Our complete lineup for this year’s Texas Music Seminar has been announced!  You can find a complete schedule and agenda below!

Monday
1:30 – Registration/Check-In

2PM: Building a Brand – Merch, image, campaigns, design, and more!

• Tiffini Brock (Blue Lark Entertainment)
• Mark Sanders (2 Twenty One Media)
• Taylor Ashlynn (Texas Music Pickers)
• Jackson Conrad (CC Creations)

3PM: Music Law 101: copyright, publishing agreements, management agreements, recording agreements, distribution agreements, etc.

• Mike Tolleson (Tolleson & Associates)
• Gwen Seale (Tolleson & Associates)

4PM: The Pre-Release Stage : All the things you need to check off the list before releasing a new project!

• David Macias (Thirty Tigers)
• Tiffini Brock (Blue Lark Entertainment)
• Jill McGuckin (McGuckin PR)
• Christina Ramirez (Texas Music Pickers)
• Alex Torrez (Torrez Music Group)

5PM: Texas Talk: A journey through Texas radio, the Texas charts, Texas music scene history, Texas music and the economics!

• Debbie Green (Debbie Green Promotions)
• Chris Fox (Texas Music Pickers)
• Dave Smith (Dave Smith Promotions and Editor of the Texas Regional Radio Report)
• Brendon Anthony (Director of the Texas Music Office)

6PM: Spotify Artist Insights Presentation: Covering all the basics of Spotify for Artists!

• John Marks (Spotify)

7PM – Break for Dinner (on your own)

8PM-11PM Acoustic Jam and Cocktails

Tuesday
8:30: Registration/Check-in

9AM: Radio Promotion: All things radio promotion!

• Debbie Green (Debbie Green Promotions)
• Tami Millspaugh (Texas Record Chick)
• Tiffini Brock (Blue Lark Entertainment)
• Dave Smith (Dave Smith Promotions)

10AM: Finding Your Sound: Creativity, Originality, Authenticity, and Quality!

• David Macias (Thirty Tigers)
• Gino Genaro (CDA Entertainment)
• Tami Millspaugh (Texas Record Chick)
• John Dickson (Dickson Productions)
• Erik Herbst (The Panhandle House)

11AM: Publishing Presentation: An introductory guide in to the world of publishing!

• Scott Gunter (Durango Artists)

11:50: Lunch

12:30 Touring Strategy: Touring strategy, figuring out which markets to hit, getting opening gigs for bigger artists and more!

• Eddie Kloesel (Triple 8 Management)
• Jeb Hurt (Red 11 Music)
• John Marks (Spotify)
• Andres Rocha (Koe Wetzel)
• Meredith Jones (CAA)

1:30 Artist Management: Tour management, marketing, business strategy, revenue management and more!

• Gino Genaro (CDA Entertainment)
• Eddie Kloesel (Triple 8 Management)
• Tiffini Brock (Blue Lark Entertainment)
• Alex Torrez (Torrez Music Group)

2:30: The Digital Age: Social media, music streaming, websites, video content and more!

• Rita Ballou (KOKE FM)
• Chris Fox (Texas Music Pickers)
• Jeb Hurt (Red 11 Music)
• John Marks (Spotify)

3:30:Getting the Attention of Talent Buyers: Reaching out to talent buyers, booking shows, mistakes artists make, and how talent buyers make their decisions

• John Dickson (Dickson Productions)
• Kolby Cunningham (Twisted J Live)
• Meredith Jones (CAA)
• Andres Rocha (Koe Wetzel)

4:30PM: A Deep Dive in to Spotify: All things Spotify in relation to Country Music and the Texas/Red Dirt Scene!

• John Marks (Spotify)

5:30PM: Artist Panel: 3 accomplished artist will share their insights and experiences!

• Wade Bowen
• Parker McCollum 
• Bri Bagwell

7PM-11PM: After Party & Acoustic Jam at The Tap

*All events are subject to change

More info on the Texas Music Seminar can be found here: http://www.texasmusicpickers.com/texas-music-seminar-2018/

Chris Fox

Music addict, a sucker for heartbreak songs, and avid Houston sports fan! I’am also the Editor-in-Chief of Texas Music Pickers.