The seminar will take place at the Hilton College Station & Conference Center in College Station, TX on February 17th & 18th and is designed to give aspiring artists a full day of information and tools from industry experts to help them navigate the Texas music scene a little better.
Only 200 tickets will be made available and we do expect this event to sell out! You can purchase tickets below!
The Seminar
The entire seminar is centered around entry-level questions and answers in the form of presentations, speeches, panels, moderated Q&A and audience Q&A. While the bulk of the content will revolve around the Texas/Red Dirt Scene, all most all of it will be relevant to pretty much any independent country, bluegrass, Americana, folk, or southern rock musicians.
Networking
The Texas Music Seminar will provide aspiring artists great opportunities to meet other artists, meet industry professionals, find new resources and network!
We will also be compiling a playlist of songs from artists who attending the seminar so we can all explore each other’s music! Just fill out the info below and we’ll take care of the rest!
Jam Sessions
We’re excited to announce that we will have two jam sessions this year! One will take place on Monday evening after the last session at the Hilton Ballroom and one will take place on Tuesday evening at The Tap! Artists will have the opportunity to sign up for both nights. Due to there being limited time slots, names will be randomly drawn 3 weeks before the seminar!
Schedule & Agenda
Monday, February 17th
2: Kick off
- Chris Fox (Texas Music Pickers)
- Steve Fox (Texas Music Pickers)
2:15: Get Your Merch Game Right – Presentation
- Jackson Conrad (CC Creations/Sales Rep)
2:45: Working with Brands and Getting Sponsorships
- Eddie Kloesel (Triple 8 Management/Artist Manager)
- Mark Sanders (3 Twentyone Media Co/Owner)
- Taylor Ashlyn (Texas Music Pickers/Media, Travis Austin/ Director of Operations, One of One & Co/CEO)
3:35: Ice breaker/social
- Group
3:45: Music Publishing and Major Record Labels
- Kenley Flynn (Combustion Music/Senior Creative)
- Chris Poole (Broken Bow Records/Director of A&R)
4:35: Questions and Social for Presenters
- Presenters and panelists are available for questions
5: Making a Splash on Radio
- Rob Edwards (KORA/Program Director)
- David Gilligan (Gilligan Promotions/Owner)
- Trent Willmon (https://trentwillmon.com/songwriter)
6: One-on-One with the Head of Country Music at Spotify
- John Marks (The Head of Country Music at Spotify)
8-11: Mixer and Jam Session (Hilton Ballroom)
- Group
Tuesday, February 18th
9: Talking to Talent Buyers
- Kevin Ream (415 Productions [Lone Star Jam]/Onwer, Nutty Brown Amphitheatre/Owner, Cheatham Street Warehouse/owner)
- John Whittington (The Tap/Owner)
- Chris Chelli (Big Texas Dance Hall & Saloon/Talent Buyer & Director of Operations)
- Andrew McWilliams (Red 11 Music/Booking Agent)
9:50: Ice breaker/social
- Group
10: Making the Most of Your Studio Time
- Trent Willmon (https://trentwillmon.com/producer)
- Stormy Cooper (https://stormycoopermedia.com/)
- Taylor Kimball (https://www.taylorkimballmusic.com/)
- Erik Herbst (http://erikherbstmusic.com/)
10:50: Social and Chat with Presenters
- Presenters and panelists are available for questions
11:15: Music Law – Presentation
- Brison Bursey (Harris, Finley & Bogle/Lawyer)
12:05: Lunch
- Group
12:45: Getting the Word Out About Your Shows
- Andrew McWilliams (Red 11 Music/Booking Agent)
- Terran Flusche (Billy Bob’s Texas/Director of Marketing Communications)
- Allison Bostrom (Triple 8 Management/Marketing Director)
- Davis Danziger (Floating Leaf Management/Artist Manager)
- Kevin Ream (415 Productions [Lone Star Jam]/Onwer, Nutty Brown Amphitheatre/Owner, Cheatham Street Warehouse/owner)
1:45: Releasing Music in 2020?
- John Marks (The Head of Country Music at Spotify)
- Eddie Kloesel (Triple 8 Management/Artist Manager)
- Scott Heuerman (BubbleUp/VP of Marketing)
- Allison Bostrom (Triple 8 Management/Marketing Director)
2:35: Ice Breaker/Social
- Group
2:45: Getting Down to Business (Management)
- Melinda Donahew (Almost Country Entertainment/Owner)
- Eddie Kloesel (Triple 8 Management/Artist Manager)
- Davis Danziger (Floating Leaf/Artist Manager)
3:35: Social and Chat with Presenters
- Presenters and panelists are available for questions
4: Marketing and Advertising in Today’s Digital Landscape- Presentation
- Scott Heuerman (BubbleUp/VP of Marketing)
5:00: Demystifying Spotify
- Brittany Schaffer – (Head of Artist & Label Marketing, Spotify Nashville)
- Dan Franquemont (Coordinator, Artist & Label Marketing, Spotify Nashville)
6: Keynote Artist
8-12 After Party and Jam Session (The Tap)
- Group
You can book your reservation at the Hilton for a discounted rate here: https://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/C/CLLCHHF-TPICK0-20200217/index.jhtml
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