Just a reminder of our last workshop for the month, which I highly recommend to anyone interested in learning how to better market themselves. Michael knows what he's talking about!
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learning how to market yourself by Michael Russo
An introduction on how to market yourself and build a consistent brand for both potential audiences and possible bookers, producers and record labels. Michael Russo is the Creative Director of The Russo Group and is an award-winning Art Director, Copywriter and Designer. He teaches advertising and design at UL and has worked with many artists over the years including Marc Broussard, The Blue Runners and Terrance Simien.
You can also check out The Russo Group's blog about branding that Michael contributes to.
Check out some examples of his work.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Awesome Workshops in May!
Hi everyone-
We have some great workshops coming up in the month of May!
See the list below, and read on after the break to find out more info on what each one is.
Hope to see you soon!
Wed May 13th - Legal Aid workshop AT THE ACA- Free, Open to the public
Thurs May 14th - Health Day: Free Health Screenings through the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - also available for non-member cultural workers (music, food, carpenter, etc.)
Fri May 15th - Panel Discussion: DIY: Releasing Your Own Records with visiting artists Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas, and Brett Lyman. Free and Open to the Public
Tues May 19th - Working with Loops in Pro Tools
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learn how to market/brand yourself
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Wed, May 13th - 6:30-8:30pm Intellectual property 101 LOCATION: Acadiana Center for the Arts
Featured at this presentation will be information on how to protect your work: What is a copyright? What is a trademark? What is the difference? and Why do these and other intellectual property issues matter to me? The presentation will be given by entertainment lawyer Ashlye Keaton, along with Reid Wick of the Grammy Foundation.
This workshop is intended to be one of a series of practical workshops for ALL artists, including musicians, film makers, visual artists, craftsmen, writers, etc., providing basic information you need to know about the critical business side of your endeavors.
The workshop will open with a reception at which food and drinks will be provided, along with a short music performance.
This workshop is through the Acadiana Center for the Arts, located at 101 W. Vermillion St. in Lafayette, La.
Thurs May 14th - 2-6pm Health Day: Free Health Screenings through the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - also available for non-member cultural workers (music, food, carpenter, etc.)
Come by the Co-Op between 2 and 6 to check your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol FOR FREE! It is also a great time to meet Kathy Richard whose job it is to help cultural workers like YOU get free or affordable health care when they need it. We think this is so important we are encouraging ALL cultural workers to come by, not just members, so bring your husband or roommate and get y'all's health checked before summer tours and vacations begin-we want you healthy!
Fri May 15th - 6-7pm Panel Discussion: DYI: Releasing Your Own Records with Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas, and Brett Lyman - Because it's a special event, THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, not just members.
Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas,& Brett Lyman will join the Tip's Co-Op for a panel discussion on Releasing your Own Records. Wanna put out your own cassettes/7"'s/CDs/DVDs/mp3s/etc? They've done it all, and have years behind them of experience. Find out how to make them, get them to people, and most importantly to have people tell you YES YOU CAN DO IT! IT'S EASY!
Calvin Johnson started K Records in '82 by putting out his friend's music on cassettes. He has been in numerous bands and toured internationally, and managed to run his label for over 25 years now, a pretty impressive task.
Fred Thomas has been on numerous labels (Polyvinyl, K, & more) and in numerous bands (Saturday Looks Good To Me, City Center, Fred Thomas, & more) and puts out his own records in different formats alllll the time. He's also worked at a ton of record stores including Jackpot in Portland, OR and Other Music in NYC.
Brett Lyman has ALSO been in many bands (Measles, Mumps, Rubella; more!) on many labels, and currently has his own label up in Michigan called M'Lady's Records.
www.mladysrecords.com
www.slgtm.com
www.krecs.com
Tues May 19th - 6-7pm Working with Loops in Pro Tools by Tony Daigle
We all love Tony Daigle, and his intro to Pro Tools classes were amazing, so I was really excited when he offered to teach a class on working with loops in Pro Tools. Tony will bring in some samples and leave with a song. Watch, learn, ask questions from a master.
