Recap on the Weekend

So this was a long weekend for us in GL, we started in Cape May on Friday afternoon for the beginning of the Cape May singer/songwriters conference at Congress Hall.  After going to school all day long with mentoring sessions with some music pros and attending different seminars, we got on the road from Cape May to Doylestown for our show.  

Ania in front of Congress Hall in Cape May. FUR SHOES are in :0

 We rocked out Puck Live! In Doylestown for the “David Ivory Presents” show with the Easy Does It,  Dakota and Will , Bong Hits for Jesus , and JRad .  It was an awesome night of great bands and good people.  

 So we then went back down to Cape May for the second day of the singer/songwriter conference doing the same as we did the day before except Saturday night we rocked Carneys in Cape May.  It was an awesome weekend of networking and playing.  Meeting a bunch of music pros and new fans at our shows. 

At the conference on Friday, the first mentoring session was with Mr. Loren Weisman.

We have met with Loren before @MMC in Feb.  Since then we have taken a lot of what Loren has told us to heart.   He is a true pro at all this stuff.  While reading his book I would say, “Wow I love this guy cause he is so smart!”  Then I would get to the next part and say, “Man, I hate this guy cause he is so smart!” (meaning I’m not doing something right)  If you want to know a little more about this u should read his book too.  It has everything in it you would want to know about the music industry.  Check Loren out at http://www.lorenweisman.com/

 def check out his book too even if your not a musician but just curious

We also met with Paula Savastano and Kurt Schmel from SSA music.  They do music licensing, publishing, copyright, law, and prob everything else. All words from Paula are delivered with a sincere smile and to the point.  She is the type that covers all of the bases when doing business.  I think she was one of the smartest people in this industry that we have met so far.  If there is money to be made or already has been made, Paula is one that will make sure that you are getting it.  Juggling all of these different laws and unwritten laws makes for a very confusing path to getting paid as a musician.  Understanding the changing music industry is very important to all of us out there making a living entertaining so having someone like Paula on your side would be invaluable in increasing the productivity of your brand.  You can find Paula at http://www.savsch.com/

Coming down from Boston, wearing many hats, Jordan Tishler of Digital Bear Entertainment was very informative in his workshop and mentoring session.  Jordan is producer/mix engineer/artist consultant/music licensing, ya know just about everything.  Jordan has done all of the above in the past but is moving more towards artist management and consulting.  Consulting is a way of getting managerial advices without a commitment on either side.  Again like Paula and Loren, Jordan is a very smart man with many good tips and views that could help any musician’s career get to the next level.  Check him out at http://www.digitalbear.com/index.html

Dan: lots to think about :)))

When attending music conferences be prepared to be told things that are not intended to hurt your feelings or make u think you don’t know anything, but information that is free of charge to help you better your career.  Don’t be a wall flower, talk to everyone in the room and let them know what you are doing.  Be exciting and people will be excited.  As all conferences that GL has attended we learned a bunch and met a lot of informative music pros and look forward to using the information