Some 130 acts — ranging from solo artists to full bands — will be selected to showcase at various venues over two nights when the Singer-Songwriter Cape May music business conference resumes after a five-year hiatus. Set for Friday-Saturday, March 28-29, 2025 in the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community, the conference had previously taken place annually from 2008-2019.
Artists wishing to showcase their talents must submit applications online via clicking on the Showcases tab on sscapemay.com by December 20, 2024.All artists who submit showcase applications will receive free registration for the conference whether or not they are slotted. Those artists who are selected will perform 30-40-minute sets on a bill with similar acts at one of 15 downtown Cape May restaurants, bars and hotels. Some 70% of the showcases — all of which are free and open to the public — will be acoustic solo, duo, trio and unplugged performances
Laura Stevenson (a Long Island, NY-based singer-songwriter) and Adam Weiner (frontman of the Philadelphia-based band Low Cut Connie) will deliver keynotes and perform during the conference. SS Cape May also will feature two days of music business panel discussions, workshops, and mentoring at Congress Hall & Harrison Conference Center. There will be plenty of opportunities for networking with other singer-songwriters, musicians and music industry professionals.
Non-performers and non-applying performing artists may register and attend SS Cape May for a small fee. Evening showcase performances at restaurants, bars and hotels around the National Historic Landmark City will be free and open to the public.
For more information, visit sscapemay.com.
Editor’s Note: I have spoken on PR, social media and strategic communications for artists during previous Singer-Songwriter Cape May conferences and look forward to doing so again, as well as providing some one-on-one mentoring.
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