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Official Showcase Application Deadline Nears for FARM Gathering

Post published:June 30, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Artists interested in applying for the 12 official evening showcase slots available during the 2010 Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Gathering have until July 15 to do so either via mail or Sonicbids. An affiliate of Folk Alliance International, FARM will hold its annual conference over Columbus Day Weekend, October 7-10, at the Holiday Inn of Bolingbrook, Illinois, located less than an hour from Chicago. Early registration discounts are available for those whose forms are postmarked by September 21. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Showcase Application Deadline Nears for FAR-West Conference

Post published:June 14, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

June 30 is the application deadline for artists who would like to be considered for slots during two nights of juried Premiere Showcases at the 2010 Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) Conference slated for Oct. 21-24 in San Jose, California. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Future of Music Coalition Presents D.C. Policy Day and Musicplus: Skill Building for Musicians Seminar in May

Post published:May 12, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - U.S. National

The Future of Music Coalition's third annual D.C. Policy Day is set for May 25, while the national nonprofit education, research and advocacy organization also co-presents a six-hour seminar entitled "Musicplus: Skill Building for Musicians" in Oakland, California on May 16. Both events are free and will be webcast. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

AcousticMusicScene.com Editor Speaks at SS Cape May, March 26

Post published:March 17, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note PR & Communications Pointers

AcousticMusicScene.com’s Michael Kornfeld, who also is a communications and public relations strategist, will be among the panelists discussing “Music Marketing, Publicity & Press: The New Media Revolution” during the third annual Singer-Songwriter Cape May. The music business conference is set for Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, in the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community. SS Cape May will feature two afternoons of music business keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, mentoring and demo-listening sessions, exhibits and performance critiques at Congress Hall and Harrison Conference Center, as well as two evenings of artist showcases at various venues. Singer-songwriters Steve Forbert and Nicole Atkins present musical keynotes on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Attendees also will have plenty of opportunities for networking with other singer-songwriters, musicians and music industry professionals. [To read a short article previewing the conference, click on the headline.]

Showcase Deadline Nears for Singer Songwriter Cape May

Post published:January 4, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

More than 130 acts, from solo artists to full bands, will be selected to showcase at 15 venues over two nights during the third annual Singer Songwriter Cape May music business conference set for March 26-27, 2010 in the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community. January 14 is the deadline for singer-songwriters in all genres to submit showcase applications. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Early Registration Deadline Nears for 2010 Folk Alliance Conference

Post published:November 27, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - U.S. National

Close to 2,000 performers, presenters, promoters and others engaged in the folk and acoustic music community are expected to converge on the Marriott in Memphis, Tennessee, February 17-21, 2010, for the 22nd International Folk Alliance Conference. To take advantage of the discounted early registration rate, individuals and groups must register by December 1. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference Set for Nov. 12-15; AcousticMusicScene.com to Have a Major Presence

Post published:November 4, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

More than 600 people have registered for the annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference, November 12-15, at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York. Performers, presenters, promoters, folk DJs, agents and managers, and others actively engaged in the folk and acoustic music scene will enjoy three jam-packed days and nights of music showcases, open mics, song swaps and informal jam sessions; informative panel discussions and workshops; a large trade show-like exhibit hall; communal meals, and lots of informal conversation and networking. AcousticMusicScene.com will host its popular annual Midnight Hoot on Thursday overnight, late-night guerilla showcases on Friday and Saturday, and a special Saturday afternoon Long Island Sound Showcase and Wine Tasting. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Suzi Wollenberg DJ Showcase, Nov. 12 at NERFA Conference

Post published:October 27, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves Conferences of Note

More than a dozen folk DJs from the northeast and beyond will introduce each other and other early arrivers to the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference to a number of artists who may be new to them during the annual folk DJ showcase on Thursday night, November 12, from 8:30 p.m. to midnight, at the Hudson Valley Resort & Conference Center in Kerhonkson, New York. The popular event, which precedes the formal start of the conference on Friday, has been renamed the Suzi Wollenberg DJ Showcase this year in honor of the former folk music coordinator and host of “Roots” on Tuesday mornings on WVUD 91.3 FM, ”the voice of the University of Delaware,” who died suddenly on August 8. At the time of her death, Wollenberg was serving as president of the Green Willow Folk Club in Wilmington, DE and was active in helping to organize the Folk DJ Showcase. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Folk Alliance Region-West Conference Set for Nov. 6-8

Post published:October 19, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

far-west_colorlogo1-sml Hundreds of performers, presenters, booking agents, radio programmers and others engaged in performing and promoting folk and acoustic music in the West – from Anchorage, Alaska to Phoenix, Arizona – are expected to converge on the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, California, November 6-8. The sixth annual Folk Alliance Region- West (FAR-West) Conference will feature three days of acoustic music, networking, music business education … and very little sleep. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

FARM Gathering Set for Oct. 8-11 in Illinois

Post published:September 20, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM), an affiliate of Folk Alliance International, will hold its annual conference October 8-11 at the Holiday Inn of Bolingbrook, Illinois, located less than an hour from Chicago. Early registration discounts are still available for those whose forms are postmarked by September 21. [To view the entire article, click on the headline.]

New Music Seminar Set for Oct. 6 in Chicago

Post published:September 15, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Keys to Success in the New Music Business, Marketing and Promotion, The Creative Process and Radical Differentiation, and Your Live Show and Tour will be explored in a series of panel discussions during a day-long New Music Seminar in Chicago on October 6. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Upcoming Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville Features Keynote Interview with Rosanne Cash

Post published:September 2, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - U.S. National

Rosanne Cash (Photo by Deborah Feingold) Rosanne Cash will be the 2009 keynote interview subject during the Americana Music Association’s Festival and Conference on Thursday morning, September 17, at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Author and journalist Michael Streissguth, whose latest book, Always Been There: Rosanne Cash, The List and the Spirit of Southern Music, chronicles the making of her forthcoming album, will pose questions to the Grammy Award-winning artist, who has had more than 20 top 40 country singles over the course of her 30-year career to date. Photo by Deborah Feingold. [To view the entire article, click on the headline.]