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Thursday, April 24
 

9:30am PDT

10:55am PDT

10:55am PDT

Noteflight: The Online Notation Program
This session will demonstrate the capabilities of Noteflight, an online score creation community now serving over a million users, including composers, arrangers, performers, music teachers and music students. Noteflight President Joe Berkovitz will discuss the unique advantages of Noteflight’s built-in, web-based notation editor, and discuss some of the changes in store for music publishing as scores are increasingly created and shared in the cloud.


Thursday April 24, 2014 10:55am - 11:25am PDT
Laurel 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

10:55am PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with Om'Mas Keith

Featured presenter Om’Mas Keith, Grammy® award winning Producer, Composer, Musician & Engineer for people such as Frank Ocean, Jay Z, Kanye West, Kid Cudi and P Diddy.


The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop), Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more.


Thursday April 24, 2014 10:55am - 11:25am PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

10:55am PDT

PreSonus: Producing in Studio One with Justin Lassen
Learn how a world-renowed music producer utilizes Studio One to produce his most impactful tracks. Justin Lassen will take you down the rabbit hole into how he uses Studio One, and how easy it is for you to do the same. Lassen is a composer, remixer and sound designer with 15 years of experience in the music, film and video game industries. His wildly popular instrumental series Synaesthesia has been praised by everyone from CGSociety to Playboy; as a remixer, Mr. Lassen has worked with Madonna, The Killers, Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails and more, and has leant his talents to technology firms like iZotope, Cakewalk, Intel, Sony and the US Department of Defense.


Thursday April 24, 2014 10:55am - 11:25am PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

10:55am PDT

Sam Ash Presents Line 6: Three Key Products to Enhance Your Musical World
Come learn how three Line 6 products can help enhance your musical world. You'll find out how AMPLIFi combines a high performance guitar amplifier, Bluetooth streaming music system and a cloud-enabled IOS app to change the way you jam, practice and enjoy music. Come by and experience the StageSource L2t, an all-in-one PA that is a live sound solution made easy for all singer-songwriters. And try out SonicPort, a mobile recording interface solution specifically designed to provide guitarists with professional quality recording for you iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Line 6 product specialist Nick Schilling will be available to answer all your questions and enhance your EXPO experience with demos.


Thursday April 24, 2014 10:55am - 11:25am PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

12:55pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents Electro Voice: Win an RE 320 Mic
Electro Voice product specialist Schwin Arios will demo the RE 20, RE 320 and 767 wired mics as well as the RE 2N7 wireless mic. Learn how these can enhance your live and studio performances. Also on hand will be the 2LX, Live X and brand new ETX speakers which are just shipping to stores now! Come by and enter for a chance to win an RE 320 mic.


Thursday April 24, 2014 12:55pm - 1:25pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

12:55pm PDT

12:55pm PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with Clint Gibbs
Featured presenter Clint Gibbs, engineer for Dr. Luke, will be discussing and playing examples of songs that went from bare bone beat to hit.

The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop), Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more. 


Thursday April 24, 2014 12:55pm - 1:55pm PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

12:55pm PDT

PreSonus: Riff to Release
Looking for a solution that helps with your creative process, recording, live performance and selling your products? Look no further, because in this presentation, specialist Byron Gaither will show how PreSonus can assist with just about every step of your artistic journey. Watch how we seamlessly use PreSonus software and hardware solutions to record, mix and release to Nimbit for your fans to buy. This session features a special guest recording artist.


Thursday April 24, 2014 12:55pm - 1:55pm PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

12:55pm PDT

Sheet Music Plus: Sell Your Sheet Music Online with Digital Print Publishing
Now you can sell your sheet music online and earn 45% royalties. Learn how to use Digital Print Publishing to sell your sheet music online through www.sheetmusicplus.com, the world's largest sheet music store. Presenters Ahroon Yoch, Jenny Silva and Amy Hopson will demo this easy-to-use service, including how to sign up for a free account and upload your titles for sale. You'll get great tips on making your titles more appealing to buyers, including adding sound samples, detailed descriptions and more. Join the satisfied songwriters, musicians, composers and arrangers who are already successfully selling their sheet music to millions of customers around the world with Digital Print Publishing.


