are free for the public to attend — held at the Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, NYC, the conference will also be holding festive happenings throughout the city, starting with the opening networking event the evening of 9/21.

SonicScoop Founder/Editor David Weiss will be a panelist on the “Navigating the New Music Business” discussion, taking place Friday, 9/23 at 10:30 AM.

The full schedule follows:

Sept 21, 2011
CONFERENCE OPENING NETWORKING EVENT
7:30 PM – 12:00 AM

Negril Village
70 West 3rd St.
New York NY 10012

Sept 22, 2011
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, N.Y 10036

1. INSIDE THE PRODUCTION BOOTH
2. A LOOK AT MUSIC PUBLISHING
3. PITCH IT! – featuring JAMAICANSMUSIC.COM
4. BRAND BUILDING – ENDORSEMENT + MARKETING MUSIC IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Presented by: ASOM Productions

Sept 23, 2011
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, N.Y 10036

1. ARTIST MANAGEMENT
2. Navigating the New Music Business – what are my options?
3. Financial Management tips for Music Business Practitioners
4. The Do’s and Don’ts of TOURING.
5. The changing face of radio and how the artist can use radio effectively

ARTIST SHOWCASE CLOSING PARTY
Admission: $15.00
6:30 PM – 11:00 PM

WEBSTER HALL @ THE STUDIO
125 East 11th Street
NYC

Event Alert: Alto Music NYC Hosts FXpansion Geist Seminar Tonight, 4/27

Alto Music NYC will be hosting a free, highly informative seminar dedicated to exploring Geist, the next-generation sampling instrument from FXpansion.

According to Shane Koss of Alto Music NYC, “Already Geist has radically changed my workflow and brings the best of a MPC,  Live, and a whole bunch of other goodness to one single plug-in – or even standalone.

“Geist is great for putting entire tracks together on the fly – it mixes loops of all sorts and let’s you sequence and program beats, FX and more – just the like the honey badger – it doesn’t care (YouTube it!). I rarely get that excited about a single plugin, but it is really that cool.”

Full Coordinates:

Where: Alto NYC, 146 West 29th Street, New York, NY
When: Wednesday, April 27th, 6-9 PM
Space is limited. Please RSVP to: shane@altomusic.com

ASCAP and Music Unites Present Night School on Tuesday, 1/18: Managers – When and Why You Need Them

ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), the leading U.S. performing rights organization, and Music Unites, a non-profit organization supporting musical artists and professionals through performance and education opportunities, have teamed up to present four workshops on integral aspects of the music business.

The third of four sessions, “Managers — When and Why You Need Them” will be held on Tuesday January 18 2011 at Norwood, 241 West 14th Street, New York, NY, focusing on management and featuring a panel of industry insiders including:

• Dawn Barger from Post Hoc Management (Nicole Atkins, The National)
• Melissa Emert-Hutner from Hoseb Management (Ethan Allen, Anna Wayland)
• James Johnson from Pilot Creative Services, Inc. (Benny Blanco, Neon Hitch)
• Michael Iurato from In De Goot Management (10 Years, Theory of a Deadman)

Previous ASCAP/Music Unites workshops focused on music publishing, and artists’ DIY options. The comprehensive series is intended to provide participants with a setting for the exchange of ideas and perspectives on navigating a course for survival and success in today’s dynamic industry, as well as networking opportunities.

Each workshop consist s of an hour long panel discussion followed by a 20 minute Q&A session. Imagem Music artist Rebecca Jordan is scheduled to end next Tuesday evening with a live performance.

Admission for each class is $20 and can be purchased at www.musicunites.org/events. 100% of proceeds will benefit Music Unites.

Tekserve Hosts Ableton Live Seminar with Erin Barra Friday, Dec. 10th

Tekserve is hosting a free Ableton Live seminar on Friday, December 10th at 2 PM featuring multi-instrumentalist Erin Barra.

Barra will display her “One Woman Army” approach to electronic songwriting, demonstrating her use of Live for vocal processing, looping, remixing and performing. New users to advanced practitioners should expect to learn a multitude of tips and tricks.

Barra regularly uses Ableton Live to manipulate multiple control surfaces in conjunction with a vintage Wurlitzer and Hohner Melodica. In the reinterpretation of her material, Barra allows the audience to watch her produce, perform and arrange tracks LIVE, in a unique take on the Live Remix.

Where: Tekserve, 119 W. 23rd St. New York, NY 10011

When: Friday, December 10th- 2PM -Tekserve Seminar Room
Who: Ableton User Group NYC
Register here: http://www.tekserve.com/learning-events/detail.php?id=10894
Admission: Free

Sennheiser Sound Academy Studio Recording Seminar At The Fuse Box @ Manhattan Center, 8/11

On Wednesday, August 11, the Sennheiser Sound Academy will host a session on key recording techniques, concepts and practices at The Fuse Box @ Manhattan Center Studios.

Jim Anderson, past president of the AES and a professor at the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at NYU, will be the guest engineer for the tracking portion of the seminar.

The seminar will be led by Sennheiser’s Chris Spahr, who oversees national market development for live sound and studio markets. Spahr has performed live sound work for concerts, corporate functions and theater applications, and spent five years as a staff engineer at Criteria Studios in Miami, FL working on music, TV and film projects.

Following are details on time and location:

When: Wednesday, August 11 between 10AM and 5PM

Where: The Fuse Box @ Manhattan Center Studios
311 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

This seminar will speak to recording engineers who want to develop a firm understanding of studio technique as well as those who simply wish to brush up on their studio basics while picking up some useful new tips. The course highlights basic microphone techniques and advanced studio recording concepts and practices.

The Sennheiser Sound Academy seminars are $149 and include lunch, swag, informative workshop materials and a $50 coupon toward the purchase of any Sennheiser product. To learn more about the seminar or to register, please visit Sennheiser’s event page at http://www.sennheiserusa.com/aboutsec_events.