Homemade Music Symposium this weekend!
Denis Baldwin | Jun 11, 2009 | Comments 0
HOMEMADE MUSIC SYMPOSIUM releases its MASTER SCHEDULE for the event on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14 in Ybor City. The second annual symposium is offered free of charge to all Tampa Bay area musicians and the general public. The numerous seminars and workshops are focused on the business of music making and will provide area musicians assistance on how to nurture and develop careers in the modern commercial environment. Woven through the two-day schedule are a number of special live performances and showcases by artists ranging in age from 11 to 107!
On Saturday June 13, the symposium will take place from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the HCC-Performing Arts Building-Ybor City Campus, located at the corner of Palm Avenue and 14th Street. A complete schedule is provided at the end of this release.
On Saturday Evening, June 13, numerous area bands and musicians will be featured at showcases throughout Ybor City. Venues include New World Brewery, Crowbar, the Roosevelt, and Arts on 9th. Highlights include Will Quinlan at New World Brewery, Hat Trick Heroes at Crowbar, and Hip Hop / Techno powered by vegetable oil in biodiesel generators at the Roosevelt.
On Sunday, June 14, all events take place from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM at various venues along 19th Street and 9th Avenue. These include the Ybor City State Museum Park, REAX Music Space, Tre Amici at the Bunker, Mermaid’s Slipper and Arnold Martinez Art Gallery.
Some highlights of the symposium include:
Special guests Rosa Rio, Tampa’s own 107 years young Wurlitzer wizard and jazz pianist, and Paul Wilborn performing music by composers Rosa knew such as Cole Porter and George Gershwin
A keynote address from Peter Wells, visiting NYC Co-Founder of Tunecore, the country’s premier digital media distribution company
Workshops and panel discussions including a cross-section of Bay area record labels, alternative media promotion, electronic press kit and web design, and Meet the Press: A Conversation with Area Music Critics.
The symposium is organized by The Artists and Writers Group in partnership with Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus. Bay Area Artists and Musicians Organization (BAAMO) and Ybor City Development Corporation are also partners. Other sponsors include Creative Loafing, REAX Magazine and New World Brewery.
The partners and sponsors are dedicated to supporting the Tampa Bay area cultural community with events such as Homemade Music Symposium, Deep Carnivale: Celebration of Words and the Ybor Festival of the Moving Image.
For general inquiries please contact T. Hampton Dohrman 813.784.2972 thdohrman@gmail.com or David Audet daudet@hccfl.edu, Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus, 2112 N. 15th Street, Tampa, Florida 33675
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