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The 2008 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference was a big success. Now onward and upward to the 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference.
If you are a woman in the arts whether it be music, comedy, spoken word, dance, visual art, or more, now is the time to join an organization that works hard for its members to build opportunities for them to showcase their work, get air time on the soon to go live Indiegrrl Radio Channel, be a part of a networking community, and attend our conferences that showcase only WOMEN so that we can get you noticed by industry professionals and teach you skills to better your careers. If you are serious about your careers then we are serious about you. We also work hard to bring in sponsors that will give you discounts on services and products that you need in your entertainment career. LEARN more about being a member of Indiegrrl here . We will be working hard to build more events and showcases to give you more opportunites to showcase your talents including INDIEGRRL FEST events in various states.
The Hotel Preston in music city Nashville, TN will host our 2009 conference.
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. Indiegrrl main stage showcase artists must be members of the Indiegrrl Women in the Arts 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 2009 Indiegrrl Women in the Arts Conference will feature a dinner buffet banquet on Thursday night with two keynote speakers, David Llewellyn and Karen E. Reynolds and will recognize the newly inducted Indiegrrl Honorary members. The conference celebrates "Women in the Arts" and emerging talent with 3 days/nights of main stage 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 90 showcase opportunities are available in various categories. The conference will feature 2 days of panels, clinics, workshops, mentoring & demo listening sessions, and vendor exhibit hall trade show, and after hour Guerrilla Showcases. Sunday morning we will gather together for breakfast and farewells until 2010.
David Llewellyn will be a Keynote Speaker for the 2009 conference and will address the attendees at the conference dinner banquet on Thursday night. David will present his valuable insight on being successful 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. David will also have a question and answer session type workshop on Friday during the workshop hours where those in attendance can gain direct insight on how to become successful and maintain that success over the years as an independent artist. Visit http://www.davidllewellyn.com to find out more about David Llewellyn.
Karen E. Reynolds will be a Keynote Speaker at the conference and will speak during the Thursday night banquet as well as present a workshop. Karen has made her distinctive mark in the music industry. A staunch independent, Reynolds owns her own label; operates a booking/management agency for independent artists; has national credits to her name as producer, publicist or vocalist; teaches songwriting and music business for the University of Tennessee; is a Mentor/Instructor for the Country Music Hall of Fames prestigious 'Words and Music in Schools' program and is host/program director of Writer's Block, a radio program that airs ONLY independent artists. Karen is an Honorary Member of Indiegrrl Women in the Arts.
Other notable industry professionals presenting workshops or sitting on panels that are already confirmed are:
Kari Estrin - http://www.kariestrin.com - Owner of Kari Estrin Mgt/Consulting, Acoustic Music Radio Promotion, EuroAmericana Chart Promotion. With expertise and services ranging from artist management and career consulting to acoustic music radio promotion and concert, festival and event production, Kari brings a wide variety of experience, knowledge and insight to her consulting and music business services.
Gina Fant-Saez - http://www.blueworldmusic.com - Gina is the founder and CEO of eSession.com, the owner and head engineer of Blue World Music, and the author of Pro Tools for Musicians & Songwriters (Peachpit, 2006).
Brett Trach - http://www.atozmedia.com - A to Z Media is poised to become the premier turnkey solution for all sorts of production requirements such as the creation of rich multimedia, a full suite of post production services like mastering and authoring along with coordinating the logistical fulfillment and distribution of your time sensitive product.
David Hooper - http://www.musicmarketing.com - Owner of Kathode Ray, Music Business Marketing. David helps bands, musicians, and songwriters sell more music, get more people to their shows, and make more money in the music business.
Bob Kilgore - http://www.weaseltrap.com - Owner and creator of the Harmonic Capo. Vintage Guitar Magazine called the Harmonic Capo the "Accessory of the Year" and Guitar Player Magazine called it "Incredibly Addictive".
Gilli Moon - http://www.gillimoon.com - Successful songwriter, internationally touring artist, producer, and co-founder and President of Songsalive! and producer of Females on Fire. Gilli was inducted as an honorary member of Indiegrrl Women in the Arts this year for her successful personal music career as well as her overall involvement in the industry in helping other artists and bringing more awareness of the arts.
Tiffany Petrossi – http://www.rockinmoms.com – Founder and President of Rockin’ Moms.
Vicki Genfan - http://www.vickigenfan.com - Successful internationally touring singer, songwriter and musician and alternate tuning guru. Vicki has been recognized among the world’s greatest guitarists and musicians worldwide.
Vicki Blankenship - http://www.spottedkivaproductions.com - Director of Indiegrrl Women in the Arts and an award winning singer and songwriter. She has dedicated her life to promoting independent music and the arts and working to create a networking, educational, and showcasing forum at Indiegrrl Women in the Arts, Inc.
Jan Seides - http://www.janseides.com - Jan Seides (pronounced Sigh-deez) holds a Music degree from University of Texas. She has won major awards in regional to national songwriting competitions including The Great American Song Contest, and Kerrville New Folk, (regional NewFolk winner), a finalist in the KRCL Founders Festival Songwriting competition in Utah and was also a Judge's Award winner at MOVA (Mountain Valley Arts Council) Festival Songwriting Competition, and was awarded First Prize at both the Dallas Songwriters Association Competition and the Austin Songwriters Group Competition. Her name most recently appears with the Finalists of the South Florida Folk Festival Competition.
Lee Ann Tarducci - Owner of Bay Dog Graphics a full service web design and graphics design company specializing in personalized service for small and medium sized businesses.
Margaret Johns - http://www.sagedesign.biz - Owner of Sage Design in Atlanta will present a workshop on graphic design and presenting your image.
Tony Koch - http://www.myspace.com/tonik - Owner TK Promotions and co-founder Pitch a Song will help lead a panel of industry professions in song placement.
Robert Case - http://www.robertacase.com - President of New Pants Publishing Inc.(ASCAP), President of Old Pants Publishing Inc.(BMI), Vice President of The Case Company will help lead a panel of industry professions in song placement.
Bill Pere – http://www.billpere.com - President of Connecticut Songwriter Academy & Executive Director of CT Songwriters Association.
Eric de Fontenay – http://www.mi2n.com – President and CEO of MusicDish LLC and Editor in Chief of Music Industry News Network.
Brian Ball – http://www.womensradio.com - Director of Music and Talent at WomensRadio
Natalie Vandersluis - http://www.tryxo.com - Founder & CEO of TryXo Entertainment L.L.C.
Kay Pere - http://www.kaypere.com - A multi-dimensional music educator, performing songwriter, visual artist, writer and social activist whose creative work embodies a message of hope, healing and humanity. Kay enjoys a wide reputation as one of the premier vocal instructors in the Northeast.
Also sitting on panels are Honorary Indiegrrl Members Holly Figueroa O'Reilly, Sonya Heller, and Rachael Sage.
Submissions are now being accepted for showcase slots at the conference. Showcase submission deadline is April 1, 2009 and chosen artists will be selected by April 18, 2009. Visit the main Indiegrrl website at http://indiegrrl.com for information on how to submit and to read more details about the conference.
Main Stage Presenters are:
Indiegrrl, MPress Records, Rockin' Moms, TK Promotions and TryXo Entertainment.
