Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp

 

Thursday, August 22

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM             “Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp (Invitation Only) – Songwriting Rooms Opens”

Small songwriting groups (4/5 songwriters per room), led by lead songwriters – The goal is to write one song per room per session.

[Rooms expand into New Orleans, with writing happening at the InterContinental]

2:00 – 6:00 PM                    “Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp (Invitation Only) – Songwriting Rooms Opens”

Small songwriting groups (4/5 songwriters per room), led by lead songwriters – The goal is to write one song per room per session.

[Rooms expand into New Orleans, with writing happening at the InterContinental]

Music Business Sessions

Schedule

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Frenchmen Room I

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Frenchmen Room I

8:50 Welcome

9:00 – 9:20 AM                     An Overview of Everything in the Music Business that has NOT changed

Speaker

• Barry Coffing, Music Supervisor, Owner, MusicSupervior.com, WeGetMusic

9:30 – 10:30 AM                   Songwriting Essentials: Let’s Write a Song Part I: For Film/TV – Veteran Songwriter and Producer Michele Vice-Maslin leads the discussion on essential considerations when crafting a song for synch licensing or not.

Speaker:

Michele Vice-Maslin, Songwriter, Producer

Spend three days de-mystifying the world of music licensing with songwriter/producer and licensing expert Michele Vice-Maslin. This immersive workshop intensive will introduce participants to many layers of the tools, expectations, and principles involved with licensing their music or that of clients. The session will end with an overview of basic licensing and royalties definitions and resources that all content providers should be familiar with (Publishing, PROs, deal memos, cue sheets, etc.). Each participant will leave the intensive experience of researching and submitting songs for licensing opportunities, developing a sense of how to jump into this essential music industry arena.

In the Studio Sessions:

10:45 – 11:15 AM                Special Presentation: Audio Narrations, Voiceovers, and Audiobooks Production with Jessica Kaye, Grammy Award-winning audio producer

11:25 – 12:45 PM                Production Ideas vs Project Management      Recording Studio and Live Production Tips, Tricks, & Secrets [MUS. BUSINESS]

Recording in a commercial studio, home studio, or LIVE requires insight into the tools of the trade of engineers and producers. This panel will discuss equipment, techniques, and planning needed to avoid common mistakes.

Speakers:

• Danny Jones, Engineer, Producer, Owner, Danny Jones Production (Moderator)
• Ben Lorio, Grammy Nominated Chief Engineer, McKinley Studio
• Jack Miele, Multi-Gold & Platinum award-winning Produce & Engineer
• Paul Diaz, Owner, TreeSound Recording Studios
• Mark Berry, Music, Film & TV Producer, AMG Group

1:00 – 5:00 PM                    “Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp (Invitation Only) – Songwriting Rooms Opens”

Small songwriting groups (4/5 songwriters per room), led by lead songwriters – The goal is to write one song per room per session.

[Rooms expand into New Orleans, with writing happening at the InterContinental, The McKinley Studios, and Leslie Smith Studio]

1:00 – 2:00 PM                    Technotainment Sessions Part I –

By “Technotainment,” we mean the future convergence/tipping point where technology and entertainment converge, allowing the consumer to access online, streaming media, video, Virtual Reality (VR), and multi-user content in one platform and creating entertainment, pleasure, education, and communication opportunities—the new Superhighway for consumer experience.

Technotainment Sessions cover:

• What practical opportunities exist for musicians, record labels, entertainment companies, and entrepreneurs?
• What can we do today?

Publicity, Branding, Marketing in the Metaverse – Building your social network to launch or enhance your Brand.

Speakers:

• Barry Coffing, Music Supervisor, Owner, MusicSupervior.com, WeGetMusic (Moderator)
• Megan Coffing, Website, Branding Expert
• Linda Septien, Septien Entertainment Group, #1 Artist Developer (Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Jessica Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, Beyonce, Destiney Child)
• Sly Roque, Brand Therapist & Founder of the Clever group, Creative Branding Agency
• David Trahan, Podcaster, Youtuber, Blogger, Owner, www.neworleansmusicians.com

2:00 – 3:00 PM        Music Industry Development – “Reimagined” Updated Location: Pete’s Pub 1st FL

• NOLA Music Census Study
• New Government Initiatives
• NOLA Music Incubator Updated

Speakers

Don Pitts, CEO, Founder, Sound Music Cities

Scott Fetters, CEO, Founder, 2112 Chicago – Music, Film Tech Incubator

2:15 – 3:30 PM                    Touring and Management –

1. What does a venue evaluate when choosing an act?
2. Touring Hacks to save time and money.

• I manage artists, and this is what I need them to do to be successful

Speakers:

• Christopher C. Brown, JD, Managing Director, ETP Agency (Moderator)
• John M., Songwriter, Author, “Performance Matters”
• Henry Turner, Jr., Musician, Venue Owner, Festival Promoter
• Michael Paz, The Paz Group Entertainment
• Ryan Batiste, Musician, Producer

3:45 – 4:45 PM                    Let’s Write a Song for Synch Part I Synch Assassin, Producer, Music Supervisor Barry Coffing, and artist, music supervisor Jessica Alvarez, Sync Musica [MUS. BUSINESS]

Speakers

• Barry Coffing, Music Supervisor, Owner, Music Supervior.com (Moderator)
• Jessica Alvarez (aka, Jessi Campo), Sync Musica
• Danny Jones, Engineer, Producer, Owner, Danny Jones Production
• Michael J. O’Hara, Songwriter, Producer

4:45 – 5:30 PM                    Part II: Let’s critique your songs – Play your finished song for the experts.

