The H.O.T Zone - Hands On Training

E-commerce: Getting Started with B2B XML

NAMM Tech Committee

11am-noon

The Entrepreneur Musician

Keith Hatschek, Music Management Program Dir, Univ of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

noon-1pm

NSCA Best Practices Mini-Conference

National Systems Contractors Association

Keynote;  State of the Industry, Chuck Wilson, Exec Dir, NSCA  12-1pm

Effective Sales Proposals, Jim Huber, Director of Sales & Marketing, NOR-COM, Inc.  1-2:30pm

How to Improve Project Estimates, Nadim Sawaya, President, Enterprise Performance Consulting 2:30-4pm

Managing the Project, Nadim Sawaya, President, Enterprise Performance Consulting 4-5:30pm

Film, TV and Gaming Composers Panel

Moderator: Keith Robinson, co-creator and developer at Sample Logic LLC

Bill Brown, composer for the hit CBS television series, CSI:NY.
David Lawrence, composed music for High School Musical, American Pie 2
Deane Ogden, wrote music for over twenty-five feature films
Steve Ouimette, produced nearly 100 tracks for Guitar Hero and Konami music games

 1pm-2:30pm

MI Technology Forum

Master Class:  MI Technology for Today's Player Musicians Institute instructor Carl Verheyen 1-2:15pm

The Editors’ View Panel 2:30-3:45pm

iPad (and iPhone): The Music Creation Revolution Continues Panel 4-5:30pm

Getting the Most from Your Vocal Recording

SAE (School of Audio Engineering) Institute

2-4pm

Tales from the Road & Studio

Alan Parsons and David Pack

 3-4:30pm

Cubase Clinic

Matthew Loel T. Hepworth, Steinberg North America

4:30-6pm

Survival Secrets of the Music Business

Jeffrey Weber

11-11:30am

Audio Mastering Conference

Master class:  Audio Mastering Techniques, Jonathan Wyner, Berkleemusic.com  11am-12:15 pm

Panel:  Mastering Engineers on Optimizing for Multiple Release Formats, Moderator: Mr. Bonzai
12:30-2pm
Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering
Doug Sax, Mastering Lab
Stephen Marsh, Marsh Mastering
Gavin Lurssen, Lurssen Mastering

Popular Music Performance Panel

Ken Lopez, Assistant Professor of Clinical Music Industry and Associate Director of the music industry program, USC Thornton School of Music

Chris Sampson, Associate Dean, Division of Popular Music and Industry Studies, USC Thornton School of Music

11am-12:30pm

The Psychology of Producing Hit Songs

Joe Solo, Producer

noon-1:30pm 

The Basic Live Sound Setup

Dennis M. Kintzer, National Association of Mobile Entertainers

noon-2pm

Social Marketing Mini-Conference

Keynotes: 1-2pm
Richard McDonald, Fender

Master Class: 2-3pm
Mike King, Berkleemusic.com

Panel: 3-4pm
Moderator: Kelli Richard, The All Access Group
Ed Byrnes, Ultimate Guitar.com
Craig Knudsen, Piano Guys
Jon Luini, Chime Interactive
Roy Elkins. Broadjam
Nic Adler, Roxy/Sunset Strip
Peter Saltzman, Music Online Alive

DIY Marketing: 4-5pm
Chandra Lynn, Glow Marketing LLC
Jason Spitz, Music Marketing & E-commerce Specialist
 

Engineer/Producer Forum

Master Class:  Arranging Commercial Music:  How to Differentiate Your Sound, Brent Fischer

2-3:15pm

Panel 3:30-5pm
Moderator: Claris Sayadian-Dodge

Rafa Sardina – Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder
Greg Penny – Elton John, KD Lang
Peter Schwartz
– David Bowie, Enya, Disneytoons
Jay Kauffman – award-winning studio designer
Curt Bisquera – drummer for Elton John, Sarah McLachlan
 

ProTools Clinic

Dave Franz, Berkleemusic.com

3-5pm

The Evolution of the Music Industry

Master class:  David Kusek, Vice President, Berklee Music

3-4:30pm

Logic Pro Clinic

Tom Washatka

11am-1pm 

Cloud Technologies for Pro Audio

Chris Kantrowitz, founder and CEO of Gobbler

Master class:  11am-12:30pm

Bass Players Summit - BX3 Revisited

Host:  Musicians Institute 

Featuring Stu Hamm, Billy Sheehan and Jeff Berlin.   John Mader on drums.

11am-12:30pm

SPARS Recording Studio Summit - When a Professional Studio is Needed

Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS)

When a Professional Studio is Needed
 

Keynote: noon-1pm  John Rzeznik, Goo Goo Dolls and Russ Berger, Russ Berger Design Group
Master Class: 1-2pm  Joe Chicarelli, Producer / Engineer
Panel Discussion with Q&A 2-4pm  Tom Kenny (Editor, Mix Magazine), Moderator
 

Making a Living in Tomorrow’s Music Industry

Keynote: Music Money and the Media: Decoding Propaganda and Biased "News" about How Major Labels are Dying
1-1:30pm Moses Avalon

Economics of the New “Record” Industry 1:45-2:45pm Henry Root, Ben McLane, Eric German

The Future of Jobs in the Music Space 3-4pm Jay Frank, Matthew B. Wenzlau, Ron Gertz

The Artist’s New Team 4-5pm Jay Warsinske, Ron Bienstock, Aaron Kronis, Michelle Shocked
 

Christian Musician Micro-Summit

Christian Musician Summit and Worship Musician magazine workshops

Silent Stage Solutions, Corey Fournier, Roland/Boss, and Mike Overlin, Yamaha 1-2:15pm

Worship Team Building, Holland Davis, and Mike Overlin, Yamaha  2:30-3:45pm

Tips for Tight Teams, Sandy Hoffman 4-5pm

Meet n' Greet event  5-5:45pm

The Virtual Recording Studio Program

2:00pm-3:15pm

Real Application Training™ URAM’s education program invites you inside their 3D replication of a World Class Recording Studio, where you will learn Professional Recording tools and techniques.

Lawyers, Deals and Money: Current Trends in Music Business and Law

Moderator: Heather D. Rafter, RafterMarsh U.S.

Panelists:
Virgil Roberts, entertainment law
Tony Berman, Berman Entertainment & Technology Law
Terry Marsh, European music law
William Coats, intellectual property litigator
Matt Burrows, major studio/record label attorney
John Given, corporate counsel, Avid Technology, Inc.

4:30-6pm

The Evolution of DJ Technology

DJ Technology: Yesterday and Today 11am-1pm

Hosted by DJ Hapa, National Brand Director, Scratch DJ Academy LLC with a Panel of Guests

DJ Survival Guide: Business & Brand Management and Finding your Niche!

1pm-3pm

Hosted by DJ Hapa, National Brand Director, Scratch DJ Academy LLC with a Panel of Guests

Live Mixing with Professionals

Live Mixing with Professionals

Presented by Soundcraft

Monty Lee Wilkes – Britney Spears
Gert Sanner – Deep Purple
Kenneth H. Williams – Erykah Badu

11am-1pm

Sticks 'n' Skins—The Sessions

Business Skills for an Artists' Path to Success in the Music Industry.

Panelists Dom Famularo, Joe Hibbs, Liberty DeVitto, Paul Quin, Joe Testa, David Santos

11am-2pm

Wrecking Crew Reunion and Film Screening

Denny Tedesco, and legendary group of musicians  11am-2pm