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learning how to market yourself by Michael Russo
An introduction on how to market yourself and build a consistent brand for both potential audiences and possible bookers, producers and record labels. Michael Russo is the Creative Director of The Russo Group and is an award-winning Art Director, Copywriter and Designer. He teaches advertising and design at UL and has worked with many artists over the years including Marc Broussard, The Blue Runners and Terrance Simien."
We have some great workshops coming up in the month of May!
See the list below, and read on after the break to find out more info on what each one is.
Hope to see you soon!
Wed May 13th - Legal Aid workshop AT THE ACA- Free, Open to the public
Thurs May 14th - Health Day: Free Health Screenings through the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - also available for non-member cultural workers (music, food, carpenter, etc.)
Fri May 15th - Panel Discussion: DIY: Releasing Your Own Records with visiting artists Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas, and Brett Lyman. Free and Open to the Public
Tues May 19th - Working with Loops in Pro Tools
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learn how to market/brand yourself
......
Wed, May 13th - 6:30-8:30pm Intellectual property 101 LOCATION: Acadiana Center for the Arts
Featured at this presentation will be information on how to protect your work: What is a copyright? What is a trademark? What is the difference? and Why do these and other intellectual property issues matter to me? The presentation will be given by entertainment lawyer Ashlye Keaton, along with Reid Wick of the Grammy Foundation.
This workshop is intended to be one of a series of practical workshops for ALL artists, including musicians, film makers, visual artists, craftsmen, writers, etc., providing basic information you need to know about the critical business side of your endeavors.
The workshop will open with a reception at which food and drinks will be provided, along with a short music performance.
This workshop is through the Acadiana Center for the Arts, located at 101 W. Vermillion St. in Lafayette, La.
Thurs May 14th - 2-6pm Health Day: Free Health Screenings through the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - also available for non-member cultural workers (music, food, carpenter, etc.)
Come by the Co-Op between 2 and 6 to check your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol FOR FREE! It is also a great time to meet Kathy Richard whose job it is to help cultural workers like YOU get free or affordable health care when they need it. We think this is so important we are encouraging ALL cultural workers to come by, not just members, so bring your husband or roommate and get y'all's health checked before summer tours and vacations begin-we want you healthy!
Fri May 15th - 6-7pm Panel Discussion: DYI: Releasing Your Own Records with Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas, and Brett Lyman - Because it's a special event, THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, not just members.
Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas,& Brett Lyman will join the Tip's Co-Op for a panel discussion on Releasing your Own Records. Wanna put out your own cassettes/7"'s/CDs/DVDs/mp3s/etc? They've done it all, and have years behind them of experience. Find out how to make them, get them to people, and most importantly to have people tell you YES YOU CAN DO IT! IT'S EASY!
Calvin Johnson started K Records in '82 by putting out his friend's music on cassettes. He has been in numerous bands and toured internationally, and managed to run his label for over 25 years now, a pretty impressive task.
Fred Thomas has been on numerous labels (Polyvinyl, K, & more) and in numerous bands (Saturday Looks Good To Me, City Center, Fred Thomas, & more) and puts out his own records in different formats alllll the time. He's also worked at a ton of record stores including Jackpot in Portland, OR and Other Music in NYC.
Brett Lyman has ALSO been in many bands (Measles, Mumps, Rubella; more!) on many labels, and currently has his own label up in Michigan called M'Lady's Records.
www.mladysrecords.com
www.slgtm.com
www.krecs.com
Tues May 19th - 6-7pm Working with Loops in Pro Tools by Tony Daigle
We all love Tony Daigle, and his intro to Pro Tools classes were amazing, so I was really excited when he offered to teach a class on working with loops in Pro Tools. Tony will bring in some samples and leave with a song. Watch, learn, ask questions from a master.
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learning how to market yourself by Michael Russo
An introduction on how to market yourself and build a consistent brand for both potential audiences and possible bookers, producers and record labels. Michael Russo is the Creative Director of The Russo Group and is an award-winning Art Director, Copywriter and Designer. He teaches advertising and design at UL and has worked with many artists over the years including Marc Broussard, The Blue Runners and Terrance Simien."
