MELVILLE, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Korg USA and the USC Thornton School of Music opened their 2012 Artist Series with a clinic featuring popular Musical Director and multi-instrumentalist, Adam Blackstone (Eminem, Janet Jackson, Drake, Maroon 5). Supporting the next generation of music makers, these artist events give USC music students ‘front row’ access to today’s influential music makers.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Coming to Santa Monica, California on Sunday March 25, 2012, The Art of Music presents “Sounds like Music.” Art of Music is a groundbreaking series presenting “criminally overlooked specialty music for film, TV, video game and other media.” [...]

LONDON, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — NARIP (National Association of Record Industry Professionals) president Tess Taylor leads a delegation of creative music executives from New York to London this week for meetings to create new opportunities for music whose uses contribute to the national economies [...]

LONDON, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Sample Magic has announced the full line-up for the first ever London Electronic Music Event (LEME 2012), with appearances from Ben Watt, Toolroom Records, Dom Betmead (The Nextmen), SoundCloud, Hal Ritson (Dizzee Rascal), DJ Magazine and more.

SEATTLE, Wash. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Using Kickstarter a popular fan and crowd funding site, Loren Weisman is raising the funds from fans for a 15 City Speaking Tour over the period of a month in the spring of 2012.

LONDON, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) president Tess Taylor leads a music delegation from Hollywood to London this week for meetings to protect intellectual property (I.P.), preserve creativity, and create new opportunities for musicians and music, whose uses contribute to the national economies of the U.S., the U.K. and world culture.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Songwriters Hall of Fame, in association with the GRAMMY Museum, will be presenting a Songwriting Legends-in-the-Round event at the Museum’s Clive Davis Theater. Before an intimate audience of 200, hear a stellar gathering of Songwriters Hall of [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Hello Music today announced its partnership with the Thomas Lang Drumming Boot Camps as part of the launch of an exclusive Master Series that will provide its expansive membership-based, independent artist community with the opportunity to get one-on-one [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Recognizing the important role of music supervisors in the new realities of today’s music business, the California Copyright Conference will present “An Evening with the Guild of Music Supervisors” on the night of Tuesday, May 24 in Sherman [...]

Risskov, Denmark /Music Industry Newswire/ — Audio is precious and deserves to be reproduced respectfully. In early June, some of the most respected audio authorities – including George Massenburg and Bob Katz – gather in Rome, Italy, to share their thoughts and experiences regarding mixing, [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Every day brings news affecting the rights of songwriters, music publishers, and holders of intellectual property. This has led the California Copyright Conference (CCC) to present an evening exploring “Music Rights from a Global Perspective” on Wednesday, April [...]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) and The California Copyright Conference (CCC) are joining forces to co-host a special event on February 22, 2011 at the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills, California. This groundbreaking event is being [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Eric Palmquist, board member of the California Copyright Conference, has released a list of topics to be covered at the CCC presentation, “Music En Espanol,” which will take place the evening of February 8 in Sherman Oaks (Los [...]

HOUSTON, Texas /Music Industry Newswire/ — With declining record sales, the focus on placing music in film, TV and other media has skyrocketed. Placements are the new coin of the realm, and in this latest of NARIP’s “Art of the Music Deal” series, two experts [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Music superstar Justin Timberlake has joined the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO lineup to be part of a first-ever feature for the conference, a One-on-One Conversation between two Grammy Award-winning music creators, when he engages in a conversation [...]

Washington, DC /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will rollout DanceMotion USA on Friday, January 22, from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at The George Washington University (GWU) [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The University of Southern Mississippi and the Entertainment Industry Program in the School of Music are proud to announce the first ever Songwriter’s Workshop, January 11-15, 2010. Hosted by Nashville songwriter and publisher Justin Peters, this workshop is open [...]

LOS ANGLES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Building a fan base and earning money in a digital world are the topics for a special presentation by the California Copyright Conference (www.theccc.org) in Los Angeles. The CCC event will feature representatives from some of the industry’s [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — You are cordially invited to NARIP’s ART OF THE MUSIC DEAL: What Happens Before You $ign on the Dotted Line? How To Market & License Music For Video Games on Thursday, November 19, 2009 in Los Angeles. Confirmed [...]

