Thanks to those who joined us for the September "Amplify Music on the West Side" symposium in Santa Monica. We had about 70 venues, artists, public policy folks, and other great organizations join us to talk about how we can connect and grow better. Thanks to all of those folks who have reached out to ask "what can we do next?" More to follow shortly! You can see related information at musicinla.org from our events in March and May 2019.
Check out links below for other music and related industry events in October and November. And if you have folks to be on the podcast that will be at some of those events, please holler and we can connect.
And we're glad to share this week's podcast with Matthew Kowal from Majestic Collaborations on combining the best of festival management with emergency management, and their good work in Denver and now other cities.
Upcoming Events -- October/November
We are sorry that we could not make it out to New York this week for the Mondo Conference -- hope all of you there have a great time.
Here are more upcoming events where you can find us in the audience or on the podium, plus a discount code for later this month. If you will be at any of these and would enjoy connecting with us over the Center's research, programs, or podcast, please drop us an email.
Oct. 26: Music Policy Forum/Washington DC -- We will be at Georgetown University on the release day of the Music Census project on live music, artists, and communities in Washington DC.
Oct. 28/29: Music Tectonics Conference/Los Angeles -- Get a $75 discount off of a $350 ticket (which is about to get $101 more expensive after Oct. 21) with the code gigi75 and enjoy a two-day, cross-industry meeting place for thinkers, investors, labels, managers, publishers, tech companies, and startups. Sessions cover A.I., blockchain, new music-related copyright legislation, the latest music marketing tools, innovative listening experiences, new approaches to licensing, the future of live streaming, and more. Visit MusicTectonics.com/conference to learn more and register.
Oct. 31: It is the time of the year for House of Blues Music Forward Foundation's All Access Fests around the US. If you know of a potential musician, ages 16-22, especially from under-served communities, please steer them to the marvelous annual event. You will find our Exec. Director on the microphone in the morning. And check out this link if you would like to volunteer at this event in LA, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Orlando, or Chicago. You will find our Exec. Director on the microphone in the morning
Nov. 7: MusicNotes at Web Summit/Lisbon - We'll be sharing information on "Music 2030" at the MusicNotes day of the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal. This is a sister conference to Collision, and this is our first time back with the Web Summit since it was in Dublin. Please holler as well if you are one of our friends in Europe who will be at this day-long event in the Web Summit longer extravaganza.
New Innovating Music Podcast Guest
Enjoy our newest Innovating Music podcast episode from this week
Matthew Kowal from Majestic Collaborations discusses "Art of Mass Gatherings" on connecting live events to local emergency response and planning/training
And if you like Pokemon, keep an eye out for our next episode...no hints other than that...
Working with our Students and Researchers
We will have space soon in The Lab for marketing and research projects with our undergraduates, so please email to explore opportunities, schedules, and rates. Also, it is never too early to connect with great interns for January.
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Episode: Art of Mass Gatherings
Guest: Matthew Ché Kowal, Founder, Majestic Collaborations; Denver Arts & Venues Music Strategy; Emergency Preparedness Consultant for Performing Arts Readiness
Matthew Ché Kowal is innovative in looking at a very specific set of overlaps in music. He has parlayed his experience in running festivals focusing on sustainability into work focused on mass gatherings. What can emergency workers learn from music festivals? What can festivals do to help heal from disasters? Matthew will talk about how he is bringing these two questions and other challenges together in Denver and beyond with his various projects and roles.