Speakers

• Barry Coffing, Music Supervisor, Owner, Music Supervior.com (Moderator)
• Jessica Alvarez (aka, Jessi Campo), Sync Musica
• Danny Jones, Engineer, Producer, Owner, Danny Jones Production
• John M., Songwriter, Author, “Performance Matters”
• David Silbaugh, Talent Buyer, Summerfest

InterContinental Hotel – Pete’s Pub

 

5:30 – 6:30 PM                    FILM MEETUP – In conjunction with Louisiana Produces

Host: Wayne Douglas Morgan

• David DuBos – Producer, “In A Good Place Now: The Life & Music of Bobby Charles”
• Jim Dotson – General Manager, 6^th Street Studios and WLAE-TV, Executive Producer, Battlegrounds: The Lost Community of Fazendeville and WLAE new documentaries: “The Warner Way – The 50 Year Legacy of Principle Wayne Warner” and “Blue – The Life and Legacy of George Rodrigue”

6:00 – 8:00 performance

6:00 PM – 1:00 PM               Artists Showcase (venues across New Orleans)

 

 

 

Friday, August 23, 2024

Location(s): Frenchmen I

9:00 – 9:45   AM      Songwriters Essentials: Let’s Write a Song Part II – Music Metadata – Tracking your songs’ plays in the Streaming Metaverse

What is Music Metadata? Understand how your music is followed from your recording to streaming. What actions should you take to ensure your rights are protected?

Speakers:

• Michele Vice Maslin, Emmy-winning, #1 Hit Songwriter, Producer, Arranger

Spend three days de-mystifying the world of music licensing with songwriter/producer and licensing expert Michele Vice-Maslin. This immersive workshop intensive will introduce participants to many layers of the tools, expectations, and principles involved with licensing their music or that of clients. The session will end with an overview of basic licensing and royalties definitions and resources that all content providers should be familiar with (Publishing, PROs, deal memos, cue sheets, etc.). Each participant will leave the intensive having practiced researching and submitting songs for licensing opportunities, developing a sense of how to enter this essential music industry arena.

10:00 – 11:00 AM                Technotainment Part II: Planning and using the Metaverse (AI, VR, Web 03) to be informed and gain leverage for your business and artist projects.

Speakers:

• Remington Rafael, Parallel Playy
• Linda Septien – Septien Entertainment Group, #1 Artist Developer (Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Jessica Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, Beyonce, Destiney Child) (Moderator)
• Scott Keniley, General Counsel, Soundscape VR

 

 

11:15 – 12:50           Event Booking, Promotions and Management:

Event executives and promoters will explain how they select artists, their most effective marketing platform, and the secret to their management style.

Speakers

• Greg Schott, French Quarter Festival,
• Jared Zeller, Bayou Boogaloo
• Dorian Francis, New Orleans Jazz Market (Moderator)
• V. Miller, General Manager, House of Blues
• Kerry Brown, Talent Buyer, Gretna Fest
• David Silbaugh, Talent Buyer, Summerfest

 

 

1:00                            Special Presentation: Trumpet Award presented to Walt Leger, Esq., CEO, President, New Orleans & Co, the official Tourism management and sales organization for the City of New Orleans.

 

 

1:15 PM—2:00 PM Conversation on Publishing A&R and the A&R’s Role in Contracts Artists Signs with Publishing Companies [Legal/Bus CLE .75 hrs.]

Interviewee: Tom DeSavia, SVP, A&R, Concord Music Publishing

Interviewer: Charles Driebe, Esq., Blind Ambition Management, Atlanta, GA

 

 

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM             Artist Development in the Social Media Age, Part II: 5-Things you should do to attract followers, audience, and industry attention [MUS. BUSINESS]

A&R representatives, Record label owners, managers, and publicists discuss how to:

1. Build your Brand
2. Build Your Fan Base

• Network and Build Relationships

1. Get Discovered on Music Discovery Websites
2. Apply Marketing Strategies

Speakers:

• Christopher Brown, JD, Managing Director, ETP Agency (Moderator)
• John Autin, Owner, Rabadash Records
• Justin LaMotte, Founder & CEO , Black Wax
• Derrick McKinney, LOUD MUZIK
• Linda Septien – Septien Entertainment Group, #1 Artist Developer (Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Jessica Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, Beyonce, Destiney Child) (Moderator)

 

 

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM             Developing Writers and Artists for Today’s Market [Mus. Bus.]