Monday, March 23, 2009
Two Workshops
Jason Cohen, a really great local photographer, will come in to teach the basics of Photoshop. Learn what the basic tools are and how to use them to create images that are all your own.
We are going to try out a lab-style class for this event, so please RSVP to lafayette at tipitinas dot com. You are welcome to bring your own computer if you have Photoshop, but please let me know in your RSVP if you plan to do so.
(Jason will be using Photoshop CS4 and our computers are Photoshop CS3, they are similar enough to work between them, and you can have either on your computer.)
Wed. April 8 and April 22 from 6-7 pm
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Learn about publishing and copyrighting your own music with Roger Kash. He will go through registering a song on BMI and Harry Fox, and discuss and answer questions about owning the rights to your songs.
Roger has held the position of Director of A&R (Artists and Repertoire) for a large independent label for the past 14 years. Currently he spends his mornings researching label copy (writers, publishers, publishing splits etc.) for the label's vast catalog of works in addition to registering their published works, and applying for mechanical licenses for works that they don't own the publishing for.
Roger is also a song writer and musician (a killer mandolin player!)
Thursday April 16 from 6-7pm
We are going to try out a lab-style class for this event, so please RSVP to lafayette at tipitinas dot com. You are welcome to bring your own computer if you have Photoshop, but please let me know in your RSVP if you plan to do so.
(Jason will be using Photoshop CS4 and our computers are Photoshop CS3, they are similar enough to work between them, and you can have either on your computer.)
Wed. April 8 and April 22 from 6-7 pm
................
Learn about publishing and copyrighting your own music with Roger Kash. He will go through registering a song on BMI and Harry Fox, and discuss and answer questions about owning the rights to your songs.
Roger has held the position of Director of A&R (Artists and Repertoire) for a large independent label for the past 14 years. Currently he spends his mornings researching label copy (writers, publishers, publishing splits etc.) for the label's vast catalog of works in addition to registering their published works, and applying for mechanical licenses for works that they don't own the publishing for.
Roger is also a song writer and musician (a killer mandolin player!)
Thursday April 16 from 6-7pm
Thursday, March 12, 2009
AOC will play your music on TV
Hey Co-Opers, AOC is making a really cool community connection with musicians that I hope you all take advantage of. Support your community so it can support you back, and get promo while you are at it! Contact me if you'd like more info, or stop by AOC down the street from the Co-Op at 124 E Main.
After putting your blood, sweat, and tears into your music, where do you go next? AOC would like to help out by playing your music during our new message board. The message board is a graphics based slide show promoting non-profit organizations and community events. It airs at various times during the day on LUS channels 3 and 4 in Lafayette and Cox channels 15 and 16 in Lafayette and the five surrounding parishes.
Songs need to be submitted in mp3 format. They should be radio versions and no longer than five minutes in length. Artist will be required to sign paperwork stating that they are liable for their submissions.
After putting your blood, sweat, and tears into your music, where do you go next? AOC would like to help out by playing your music during our new message board. The message board is a graphics based slide show promoting non-profit organizations and community events. It airs at various times during the day on LUS channels 3 and 4 in Lafayette and Cox channels 15 and 16 in Lafayette and the five surrounding parishes.
Songs need to be submitted in mp3 format. They should be radio versions and no longer than five minutes in length. Artist will be required to sign paperwork stating that they are liable for their submissions.
Update!
Allison Bohl’s final Beginners Final Cut Pro class is tonight, Thursday March 12. She is going to go over capturing from mini dv tape to computer, editing it, and burning to DVD. The class goes from 6-7 and will begin and end PROMPTLY today. So get here before 6!
I’m still firming down the schedule for future classes, but there will be an upcoming Photoshop class and a class on the business side – rights, copyrighting, etc. Those of you who are interested in specific classes please reply and let me know as I am only scheduling classes I know there is a need for. Some topics are below for you to browse, or come up with your own.
