August 20 -23, 2009
Nashville, TN

2009 Conference Downloadable Forms:

Eric de Fontenay, founder & president of MusicDish LLC will do mentoring sessions at the 2009 Indiegrrl Conference in the Exhibit Hall Trade Show area at the MusicDish Network Booth on both Friday and Saturday (August 21 & 22).

Sign up at the below link for consideration to have a mentoring session scheduled with Mr. de Fontenay.
http://musicdish.net/forms/indiegrrl.php3

2009 Indiegrrl Conference Volunteer Registration

Pitch-A-Song™ Submission Guidelines And Details

Hotel Preston
733 Briley Parkway
Nashville, TN 37217

Direct Link to Hotel for Attendee Registration (If you use this URL, no login for attendee is needed)

Indiegrrl Women in the Arts supports and showcases all Independent Women in the Arts regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation. We will be showcasing the best women in the independent music, performance poetry, story telling, and comedy industries at our 2009 Conference located in Nashville, TN at the beautiful Hotel Preston. Women and men are welcome to attend the conference. Showcasing artists must be members of our organization.

The 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference will provide an excellent opportunity for all Women in the Arts, booking agencies, venues, industry professionals, businesses supporting the arts, and self-represented artists to gather together, network, showcase, exhibit and conduct business. The event celebrates "Women in the Arts" and emerging talent with 2 days/nights of showcases from selected original acts and artists. Industry professionals attend as panelists, speakers, mentors, exhibitors and talent scouts to network, do business and share their experience with the registrants. Over 40 showcase opportunities are available in various categories. The 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference will feature a dinner buffet banquet on Thursday night with an industry professional guest speaker and will recognize the newly inducted Indiegrrl Honorary members. The banquet will be followed by a socializing party in the Pink slip Bar at the Hotel Preston. The conference will feature 2 days of panels, clinics, workshops, mentoring & demo listening sessions, and vendor exhibit hall trade show.

Submission deadline has passed for showcase slots at the 2009 Indiegrrl Conference. The selection process is underway and showcase artists will be announced soon. Thank you for your submissions and we look forward to seeing EVERYONE at the conference in Nashville

Performers selected to appear at the 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference will have their artist information and web site links featured at www.indiegrrl.com on our special conference page. Indiegrrl members are also listed on the Indiegrrl Member page with a link to their websites as long as their membership stays in good standing.

Acts and artists traveling to the 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference are responsible for their own travel arrangements and hotel reservations. Hotel Preston located in Nashville, TN is the conference site and is offering discounted room rates to our attendees at $99 a night for up to four people in the room. Reservations at Hotel Preston can be made by calling 615-361-5900. Hotel Preston offers free shuttle service to and from the airport. We will offer registered attendees each other's emails so you can look for roommates upon request.

Direct Link to Hotel for Attendee Registration (If you use this URL, no login for attendee is needed)

 

2009 Indiegrrl Conference Fees
Program AD full page color	$275	Deadline Passed
Program AD half page color	$200	Deadline Passed
Program AD quarter page color	$125	Deadline Passed
Program ADCenter Spread color	$550	Deadline Passed
Program AD Back Cover color -SOLD	$500	Deadline Passed
Platinum Sponsor-Full page ad, vendor booth with 2 passes, banner ad on Indiegrrl website front page & conference page, mentions in all press announcements and newsletters as main sponsor, 2 banquet tickets.	$1000	Deadline Passed
Conference Pass byJuly 31, 2009	$100	Deadline Passed
Conference Pass after July 31, 2009 - Walk Up	$175
Exhibitor Vendor Booth - includes 1 conference pass and banquet ticket ~ SOLD OUT	$195
Extra Vendor Conference Pass	$25
Indiegrrl Artist Row Table Spot in Exhibit Hall	$50
Indiegrrl Banquet Dinner & Keynote Speaker Address - Must be purchased by August 12 for our headcount.	$40
On site:
Payments in US Dollars only

David Llewellyn will be a keynote speaker for the 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference banquet dinner. David will present his valuable insight on achieving success as an Indie artist and songwriter. He has maintained success as an internationally touring artist and his songs remain on the top 10 radio plays on the FolkDJ charts. David's CDs have proved to be fast sellers at gigs and house concerts around this country and back home with tours in Wales, Ireland and the UK. Recent personal achievements include GRAND PRIZE WINNER of the prestigious 2008 JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST- Folk Category - with the song, "Take Us Down." Winner 2007 - "New Folk" competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival. Winner 2008 - W. C. Handy Music Festival, Muscle Shoals. Finalist 2008 - U.K. Songwriting Competition - Folk/Country category.

http://www.davidllewellyn.com

 

 

 

