39Th Annual Music Conference "Kick Off" - Friday September 13Th at Hard Rock Cafe, SF
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39th Annual Music Conference "Kick Off" - Friday September 13th at Hard Rock Cafe, SF Sat. & Sun., Sept. 14th & 15th All at the Blue Bear School Of Music at Fort Mason Saturday Night Afterparty at Hard Rock Cafe, SF 1 Conference Schedule -Saturday Room ROOM K PERFORMANCE HALL 10:00 CONFERENCE WELCOME - Southside 10:30 How to create space for creative flow in Fundraising To Support Your Artistry your daily life to support your songwriting Crowdfunding/Bandcamp/Patreon/ and music career success Francesca Lee 12:00 LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK 1:00 Writing Songs In Your Authentic Voice. Legal Panel: Music Modernization Act and Exercises designed to help unlock and con- other recent developments in the world of nect your creative potential. Laura Zucker songwriter and artist rights Ned Hearn, Al Evers and Dan Schacht 2:15 Finding The True Content Of Your Song. Planning A Social Media Campaign Be sure of what you are writing about by Michael Brandvold finding the core of your idea. Rachel Efron 3:30 Interview with Bill Keck Beach Blanket Babylon Music Director 4:30 INTERVIEW with CHUCK PROPHET Song Screenings Room Building C 205 Building C 235 ROOM A ROOM B 10:30 Jon Ernst Dan Hodges Andre Pessis Rachel Efron Film & TV Country Song Evaluation Song Evaluation 12:00 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 1:00 Rinat Arinos Mark Brown Antoinette Olesen Francesca Lee Film & TV/Artists Country Song Evaluation Song Evaluation 2:15 The Bensons Dan Hodges Laura Zucker Larry Batiste Film & TV/Artists Country Song Evaluation Song Evaluation 3:30 Jonathan Rosner Antoinette Olesen Jen Adan Andre Pessis Film & TV Country Song Evaluation Song Evaluation One On Ones Room ROOM C ROOM E ROOM F 10:30 Mark Brown Rinat Arinos Antoinette Olesen 12:00 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 1:00 John Ernst Larry Batiste Dan Hodges 3:30 Rinat Arinos Rachel Efron The Bensons Performance Reviews Dinner Break: 5PM Room SOUTHSIDE THEATER 10:30 Steven Memel Sunset Concert 12:00 LUNCH 1:00 Steven Memel Southside Theater: 6:30PM 2:15 Melissa Harding Afterparty 3:30 Steven Memel Hard Rock Cafe/SF 2 Conference Schedule -Sunday Room ROOM K PERFORMANCE HALL 10AM Musical Theater - Creating A Career Producing The Best Record Melissa Harding, Vatrena King, Michael & Patty Silversher Howard Benson, Scott Mathews, Kenny Schick 11:00 Writing A Hit Song With One Finger Studio Preparation - What you need to do Ed Clare before heading to the studio. Kenny Schick 12:30 CLOSING CEREMONY - SOUTHSIDE THEATER Song Screenings Room Building C 205 Building C 235 ROOM A ROOM B 10AM Rinat Arinos Dan Hodges Andre Pessis Ed Clare Film & TV Country Song Evaluation Song Evaluation 11:00 Jonathan Rosner Mark Brown Jen Adan Silvershers Artists Country Song Evaluation Song Evaluation 12:00 Jon Ernst Dan Hodges Andre Pessis Vatrena King Film & TV Country Song Evaluation Song Evaluation One On Ones Room ROOM C ROOM E ROOM F 10:00 Jon Ernst Mark Brown Jonathan Rosner 11:00 Monica Benson Antoinette Olesen Scott Mathews Performance Reviews Room SOUTHSIDE THEATER 10:00 Steven Memel 11:00 Steven Memel • • PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE • • 3 One-on-One Consultations – Rooms C, E, F, G and H. These are 15-minute personal meetings with publishers, produc- ers, TV & Film Placement or other industry professional. For- mat (discussion, live or CD/smart phone) is left to attendee to Conference Details architect. Cost is $25 each (in addition to basic conference fee), prepaid or on the day of sign-up. Maximum of one per weekend unless more unexpectedly become available. The first pre- "KICK OFF" — Location registered WCS members will benefit from available One-on-One HARD ROCK CAFE, Pier 39 #256, San Francisco, CA 94133 appointments. You will receive notification before the Confer- starting at 6PM.. Free entry. Enjoy a no-host dinner and drinks ence. Sign-up takes place online in advance or at the One-on- with our guests. Pick up your Conference Registration package. One table if there are any spots left. Appointments made on a first come, first served basis; Because of their popularity, and the CONFERENCE DATE/TIME fact that there are a limited number, there is no guarantee that Sat. & Sun.September 14th & 15th at Blue Bear School Of Mu- you will get your choice. sic, Fort Mason. 10:00 am–9:00 pm Saturday & 10:00 am- 1pm Sunday Performance Reviews – Southside Theater (SUNSET CONCERT Saturday, 6pm Southside Theater) Please bring your instrument and be punctual! Sessions last exactly 15 minutes. ALL Performance Review sign-ups are done online in advance of the Conference. Cost is $25 each (in addi- REGISTRATION OPEN TIMES tion to basic conference fee); maximum of one appointment per 8:00am – Volunteers person per weekend. 