Thursday April 24, 2014 12:55pm - 1:55pm PDT
Laurel 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

12:55pm PDT

Website Demolition Derby (Presented by Bandzoogle)
This ever-popular session will offer live critiques of your website. Our panelists will assess its design, organization, content and functionality. How does the website fit with the artist's overall online strategy, and how successfully does it achieve the artist’s goals? Our experts have worked with thousands of songwriters and musicians, from major label superstars to secluded basement composers. They are extremely knowledgeable about website best practices and deeply allergic to bad design, music that auto-starts, Flash widgets and unreadable fonts. Our panelists have been instructed to be ruthless and leave all diplomacy aside, so if you’re courageous enough to submit your website for their scrutiny, send a note to Bandzoogle’s Dave Cool: dcool@bandzoogle.com.

Moderators
avatar for David Dufresne

David Dufresne

CEO - Bandzoogle
CEO - BandzoogleDavid Dufresne is CEO of Bandzoogle, the most powerful platform for musicians to build their website, engage their fans, and sell their music and merch directly. Bandzoogle works with many thousands of bands and musicians to help them create a strong base for their... Read More →

Panelists
avatar for Dave Cool

Dave Cool

Director, Artist Relations – Bandzoogle
Director, Artist Relations – Bandzoogle Dave Cool (yes, that’s his real name) is the Director of Artist Relations for Bandzoogle, a website and marketing platform for musicians. Through blogging, social media, and traveling to conferences, he keeps an open dialogue with the indie... Read More →
avatar for Brian Felsen

Brian Felsen

Composer, Entrepreneur
Composer, Entrepreneur As President of CD Baby from 2008-14, Mr. Felsen was responsible for all business development, operations, customer service, marketing, and technology at the world's largest online distributor of independent music. He also founded BookBaby, which digitally... Read More →
avatar for Ari Herstand

Ari Herstand

Songwriter, Artist, Actor; Blogger – Ari’s Take
Songwriter, Artist, ActorBlogger – Ari’s Take Most people now know Ari Herstand as the guy who helped them fly with their instruments. His Carry Your Instrument On The Plane… It’s The LAW blog post went viral and has been viewed over 250,000 with over 40,000 Facebook Likes... Read More →
avatar for Brian Schopfel

Brian Schopfel

EVP, Business Development & Partner - The Uprising Creative
EVP, Business Development & Partner - The Uprising Creative Brian Schopfel is a partner at The Uprising Creative. Day-to-day he handles business development, creative direction / ideation, client relations, air drums and overall positivity.



Thursday April 24, 2014 12:55pm - 1:55pm PDT
Hollywood Ballroom #2 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:25pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents GoPro: The Mount HERO3+ Black Edition
Learn how to capture engaging, pro-quality photos and video of your performance in the studio, jamming with friends or playing a gig with the GoPro Mount HERO3+ Black Edition. Just mount the camera to your instruments, turntables, mic stands and other stage equipment for immersive GoPro-style footage that allows friends and fans to experience your music in a whole new way. Specialist Andrew Duafala will be on hand to demonstrate the GoPro App and GoPro Studio edition software to provide all the tools you need to share your music with the world and create professional content to promote on all your social media outlets.


Thursday April 24, 2014 1:25pm - 1:55pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

4:55pm PDT

4:55pm PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with Jon Castelli, Aaron Joseph & Tony Maserat
Featured presenters Jon Castelli (Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Beyonce), writer/producer with Mirrorball Entertainment, and mix engineer with Tony Maserat, together with Aaron Joseph (Prescription Songs writer/producer) discuss and show examples on how to get your songwriting demos to become finished records, ready for release.  In today's world of DIY recording and producing, you'd be surprised at how many demos actually get to the mix engineer.

The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop) and Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more.


Thursday April 24, 2014 4:55pm - 5:25pm PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

4:55pm PDT

PreSonus Presents Nimbit: Your Ultimate Direct-to-Fan Service
Come see what "direct-to-fan" was always meant to be. PreSonus will announce for the very first time a brand new look for Nimbit during this session. With tons of new features, a new design, and now with the compatibility of PreSonus software solutions, you'll see why this is more than you imagine. PreSonus specialist Byron Gaither will demonstrate how Nimbit easily lets you share, sell and promote your music, manage and communicate with your fans, and raise funds for your projects.


