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