PANELS, WORKSHOPS, CLINICS, MENTORING & DEMO LISTENING
Thursday, Friday & Saturday June 24 - 26, 2004
In 2004 the Millennium Music Conference will feature 3 full days of business sessions. It's where you can meet and learn from music producers, managers, agents, promoters, talent buyers, publicists, publishers, studio engineers, radio station executives, lawyers, songwriters, recording artists, CD manufacturers and distributors, independent and major record label representatives. Sessions examine and discuss topical issues and the advances in technology that impact the future of music and music business. Registrants attend panels, clinics, workshops and sign-up for "one-on-one" mentoring & demo listening sessions with music industry professionals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday on the mezzanine level of the Crowne Plaza Harrisburg.
BUSINESS SESSIONS - current to 06/10/04
THURSDAY BUSINESS SESSIONS
1:00PM to 2:00PM Citadel Rock Summit (A)
This is a closed session.
1:00PM to 2:00PM Music Business 101 (B)
A panel of industry professionals discuss the essentials for emerging talent. Know the players! Agents, Managers, Promoters, Publicists, Producers, Publishing, Contracts, Starting a Small Business and more.
1:00PM to 2:00PM Music Business Boot Camp 1 (C)
David Hooper, of Nashville, TN and Kathode Ray Music will present an informative workshop on how to get the most out of the music conference. Tips and ideas on networking and making back your investment quickly. David will introduce effective networking techniques that will enable you to make the connections you want and need to make at the conference.
2:30PM to 3:30PM Citadel Rock Summit (A)
This is a closed session
2:30PM to 3:30PM Unlocking Your Songs Potential (B)
Human Factor’s Blake Althen takes 3 vocal and guitar tracks and, in real time, creates 3 versions of the song right before the audience's eyes. At each step, Blake explains the concepts, techniques and practices top-notch producers use to bring out the best qualities of a song. Experience the actual production of a finished song. Learn key production principals including initial song evaluation, final product design, selection of production techniques and the best use of hardware and software. This seminar is a dynamic live demonstration of all aspects of production, performance, arrangement and technology.
2:30PM to 3:30PM Music Business Boot Camp 2 (C)
David Hooper, of Nashville, TN and Kathode Ray Music will show how to use his "multiple streams of music business income" techniques to make as much as 10 times as much from a single gig as you're making now. Learn how to turn a loser gig into a winning situation. Stop trading hours for dollars by making your music work for you and you band.
4:00PM to 5:00PM The Jukebox Jury (A)
A panel of Citadel Radio Programmers meet with label rep's trying to sell their new artists' single. The audience will participate via Pinnacle Media's new digital technology. Watch, listen and learn by participating and evaluating new music.
4:00PM to 5:00PM The Future Of Music & Technology (B)
Industry Pro's discuss issues and answer questions about digital technology, artists' rights, consolidation and the current and future state of the music industry. A look at the trends in Urban Music, Radio, Distribution and the Recording Arts.
4:00PM to 5:00PM DIY Panel. (C)
How to make it happen for your act or your clients. Some success stories and survival tips. Doing It Yourself and getting things done. Tricks and tools of the trade in a digital age.
FRIDAY BUSINESS SESSIONS
1:00PM to 2:00PM Artist Development and The Business Plan (A)
A panel of industry professionals examines the building blocks of an artist's career. Young managers learn how to hone their skills, build a network and create an artist's development plan. Short and long range plans for success.
1:00PM to 2:00PM Making & Shopping Your Demo (B)
How to choose the best producer, engineer and studio to make your demo. How many songs should be on it and how should it be packaged? What to do with that demo? How to get it into the hands of the right people. Should you hire someone to shop it? Will an unsolicited demo end up in the trash can? What about radio stations, indie labels, compilations and mp3's?
1:00PM to 2:30PM Mentoring & Demo Listening Sessions (C)
Walk-in and sign-up for one-on-one or group sessions with a music industry professional and have your band, project or idea discussed and evaluated. Bring your demo and get a knee-jerk reaction and feedback on your song or music. Get some ideas on how to proceed or the next step to take with your music or in your career.
2:00PM to 2:30PM DVS Workshop & Screenings (D)
A discussion and introduction to the equipment and what the digital video revolution can mean for your band. Screenings of selected music videos.
2:30PM to 3:30PM NARAS Panel (A)
"Putting The Plan Into Action" presented by The Recording Academy. Entertainment Attorney/Record Label owner John Robertson and other professionals from the music and financial world will discuss how artists and small music businesses take the next step in their career. A follow up to the 1:00pm Creating A Business Plan, this session will look at how to present your project to potential supporters in the financial world and beyond. A must-attend in this new-world approach to getting your music heard.
