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The First European DIY Musician Conference in Valencia. Hosted by CD Baby and Berklee

This coming weekend Valencia will be hosting the first European DIY Musician Conference together with CDBaby and Berklee School of Music Valencia. The conference is expected to attract hundreds of artists and music industry people from across Spain and Europe.

The first day of the conference includes many international speakers and professionals bringing attendees up to date on how to navigate and succeed in today´s music business, some industry best practices and helpful advice for the independent musician. There will also be a concert showcase and networking event in the evening.

The second day is packed with more speakers on a wider variety of topic on more specific areas of the music industry, with many sessions sharing the same time slot so attendees can pick and choose the areas that interest them most.

Events like the European DIY Musician Conference, together with the presence of the Valencia Berklee Campus and all their world class musicians, mixed with the recent laws passed in the Comunidad Valenciana allowing all bars and clubs to have live music performances (something which has been prohibited in Valencia for many years) is a combination with the potential to change the live music landscape of the city in the years to come.

Early registration is open the afternoon before the festival (Friday) on Berklee campus.

See you there.

Claude Robillard – Valencia International

Conference Schedule

FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH Berklee Campus
16:00 – 18:00 EARLY REGISTRATION

18:00 – 20:00 OPENING COCKTAIL HOUR

SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH

All Saturday sessions located at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Adjacent to Berklee campus)

10:00 WELCOME – OPENING KEYNOTES

Tracy Maddux – CEO, CD Baby

Emilien Moyon – Program Director, Berklee

11:30 BUILDING YOUR ONLINE BRAND

Speaker: Wesley A’Harrah – Music Ally

12:30 HOW TO PREPARE YOUR MUSIC FOR A SUCESSFUL RELEASE

Speakers: Chris Robley, Danielle King, Cristina Cano, Kevin Breuner

13:30 LUNCH BREAK

15:00 HOW A SONG MAKES YOU MONEY

Speakers: Jon Bahr – VP of Publishing at CD Baby, Roberto Neri of Downtown Music Publishing

16:00 MAKING IT IN TODAY’S MUSIC BUSINESS, PART 1

Moderated by – Ben Cantil – Assistant Professor, Berklee, Valencia

Speakers: Tano Darias, Pablo Munguia, Tonya Butler, Alexandre Perrin

17:00 MAKING IT IN TODAY’S MUSIC BUSINESS, PART 2

Moderated by – Ben Cantil – Assistant Professor, Berklee, Valencia

Speakers: Tano Darias, Pablo Munguia, Tonya Butler, Alexandre Perrin

19:00 – 1:30 EVENING SHOWCASE AND NETWORKING EVENT

Location: Veles Et Vents – Valencia (veleseventsvalencia.es)

Free with conference badge. 7€ for the public

Featuring: Baywaves, Hickeys, Candeleros, Burt Byler, Them Fantasies

SUNDAY, APRIL 15TH
All Sunday sessions located at the Berklee campus.

Berklee Campus

8:30 REGISTRATION OPEN

10:00

BUILDING YOUR PRESENCE ON SPOTIFY

Speaker: Chris Robley – CD Baby

MANAGEMENT: WHEN DO YOU NEED IT? PERSPECTIVES FROM AN INDUSTRY VETERAN AND INNOVATOR

Speaker: Cindy Castillo and Rick Rogers

CD BABY OFFICE HOURS

MEET BERKLEE!

CÓMO FUNCIONAN LOS DERECHOS DE AUTOR Y LICENCIAS DE MÚSICA EN LA UNIÓN EUROPEA

Speaker: Tano Darias – Berklee

OPEN DJ SESSION Perfomer: Ben Cantil (Performance name Encantil)

11:00 SUCCESSFUL RELEASE STRATEGIES IN A STREAMING WORLD

Speaker: Kevin Breuner – CD Baby

HOW MUSIC LICENSING AND COPYRIGHTS WORK IN THE US & EU

Speaker: Tonya Butler – Berklee, Tano Darias – Berklee

CD BABY OFFICE HOURS

MEET BERKLEE!

CONSTRUYENDO TU PRESENCIA EN SPOTIFY

Speaker: Tracey Gill Miller – CD Baby

RECORDING WORKSHOP: DEMYSTIFYING MICROPHONES AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES

Speaker: Liz Teutsch – Berklee

OPEN DJ SESSION

Perfomer: Ben Cantil (Performance name Encantil)

AUTHENTIC ARTIST BRANDING

Speaker: Chris Robley – CD Baby

12:00 MUSIC EDUCATION AND CAREERS

Learn direclty from students, staff, and faculty what it’s like to study music on the Valencia campus.

HOW TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT

Speaker: Tonya Butler – Berklee

RECAUDANDO TUS PROPIOS FONDOS: ESTRATEGIAS PARA CROWDFUNDING

Ponente: Javier Lander

RECORDING WORKSHOP: DEMYSTIFYING MICROPHONES AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES

Speaker: Liz Teutsch

OPEN DJ SESSION

Perfomer: Ben Cantil (Performance name Encantil)

13:00 LUNCH BREAK

14:30 SUCCESSFUL TOUR BOOKING AND MANAGEMENT

Speaker: Cindy Castillo of Gignitik, Lauren Chanson of Whisper Not Agency

FINDING YOUR ONLINE FANS, AND HELPING THEM FIND YOU

Speaker: Wesley A’Harrah – Music Ally

HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR MUSIC ON YOUTUBE

Speaker: Nicholas Salomone

DE ROCKSTAR A BLOGSTAR: EL CAMINO DE UN EMPRENDEDOR DE LA MÚSICA

Speaker: José Luis López – Promoción Musical

DIY MUSICIAN PODCAST LIVE! – THE NEW RULES OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR MUSICIANS

Speakers: Kevin Breuner & Chris Robley

15:30

THE MUSICPRENEUR: MY BAND, MY STARTUP

Speaker: Javier Lander

BUILDING AN AUDIENCE ON YOUTUBE

Speaker: Nicholas Salomone

VIDEO PRODUCTION MASTERCLASS

Speakers: Jon Forsyth

DISTRIBUCIÓN GLOBAL Y MONETIZACIÓN PARA MÚSICOS

Speakers: Tracey Gill Miller

16:30 FINAL MEETUP