Program

FRIDAY

11/14

Songwriting Workshops

Presented by

Friday pass required. New sessions to be added. Time and details subject to change.

Featured
Songwriting techniques to turn ideas into songs

Jen Adan (Blake Shelton, Scott Hoying-pentatonix)

Andre Pessis (Heuy Lewis, Europe, Tak Matsumoto Group)

Larry Batiste (Van Morrison, Kygo, Whitney Houston)

Finding “Extra” in the “Ordinary”

Linney, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, DJ, and Tastemaker

How to Turn a Good Song Into a Great Song

Jai Josefs, World Renowned Songwriting Coach

SongShop Live!

Jai Josefs, World Renowned Songwriting Coach

Keynote: A Conversation About Success in Songwriting

Keynote speaker to be announced

SATURDAY

11/15

Featured
Track breakdown with JVNA

JVNA, Singer, Songwriter, and Multi-instrumentalist

Tools for Setting Up the Voice for Success in the Studio

Whitney Nichole, Lead Vocal Coach and Founder of Songbirds

Intuitive Creativity in Music Production

Chrissy Tignor, Producer, Engineer, Music Educator, & Content Creator

The Perfect Take: R&B Vocal Tracking in Real Time

Karina Flonnoy, Founder, Studio X Recording, Artist and Engineer

Tyler Reese, Artist, Vocal Producer & Recording Engineer

MPE and the Future of Keyboard Performance

Sam Gutman, Touring Musician & Music Educator

Film & Orchestral Scoring Masterclass

Ching-Shan Chang, Composer, Pianist, Orchestrator, Conductor

Greg Ondo, Product Manager, Steinberg

Electronic Music Production

SATURDAY

11/15

Artist Development

Featured
Sync Sessions: Navigating Music Licensing in TV, Film, Ads and Beyond

Sonnet Simmons, Co-founder, 2Indie Music and Sync Exec, Out of Office Music

Michael Gross, Executive Producer and Managing Director, Squeak E. Clean Studios

Todd Porter, Music Supervisor, Hated Industries

Elaine Ryan, Co-Founder, Unicorn Sync, Singer-Songwriter, and Author

Artist Dev & AI: From Algorithm to Audience: How AI is Shaping Artist Development & Fan Building

Amman Ahmed, President of Music For Pets & VP, Business Development

Carl LeGrett, SVP of A&R | Publishing, Create Music Group

Neon Owl Presents: Demo Listening Party & Feedback Session

Clayton William, Head A&R at Empire Dance

Thomas Garcia, Head of Dance, Create Music Group

Darlene Hall, Director of Distribution, Create Music Group

Lauren Anderson, Label Consultant, LabelWorx North America

Elaine Huang, Founder, Neon Owl & Open Door Sessions

AI and Music Creation: Beyond the Plugin: AI as a Creative Partner

Alejando Koretzky, Head of AI & Audio Science, Splice

Spencer Salazar, Chief Technology Officer, Output

Srivatsav Pyda, Director of Music Technology / ML Engineer

Jessica Powell, CEO, Audioshake

Lucas Cantor Santiago, Composer, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Author

Everyone is High, Drunk, or Distracted: Market Accordingly

Stefan Aronsen, Co-founder, Balance Breakfast

Saul Spady, CEO, Cre8ive Empowerment & Founder, Quality of Life Coalition

Maya Manuela, Musical Artist

+ More sessions to be added

SATURDAY

11/15

Immersive Audio Sessions

Presented by

Featured
Immersive Audio for All: Revolutionizing Dolby Atmos with Next-Gen Tech

Heidi Trefethen, Audio Engineer, Musician, Composer, and Professor

Understanding the Artist’s Vision Through the Mix

Natalie Bibby, Mastering Engineer and Vinyl Cutter, AIR Studios London
Marcela Rada, Audio Engineer, Educator, Researcher

Beyond Stereo: The Art & Strategy of Mixing in Dolby Atmos

J Clark, Mixing and Mastering Engineer

Immersive Listening Session

Michael Romanowski, Grammy-Award Winning Mastering Engineer

Matt Boudreau, Mixing Engineer

John Merchant, Director, Focusrite Professional / Americas, Producer, Engineer, and Professor

Mastering in Immersive/ Future format

Michael Romanowski, Grammy-Award Winning Mastering Engineer

+ More sessions to be added