2:30PM to 3:30PM Marketing & Promotion (B)
You may have great songs and a really tight band but you need to get the word out and start creating a buzz! What are the avenues to pursue? The Internet, Music Magazines, Street Teams, Showcasing, Merchandise and Word of Mouth are all parts of the equation. Some success stories and models for your band.
2:30PM to 4:00PM Mentoring & Demo Listening Sessions (C)
Walk-in and sign-up for one-on-one or group sessions with a music industry professional and have your band, project or idea discussed and evaluated. Bring your demo and get a knee-jerk reaction and feedback on your song or music. Get some ideas on how to proceed or the next step to take with your music or in your career.
3:30PM to 4:00PM DVS Workshop & Screenings (D)
A discussion and introduction to the equipment and what the digital video revolution can mean for your band. Screenings of selected short digital video films.
4:00PM to 5:00PM Talent Buyers, Agents & Promoters (A)
A panel of talent buyers, agents and club owners tell you what it takes to get your foot in the door. Getting on the bill and getting asked back. Taking your act to other towns and out on tour. Building a base of fans and getting them out to your shows. Gig swapping and playing in support. Tips on how to approach club owners and talent buyers. The art of touring; how some get it done.
4:00PM to 5:00PM The Orchard Presents: What Does the Music Business Look Like in the Digital Age (B)
4:00PM to 5:00PM Mentoring & Demo Listening Sessions (C)
Walk-in and sign-up for one-on-one or group sessions with a music industry professional and have your band, project or idea discussed and evaluated. Bring your demo and get a knee-jerk reaction and feedback on your song or music. Get some ideas on how to proceed or the next step to take with your music or in your career.
SATURDAY BUSINESS SESSIONS
1:00PM to 2:00PM Producers Panel (A)
A panel of top producers reveal some secrets of studio success. How they can take your work and make it record company and radio ready. Find out what a good producer can do for your music. What do they get in return? Do producers shop demo's? How is technology changing things in the studio?
1:00PM to 2:00PM Music Business - Back to Basics (B)
Not a two-year course on the business of music, but rather a presentation of experiences, inside tips and survival tactics for recorded performers interested in protecting their music careers. Presented by the AFM.
1:00PM to 2:00PM Mentoring & Demo Listening Sessions (C)
Walk-in and sign-up for one-on-one or group sessions with a music industry professional and have your band, project or idea discussed and evaluated. Bring your demo and get a knee-jerk reaction and feedback on your song or music. Get some ideas on how to proceed or the next step to take with your music or in your career.
2:00PM to 2:30PM DVS Workshop & Screening (D)
A discussion and introduction to the equipment and what the digital video revolution can mean for your band. Screenings of selected short digital video films.
2:30PM to 3:30PM Managers Panel (A)
A panel of artists managers discuss what a manager does and the difference having one can make in your career. What a manager can and should do for your band. How they get compensated and how to find a manager that's right for you. What a manager looks for in an artist. Management contracts and what they mean for your band. What to do with a manger that doesn't perform or get the job done.
2:30PM to 3:30PM Indie Labels Panel (B)
The indie label route to success. What they do that so different with distribution, marketing, touring and developing artists.
2:30PM to 3:30PM Mentoring & Demo Listening Sessions (C)
Walk-in and sign-up for one-on-one or group sessions with a music industry professional and have your band, project or idea discussed and evaluated. Bring your demo and get a knee-jerk reaction and feedback on your song or music. Get some ideas on how to proceed or the next step to take with your music or in your career.
3:30PM to 4:00PM DVS Workshop & Screening (D)
A discussion and introduction to the equipment and what the digital video revolution can mean for your band. Screenings of selected music videos.
4:00PM to 5:00PM Who's Getting Singed By Majors! (A)
The majors are in a pickle and it's not just digital piracy that’s driving them nuts. Are they losing control? Looks like a lot of A&R reps are losing their jobs in 2004. What's going on at the majors? Are they signing acts? What are they looking for? What does major label consolidation mean to emerging talent? How do young artists attract the attention of a major label? What happens to A&R executives who don't sign the next big thing?
4:00PM to 5:00PM Hit or Miss? Demo Derby! (B)
Drop your CDs/tapes off outside the panel room and get ready to hear what our panel of music industry professionals have to say about your surefire number one hit. A panel of radio savvy industry pros will listen to songs and tell you why it's a Hit or Not. Entries must be a ONE SONG CD or CDR that is unmarked and not labeled. Not title, contact information or markings. Place your tune into a box at the beginning of the session. Got new music? Bring it on!
4:00PM to 5:00PM Mentoring & Demo Listening Sessions (C)
Walk-in and sign-up for one-on-one or group sessions with a music industry professional and have you band, project or idea discussed and evaluated. Bring your demo and get a knee-jerk reaction and feedback on your song or music. Get some ideas on how to proceed or the next step to take with your music or in your career.
