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The 3rd Annual BOOKING & MANAGEMENT SEMINAR |
| Following on the heels of the first two highly successful and
enthusiastically welcomed Foundation Booking & Management Seminars, the
1999 third edition continues the role of providing independent but
increasingly busy singer songwriters with the inside scoop on how to
book and manage their careers. Today's rapidly expanding folk scene has become increasingly competitive and the number of available agents and managers with expertise has not kept up with the increasing number of artists devoting full time to being traveling performers. It has been the goal of this three-day workshop, led by top professionals, to provide guidance, focus, and momentum for artists seeking to understand the implications and possibilities of having assistance in booking their dates and managing their career as it matures. The seminar has been so successful that we are not only a valuable aid and resource for potential new managers and agents, but many established professionals are attending to absorb current ideas and systems from the assembled nation-wide faculty. Hosting and coordinating the three-day sessions is Dick Renko for many years responsible for the booking and management of the amazing recording and touring career of Trout Fishing in America. Returning to our booking panel is former agent/author Jed Goldstein who, after many years of booking artists like Ferron and Robin & Linda Williams, has authored the bestselling music industry book "How To Be Your Own Booking Agent and Save Thousands of Dollars". Each registrant will receive their own personal autographed copy. Added agent is Harriett Kyriakos who has, since 1985, booked a select roster of artists from her Pennsylvania office including, currently David Olney, Ann Rabson, Steve Ferguson & the Midwest Creole Ensemble, and for festivals, Sonny Burgess. Also on the booking teams is Jimmy Landry of North Carolina, a 14- year performer and founder of ISG Records, and the Workin' Folks cooperative. The 18-month struggle to maintain that effort has lessons for us all on how to fend for ourselves. The management panel, joining Dick Renko for the second day- and-a-half, includes Boston's Ralph Jacodine, manager of Ellis Paul since 1992, who also managed Martin Sexton for several years, and now also managing The Push Stars (Capitol Records). Larry Goldfarb, Philadelphia-based manager of Susan Werner, Ann Arnold and Randy Lee Ashcraft, started in the 1970's as a concert promoter for the Academy of Music, began booking and managing in 1981, taking several artists to major record deals, arid, since 1992 has also developed and booked the 1 00-seat Tin Angel. There will be time for plenty of questions, dialogue, sample situations, and problem solving at all levels. There are also printed materials to help you recall and retain what you learn. Register early for this six-star-session: three 6-to-7-hour days With lunch, camping and Sundown Concerts for three days and nights at $150 for payment received prior to May 1 ($200 late registration, space permitting). Participants are urged to bring written questions to expedite the organization Of question and answer sessions. This is a winning experience. To register, call 1 (800) 435-8429. |
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