Americana Music Festival & Conference 2013
September 18th - 22, Nashville, TN
Americana Music Festival & Conference Brings
Best and Brightest to Nashville for Premier Music Education Event
The 2013 Americana Music Festival & Conference, presented by Nissan (Sept. 18-22) includes 180 panelists on more than 40 educational workshops addressing all facets of the music industry. Whether you're an artist, attorney, marketer, publisher, publicist, booking agent or broadcaster, the Conference portion of our event is where you connect with experts from top organizations to help you develop your music career and maximize your potential in the ever-changing music business landscape.
Registration, badge and credential pick up opens early this year on
Tuesday September 17, at 5PM on the Legislative Terrace at the
Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel, 7th & Church Street, Nashville, TN
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Highlights of the business conference include the Keynote from the RIAA Chairman and CEO, Cary Sherman, interviews with artists Rosanne Cash, Dr. John, Billy Bragg, Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark and conversations with the some of the most influential thought leaders in the music industry today.
Experience the unique and intimate setting of Americanafest along with business associates from A2IM, The American Bar Association, MusiCares, BMI, SESAC, Fender, Billboard, SoundExchange, Patreon, Future of Music Coalition, Bandzoogle, Music City Networks, BBC, AC Entertainment, AEG-TMG, Paradigm, MailChimp, NoiseTrade, Record Store Day, Rockhouse Partners, Topspin Media and hundreds more from the major label and DIY world.
Highlighted Panels include:
Music Licensing in Today's World – Moderator James G. Zumwalt, Esq., Shackelford Zumwalt & Hayes with panelists Jeffrey Brabec, Esq., BMG Chrysalis, Author, Todd Brabec, Esq., Author, Elizabeth Gregory, Esq., The Law Offices of Elizabeth V. Gregory, PLLC, Dennis Lord, SESAC, Henry W. Root, Esq., Franklin & Sacharow, LLP discuss streaming and download services; ASCAP, BMI and SESAC; music in apps, video games, independent films, documentaries and television episodes; multi-platform radio; digital jukeboxes, internet karaoke, e-cards and music chips in dolls and toys; direct licensing; SoundExchange; YouTube, Pandora and Spotify – these are but some of the areas and entities requiring new licensing strategies, negotiations and contracts reflecting the emergence of the online/digital world into the traditional world of music licensing.
The International Marketplace - Moderator: Rich Bengloff, American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), with panelists Lori Condon, Acony Records, Jim Selby, Naxos USA, Garry West, Compass Records, Robert Williams, 335 Records and artist producer Ed Petterson remember how we used to go to radio, video and press and then sold metallic metal discs. And life was easy. Now, every label and artist must promote widely and create revenues from multiple sources to achieve a flow of dollars, pennies and micro-pennies. You know this, but are you looking abroad? Join this savvy panel for a deep look at revenue in the international marketplace and what you can do today to grow the music business outside of the U.S.
Finding the Right Balance: Stakeholders discuss policy issues that will shape the future of the music business – Moderator, Linda Bloss-Baum, Creative Strategies along with Glenn Peoples, Billboard; Artist Songwriter David Lowery; David Macias, Thirty Tigers; Colin Rushing, SoundExchange; Bart Herbison, National Songwriters Association will address the question: What is fairly compensated? This panel will look at the interest from the web, terrestrial radio, label, songwriter and performer camps to put their cards on the table in search of common ground.
Fan Funding From the Inside Out - Moderator: Wayne Leeloy, Foundation Music Group; Jack Conte, Patreon; Jay Coyle, Pledge Music; artist Will Kimbrough and act Over The Rhine's Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist address important new realities and opportunities through fan funding and crowd-sourcing are in our music economy. The panel will take a candid look at the platforms currently in the marketplace and hear some of the best and worst examples of fan-funded campaigns. Representatives from a few of the main platforms will share their best practices, and attendees will get a clear sense of when, why and how to launch their own.
New Orleans: The First Music City - Bob Santelli, The Grammy Museum's Executive Director talks with Scott Billington, Rounder Records; Greg Lambousy, The Louisiana State Museum ; Ben Sandmel, Journalist, Author, Folklorist, Drummer; John Swenson, Journalist, Author. Known mostly for its jazz tradition, the Crescent City has also played catalyst to significant developments in the blues, R&B, gospel, soul, funk, rock & roll and hip hop. Add in zydeco and cajun, not to mention second line marching bands, and you have a confluence of cultures and historic influences like no other. This expert panel of musicians, musicologists and curators will explore the many facets of New Orleans music and demonstrate how those forms helped give shape and style to the American music tradition.
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