2012 Music Video Showcase
Attention: Filmakers and musicians. Submitt your video for the 2012 Music Video Showcase. Visit livefrommemphis.com/mvs The Music Video Showcase will take place at The Warehouse in Downtown Memphis, TN from March 1st through 4th, 2012. The multi-day event will include music video showcases, panel discussions, parties, an award show and more! Music Videos (not exceeding 5 minutes in length) will be accepted through January 31, 2012. Videos from all over the world may be submitted. Awards include a jury award for “Best Music Video,” an “Audience Choice” award and a “Best Local” award. Each award receives a trophy and prize package. If ...
Support Memphis Music with a STAX Ornament
Again this holiday season the Memphis Music Foundation offers an opportunity to support the Memphis music community and add some piece of our city’s heritage to your tree. Adorned with the famous Stax snapping finger, the commemorative ornament was originally released in 2009 with a limited series. The Memphis Music Foundation commissioned local Memphis Artist Connie Lampen to hand paint each of the ornaments. For a $35 donation to the Memphis Music Foundation in the name of your favorite music lover, the Foundation will send the recipient the ornament including a gift card acknowledging the donation to the Memphis Music Foundation. All proceeds from ...
Memphis Means Music 2011 Expands From One Week to Entire Month
MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Means Music Week will be extended to the entire month of October following successful week long celebrations in 2009 and 2010, announced Memphis Music Foundation President Dean Deyo. “We’re proud to say that the city’s celebration of local music will be extended over the course of the entire month,” stated Deyo. “It’s great to see excitement being generated from all areas of the community involved in the dynamic development of music as a business in Memphis.” Memphis Means Music Month will play host to a variety of events and artist performances. The Memphis Music Foundation has teamed with ...
Bob Lefsetz’s 15 Rules of Music
Industry Bob Lefsetz created a lsit of the new rules of music and we thought it was a great thing to share. 1. It doesn't matter what kind of music you make. You build your own audience. There's an established niche for every genre, from folk to metal. Don't worry about playing to everybody, just play to somebody. The last thirty years, the MTV era has been about giving people what they want to hear. Major labels and media, most especially radio, had control of a narrow sieve and if you didn't fit with their criteria, you couldn't play. That isn't true for ...
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2012 Music Video Showcase
Attention: Filmakers and musicians. Submitt your video for the 2012 Music Video Showcase. Visit livefrommemphis.com/mvs The Music Video Showcase will take...
Support Memphis Music with a STAX Ornament
Again this holiday season the Memphis Music Foundation offers an opportunity to support the Memphis music community and add some piece of our city’s...
Memphis Means Music 2011 Expands From One Week to Entire Month
MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Means Music Week will be extended to the entire month of October following successful week long celebrations in 2009 and 2010,...
Bob Lefsetz’s 15 Rules of Music
Industry Bob Lefsetz created a lsit of the new rules of music and we thought it was a great thing to share. 1. It doesn’t matter what kind of music...
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“In the Studio” workshop January 28th
Let’s start 2012 off with an “In The Studio” workshop at Young Avenue Sound. It will by lead by Nil Jones and will cover how to integrate recording live instrumentation with production created with Virtual Instruments and Drum Machines. It will focus on proper techniques in pre-production, recording, and mixing using a vintage Neve VR 36-Channel Console. To register click here: http://niljones.eventbrite.com/
Garageband workshop January 26th
This is the first of two courses on Garageband. The workshop will be from 6pm- 8pm. It will be a basic overview of how to properly set-up your sessions and manage from a musicians perspective. This course will cover the basic functions of how to record, and produce using functions as flex time, groove matching and how to integrate midi with your project. To register click here: http://garageband1of2.eventbrite.com/
Copyright & Publishing Workshop
The Memphis Music Resource Center will present a Copyright and Publishing Workshop on Saturday, January 14th from 5:30-8:00pm. Led by attorney Angela Green and Ardent Records controller Elizabeth Brown, the workshop will focus on the who, what and why of the copyright registration process. To register click here: http://protectwork.eventbrite.com/
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