Thursday April 24, 2014 4:55pm - 5:25pm PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

4:55pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents Yamaha & Steinberg: Create Professional Music Productions
Yamaha Pro Combo Product Specialists Kevin Doucette and Avery Burdett present industry-leading hardware and software from Yamaha Pro Audio and Combo division and Steinberg North America. See and hear how everyone from top professionals to beginning singer-songwriters use Yamaha and Steinberg to create totally professional music productions, and learn from an expert all about how these products can help you realize your musical dreams. Come by early and often to register for a chance to win valuable Yamaha and Steinberg hardware and software products!


Thursday April 24, 2014 4:55pm - 5:25pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

4:55pm PDT

Section 101: Dare to be Different! The Secret to Representing Yourself Uniquely Online
Your online presence is an important component of your success whether you are a songwriter, producer or performing artist. Developing, maintaining and owning this can feel daunting and time consuming, but it doesn't have to be. In this session, Section 101 Senior Director of Client Services Rebecca Calejo will introduce five simple and key ideas to help you perfect your online presence, connect with your target audience, earn more business and propel your career.


Thursday April 24, 2014 4:55pm - 5:25pm PDT
Laurel 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)
 
Friday, April 25
 

9:30am PDT

11:10am PDT

11:10am PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with Joe Barresi
Featured presenter Joe Barresi, a mixer/engineer/producer, who’s credits include bands such as  Tool, Kyuss, The Melvins, , Chevelle, Queens of the Stone Age, Coheed and Cambria, Tomahawk, L7, The Jesus Lizard, Parkway Drive, New Model Army, Bad Religion and Stam1na, will share his insight into the recording of his favorite tracks.

The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop) and Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more.


Friday April 25, 2014 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

11:10am PDT

PreSonus Presents Notion: Redefining Notation Software
Find out why Notion is one of the fastest growing music notation products on the planet. Learn how simple it is to write out lead sheets with lyrics, your next film score, guitar tabs or a full orchestral composition featuring samples of the London Symphony Orchestra. Specialist Byron Gaither witll show you how to get started quickly with this award-winning product, whether you are using it on a Mac/PC or iPad.


Friday April 25, 2014 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

11:10am PDT

Sam Ash Presents Electro Voice: Win an RE 320 Mic
Electro Voice product specialist Schwin Arios will demo the RE 20, RE 320 and 767 wired mics as well as the RE 2N7 wireless mic. Learn how these can enhance your live and studio performances. Also on hand will be the 2LX, Live X and brand new ETX speakers which are just shipping to stores now! Come by and enter for a chance to win an RE 320 mic.


Friday April 25, 2014 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

11:10am PDT

Section 101: Dare to be Different! The Secret to Representing Yourself Uniquely Online
Your online presence is an important component of your success whether you are a songwriter, producer or performing artist. Developing, maintaining and owning this can feel daunting and time consuming, but it doesn't have to be. In this session, Section 101 Senior Director of Client Services Rebecca Calejo will introduce five simple and key ideas to help you perfect your online presence, connect with your target audience, earn more business and propel your career.


Friday April 25, 2014 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Laurel 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

11:40am PDT

Win Gear and Prizes from Our EXPO Sponsors!
We're raffling off gear, products and services from our generous EXPO sponsors! To enter the drawing, just drop your card at sponsor tables and The ASCAP Room. Don't miss your chance to walk away with some great prizes!

Friday April 25, 2014 11:40am - 11:45am PDT
Dolby Ballroom 5th Floor

1:10pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents Yamaha & Steinberg: Create Professional Music Productions
Yamaha Pro Combo Product Specialists Kevin Doucette and Avery Burdett present industry-leading hardware and software from Yamaha Pro Audio and Combo division and Steinberg North America. See and hear how everyone from top professionals to beginning singer-songwriters use Yamaha and Steinberg to create totally professional music productions, and learn from an expert all about how these products can help you realize your musical dreams. Come by early and often to register for a chance to win valuable Yamaha and Steinberg hardware and software products!


Friday April 25, 2014 1:10pm - 1:45pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:10pm PDT

From the Studio to the Stage: Remix Session (Presented by Native Instruments)
Have you ever wondered how professional DJs and producers create and perform remixes? Find out what’s going on under the hood as Native Instruments Lead Specialist, NüTrik, shows you how to prepare songs for DJ performance. Make sure to take notes as NüTrik creates a remix from scratch. He'll demonstrate the many capabilities of two cutting edge Native Instruments products: TRAKTOR (cue point juggling, finger drumming, mixing stems and more) and MASCHINE (recording patterns, chopping up vocals, importing to TRAKTOR).


