Concert and Jazz Music Creators to Offer Professional Insights at 2nd Annual ASCAP “I Create Music" EXPO
WHO: Special Interview & Performance: Johnny Mandel and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Panelists include: composer Mark Adamo; composer Mason Bates; composer Bruce Broughton; composer, performer Chris Brubeck; composer, Founder and CEO - ArtistShare Brian Camelio; composer, Vice President - American Composers Forum Craig Carnahan; composer, performer Regina Carter; Attorney - Greenberg Traurig Jay Cooper; composer John Corigliano; conductor, President and Co-Founder - Subito Music Publishing Steve Culbertson; composer Terry Gibbs; VP - Meet the Composer Ed Harsh; Partner - Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP; Acting President - Schott Music Corporation/European American Music Distributors LLC James M. Kendrick; composer, conductor, educator Tania Len; composer John Mackey; composer, producer Marcus Miller; composer Andrew Norman; composer, Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center Frank Oteri; composer Stephen Paulus; ASCAP VP/Director of Concert Music Fran Richard; composer, L.A. Chapter of the ACF Alex Shapiro; ASCAP Assistant VP of Concert Music Cia Toscanini; composer Melinda Wagner; composer Eric Whitacre.
WHAT: 2nd Annual ASCAP 'I Create Music" EXPO
A three-day event, dedicated to songwriting and composing, featuring a comprehensive array of panels, workshops, keynotes, master classes, song critiques, product displays, state-of-the-art technology demonstrations, performances, and much more. Top industry professionals representing a broad array of genres, mediums and musical perspectives will share their expert advice and inspiring success stories with the more than 1,500 music creators expected to attend. EXPO guests are also making themselves available for 15-minute, one-on-one sessions with attendees.
The 2nd Annual ASCAP “I Create Music" EXPO is part of ASCAP's “I Create Music Week" -- an entire week of events being held in Los Angeles to celebrate the voice of the music creator.
WHERE:
The Hollywood Renaissance Hotel
1755 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: 323.856.1200
WHEN:
Thursday to Saturday, April 19 - 21, 2007
Thursday, April 19: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday, April 20: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 21: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Concert and Jazz Music Programming includes:
THURSDAY APRIL 19: 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Concert Composers Roundtable
This panel of remarkable, highly individual and gifted composers will share their unique perspectives, and experiences in building their careers.
MODERATOR: Fran Richard VP/Director of Concert Music - ASCAP Mark Adamo Composer - Four Angels: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra; Opera: Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, Little Women Bruce Broughton Composer - Concerto for Piccolo & Chamber Orchestra, Masters of Speed & Time Film: Silverado, Tombstone; TV: JAG, Tiny Toons Tania Len Composer - The Atwood Songs, Indigena, Scourge of Hyacinths, Mistica; Conductor, Educator Stephen Paulus Composer - Sea Portraits Opera: The Postman Always Rings Twice Melinda Wagner Composer - Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Percussion, Falling Angels, Extremity of Sky
THURSDAY APRIL 19: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Concert & Jazz: Protecting Your Rights Makes Cents - Career Building Workshop
Learn from legal experts about your rights, and how to protect them. Creators in the jazz and concert world must know about copyright, contracts, negotiating fees and copyright in the digital age. Don't miss the important information these two experienced advocates have to share with you.
MODERATOR: Fran Richard VP/Director of Concert Music- ASCAP Jay Cooper Attorney - Greenberg Traurig James M. Kendrick Partner - Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP; Acting President - Schott Music Corporation/European American Music Distributors LLC
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 8:00 a.m.
EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST SESSION: Concert & Jazz Career Resources Roundtable: Meet with Composer Service Organizations
Succeeding in the concert and jazz worlds takes persistence, savvy hard work and imagination. Find out about the people and resources out there to help you. Hear from our panelists who are not only ASCAP composers themselves, but also directors of important programs run by our EXPO partners, the national composer service organizations. Learn about grants, fellowships, commissioning opportunities, residences, recording and performance opportunities.
MODERATOR: Cia Toscanini Assistant VP of Concert Music - ASCAP Craig Carnahan Vice President - American Composers Forum; Composer - Notturno, Mourning Songs, The Last Word Ed Harsh VP - Meet the Composer; Composer - “Authentically Classic," “Accommodating Commonplaces" Frank Oteri Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center; Composer - Machunas, Fair and Balanced?, Imagined Overtures Alex Shapiro Composer - Slip, Bioplasm, Music for Two Big Instruments, At the Abyss; L.A. Chapter of the ACF
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Jazz: Charting Your Career - Career Building Workshop
Charting a career in jazz today takes more than talent. You also must be open-minded, have business savvy, maximize opportunities, make great contacts and be adventurous. Learn from the experiences of our amazing panelists about how they built their careers.
