Wyndham New Yorker Hotel and downtown music venues
481 Eighth Ave. between 34th & 35th Sts.
June 21-23, registration $499, individual concerts free – $12
www.newyorkerhotel.com
newmusicseminar.com
The New Music Seminar takes place in Manhattan June 21-23, with three days of panel discussions, master classes, sound sessions, and special speakers that are geared to music makers and business insiders. “Everything we do at New Music Seminar is about belief in building the music business, belief in change, and belief in long-term success for artists and businesses alike,” the seminar manifesto explains. “We provide a platform for discourse by the voices who disrupt the conventional, tackle key issues, and give a stage for emerging artists to shine.” Each night features live shows at four downtown clubs that give the opportunity for emerging artists to shine, open to everyone, with either free admission or tickets costing no more than twelve bucks. Below are some of the highlights.
Sunday, June 21
NMS Opening Night Party, with Grace Weber, Fictionist, and Belmont Lights, the Studio at Webster Hall, $12, 6:30
NMS Opening Night Party, with Melanie Martinez, Jay Stolar, Bad Veins, and Alessia Cara, the Marlin Room at Webster Hall, 6:30
Monday, June 22
Music Xray’s Live A&R Listening and Critique Sound Sessions, conducted by Mike McCready, with label managers and A&R scouts, Crystal Ballroom, 10:15 am
Songwriter’s Movement, conducted by Peter Asher, with Denis Leary, Jenna Andrews, Alex Bilowitz, James Adam Shelley, Jonnie Davis, Adam Palin, Holly Knight, and Sean Douglas, Grand Ballroom, 12:30
Women in Music Open Forum, with Diana Akin, Neeta Ragoowansi, and Ariel Hyatt, Gramercy Park Suite, 4:00
New Music Nights, with Little Racer, Lewis Lane, Dear Rouge, Twiceyoung, and Tribe Society, Pianos, 158 Ludlow St., $8, 7:00
New Music Nights, with Julia Weldon, the Como Brothers, Dolly Spartans, SYKA, and Valerie Orth, Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St., $8, 8:15
New Music Nights, with SPZRKT, Bizzy Crook, Ace Cosgrove, and Shirley House, DROM, 85 Ave. A., free, 8:15
New Music Nights, with Nalani and Sarina, Lovebettie, Animal Years, and AJ Smith, the Delancey, $8, 8:15
Tuesday, June 23
Music Xray’s Live A&R Listening and Critique Sound Sessions, conducted by Mike McCready, with label managers and A&R scouts, Crystal Ballroom, 10:15 am
Label Heads: The Music, the Media, the Money, conducted by Ralph Simon, with Tom Corson, Avery Lipman, Craig Kallman, Steve Bartels, Dave Hansen, and Emmanuel de Buretel, Grand Ballroom, 12:30
The Developing World: Music Explosion, with Ralph Simon, Michael Abbattista, Julien Simon, Prashant Bahadur, Paramdeep Singh, Ed Peto, Ademola Ogundele, and Emmanuel Zuna, Sutton Place, 2:45
New Music Nights, with Frances Rose, Summer Heart, Chaos Chaos, Ayer, and HIGHS, Pianos, 158 Ludlow St., $8, 7:00
New Music Nights, with Frances Cone, ONWE, End of an Era, Phosphene, and Paper Fleet, Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St., $8, 8:15
New Music Nights, with Janita, the Collection, City of the Sun, DJ SANiTY, and AOV Class of 2015 winner, DROM, 85 Ave. A., free, 8:15
New Music Nights, with Beecher’s Fault, Lilly Wolf, Fort Lean, and Dinner and a Suit, the Delancey, $8, 8:15