-Photoshop (Graphic Design)
-Garageband (beg audio software)
-iMovie (beg video software)
-Beginning Recording (could be part of the Garageband class)
-Web Design
-You made an album, now what? (booking, where to sell cd’s, doing your own promo, etc.)
-Understanding rights to your music/Copyrighting
-Beg Pro Tools or Final Cut – you are missing/missed these recent classes and would like another
-Intermediate Pro Tools or Final Cut
-Other (please specify)
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ALSO! In Collaboration with LA Cultural Economy Healthcare Initiative, we will offer free or very inexpensive health testing services on May 14th . More details to come, but your health is important so please plan on coming by! For those of you in need of affordable health care, you should check out their site or contact Kathy Richard because they connect cultural workers (that’s you!) with the right places to go for free or affordable health services.
It’s worth a call, she knows what’s up.
Kathy Richard: Kathy[at]culturaleconmy[dot]org or 337.233.7060
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A few radio stations that play music in NJ in conjunction with the Crawfish fest there are in need of and welcome Louisiana artists to submit their CD’s for airplay. (Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest)
Contact Rachel for their contact info)
I’m still firming down the schedule for future classes, but there will be an upcoming Photoshop class and a class on the business side – rights, copyrighting, etc. Those of you who are interested in specific classes please reply and let me know as I am only scheduling classes I know there is a need for. Some topics are below for you to browse, or come up with your own.
-Photoshop (Graphic Design)
-Garageband (beg audio software)
-iMovie (beg video software)
-Beginning Recording (could be part of the Garageband class)
-Web Design
-You made an album, now what? (booking, where to sell cd’s, doing your own promo, etc.)
-Understanding rights to your music/Copyrighting
-Beg Pro Tools or Final Cut – you are missing/missed these recent classes and would like another
-Intermediate Pro Tools or Final Cut
-Other (please specify)
::::::::::::::::::::::::::
ALSO! In Collaboration with LA Cultural Economy Healthcare Initiative, we will offer free or very inexpensive health testing services on May 14th . More details to come, but your health is important so please plan on coming by! For those of you in need of affordable health care, you should check out their site or contact Kathy Richard because they connect cultural workers (that’s you!) with the right places to go for free or affordable health services.
It’s worth a call, she knows what’s up.
Kathy Richard: Kathy[at]culturaleconmy[dot]org or 337.233.7060
::::::::::::::::::::::::::
A few radio stations that play music in NJ in conjunction with the Crawfish fest there are in need of and welcome Louisiana artists to submit their CD’s for airplay. (Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest)
Contact Rachel for their contact info)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Schedule change
Please note: We've had to rearrange the schedule for our Final Cut classes. The NEW DATES are Wednesday March 4, and Thursday March 12.
(changed from tonight, Feb. 26 and Thursday March 5)
(changed from tonight, Feb. 26 and Thursday March 5)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Final Cut Workshop
Well, we had our first workshop on Tuesday--Pro Tools with Tony Daigle who was SOOO helpful and amazing. Those who missed it, we went over the basics of setting up, what tools are where, and my favorite: keyboard shortcuts! Next week Tony will bring in some of his projects to demonstrate some of the power of Pro Tools.
That's this upcoming Tuesday, Feb the 10th from 6-7.
New on the schedule is a three part series on beginning Final Cut led by member Allison Bohl! She has lots of amazing projects under her belt, and we are excited that she has offered her time and knowledge to the rest of us.
The dates are all Thursdays: Feb. 19, Feb, 26, and March 5 from 6-7pm.
Check out some of Allison's work:
That's this upcoming Tuesday, Feb the 10th from 6-7.
New on the schedule is a three part series on beginning Final Cut led by member Allison Bohl! She has lots of amazing projects under her belt, and we are excited that she has offered her time and knowledge to the rest of us.
The dates are all Thursdays: Feb. 19, Feb, 26, and March 5 from 6-7pm.
Check out some of Allison's work:
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