MODERATOR: Frank Oteri Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center Composer - “Machunas," “Fair and Balanced?" Chris Brubeck Composer, Performer - Intuition, Brubeck Brothers; Interplay for 3 Violins and Orchestra, Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, Vignettes for Nonet, Mark Twain's World, A Symphonic Journey with Genuine Thespians Regina Carter Composer, Performer - I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey; Hurry Up and Wait; Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship Terry Gibbs Composer - “Peaches," “Terry's Tune" TV: Regis Philbin Show, Operation Entertainment Marcus Miller Composer, Producer - “Power of Love/Love Power," “Tutu," “Boomerang," “Chicago Song"
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 3:30 - 4:45p.m.
Concert & Jazz: Opera and Musical Theater
Hear from composers who have worked in the field of opera and musical theater. Learn about successful collaborations and the creative process from beginning to completion.
MODERATOR: Mark Adamo Composer - Four Angels: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra Opera: Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, Little Women John Corigliano Composer - Circus Maximus (Symphony No.3) Film: The Red Violin Opera: The Ghosts of Versailles Stephen Paulus Composer - Sea Portraits Opera: The Postman Always Rings Twice Eric Whitacre Composer - “Sleep," “Cloudburst," “October," Musical: Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 5:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Johnny Mandel Master Session with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Renowned L.A. bandleader Gordon Goodwin will first engage Mandel in a discussion of his creative process. Then Mandel will lead some of L.A.'s finest musicians in an extraordinary live lesson in orchestration and arrangement.
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 5:00 - 6:15pm
John Corigliano Master Session
Winner of every major award in the music business, Corigliano is truly a master composer and a brilliant teacher. He has come to the EXPO to share his experience and insight.
SATURDAY APRIL 21: 8:00 a.m.
EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST SESSION - Concert & Jazz: Your E-Career: No One is Local
21st century creators are in the digital age. What does that mean for you and your music? How does it influence catalog you create, your ability to connect with collaborators and interest a global audience for your work. Hear about opportunities to maximize your outreach and expand your career options.
Frank Oteri Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center; Composer - Machunas, Fair and Balanced?, Imagined Overtures Alex Shapiro Composer - Slipping, Bioplasm, Music for Two Big Instruments, At the Abyss
SATURDAY APRIL 21: 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Concert & Jazz: Publishing & Recording - Career Building Workshop
Creators today must often be responsible for their own publishing, and supervise their own recordings. Learn from two amazing young leaders in the field about what you need to know about conducting business in these two critical areas.
MODERATOR: Ed Harsh Vice President - Meet the Composer; Composer - Authentically Classic, Accommodating Commonplaces Brian Camelio Founder and CEO - ArtistShare; Composer Steve Culbertson President and Co-Founder - Subito Music Publishing; Conductor
SATURDAY APRIL 21: 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Composing Your Career - Career Building Workshop
John Corigliano has invited some of his former students to discuss their own careers, and the paths they have taken to achieve their goals. Check out these young composers who have had the good fortune to study with a master teacher.
MODERATOR: John Corigliano Composer - Circus Maximus (Symphony No.3); Film: The Red Violin; Opera: The Ghosts of Versailles
Mason Bates Composer - Liquid Interface, for orchestra & electronica; Rusty Air in Carolina, for orchestra & electronica; Locrian Mode, string quartet & electronica; String Band, prepared piano trio
John Mackey Composer - Red Line Tango, Sasparilla, Turbine
Andrew Norman Composer - Sacred Geometry, Gran Turismo
Eric Whitacre Composer - “Sleep," “Cloudburst," “October," Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings
About ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading Performing Rights Organization in the U.S., representing the world's largest repertory which totals over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 285,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members. Additionally, ASCAP represents the works in the repertories of over 90 affiliated foreign performing rights organizations created by many thousand affiliated international members. ASCAP is committed to protecting the rights of its members by licensing and collecting royalties for the public performance of their copyrighted works, and then distributing these fees to the Society's members based on performances. Unlike the other American Performing Rights Organizations, ASCAP's Board of Directors is made up solely of writers and publishers, elected by the membership every two years.