Friday April 25, 2014 1:10pm - 2:25pm PDT
Hollywood Ballroom 1 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:10pm PDT

HFA: Licensing for Cover Songs
Are you releasing a cover song? Wondering if you need a license? Confused about how to get one? Getting a license means supporting your fellow songwriters and the music community at large. Join HFA’s Brian Durant as he explains the how, what and why of obtaining a license for a cover song. You'll learn how easy (and economical) it is to get a license using Songfile, HFA’s online licensing tool.  


Friday April 25, 2014 1:10pm - 2:25pm PDT
Laurel 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:10pm PDT

1:10pm PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with Dave Schiffman
Featured presenter Dave Schiffman, producer and engineer for Vampire Weekend, Haim, Sky Fereira, Active Child, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, LimpBizkit, Nine Inch Nails, Alanis Morrisette, System of a Down, Rage against the Machine, Audioslave and Weezer. Dave will share some secrets of mixing rock and alternative music and he will play examples from some of the varied projects he has worked on.

The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop) and Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more.


Friday April 25, 2014 1:10pm - 2:25pm PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:10pm PDT

PreSonus: Producing in Studio One with Justin Lassen
Learn how a world-renowed music producer utilizes Studio One to produce his most impactful tracks. Justin Lassen will take you down the rabbit hole into how he uses Studio One, and how easy it is for you to do the same. Lassen is a composer, remixer and sound designer with 15 years of experience in the music, film and video game industries. His wildly popular instrumental series Synaesthesia has been praised by everyone from CGSociety to Playboy; as a remixer, Mr. Lassen has worked with Madonna, The Killers, Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails and more, and has leant his talents to technology firms like iZotope, Cakewalk, Intel, Sony and the US Department of Defense.


Friday April 25, 2014 1:10pm - 2:25pm PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:45pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents GoPro: The Mount HERO3+ Black Edition
Learn how to capture engaging, pro-quality photos and video of your performance in the studio, jamming with friends or playing a gig with the GoPro Mount HERO3+ Black Edition. Just mount the camera to your instruments, turntables, mic stands and other stage equipment for immersive GoPro-style footage that allows friends and fans to experience your music in a whole new way. Specialist Andrew Duafala will be on hand to demonstrate the GoPro App and GoPro Studio edition software to provide all the tools you need to share your music with the world and create professional content to promote on all your social media outlets.


Friday April 25, 2014 1:45pm - 2:25pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

3:55pm PDT

3:55pm PDT

MasterWriter: #1 Bestselling Software Demo
MasterWriter has just released Version 3.0! Recipient of rave reviews in every major music magazine, MasterWriter is the most powerful suite of songwriting tools ever assembled in one program. It's used by some of the world's most successful songwriters, including Gwen Stefani, Rob Thomas, Kenny Loggins, Trent Reznor and Jimmy Webb. During this demo, MasterWriter founder Barry DeVorzon will personally demonstrate Version 3.0 and share his own inspiring stories as a highly successful songwriter.


Friday April 25, 2014 3:55pm - 4:25pm PDT
Laurel 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

3:55pm PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with Kool Kojak

Featured presenter Kool Kojak, producer/composer,isback by popular demand after last year's ASCAP EXPO. Kojak will present more of his musical (and ceiling cracking) skills that he has made use of with Flo Rida's "Right Round," Nicki Minaj "Va Va Voom," Travis Barker "Raw Sh!t," Ke$ha "Blow," "Gold Trans Am" and "Wonderland,"  Matisyahu "Spark Seeker" and many more.

The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop) and Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more.


Friday April 25, 2014 3:55pm - 4:25pm PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

3:55pm PDT

PreSonus: Riff to Release
Looking for a solution that helps with your creative process, recording, live performance and selling your products? Look no further, because in this presentation, specialist Byron Gaither will show how PreSonus can assist with just about every step of your artistic journey. Watch how we seamlessly use PreSonus software and hardware solutions to record, mix and release to Nimbit for your fans to buy. This session features a special guest recording artist.


