It's our final Crescendo session for 2024, this time covering grass roots publicity and Pitching and Releasing your Music. Joining Lou Hill and Bri Whetstone is special guest, artist management, journalist, and PR guru Amanda Mester. Session is free! Join us live at the Jazz Museum or on Zoom (RSVP for the link) as Amanda, Bri and Lou discuss:

Join Greg Schatz and Andew Woodruff of French Quarter Festivals as they talk what you need to know to book a festival gig and how to make the experience great for all involved, and then Alison Edmondson of Harmony Street Society joins us to talk accounting and taxes for musicians.

On Tuesday Octobert 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Education Center of the New Orleans Jazz Museum at 400 Esplanade Ave, Join Lou Hill and Bri Whetstone for our latest free music business class, this time on Streaming Revenues and working with ASCAP/BMI. Live (the best way!) or on Zoom. Issues to be covered include:

On Tuesday October 8 at 5:30 p.m. join Lou Hill and Bri Whetstone live in person at the Education Center of the New Orleans Jazz Museum or via Zoom for our latest free music business class, this time on master recordings and record labels. Topics we’ll be discussing include:

Crescendo continues Tuesday October 1 at 5:30 as Lou Hill and Bri Whetstone lead a conversation on publishing and maximizing revenue streams.

Join songwriter, producer, and musician advocate Larry Batiste via Zoom on Thursday October 3rd for a conversation with George Ingmire about the modern music economy, and what musicians and advocates can do to make music and musicians thrive!