WHO: Special Interview & Performance: Johnny Mandel and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Panelists include: composer Mark Adamo; composer Mason Bates; composer Bruce Broughton; composer, performer Chris Brubeck; composer, Founder and CEO - ArtistShare Brian Camelio; composer, Vice President - American Composers Forum Craig Carnahan; composer, performer Regina Carter; Attorney - Greenberg Traurig Jay Cooper; composer John Corigliano; conductor, President and Co-Founder - Subito Music Publishing Steve Culbertson; composer Terry Gibbs; VP - Meet the Composer Ed Harsh; Partner - Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP; Acting President - Schott Music Corporation/European American Music Distributors LLC James M. Kendrick; composer, conductor, educator Tania Len; composer John Mackey; composer, producer Marcus Miller; composer Andrew Norman; composer, Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center Frank Oteri; composer Stephen Paulus; ASCAP VP/Director of Concert Music Fran Richard; composer, L.A. Chapter of the ACF Alex Shapiro; ASCAP Assistant VP of Concert Music Cia Toscanini; composer Melinda Wagner; composer Eric Whitacre.
WHAT: 2nd Annual ASCAP 'I Create Music" EXPO
A three-day event, dedicated to songwriting and composing, featuring a comprehensive array of panels, workshops, keynotes, master classes, song critiques, product displays, state-of-the-art technology demonstrations, performances, and much more. Top industry professionals representing a broad array of genres, mediums and musical perspectives will share their expert advice and inspiring success stories with the more than 1,500 music creators expected to attend. EXPO guests are also making themselves available for 15-minute, one-on-one sessions with attendees.
The 2nd Annual ASCAP “I Create Music" EXPO is part of ASCAP's “I Create Music Week" -- an entire week of events being held in Los Angeles to celebrate the voice of the music creator.
WHERE:
The Hollywood Renaissance Hotel
1755 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: 323.856.1200
WHEN:
Thursday to Saturday, April 19 - 21, 2007
Thursday, April 19: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday, April 20: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 21: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Concert and Jazz Music Programming includes:
THURSDAY APRIL 19: 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Concert Composers Roundtable
This panel of remarkable, highly individual and gifted composers will share their unique perspectives, and experiences in building their careers.
MODERATOR: Fran Richard VP/Director of Concert Music - ASCAP Mark Adamo Composer - Four Angels: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra; Opera: Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, Little Women Bruce Broughton Composer - Concerto for Piccolo & Chamber Orchestra, Masters of Speed & Time Film: Silverado, Tombstone; TV: JAG, Tiny Toons Tania Len Composer - The Atwood Songs, Indigena, Scourge of Hyacinths, Mistica; Conductor, Educator Stephen Paulus Composer - Sea Portraits Opera: The Postman Always Rings Twice Melinda Wagner Composer - Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Percussion, Falling Angels, Extremity of Sky
THURSDAY APRIL 19: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Concert & Jazz: Protecting Your Rights Makes Cents - Career Building Workshop
Learn from legal experts about your rights, and how to protect them. Creators in the jazz and concert world must know about copyright, contracts, negotiating fees and copyright in the digital age. Don't miss the important information these two experienced advocates have to share with you.
MODERATOR: Fran Richard VP/Director of Concert Music- ASCAP Jay Cooper Attorney - Greenberg Traurig James M. Kendrick Partner - Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP; Acting President - Schott Music Corporation/European American Music Distributors LLC
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 8:00 a.m.
EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST SESSION: Concert & Jazz Career Resources Roundtable: Meet with Composer Service Organizations
Succeeding in the concert and jazz worlds takes persistence, savvy hard work and imagination. Find out about the people and resources out there to help you. Hear from our panelists who are not only ASCAP composers themselves, but also directors of important programs run by our EXPO partners, the national composer service organizations. Learn about grants, fellowships, commissioning opportunities, residences, recording and performance opportunities.
MODERATOR: Cia Toscanini Assistant VP of Concert Music - ASCAP Craig Carnahan Vice President - American Composers Forum; Composer - Notturno, Mourning Songs, The Last Word Ed Harsh VP - Meet the Composer; Composer - “Authentically Classic," “Accommodating Commonplaces" Frank Oteri Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center; Composer - Machunas, Fair and Balanced?, Imagined Overtures Alex Shapiro Composer - Slip, Bioplasm, Music for Two Big Instruments, At the Abyss; L.A. Chapter of the ACF
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Jazz: Charting Your Career - Career Building Workshop
Charting a career in jazz today takes more than talent. You also must be open-minded, have business savvy, maximize opportunities, make great contacts and be adventurous. Learn from the experiences of our amazing panelists about how they built their careers.
