17 Years and Still Going Strong. Clarifying Income Opportunities In the Music Industry.
"The Cutting Edge is a must attend event for those who want to gain control over their music careers and make Money in today's entertainment industry"
"Clarifying Income Opportunities in the Music Industry"
100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans - 3rd Floor
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Showcase Submissions end July 5th!
Come be a part of the NewWorks Showcase and the Frenchmen Street music scene.
Submit your online application here or print and fill-out your mail-in application here!
Jay Rosenthal, Esq. becomes coordinator of 2009 Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar
Jay Rosenthal, Esq., Washington, DC based attorney and General Counsel of National Music Publishers Association, has volunteered to become Cutting Edge's Entertainment Law content coordinator. New Orleans Attorneys Vernon Thomas and Judith DeFraites will manage daily activities and CLE credits.
CLE Schedule Posted!
The Continueing Legal Education Seminars Schedule has now been posted and will be updated. Bookmark it for your convenience!
Keynote Interviewee
David Israelite
President, CEO
National Music Publishers Association (NMPA)
David Israelite is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Music Publishers Association. Founded in 1917, The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) is the premiere trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriter partners. The NMPA's mandate is to protect and advance the interests of music publishers and their songwriter partners in matters relating to the domestic and global protection of music copyrights. Music publishers control the copyrights for the underlying compositions of songs on behalf of the songwriters they represent. The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., the leading U.S. mechanical rights organization, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NMPA.
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Luncheon Speakers
Todd Brabec
Former Executive Vice President
ASCAP
Todd Brabec is co-author of Music, Money and Success: The Insider’s Guide to Making Money In the Music Business (6th Edition/Schirmer Books/505 pages) and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the USC Thornton School of Music where he teaches the course on music publishing, licensing of music and film, television and videogame song contracts. Formerly Executive Vice President for the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) where he was in charge of all of the Society’s membership operations throughout the world, Brabec is the current Budget Chair as well as former Division Chair for the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries.
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Jeffrey Brabec
Vice President of Business Affairs
Chrysalis Music Group
Jeffrey Brabec is Vice President of Business Affairs for the Chrysalis Music Group (representing the catalogues of OutKast, Velvet Revolver, Blondie, Paul Anka, Billy Idol, Jethro Tull, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, A3 (“The Sopranos” theme) Cy Coleman, Dan Wilson, TV on the Radio and Ray LaMontagne). Brabec is the co-author with his twin brother Todd (Executive Vice President of ASCAP) of the book MUSIC, MONEY, AND SUCCESS: The Insider's Guide To Making Money In The Music Industry (Schirmer Trade Books/Music Sales) and has been awarded the Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music journalism. Previously, he has been Vice President of Business Affairs for The PolyGram Music Group and Director of Business Affairs for both The Welk Music Group and Arista-Interworld Music Group.
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The Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar will examine the latest in Entertainment Law from litigation trends and contractual safeguards when "upstreaming" an artist from an Indie to a major record label, to recording and film contracts, copyrights and publishing..
The Cutting Edge Music Business Sessions will feature successful music professionals who will address everything from getting your music in films, to booking, touring, publicity and promotions.
The Cutting Edge Film and Interactive Media Workshops will show independent filmmakers how to finance films and garner distribution deals. Those interested can have their film critiqued in the Film Showcase.
The roots of New Orleans music are the Cutting Edge, even when the backbeat is a half beat behind. Everything about music is not always selling CDs to a large segment of the population. The 2008 Roots Music Gathering showcases traditional music and cultures.
Cutting Edge's New Works Showcase. Bring on the Bands! Play for the professionals. - A band's best publicity is performance. - In addition these artists will get an opportunity to attend panels and network at the conference.
Let the Cutting Edge open the door to good business by marketing your products or artists at the Cutting Edge Trade Show or in the Indie Magazine's Cutting Edge Conference issue.