Karen E. Reynolds will be a keynote speaker for the 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference banquet dinner. Karen is into music...all aspects of it. She is a touring performing songwriter; owns and operates SoundAdvice, an artist's services agency; heads up an independent record label; teaches songwriting and music business for the University Of Tennessee; and has national credits to her name as a producer, vocalist, publicist, or promoter. She is also host and program director of "Writer's Block", a radio program and concert series showcasing independent artists. In short, she stays busy.

http://soundadvicemusicservices.homestead.com/Ker.html

 

 

 

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2009 Indiegrrl Conference Indiegrrl Main Stage Showcase Artists

Thursday Night Indiegrrl Showcase Features 2009 Indiegrrl Song Contest Winners:

9:00 PM - 9:50 PM – Indiegrrl President Vicki Blankenship will make announcements and open the Indiegrrl showcase stage with 2 songs to be followed by Indiegrrl Board Members Leslie Berry and Broda (Brenda Barringer) doing two songs each.
10:00 PM – 10:30 PM - 1st Place – Sonya Heller
10:40 PM – 11:10 PM - 3rd Place – Halie Loren
11:20 PM – 11:50 PM - 5th Place – Lauren Fincham

2nd Place – Wendy Colonna unable to attend.
4th Place - Kari Groff-Denis (Kari & The Cozy Shack) unable to attend

Friday Indiegrrl Showcase Main Stage:

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM - Inky Glass
12:10 PM – 12:40 PM –Stephanie Erdel
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM – Frozen Feet
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Amanda Abizaid
2:10 PM – 2:40 PM - Shelly Miller
2:50 PM – 3:20 PM – Broda
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – (Annette Conlon & Doug)
4:10 PM – 4:40 PM – Vickie Raye
4:50 PM – 5:20 PM – Arjuna Greist
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM – Debbie Cunningham
6:10 PM – 6:40 PM – Linq
6:50 PM – 7:20 PM – Lisa Nemzo
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Lachi
8:10 PM – 8:40 PM – Jan Seides
8:50 PM – 9:20 PM – Amy Clarke
9:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Stark (Lani Ford)
10:10 PM – 10:40 PM – Amy Lennard
10:50 PM – 11:20 PM –Blue Rabbit
11:30 PM – 12:00 AM – Misha Williams

Saturday Indiegrrl Showcase Main Stage

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM - Jessica Dawn
12:40 PM – 1:10 PM – Deborah Crooks
1:20 PM – 1:50 PM – Sue Jeffers
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM - Rachel Lee Walsh
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM – Roia Rafieyan
3:20 PM – 3:50 PM – Melissa Lewis
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM - Rachel Harrington
4:40 PM – 5:10 PM – Pantera Saint-Montaigne
5:20 PM – 5:50 PM – Leslie Dysinger
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM - Leslie Berry
6:40 PM – 7:10 PM – Eileen Carey
7:20 PM – 8:00 PM - Karen E. Reynolds (Honorary Indiegrrl Member)
8:10 PM – 8:50 PM – Sonya Heller (Honorary Indiegrrl Member)
9:00 PM – 9:40 PM – Vicki Blankenship w/ Leslie Berry & Carol Statella (Honorary Indiegrrl Member)
9:50 PM – 10:30 PM –Gilli Moon (Honorary Indiegrrl Member)
10:40 PM – 11:20 PM – Rachael Sage (Honorary Indiegrrl Member)
11:30 PM – 12:10 AM – Denise Barbarita (Honorary Indiegrrl Member)

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2009 Indiegrrl Conference Workshop Room Schedules & Sponsoring Presenter Showcase Room Hours

Workshop Schedule Friday

• 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM – Robert A Case and Toni Koch will conduct a Music Publishing and Promotion workshop on creating exposure for new revenue streams in the music industry.
• 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM – Pat & Pete Luboff – Songwriter Workshop “Super Song Starters” – Pat & Pete Luboff will show you how to stop those publishers from turning off your tunes. With examples currently on the charts, learn how hit writers get across vital information in the first few lines of a song. They will also play and analyze a random sampling of the beginnings of participant’s songs.
• 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM – Judy Lampu & Steve Scott of Cosmo Coalition – Be Unforgettable: You, Your Performance, Your Career. Judy and Steve present a workshop on sustaining a successful and remarkable career.
• 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM - Doak Turner – The Nashville Muse – Networking in the Music Industry.
• 5:00 PM to Midnight – MPress Records Showcase Artists

• 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM - Tiffany Petrossi – Managing a Successful Career & Motherhood.
• 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Gilli Moon - Secrets to DIY Indie Marketing, Promotion, and Touring Success
• 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM - Raina Seides & Jan Seides - Tricks of the PR Trade -
• 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Honorary Indiegrrl Members Speak Up – A question and answer session with Honorary Indiegrrl Members Vicki Blankenship, Sonya Heller, Holly Figueroa O’Reilly, Karen E. Reynolds, Gilli Moon, and Rachael Sage
• 5:00 PM to Midnight – Rockin’ Moms & Nette Radio Showcase Artists.

