Music Creator Mini Conference (SPARK Something)

Saturday, April 25As a part of Coventry Villages Spark Something: A Springtime Celebration of Creativity and Activation, this Music Creator Mini-Conference at the Grog Shop will bring together international and regional music industry leaders to help musicians and producers level up their revenue, rolodex, and skillset.Alongside a Whos Who of Northeast Ohio leaders will be digital guru and artist advocate Kyle McEvoy whos helped hundreds of artists gain monthly revenue through streaming platforms, as well as Billboard-recognized music executive Dae Bogan, whos pioneering work in tech, legislation, and workshops has put $3B into music creators pockets.SCHEDULE (all discussions before 5:30 PM are hosted/MCd by Teddy Eisenberg):3:00 PMGenerating A Spark - Techniques and Resources for Starting Something New, Songwriting Cohorts Retreats and Showcases, Producer Retreats, Grants for New Work, Artist ToolkitsWITH: Deidre McPherson of Assembly for the Arts, Elijah Bisbee of Terra Songwriting, David Kennedy of Cleveland Rocks3:30 PMGrowing A Studio - From Bedroom to Studio Suite, From Solo Venture to Building an Army of Engineers, and From Word of Mouth to Planned MarketingWITH: Charles Pratt and Kyra Wells of Breakthrough Sounds, Nate Saggio of 78th Street Studios4:00 PMPower of Story - Connecting With Journalists, Writers, and New Audiences ThroughWITH: Anne Zaleski, Malcolm X Abram4:30 PMCoventry Music History - Rock n Roll, Hip Hop, Scenes over the YearsWITH: Kathy Blackman, DJ KNyce Keenan Williams, Rob Love5:00 PMBuilding Independent - When Does Touring Work, Growing Revenue Close to Home, Adding to Clevelands Ecosystem / Music IndustryWITH: Kyle McEvoy, Cindy Barber, David Kennedy, Matt Moore5:30 PMMake More With MLC - Music Royalties, Being Your Own Music Publisher, Metadata into Dollars, Multiple Revenue Streams from One ReleaseWITH: Dae BoganA free night of music will follow with AKA s His Face later that evening!