NEW YORK /Music Industry Newswire/ — NARIP New York assembles a top line-up of speakers including agents, buyers and artist managers to discuss the strongest sector of the modern music business: the concert industry. Where are the best opportunities today? Join us at this special [...]

New York, NY /Music Industry Newswire/ — AVATAR STUDIOS is one of the most prestigious and legendary recording facilities in the world. On Monday evening, October 19, AVATAR STUDIOS will once again make history when it will host its first ever “Ask The Producers” panel [...]

LOS ANGLES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The annual “Legal Update” of the California Copyright Conference will present a distinguished panel of experts who will address important legal issues facing music professionals and everyone who listens to music. The event, which offers CLE credit for [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — An important event for all ASCAP publishers! The Association Of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) will present a discussion of settlement negotiations between the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and record labels. The settlement, in the hundreds of millions, [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) is holding the following event on March 12 in San Francisco, Calif.: “Music In Advertising: Selling In, Not Selling Out.” Using music to boost advertising and marketing can have enormous positive results for [...]

EVENT REVIEW: There used to be a big difference between a concert that sold out and a band that sold out. But for many artists, that difference no longer exists. Many examples of this new economic reality were examined at a fact-packed expo entitled “Bands, [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) recently announced their seminar line-up for September and October, 2007, which includes “Art of the Music Deal” (with music biz attorneys Todd Cooper and Dina Lapolt), and “Producing Hit Songs” (with Tena Clark).

NEW YORK, N.Y. — From October 5 to 8, 2007, the AES Convention will return to New York City for what is gearing up to be another record-breaking event. It will be held at the Javits Center in Manhattan where you will have easy access to all of the cultural and business opportunities in the “Big Apple.”

MINNETONKA, Minn. — Minnetonka Audio Software President, John Schur will be giving a presentation on Audio Workflow Architecture at the Vienna AES Convention. With more than twenty years of successful audio software application development and contract software engineering, Minnetonka Audio is defining a new standard for high quality, high productivity audio processing.

TOLUCA LAKE, Calif. — The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) announced this week a variety of upcoming music industry events, including top producer songwriter Derek Bramble at NARIP’s Producing Hit Songs series in L.A. on May 18th, and Modern A&R with Joe Poindexter in Phoenix on May 19th.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The seventh annual DIY Convention has set the schedule for its 2007 event, to be held in February in the heart of Hollywood. Panels on podcasting, licensing music, blogging, MySpace/YouTube success, book publishing, digital entertainment and showcases, screenings and parties are on tap for the DIY Convention.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — How is great music created and produced? What do top music producers look for in an artist? How do you find, develop and keep artist clients? And how do producers handle challenges such as creative control? The answers can be found at the PRODUCING HIT SONG 5-part series, sponsored by the National Association of Record Industry Professionals, to launch on February 16th with special guests Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A&R Select, the leading independent A&R firm in Hollywood, has announced it will be a participant in America’s leading independent film festival. A&R Select will sponsor an event highlighting “Music for Films” at the Sundance Film Festival.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Building on the extraordinary, sold-out success of the 2006 ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO, ASCAP will stage an even larger, more comprehensive event for music creators at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles on April 19-21, 2007. The ASCAP EXPO is the first and only national conference dedicated to songwriting and composing, bringing together top music creators across all genres with those just starting out.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Mark your calendars, and save the date! ASCAP is pleased to announce that the next ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO will take place April 19-21, 2007, at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — RoyaltyShare, a premier provider of digital royalty solutions to the entertainment industry, today announced it has been selected as a finalist for the POPKOMM Innovation in Music and Entertainment Award (IMEA) 2006 in the category of Digital Music & Marketing Innovations, B2B Solutions. In its third year, the annual IMEA Awards recognize the best new business ideas and brightest entrepreneurs in the worldwide music, media and entertainment technology sectors.