Booking on the Fly with Nancy Fly Special Thanks to H-E-B | |
Join AMF and Nancy Fly and receive a backstage view of booking and touring from a professional whose agency represents artists such as Redd Volkaert, Bruce Robinson, Del Castillo, Carolyn Wonderland and Warren Hood. Tuesday, January 18 7:00 pm H-E-B Regional Support Center 6929 Airport Blvd., Suite 127 Nancy will discuss the real-life dynamics of how a booking agency works, how your band can attract the attention of one, the basics of tour planning, how to book like a pro, and other practical tipsfor the DIY artist. If you want to have a more successful booking and touring experience, then make this Small Group Session a required stop on your itinerary. To register, please email kim@austinmusicfoundation.org. | |
Annual Songwriter Symposium | |
For the 7th year, the Austin Songwriters Group is hosting its annual songwriter symposium, a conference put together by songwriters for songwriters. January 13-16, 2011 (Thursday-Sunday) Omni South Park Hotel Interstate-35 at Ben White Blvd. This year's symposium will feature the return of many veteran songwriter past participants along with Brett James, two-time ASCAP Songwriter Of The Year, who has a hand in many of the top songs of the past several years including hits for Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean. The ASG Symposium will also have representatives from all three performance rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI & SESAC) in attendance. Bart Herbison, the Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriter's Association International (NSAI) will be on hand to report on legislative issues regarding pending songwriter copyright issues. In addition to a full slate of seminars and workshops, the annual symposium features the very popular song pitch sessions, showcases and all night pickin' circles. For a complete schedule of events, speakers, and to register, please visitAustin Songwriters Group. | |
Upcoming Events | |||
How do you throw a 100th birthday bash for the most influential bluesman that ever lived? If you're Big Head Todd and The Monsters, you gather some of the greatest living blues musicians and record 100 Years of Robert Johnson, a stirring new tribute album featuring potent interpretations of some of the most vital and durable music of the past century. Friday, February 4 8:00 pm Big Head Blues Club, as the ad hoc ensemble is calling itself, features, in addition to the Colorado-based quartet-guitarist and vocalist Todd Park Mohr, bassist Rob Squires, drummer Brian Nevin and keyboardist Jeremy Lawton-special guests, legends and keepers of blues flame Hubert Sumlin, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm. Robert Johnson's story is the stuff of myth and legend alike. Born in Mississippi in 1911, Johnson recorded only 29 songs, all during the years 1936 and '37. His unique guitar style and haunting vocal phrasing, and the evocative, often mysterious nature of his lyrics, made him a popular artist during his short time in the spotlight and has continued to intrigue since. A persistent tale that, as a young man, Johnson sold his soul to the Devil in order to become a more proficient musician has been attached to his biography since his untimely death at age 27. | |||
