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NW Musician 101 - Workshop & Networking Event

The recent NWM101 was well received, so we are doing again! If you missed the first one, you are in luck. If you attended, you are also in luck as we will be adding a mid workshop networking break and keeping it shorter, while adding an exciting talk on being a competitor in the International Blues Challenge and website and designing your material.

PLEASE NOTE: Event information will be updated as speakers and special guests are confirmed and agenda content solidified. So, keep this link handy!

Are you a new musician looking to establish yourself, a seasoned band leader looking for some marketing tips and tricks, wanting to connect with venue and festival coordinators face to face, or even a venue owner or live music lover wanting to network with others and hear stories about the road, you won't want to miss this event!

Lunch and learn from 11am-3pm (start time subject to change) with an optional jam afterwards after the Jam Etiquette session.

Only $25, includes lunch and attendee packet with special offers from some of the presenters at this unique event (lunch included - available only to prepaid attendees, day of, food available for purchase separately).

AGENDA:
$25 includes workshop packet with incentives, discounts, coupons from speakers and lunch

**** MARKETING SESSION ***
Your band is a business and what do you want that to look like? Who are you? Know your audience?

~ BRANDING: Building your brand (who you are, what you stand for, what would make you unique), logos, messaging.

~ PROMOTIONS: What are the tools/materials you should have, website options, flyers, website tips including Wordpress and how to pick a website designer.

~ OUTREACH: Build your audience, reward your fans. E-newsletters & providers/email lists.

~ NETWORKING: Part of marketing is networking, getting the word out (more opportunity to network on the mid break).

~ PHOTOGRAPHY: developing good relationships with the people who capture the moment, copywrites, etc (Q&A panel with local photographers

~ RECORDING & DISTRIBUTION: Part of marketing)
yourself, is having a product to get your sound out there to the masses. Learn how to pick a studio. Getting your music recorded is just the beginning. Where will you sell it and how can you get it outside the local area.
recording engineer to speak.

*** BOOKING SESSION ***
How to successfully book, booking agents & festival organizer panel discussion gives you helpful tips to make it to their stages and stand out in the sea of sound (Q&A with top festival coordinators)

~ VENUES: developing good relationships with venue owners, how to have a successful partnership. Panel discussion (Q&A with bar/theater owners)

~ FESTIVALS - How to be seen and heard so you can get on stage (Q&A with festival bookers)

*** EQUIPMENT SESSION ***
Tools of the trade. Sound technician & equipment representatives help you figure out what you need to succeed and put on a good show.

*** STORYTIME SESSION ***
From Little to Big Stages, local to International - Stories with musicians under contract and who have toured internationally...
Panel guests will include successful local and touring musicians.

~~~~~ KEYNOTE SPEAKER

*** JAM SESSION ***
~ETIQUETTE: How to participate in a professionally run jam and be a good team player and get the most from the local jams (AKA: How to not get kicked off stage and be invited back!), taught by a successful jam leader.

~OPEN JAM (after workshop, all ages)

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