Friday April 25, 2014 3:55pm - 4:25pm PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

3:55pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents Line 6: Three Key Products to Enhance Your Musical World
Come learn how three Line 6 products can help enhance your musical world. You'll find out how AMPLIFi combines a high performance guitar amplifier, Bluetooth streaming music system and a cloud-enabled IOS app to change the way you jam, practice and enjoy music. Come by and experience the StageSource L2t, an all-in-one PA that is a live sound solution made easy for all singer-songwriters. And try out SonicPort, a mobile recording interface solution specifically designed to provide guitarists with professional quality recording for you iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Line 6 product specialist Nick Schilling will be available to answer all your questions and enhance your EXPO experience with demos.


Friday April 25, 2014 3:55pm - 4:25pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)
 
Saturday, April 26
 

11:10am PDT

11:10am PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with David Rideau

Featured presenter David Rideau, a mixer/engineer with three Grammy nominations who has been making records and mixing for film and TV for more than twenty years. His discography includes: Sting, TLC, Janet Jackson, Brenda Russell, Earth Wind and Fire, George Benson, BWB, Al Jarreau, Kirk Franklin and Boney James. His film score mixing includes Scarface.

The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop) and Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more.


Saturday April 26, 2014 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

11:10am PDT

PreSonus Presents Nimbit: Promoting and Selling to Your Fans
Specialist Byron Gaither will teach you how quick and simple it is to start promoting your music and selling it to your fans. Nimbit's powerful direct-to-fan functions allow you to not only share your music but manage your creative business, too. With tons of marketing tools, selling options, advanced fan list management and fan activity tracking at your fingertips, you will see why Nimbit is the best service for you to make great decisions about selling your music.


Saturday April 26, 2014 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

11:10am PDT

Sam Ash Presents Yamaha & Steinberg: Create Professional Music Productions
Yamaha Pro Combo Product Specialists Kevin Doucette and Avery Burdett present industry-leading hardware and software from Yamaha Pro Audio and Combo division and Steinberg North America. See and hear how everyone from top professionals to beginning singer-songwriters use Yamaha and Steinberg to create totally professional music productions, and learn from an expert all about how these products can help you realize your musical dreams. Come by early and often to register for a chance to win valuable Yamaha and Steinberg hardware and software products!


Saturday April 26, 2014 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

11:10am PDT

SoundExchange: What It Is, Why it Pays and How to Get Your Share
SoundExchange is an important source of revenue for all artists and labels, both big and small. Since its founding, SoundExchange has distributed over $1.5 billion in royalties for performances on satellite radio, Internet radio, cable TV music channels and other streaming sevices. But thousands of artists and labels don't know that they need to register, and millions in SoundExchange royalties have gone unclaimed. In this interactive, question-driven workshop, SoundExchange's Lauren Danzy will explain what SoundExchange is, why it pays and how to get your share. The workshop will also cover need-to-know info on copyright, licensing, metadata and legislation that will affect your career.


Saturday April 26, 2014 11:10am - 11:40am PDT
Laurel 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:10pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents Line 6: Three Key Products to Enhance Your Musical World
Come learn how three Line 6 products can help enhance your musical world. You'll find out how AMPLIFi combines a high performance guitar amplifier, Bluetooth streaming music system and a cloud-enabled IOS app to change the way you jam, practice and enjoy music. Come by and experience the StageSource L2t, an all-in-one PA that is a live sound solution made easy for all singer-songwriters. And try out SonicPort, a mobile recording interface solution specifically designed to provide guitarists with professional quality recording for you iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Line 6 product specialist Nick Schilling will be available to answer all your questions and enhance your EXPO experience with demos.


Saturday April 26, 2014 1:10pm - 1:40pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:10pm PDT

1:10pm PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with Deezle & Cory Rooney

Featured presenters Darius “Deezle” Harrison and Cory Rooney. Deezle is a two-time Grammy® Award, four-time ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award and a B.E.T Award winner, who has worked with the likes of Lil’ Wayne, Outkast, Ludacris, Mary J Blige, Usher, Donald Harrison, Jay-Z and Kerry Hilson. Cory Rooney has written, produced, and developed many hits and careers for artists such as Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Thalia, Destiny's Child, and many more. Together they will share their love of music production.

The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop) and Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more.


