S E S S I O N S D E S C R I P T I O N S“Listen to Ya Mix” (NY & LA Sessions)
“Listen 2 Ya Mix” interactively engages artists and recording engineers. Bring your CD of a mix you
settled for but were not happy with, to the session. Our panel of engineers will listen to your mix, then explain
to the recording engineers what you were thinking and trying to accomplish in the mix. Was it a creative idea you
could not make happen technically? Was it a technical idea you could not achieve because of lack of knowledge?
What steps did you take? Why do you feel you did not achieve your mixing goal? The recording engineers will help
you understand how to get what you are hearing in your head creatively and technically into the gear and into your mix! It’s that simple! Online Gigs Tele-Video Presentation (NY Sessions)Onlinegigs.com founder and CEO, Jay Flanzbaum will remotely demonstrate to the MTS community, Onlinegigs.com one-of-a-kind features. Mr. Flanzbaum will unveil the latest and the greatest "next" version of Onlinegigs.com and its new features! Currently Onlinegigs Version 4 is a real time Internet-based booking, promotional and management tool. It fully automates the booking and promotional process for bands, booking agents, record companies and music managers. Online Gigs is a comprehensive Artist & Event management solution that is revolutionizing the way gig opportunities are tracked, booked and promoted; from finding the right venue to automatically updating website gigs and tour dates, Myspace page, or contacting fans about upcoming performances right on their cell phones. Onlinegigs offers a powerful answer to artists seeking new nationwide venues, tour management, fan communications, and much more. If you are an artist manager, booking agent, record label or personal assistant to an artist, you must be at this session!"Ask An Attorney"
Entertainment attorney Ben Mclane engages in an
open floor legal discussion during the Los Angeles
March 30th session. Mr. Mclane will answer questions on contracts, copyrights, record deals, licensing, forming a record label, how
not to get screwed in this sink or swim business. He's open to any questions pertaining to the legal aspects of the music and entertainment
industries. Ben Mclane has been retained by some of the industry’s biggest recording artists such as 50 Cent, Cher, Anita Baker and the Eagles
to name a few. It’s a great opportunity to interact with a lawyer who is willing to share his knowledge, information and experience. Take advantage
of it, you will need legal help as you grow your music business and career. Custom Team Building (NY Session)
“DIY” is great when you’re a start up artist or business. But “DIY” can only take you so far as your music career/business begins to out grow you!
Eric Defontaney CEO of musicdish.com will explore the many aspects of building a custom team with a focus on starting off as a “DIY” artist, than
strategically building relationships to develop a custom team. Identifying which relationships will serve you best on you team. What tasks should stay in
house and which ones should be sourced out to the team members. "The Balancing Act" (NY & LA Sessions)
Conducted by Maggie Hernandez. She introduces to Music
Talks "The Balancing Act" program, designed to assist artists in striking a balance between personal &
career needs for better physical, mental and professional health. Using a custom "Assessment
Chart", commonly neglected areas – such as finances, exercise, eating habits, personal
relationships – are addressed to help support and sustain momentum in our careers. The guide
is used as tool for initiating a goal in each area, setting a balanced life plan of your own in motion. Songwriting Critique (LA Sessions)
John Braheny, songwriter, author, educator will critique your songs and use the critiques as examples as he explains songwriting and re-writing techniques
and tools that will make your songs communicate more powerfully to your audience. Whether you write for yourself or hope to
get your songs to other artists you need to have command of song structure, dynamics, melody and lyric for maximum impact.
Radio Promotions (LA Sessions)
Jennifer Lyneis is a ten year “vet” of radio record promotions. Her work promoting acts to National radio has earned her Record Promoter of the Year in 2003 and 2004 from New Music Weekly Magazine. Recording Technology Roundtable (LA Sessions)This interactive round table addresses the best types of studio setups and gear for songwriting,
demo recordings and main production recording, to understanding the proper software-to-software,
hardware to software compatibility and configuring issues needed to achieve optimum sonic sound and best work flow. |
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