MODERATOR: Frank Oteri Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center Composer - “Machunas," “Fair and Balanced?" Chris Brubeck Composer, Performer - Intuition, Brubeck Brothers; Interplay for 3 Violins and Orchestra, Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, Vignettes for Nonet, Mark Twain's World, A Symphonic Journey with Genuine Thespians Regina Carter Composer, Performer - I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey; Hurry Up and Wait; Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship Terry Gibbs Composer - “Peaches," “Terry's Tune" TV: Regis Philbin Show, Operation Entertainment Marcus Miller Composer, Producer - “Power of Love/Love Power," “Tutu," “Boomerang," “Chicago Song"
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 3:30 - 4:45p.m.
Concert & Jazz: Opera and Musical Theater
Hear from composers who have worked in the field of opera and musical theater. Learn about successful collaborations and the creative process from beginning to completion.
MODERATOR: Mark Adamo Composer - Four Angels: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra Opera: Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, Little Women John Corigliano Composer - Circus Maximus (Symphony No.3) Film: The Red Violin Opera: The Ghosts of Versailles Stephen Paulus Composer - Sea Portraits Opera: The Postman Always Rings Twice Eric Whitacre Composer - “Sleep," “Cloudburst," “October," Musical: Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 5:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Johnny Mandel Master Session with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Renowned L.A. bandleader Gordon Goodwin will first engage Mandel in a discussion of his creative process. Then Mandel will lead some of L.A.'s finest musicians in an extraordinary live lesson in orchestration and arrangement.
FRIDAY APRIL 20: 5:00 - 6:15pm
John Corigliano Master Session
Winner of every major award in the music business, Corigliano is truly a master composer and a brilliant teacher. He has come to the EXPO to share his experience and insight.
SATURDAY APRIL 21: 8:00 a.m.
EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST SESSION - Concert & Jazz: Your E-Career: No One is Local
21st century creators are in the digital age. What does that mean for you and your music? How does it influence catalog you create, your ability to connect with collaborators and interest a global audience for your work. Hear about opportunities to maximize your outreach and expand your career options.
Frank Oteri Editor - NewMusicBox.org, American Music Center; Composer - Machunas, Fair and Balanced?, Imagined Overtures Alex Shapiro Composer - Slipping, Bioplasm, Music for Two Big Instruments, At the Abyss
SATURDAY APRIL 21: 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Concert & Jazz: Publishing & Recording - Career Building Workshop
Creators today must often be responsible for their own publishing, and supervise their own recordings. Learn from two amazing young leaders in the field about what you need to know about conducting business in these two critical areas.
MODERATOR: Ed Harsh Vice President - Meet the Composer; Composer - Authentically Classic, Accommodating Commonplaces Brian Camelio Founder and CEO - ArtistShare; Composer Steve Culbertson President and Co-Founder - Subito Music Publishing; Conductor
SATURDAY APRIL 21: 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Composing Your Career - Career Building Workshop
John Corigliano has invited some of his former students to discuss their own careers, and the paths they have taken to achieve their goals. Check out these young composers who have had the good fortune to study with a master teacher.
MODERATOR: John Corigliano Composer - Circus Maximus (Symphony No.3); Film: The Red Violin; Opera: The Ghosts of Versailles
Mason Bates Composer - Liquid Interface, for orchestra & electronica; Rusty Air in Carolina, for orchestra & electronica; Locrian Mode, string quartet & electronica; String Band, prepared piano trio
John Mackey Composer - Red Line Tango, Sasparilla, Turbine
Andrew Norman Composer - Sacred Geometry, Gran Turismo
Eric Whitacre Composer - “Sleep," “Cloudburst," “October," Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings
About ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading Performing Rights Organization in the U.S., representing the world's largest repertory which totals over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 285,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members. Additionally, ASCAP represents the works in the repertories of over 90 affiliated foreign performing rights organizations created by many thousand affiliated international members. ASCAP is committed to protecting the rights of its members by licensing and collecting royalties for the public performance of their copyrighted works, and then distributing these fees to the Society's members based on performances. Unlike the other American Performing Rights Organizations, ASCAP's Board of Directors is made up solely of writers and publishers, elected by the membership every two years.
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