• 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM –. Natalie Vanderslulis – European Indie Music Scene
• 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – Bill Pere - Partnering With the Nonprofit Sector: How to do Successful Benefits that Pay You Fairly.
• 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM – Bob Kilgore - Harmonic Magic, a Revolutionary Capo that plays Harmonics.
• 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM - Rachel Harrington – DIY International Booking
• 5:00 PM to Midnight – Promo Productions Showcase Artists

State of the Industry Panel, 9:00am - 11:15am, moderated by Stephen Scott, President of the Coalition of Songwriter & Music Organizations (COSMO), www.cosmocoalition.org. Current Hot Topics that include new business models and new laws affecting everyone in the Music Industry will be discussed with our panelists who are specialists in their fields. Confirmed State of the Industry Panelists:

• Charlyn Bernal, Film/TV Music Department, ASCAP, Los Angeles, CA, www.ASCAP.com
• Debi Cochran, Legislative Director of the NSAI Nashville, www.nashvillesongwriters.com
• Dave Tough, Asst. Professor of Audio Engineering Technology, Belmont University, www.davetough.com
• Merel Bregante, Studio Owner, The Cribworks Digital Audio, based in Austin, TX, www.littlebearrecords.com
• Bill Pere, Songwriter, Producer, Teacher and Troubador, www.billpere.com
• Neeta Ragoowansi, Director of Artist/Label Relations at Sound Exchange, www.soundexchange.com.

The Pitch-A-Song™ panel follows from about 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. moderated by Toni Koch, of TK Promotions, http://www.myspace.com/tonik. Panelists will hear a Top 20 of selected songs from artists worldwide attending the Indiegrrl 2009 Women in the Arts Conference. Selected songwriters must attend the conference or have a representative attending as this event brings the songwriter up close and personal with those with the power to “pitch” a song further for film, tv, radio, video games or internet airplay as well as for other recording artists and music placement revenue streams.

Pitch-A-Song™ is an ongoing series of international presentations designed to provide music makers a vehicle to expose their songwriting and composing to professionals in the new music business.

Confirmed Pitch-A-Song ™ panelists:

• Kirsti Manna, #1 Hit songwriter (Blake Shelton) and founder of Songwriter Girl “SongCamp”, www.songwritergirl.com
• Robyn Taylor-Drake, Song Plugger & Songwriter Coach, www.trioproductions.com
• Ralph Murphy, VP of Memberships, ASCAP, and author of “Murphy’s Law of Songwriting”, www.ASCAP.com
• Robert A. Case, President, New Pants Publishing, (ASCAP) with songs placed in top film/tv shows and other creative projects, www.newpants.com
• Mike Farley, Creative Director at MichaelJMedia Groupx, www.michaeljmedia.com
• Brian Ball, Program Director and Music Reviewer, Women’s Radio Network, www.womensradio.com.

• 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Karen E. Reynolds of “The Writer’s Block” and Barbara Cloyd from Bluebird Café in Nashville – Songwriting Workshop
• 5:00 PM to Midnight – MPress Records Showcase Artists

• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Kay Pere - Your Creative Compass: How to Achieve Sustainable Creativity in a Busy Life
• 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – David Hooper – Getting more CD sales at live performances and through your website online.
• 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM – Gina Fant-Saez - The Digital Songwriter – The creater of Protools and Esessions will speak on Digital Creation.
• 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Doak Turner – Building Your Music Community
• 5:00 PM to Midnight – Rockin’ Moms & Nette Radio Showcase Artists.

• 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM – Sarah Robertson- A to Z Media - Q & A session on CD manufacturing
• 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM – Denise Barbarita - DIY Recording/Production: Home studio recording & session basics: So you want to record your next CD and you're questioning whether you need to hire someone or do it yourself at home? This workshop will cover the tools you need to get a home studio started, important recording session tips and tricks, as well as, the pros and cons of "going it alone".
• 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Kari Estrin – Holistic Look at your Music Career followed by a question and answer session on touring, promotion, tour management, event production, and more.
• 5:00 PM to Midnight - Promo Productions Showcase Artists

Friday & Saturday Exhibit Hall Hours 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Main Indiegrrl Stage next to Exhibit Hall:

• Thursday 9:00 PM to Midnight – Presenting 2009 Indiegrrl Song Contest Winners
• Friday 11:30 AM to Midnight – Presenting 19 Indiegrrl Member Showcase Artists
• Saturday 11:00 AM (morning) to 12:30 AM (night) – Presenting 18 Indiegrrl Member Showcase Artists including 6:50 PM to 12:30 AM 7 Honorary Indiegrrl Members: Karen E Reynolds, Sonya Heller, Vicki Blankenship, Gilli Moon, Rachael Sage, Holly Figueroa O’Reilly, and Denise Barbarita.

• Friday 1:00 PM to Midnight
• Saturday 1:00 PM to Midnight

Guerrilla Showcase Rooms TBA Soon

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Last Updated: 8/21/09
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