Related WORKSHOPS

Sunday September 12

Creating CDs for Success in Today’s Jazz Market

Thinking of making a CD? Many musicians record their own CDs, spending a fortune only to have their recordings end up taking up space in the garage! It is very important to know what you are getting into when you start this journey. Jazz singer Jackie Ryan’s last two CDs reached #1 on the national jazz radio charts and her last CD, Doozy, stayed in the #1 spot for 7 weeks — an amazing accomplishment for a release on an independent label. Jackie will share the steps and secrets behind making a successful album: choosing the right songs and album concept, finding musicians, arrangers and recording studio, and engineering, mixing, marketing, distributing and promoting the finished product. Jackie will perform several of the songs
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from her last two CDs to demonstrate her choices and will explain why she considered them to be important. The workshop will conclude with a Q & A session. Participants are encouraged to bring in one or two songs they are considering recording to be workshopped with Jackie’s pianist.
This workshop will help you focus in on what you want to accomplish with your CD project and will provide helpful hints on how to attain your very special and unique vision. Limit: 15 students. 

JACKIE RYAN Noon – 3 pm $50

Thursday September 16

San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music Grant Workshop

Established in 2008, the SFFCM Musical Grant Program serves the professional chamber music community in the 12 counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area, offering support to organizations and ensembles with annual budgets under $100,000. Applications are accepted both from presenters of chamber music and from small ensembles in many genres — including baroque, classical, contemporary, improvisation, and jazz. Each cycle is reviewed by a professional panel, and awards are made in a competitive process, taking into consideration the quality of the project, artistic excellence of the musicians, and supporting materials. The goal of the MGP is to offer timely support to musicians aspiring to impact their careers by attaining a new level of achievement both in performance and organizational terms. This workshop will guide potential applicants through each phase of the application process including selecting an appropriate project, budgeting, and choosing supporting materials. Panelists answer questions and give advice on preparing a succinct and viable application. Learn more about the Musical Grant Program here: http://www.sffcm.org/programs/musical-grant/

7 – 9 pm Free Admission

Sunday October 17

Music and the Internet

This workshop provides an overview of the various ways music is distributed and sold today on the Internet. Attorney Todd Gascon addresses key terms and points to negotiate in digital download, ring tone and podcast agreements. Participants are provided with resources for placing music into the various digital music services alone or with the assistance of an
aggregator and are given an overview of SoundExchange and how to register recordings with this non-profit organization.

2 – 4 pm 
TODD GASCON  $30 Jazzschool students/$45 others

As an attorney at Zent Law Group, Mr. Gascon’s practice is focused on the drafting and negotiation of a wide variety of commercial transactions (including various services, sales and procurement matters) and technology and intellectual property licensing agreements for Fortune 100 and 500 companies (including, but not limited to, master services agreements, consulting
agreements, outsourcing agreements, software license agreements, maintenance and support agreements and vendor services agreements). In addition, Mr. Gascon drafts and negotiates a wide variety of media licensing and related contractual matters.

Sunday October 24

Releasing Your Own Album

This workshop provides a business and legal guide to releasing your own album. Topics include business formation, trademarks, album artwork agreements, sidemen releases and more. In addition, students learn how to secure mechanical licenses for outside songs as well as permissions to compose arrangements for outside songs. Students also learn how to register their album artwork and master recordings with the Library of Congress.

2 – 4 pm 
TODD GASCON $30 Jazzschool students/$45 others

 

 

Sunday November 7

Personal Financial Planning for Musicians

Over the past decade, personal financial planning has become more complex than ever. Many people rely on their company-sponsored 401(k) plans as their main source of savings. Self-employed musicians often do not have this option. In this session, Adam Messinger, Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch, presents the core ideas behind sound financial planning and discusses some of the options available to self-employed professionals including: setting personal goals, the basics of asset allocation and diversification, and the use of SEP/IRA plans for retirement savings. A thirty-minute question and answer period follows the presentation.

2 – 4 pm 
ADAM MESSINGER $20