8:30am – Pre-registered Attendees 9:00am – All Other Attendees PRE-REGISTERED ATTENDEES Pick up your registration package on Friday at the Kick Off, or Go WEEKEND EVENTS to the Pre-registration Table Saturday in the foyer to pick up your Seminars and Panels on the craft and business of songwriting conference badge and information packages. from 10:00am to 5:45pm Saturday and 10am to 1pm Sunday (lunch break Noon to 1:00 pm Saturday). Songscreening Sessions: 10:30 am–4:30 pm Saturday and REGISTERING ONSITE 10am–Noon Sunday Go to the Registration area. Complete a registration form and Performance Reviews: 11 am–4:30 pm Saturday and 11am– pay the volunteer. We accept cash, checks, money orders, and Noon Sunday VISA®/MasterCard®/American Express®/. You will receive your Noontime Acoustic Concert: Noon–1:00 pm badge and package of conference information at this time. To Sunset Concert: 7pm –9:00 pm Saturday only save time at registration, go to our website at <www.westcoast- songwriters.org>, print out the Conference registration form (see home page), fill it out and bring it with you. If you arrive after 9am, PARKING registration is at the WCS center. Paid parking at Fort Mason or street parking....or Uber in! SONG CHECK-IN (8:30 am - 9:30 am) MAIN HOTEL Song Check-In, after the initial online sign-ups, will be held at Holiday Inn at the Wharf - 1300 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, SONG CHECK tables in Room K You are guaranteed one listen CA 94133. (415) 771-9000 Mention West Coast Songwriters. per day in Songscreening Sessions. Submit songs for screening sessions during Song Check-In Time from 8:30 am to 9:30 am INSTRUMENT CHECK only daily. Screening choices are on a first-come, first-served Secure storage of your instrument at the Instrument Check at basis. Arrive early to increase the chances of getting your choice the door at Blue Bear. Instrument Check opens at 8am and clos- of guest screener. es at 5pm Saturday and noon Sunday so that you may choose • Songs can be submitted on CD or using your phone (one song to check your instrument before heading to Check-In. per submission) with a legible lyric sheet (preferably typed). If you submit a CD make sure to indicate the track number you want played. WHOVA APP • Once you're checked in, you'll bring your CD/Phone to the ses- Be GREEN, the Conference information all on an app. We will sion room and hand it to the DJ when your name is called.. send you links to the app so you'll be ready to connect with each • Approximately 9 am, it will be announced if there are openings other and have the program in your hand. for any additional song submissions. Song Check-In will close for the day at 9:50 am. CDs not taken by industry guest will be available after song THE PROGRAM screening sessions outside of the room. CDs may not be re- Seminars –Room K, The Performance Hall and Southside The- trieved during sessions, make sure you have brought plenty of ater copies. At the end of each day, CDs will be brought to the WCS Songscreening Sessions Building C Room C205 and C235 (both Center. days). In these 60/90-minute sessions, songs will be played over a sound system so everyone can hear each song and the publishers’ comments. Hand your CD to the DJ when your Marking Your CD Properly name is called. If you submit a CD, make sure you mark your it with everything Song/Lyric Evaluations:Room A and Room B,. 90 minute and 60 that needs to be on there. In particular, make sure all your cur- minute sessions with experienced songwriters giving feedback. rent contact info is on there! 4 Conference Details, continued A message from Poppy Nichols, WCS Managing Director SONG TITLE © Your Name This is the WCS 39th annual conference and my first as Managing Director. What Your Address an exciting first year! And, Phone # • email although my family and I have volunteered for several years, this year feels truly special. We have so many people lending their talents. Please be sure to explore all of your Song/Lyric Evaluation Check-In options over the next couple of Song/Lyric Evaluation Check-In is held at the Song Check-In days ready for signing up for sessions. table. There is a separate line in the Song Check-In area for all Song/Lyric Evaluation sessions. Song/Lyric Evaluations count as With such a diverse seminar schedule, you’re sure to find what Guaranteed Listens. Space is limited and they will be accepted speaks to you. Expand your creative tool kit, navigate social on a first come, first served basis. Please bring your CD/Phone media and crowdfunding or dive deeper into production.