Week gives music industry hopefuls great opportunity
The 3rd Annual College Music Week is dedicated to generating new ideas, new music and a new future for the entertainment industry by launching a search in Middle Tennessee for the elite college students pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. Students will be primarily selected from MTSU, TSU, Belmont, Vanderbilt and SAE.
College Music Week consists of seven days of music related events including Music Row mentoring, industry panels and music showcases. Participants in CMWO7 will have the opportunity to network with established entertainment industry professionals, attend exclusive live shows and ultimately experience Music City like never before!
Entertainment Industry Insider Power Summit
Friday April 13 ? MTSU LRC Room 221 ? 1 – 6 p.m. ? Directions at www.mtsu.edu
Free Workshops
1 p.m. Digital Frontier
2:30 p.m. Blueprint of a Hit Song
4 p.m. Think Big! Branding
Moderated by Big Fella ? Willie Sims aka Big Fella, creator of the Big Fella brand is known as the preveyor of soul music, food and lifestyle
Guest Speakers
Shannon Sanders
There’s a chance you’re a Shannon Sanders fan without even knowing it. Although this Grammy-winning producer is perhaps best-known for his impressive list of writing and production credits on all three of the platinum-selling soul artist, India.Arie’s LPs (Video, Brown Skin, The Truth, I Am Not My Hair) his artistic collaborations don’t stop there. He has worked with the legendary Temptations; country music phenom Lyle Lovett; R&B favorites Heather Headley and Eric Benet; rap artist Young Buck; gospel artists CeCe Winans and Nicole C. Mullen as well as Robert Randolph, Marc Broussard and the recent Grammy-winning blues artist Jonny Lang?just to name a few.
Bill Lee
Known as an artist, entrepreneur and songwriter in the Nashville music community, Bill Lee will share his knowledge on the advantages of digital CD sales at the EIIPS “Digital Frontier” Workshop. Lee’s second CD is set for release in June 2007 and is titled Will Sing 4 Food.
Lee knows that the anticipation is high through pre-orders on his company website, thecdparty.com, an online indie retail music store currently selling music globally. The store has given artists exposure all over the world and is supported and promoted by a spin-off live music showcase called the CDParty LIVE! See theCDParty LIVE! on April 27 at the Rhythm Kitchen. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7. thecdparty.com
Tom Garofalo
Tom Garofalo, CEO, has been recruited to run a company called Digital Direct. Garofalo has significant operational and marketing experience in major technology companies such as DuPont. Digital Direct is an entirely new approach to monetizing digital catalogs and communities, now ready for adoption by aggregators, labels, studios and online merchandisers of every kind. digitaldirect.com
One Stop College Music Showcase ??April 14 ? 12 – 6 p.m. at Bluesboro, 114 Church St. (on the Square), Murfreesboro, TN
Sterling Y at 1 p.m.
With their record of modern sound, Sterling Y is a band to look out for, but to catch them live is to hear what it’s all about. The Sterling in their name is no accident; the riffs and backbeat are hammered silver. Twin guitar arrangements tightly wound as Queen unwind with an Aerosmith punch to the gut. It’s enough to say the lead vocals command an equal place at the table, and that’s no easy task given the tight riffs and a backbeat that’s heavy and supple at the same time. Few bands, this side of Zeppelin, have ever been able to muster.
sterlingy.com or myspace.com/sterlingy
Chris Love at 2 p.m.
This Memphis native recently relocated to Middle Tennessee to bring his Memphis/Stax sound to Nashville. With a list of accomplishments that includes performing in front Los Angeles to Nashville to winning the Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition when he was only 16, to opening for acts like Maroon 5, his funk/pop/rock sound can be compared to the like of Justin Timberlake and Prince. His 2006 release, “On My Way Out” has been creating buzz about the new meaning of the “sound of Memphis.” With a band full and a bag full of tricks, Chris Love’s live show and record are not to be missed. Fill your soul with Love! chrislovemusic.com, myspace.com/chrisloveband
The United at 3 p.m.
Surround sound piano and guitars steadied by an iron rhythm section. An un-popping of pop with power. Barricaded love songs, ribald senses of humor, everyday circumstances and moments of clarity. Anthems for those who follow their passion?Triumph Rock. wearetheunited.com, myspace.com/theunitedmusic
The Running at 4 p.m.
Tired of stagnant sounds radiating from the radio waves of modern day? Three individuals made the decision to quit complaining and act. Fusing rock, reggae and blues riffs with insightful lyrics, The Running brings true uniqueness to the scene. Leave all pre-conceived notions of what the word genre means, and open your ears. myspace.com/therunningband
The Compromise at 5 p.m.
With the release of their debut album, Teen Movie Soundtrack, this five-piece, power-pop rock act from Murfreesboro has been bringing a sound that bends the traditional rules of genres but satisfies without a doubt. It’s easy to see why they’ve seen their audience grow with each show. They have a powerful stage presence, quick wit and most importantly, songs that just make you want to get up and dance! thecompromiserock.com, myspace.com/thecompromiserock
