2025 Conference Schedule

*Schedule subject to change
  • Day 1 / Tues, Oct 28
  • Day 2 / Wed, Oct 29
  • Day 3 / Thurs, Oct 30
Day 1 / Tues, Oct 28
9:00 | Gravier Foyer

Registration

10:00 | Vocals/Woodwinds

A Backstage Look at Live Event Production

EJ Encalarde, Mike Mauer, Rob Schwartz, Sami Slovy, Trey Smith
10:00 | Gallery

Sí, eres un artista, pero también eres un negocio. (Yes, You’re an Artist but You’re Also a Business Too!)

10:00 | Upstairs Guitar

Building Your Authentic Artist Brand Part 1

Gerard Longo
11:00 | Auditorium

Nardwuar’s Video Vault

Nardwuar the Human Serviette
11:00 | Gallery

Antes de distribuir tu música, ¿qué deberías saber? (Before You Distribute Your Music, What Should You Know?)

12:00 |

Break

12:30 | Auditorium

Sync or Swim: The Business of Music Licensing

Ashley Johnson, Sierra Jordan, Robin Kendrick
12:45 | Louis Prima

Sacred Worth: Embody Your Value, Ask with Confidence

Amelia Ray
1:30 | Auditorium

Building Global Music Infrastructure from New Orleans

Reid Martin, Weston McGowen, Tevaar Smith
1:30 | Gallery

Las 3 P’s de la industria musical: Presentación, Puntualidad y Psicología. (The 3 P’s to the Music Industry: Presentation, Punctuality and Psychology)

Day 2 / Wed, Oct 29
9:00 | Foyer

Registration

10:00 | Auditorium

Spotlight Interview: Jeff Rona
Presented by the Society of Composers and Lyricists

Jeff Rona, Jay Weigel
10:00 | Louis Prima

CLE 1

10:00 | Gallery

Protecting Your Most Important Instrument: You

10:15 | Vocals/Woodwinds

Still a Player: The Enduring Power of Radio in the Streaming Age

Jared Boyd, Marco Nobles
10:15 | Upstairs Guitar

Building Your Authentic Artist Brand Part 2

Gerard Longo
11:00 | Gallery

Mind Over Music: Prioritizing Mental Health in the Music Industry

Cecilie Maria Nielsen
11:15 | Louis Prima

CLE 2

11:15 | Upstairs Guitar

Money & Music: Tax and Finance Basics for Musicians

Alison Edmonson
12:30

Break

1:15 | Gallery

Music is Medicine

1:30 | Auditorium

Spotlight Conversation: Dawn Richard
Presented by The Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing

Dawn Richard, McKenzii Webster
1:45 | Vocals/Woodwinds

Booking and Promotions 101 Workshop

Remi Jourdan, Jessica Weinberg, Ciara Green
2:15 | Louis Prima

CLE 3: I Rep Dead People CLE 3

Ken Abdo
2:15 | Gallery

Medicine Management for Musicians

2:30 | Auditorium

Fight for Our Rights! Advocacy for the Music Industry
Presented by SoundExhange

Sean Glover, Reid Wick
2:45 | Vocals/Woodwinds

Touring Up: Logistics Support for the Next Stage of Your Career

Sharon Lee, Joseph Logsden, Trey Smith
3:15 | Louis Prima

CLE 4

3:30 | Auditorium

From Artist to Audience: The Growth Blueprint

Randall Foster
3:45 | Vocals/Woodwinds

Understanding Music Publishing

David Alexander, Ashley Johnson
4:30 | Louis Prima

How to Grow and Sustain a Thriving Music City

Lacey Chataignier, Julia Heath, Sami Parbhoo, Klervaé Stinson
4:45 | Vocals/Woodwinds

The Path to Artist

Craig Greenberg
5:30 | Louis Prima

The New Orleans Music Industry Development Fund: Investing in Our Future

Julia Heath
5:30 | Urban South Brewery

Beats/Brews/Brands The After Party hosted by Juvenile
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1645 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Day 3 / Thurs, Oct 30
9:00 | Gravier Foyer

Registration

10:00 | Auditorium

Spotlight Interview: Austin Wintory
Presented by the Society of Composers & Lyricists

Ashley Irwin, Austin Wintory
10:30 | Vocals/Woodwinds

Investing in the Next Generation

Gregory Agid, Scott Durbin, Troy Sawyer, Danielle Zalaznick
11:00 | Auditorium

Building Your Buzz

Fiona Bloom, Natalie Bailey, Alex Mas Cepero, Lou Hill, Allison Shaw
12:00

Break

12:30 | Auditorium

Producers

Nate Cameron, Deezle Harrison
12:30 | Vocal/Woodwinds

Making it Rain: Innovative Ways to Monetize Your Music

Rynda Laurel, Lou Plaia
1:30 | Vocal/Woodwinds

The Next Wave of Music-Tech in New Orleans

Cesar Bacaro, Ekanem Ebinne, Taj Mayfield, Sean Mulligan

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