Saturday April 26, 2014 1:10pm - 2:10pm PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:10pm PDT

PreSonus: Producing in Studio One with Justin Lassen
Learn how a world-renowed music producer utilizes Studio One to produce his most impactful tracks. Justin Lassen will take you down the rabbit hole into how he uses Studio One, and how easy it is for you to do the same. Lassen is a composer, remixer and sound designer with 15 years of experience in the music, film and video game industries. His wildly popular instrumental series Synaesthesia has been praised by everyone from CGSociety to Playboy; as a remixer, Mr. Lassen has worked with Madonna, The Killers, Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails and more, and has leant his talents to technology firms like iZotope, Cakewalk, Intel, Sony and the US Department of Defense.


Saturday April 26, 2014 1:10pm - 2:10pm PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:10pm PDT

Treat Your Voice: Vocal Recording Workshop (Presented by iZotope)
A distinctive vocal sound sets your act apart. In this workshop, freelance producer and Cybersound Studio producer Evan Allen will use iZotope software to demonstrate tips and tricks for recording and treating your vocals with ease. You'll learn about proper mic placement and in-the-box concepts like pitch editing, vocal sweetening, and vocal mixing techniques - everything you need to create compelling, studio-quality demos and release-ready recordings. With iZotope’s Nectar 2 Vocal Production Suite and your favorite DAW, flawless vocal production is just a click away.


Saturday April 26, 2014 1:10pm - 2:10pm PDT
Hollywood Ballroom #2 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

1:40pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents GoPro: The Mount HERO3+ Black Edition
Learn how to capture engaging, pro-quality photos and video of your performance in the studio, jamming with friends or playing a gig with the GoPro Mount HERO3+ Black Edition. Just mount the camera to your instruments, turntables, mic stands and other stage equipment for immersive GoPro-style footage that allows friends and fans to experience your music in a whole new way. Specialist Andrew Duafala will be on hand to demonstrate the GoPro App and GoPro Studio edition software to provide all the tools you need to share your music with the world and create professional content to promote on all your social media outlets.


Saturday April 26, 2014 1:40pm - 2:10pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

3:40pm PDT

3:40pm PDT

PMC & Vintage King: The Producer and Composer Session with Maor Appelbaum

Featured presenter Maor Appelbaum is a mastering engineer for Rob Halford, Sepultura, Limp Bizkit, Yngwie Malmsteen who will be presenting the different approaches to mastering the next generation of music and sound. Topics include how to optimize your mixes to sound great on the radio and online as well as working with the current music styles and reviving the vintage tones. He will be bringing before and after examples.

The Professional Monitor Company (PMC) and Vintage King are proud to present their Producer and Composer Sessions series at the ASCAP EXPO. Guest speakers include Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion), Darius “Deezle” Harrison (Lil Wayne, Teena Marie, DMX, J-Lo), Cory Rooney (Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Mariah Carey), Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Icona Pop) and Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, 13 Down) and more.


Saturday April 26, 2014 3:40pm - 4:10pm PDT
Nichols 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

3:40pm PDT

PreSonus: The PreSonus Solution
Take a tour through the incredible PreSonus products catalogue. Whether you are building a home studio, adding to a major studio or performing live, PreSonus has the tools for you. PreSonus specialist Byron Gaither will demonstrate how these award-winning products can support your creative vision, and you'll see how the interaction between the PreSonus products is unlike anything else.


Saturday April 26, 2014 3:40pm - 4:10pm PDT
Runyon 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

3:40pm PDT

Sam Ash Presents Electro Voice: Win an RE 320 Mic
Electro Voice product specialist Schwin Arios will demo the RE 20, RE 320 and 767 wired mics as well as the RE 2N7 wireless mic. Learn how these can enhance your live and studio performances. Also on hand will be the 2LX, Live X and brand new ETX speakers which are just shipping to stores now! Come by and enter for a chance to win an RE 320 mic.


Saturday April 26, 2014 3:40pm - 4:10pm PDT
Solano 2nd Floor (Mezzanine)

4:10pm PDT

Win Gear and Prizes from Our EXPO Sponsors!
We're raffling off gear, products and services from our generous EXPO sponsors! To enter the drawing, just drop your card at sponsor tables and The ASCAP Room. Don't miss your chance to walk away with some great prizes!

Saturday April 26, 2014 4:10pm - 4:15pm PDT
Dolby Ballroom 5th Floor
 
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