Speakers:

• Barry Coffing, Music Supervisor, Owner, MusicSupervior.com
• Michael Dixon, Soda Rock Music, Nashville/London
• Mark Berry, Music, Film & TV Producer, AMG Group
• Zach Lund, Director, A&R, Universal Music Publishing
• Michelle Vice Maslin, Emmy-winning, #1 Hit Songwriter, Producer, Arranger

Cutting Edge Songwriters Expo

Awards Presentations

August 23

@ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation’s

George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center Performance Hall

1225 N Rampart Street

3:30                Doors Open

4:00 – 5:30               Film – “In A Good Place Now: The Life & Music of Bobby Charles” Q&A follows the film

 

5:45 – 6:15                 Performance – Life, Explicit

 

6:25 – 6:50                Root Music Gathering Conversation and Demonstration – Writing and performing the Blues: Henry Turner, Jr and Russell Gulley

 

7:00 – 7:30               Songwriters Camp Coaches Present – Songwriters Lisa Sanders and Guest

 

7:30 PM  Award Presentations  

–Lifetime Achievement Award – Detroit Brooks

–Music Influencer Award – Greg Lambousy, New Orleans Jazz Museum

–Community Service Award – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation

–Community Service Award – BreakThru Magazine

 

8:00 – 8:35               R&B/Soul Songwriter – Mia Borders

 

8:50 – 9:30                 Special Guest – Ryan Batiste and his tribute to his brother – Russell Batiste

 

 

6:00 PM – 2:00 AM               Artists Showcases (venues across New Orleans)

 

 

Saturday, August  24, 2024

Location: Frenchmen I

 

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM             Educators Panel [MUS. BUSINESS]

Where do educators and institutions stand today in better equipping artists and entertainment entrepreneurs?

Speakers

Dr. Peter Cho, Executive Dean, Delgado Community College, West Bank Campus

Dr. Raymond M. Delaney Jr., Southern University New Orleans

10:00 – 11:00                       Introducing Performance Matters with John M, Songwriter, Performance Author

Gain insight from a man called “a joyful and confident performer.” His book on live performance, “Performance Matters,” is a core part of his Masterclass. This version is edited for time.

Speakers

John M

11:15 PM – 12:30 PM         Songwriting with Michele Vice-Maslin, Part III [MUS. BUSINESS]

Conversations with Songwriters

Veteran Songwriter and Producer Michele Vice-Maslin lead the third of three sessions on essential considerations when crafting a song for synch licensing.

Speakers:

• Michele Vice Maslin, Emmy-winning, #1 Hit Songwriter, Producer, Arranger

Creatives Festival

Performances, Workshops, Film Presentation

InterContinental Hotel, 2^nd Fl.

**Free**

Saturday, August 24

1:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Supported by the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund

Musicians, Students, and Creative Entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend

Discussion – Filmmaker Profile – Presentations

• Music – Artists’ Performances, Interviews, information on negotiating recording contacts, your music in Film/TV, Virtual Speed Meeting
• Tech – Music Tech, Esports, Equipment Demonstration, Podcast
• Film – Footage of New Orleans Music Legends

 

12:40 – 12:55           Southern Soul Artist – Tawana Lewis (Baton Rouge, LA)

 

1:00 – 5:00 PM        DAWn Audio – Songwriters and Beatmakers in Recording room

– Demonstrations

– Recording

Speakers:

Diego Pinzon, Cofounder, CEO, DAWn Audio

Amanda Ortiz, Cofounder, CSO, DAWn Audio

 

1:00 – 2:00                Funding for Events, Sustainable Entrepreneurs

Speakers

Henry Turner, Jr, Event Promoter (Moderator)

Barry Coffing, SpringBoard Events, WEGetArtists

Derrick McKinney, LOUD MUZIK

Kia Robinson Hatfield, Director of Program, Marketing and Communication

2:10 – 2:50               Whatalife Music Collective (Jack Faze, Aquaya, Munchie, Solo The Artist)

3:00 – 4:00               eSports Presentation: Overview slide presentation and panel discussion

Speakers:

Christopher Turner, Director, Mixed Reality Virtual Innovation Gaming and Esports, Southern University Law Center

Kimberly “Kimmie” Thomas, Esq., CEO, IGL Foundation

Christopher Douglas, Business PM, Xbox Game Camp

4:05 – 4:20               Southern Soul Artist – Mz Pat (Baton Rouge, LA)

4:25 – 4:45               Orleans Records Films – Outtakes from the film vault with Carlo Ditta, Owner, CEO, Orleans Records and Films

4:50 – 5:05               Southern Soul Artist – Sharnette Hyter (Dallas, TX)