Tunecore is an online distributor for independent musicians. In short, they can get your records up on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and more, without the need for a record deal or a major label. Since launching in 2005, they have helped thousands of musicians achieve their goals, and have become one of the good guys in the new music industry: their motto being, ‘Sell your music, not your soul’.

I regularly read their blog (and you should too), which contains all sorts of useful information and guidelines for indie artists. As part of their onward march to education and empowering the indie world, they are now hosting a seminar titled “How To Get Your Money”, and if you are involved in the music biz or looking for a music job in New York, I recommend you check it out, see what you can learn, and mingle with some bright creative and business minds.

The event takes place on Tuesday, August 16th at 7pm, and is completely free. Although it is only open to Tunecore artists, you should really look to join Tunecore anyway, hence the advance notice I’m giving you

Here’s the details…

When: August 16th, 7:00 PM EST
Where: New York City

Presented By:
Jeff Price – CEO/Founder TuneCore
Jamie Purpora – President of TuneCore Publishing Administration

What will the seminar cover?
– Discover if you have money sitting for you right now, waiting to be collected;
- Where your money is;
- How you can get it;
- What your copyrights are and how can you enforce them.

Attendees Receive:
- Free pizza
- Free TuneCore t-shirts
- Free copyright booklets

If you would like to attend:

- RSVP to: getmymoney@tunecore.com
- Please put “Attend Seminar” in the email subject.
- Please provide your full name, artist name (if different), TuneCore email address, and phone contact in the body of the email so we can make sure you’re on the guest list.
- TuneCore Artists only, please!

For those of you who are not in NYC, fear not! They will be recording the seminar and posting on their blog soon after the event. Again, that alone will be worth signing up a free account for.

by Lee Jarvis.

Dubspot and Ableton present the LA stop of their “Live 8 U.S. Sessions Tour”
Workshops & Panel Discussions Featuring World-Class Artists
@ King King in Hollywood – Saturday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 (daytime)

Dubspot, New York’s premier DJ and electronic music production institute, announces the Los Angeles stop of their Ableton Live 8 U.S. Sessions Tour. This unique series of interactive workshops, Q&As and panel discussions features a diverse pool of world-class artists as well as Dubspot’s top-notch instructors sharing methods for the studio and the stage, centered around the powerful music software Ableton Live 8. Special guest workshop presenters for the Los Angeles weekend include Scientist, Daedelus, Kid Beyond, Justin Boreta, Christopher Willits, Thavius Beck, and Peter Kirn, along with the Dubspot crew. The LA session will be held at King King in Hollywood (6553 Hollywood Blvd / map) on Saturday November 7 (11:00am – 7:00pm) and Sunday November 8 (noon – 8:00pm), 2009. For details and registration please visit www.live8tour.com.

Check out their previous tour stop in NYC, and hear one heck of an endorsement from legendary DJ and producer Richie Hawtin.

This truly unique educational experience is intended to help both aspiring as well as established artists. Each day is organized into five “sessions” designed to develop a diverse range of production and performance skills, while enhancing creative abilities. Saturday sessions focus on production. Sunday sessions focus on performance. Tour workshops showcase how far-reaching the capabilities of Ableton Live 8 are by covering a wide variety of compositional, programming, mixing, and mastering issues. Topics include drum-programming, instrument and effect rack management, sequencing, automation, creating melody, harmonic awareness, mixing and mastering principles, sound stage management, synth programming, PA/DJ hybrid setups, controllers, live instruments in Ableton, efficient set management, looping, routing, licensing, and much more.

The tour involves pioneers of electronic music, along with new blood, to provide a more complete experience and perspective of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. In addition to the special guests lined up in each city, expert Dubspot instructors will present personally developed production and performance strategies in a dynamic interactive workshop environment.

The Los Angeles event is the third stop in a series of Ableton workshops that Dubspot is presenting in 8 U.S. cities. Next up on the tour is Austin, with the event to be held at The Parish Room on November 14th and 15th. Presenters and performers at the Austin event include Francis Preve (Different Pieces, Fap 7), Christopher Willits (Ghostly International, Overlap.org), Daniel Wyatt (Sonica Media Group, Atlantic), Jon Margulies (Heatercore, Hobotech), Barry Cole (Spot Music & Blue Mountain Music Publishing), and Michael Hatsis (Track Team Audio).

Again, the LA session will be held at King King in Hollywood (6553 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028; 323-960-5765 (map)) on Saturday November 7 (11:00am – 7:00pm) and Sunday November 8 (noon – 8:00pm), 2009. A weekend pass costs $195; a Saturday or Sunday day-pass costs $110. For details and registration please visit www.live8tour.com.

For more information on Dubspot, please check out www.dubspot.com

Lee Jarvis.