Haulix makes a return to LAUNCH Music Conference next month, and we hope to see you there!
Music conferences are where the future of the industry is discovered. Whether you’re an aspiring professional looking for a job or a rising artist seeking new opportunities, conferences can serve as a stepping stone to the next phase of your career.
We have promoted a number of festivals over the years, but the one event we never miss is LAUNCH Music Conference. Taking place in Lancaster, PA every April, LAUNCH has continually proven itself to be an event where dreams grow closer to becoming a reality for musicians and professionals alike. We’ve seen first-hand the difference an appearance at LAUNCH can make, and that’s why we make it a point to contribute to their efforts with each passing year.
This year, Haulix Director of Customer Engagement James Shotwell will be on hand at LAUNCH all weekend long. He will be speaking as part of a panel, as well as meeting with those interested in learning more about our promotional distribution services. James will also be sharing his experiences at the event through our social media, this blog, and our budding YouTube Channel.
LAUNCH takes place April 25-28, 2019. You can view the full panel lineup, as well as a list of artists performing during the conference, over at the official LAUNCH website. Tickets are on sale now.
Inside Music is a podcast about the lives of professionals in the music business. Each week, host James Shotwell chats with an artist or industry tastemaker to learn how anyone can navigate the world of entertainment.
On this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, host James Shotwell calls returning guest Jeremy Weiss to discuss the upcoming Launch Music Conference in Lancaster, PA. Inside Music will be on-hand at the event, and we want you to join us.
This Friday marks the beginning of April, and at that time there will be less than three full weeks before the start of Launch Music Conference 2016 in Lancaster, PA. We had an absolute blast participating in the conference last year, and fortunately for us the fine folks at Launch were kind enough to invite us back. James, the same guy who runs this blog, will be representing Haulix on site, and he would love to meet anyone who users our service. If you want to connect with him before the event to arrange a meeting or perhaps a preview of the new Haulix, reach out via Twitter.
Here’s a little more about the conference:
The Eighth Annual Launch Music Conference set for April 21st – 24th in Lancaster, PA is a jam-packed event, full of panels, seminars, parties, events, and performances, has welcomed heavy hitters such as Panic! at the Disco, Atreyu, twenty-one pilots and Foxy Shazam, as well as 215+ artists annually over the last seven years across 12 venues and 18 stages. Today, Launch Music Conference is thrilled to welcome and unveil their 218 unique performers at this year’s event. Attendees can view the entire line-up and schedule at http://launch2016.sched.org including key performers like, Yazz The Greatest, an American Actor and Rapper, best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime musical drama TV series, Empire, who will be performing at the Convention Center- Freedom Hall and newly announced Country superstar Jon Pardi on Friday, April 22nd at The Chameleon Club.
This year, Launch Music Conference is partnering with The Entertainment Institute (TEI), founded by Kevin Lyman (Creator of The Vans Warped Tour), Jen Kellogg (20 year concert industry veteran) and Matt Halpern (Founder of Bandhappy and drummer of band Periphery) who will be curating all educational panels and host a slew of breakout sessions throughout the weekend. Each panel and breakout session will give Launch Music Conference attendees a chance to learn about artist career growth, finding the right manager, booking agent roles, touring and more.
Launch Music Conference is thrilled to welcome the top industry personnel to this year’s event including: Finn Mckenty (CreativeLive), Dan Rozenblum (Circle Talent Agency), Christian McKnight (LiveNation New York), Mike Ciprari (SJC Drums), Eric Osman (Bands With Management), Jason McMahon (Substream Magazine), and Jen Appel and Chrissy Borsellino (The Catalyst Publicity Group), Jen Kellogg (The Entertainment Institute), Kevin Lyman (Creator of The Vans Warped Tour, The Entertainment Institute), Biggie (Good Fight Ent.), Jesse Cannon (Noise Creators), Mike Ziemer (Third String Productions), Mark Schulz (Recording Academy), Tim Borror (United Talent), Eric Tobin (Hopeless Records), Matt Halpern (The Entertainment Institute), Ryan Soroka (Soroka Agency), Derek Brewer (Outerloop Management), Terry “Buzz” Brown (Darkchild Ent), Terry “Tru” Sneed (Finagle Ent), Lou Plaia (ReverbNation), Nikhil Potdar (Outerloop), Mike Mowery (Outerloop), Chuck Andrews (Goodfight), Vince Edwards (Metal Blade), Cory Crossman (City of London, ON), Deborah “Zuke” Smith (zuketunes), and Kate Truscott (4Fini).
The 2015 Launch Music Conference begins this Thursday, April 23, and as you probably already know the Haulix team will be participating in this year’s event. In fact, James got a haircut earlier today in preparation for his appearance on one of the many panels happening in Lancaster in the coming days. He wasn’t too thrilled about having to do so, but at least he no longer looks like a rejected wannabe actor who blew his audition for some off Broadway version of Scooby-Doo: The Musical.
What we’re trying to say is that we could not be more excited to be participating in Launch this year, and we want to make sure everyone in attendance makes the most out of their time in Pennsylvania. There are a lot of great panels happening, as well as dozens of potentially amazing live performances, but we have chosen five events we feel those headed to Launch absolutely must attend. Each pick represents a unique opportunity to either learn or better integrate yourself into the music industry at large, both of which will help you further your career.
To be fair, we have chosen to not highlight the panel we will be participating in as part of this list. You can find information on that event, which is called ‘Protecting What’s Yours,’ in the panel guide on the official website of Launch.
Serving as the first event on Friday morning and featuring a panel of six industry professionals, each with a unique background in music business, this discussion will focus on the value of a formal education in music. As people who deal with music education day in and day out, we can say first hand this is a question posed by students, aspiring professionals, and their parents on a regular basis. It’s a no brainer that everyone hoping to work in music should have some understanding of how the business functions, but where and how to receive that education is a debate that has continued for decades. These panelists might not settle everything in one hour, but those in attendance will no doubt learn from what they have to say.
There is an entire industry dedicated to helping bands and solo artists learn to not only navigate the music industry, but conquer it through the use of so-called groundbreaking marketing tactics. Whether or not those books offer any real advice that cannot be found online is a top for another time, but what we can tell you without a doubt in our mind is that there is no better place to learn about what does and does not work in marketing today then from the mouths and minds of the people marketing music for a living in 2015. This five-member panel, which represents talent from a variety of genres, will share first hand knowledge of marketing in music today, as well as where they see things going in the future. If you truly want to be on top of your promotional game, this may be THE must-see panel of the day.
Saturday at Launch 2015 is largely dedicated to what is essentially a ‘pop-up’ school of music hosted by Van’s Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman. For this specific event, Kevin will be conducting a one-on-one interview with Mike Mowery, Co-Founder and CEO of OuterLoop Management, about his work and the role of artist managers in music today. We’ve heard from many up and coming artists who wonder if they should have a manager at this point in their career, as well as what responsibilities they should assign to said manager if they do choose to hire one. This conversation will hopefully answer those questions, as well as provide insight for current artist managers about how they can potentially improve their efforts moving forward.
This is probably the greatest event in the history of music conference events, and that is only a slight exaggeration. Following days of education and advice, ‘Can You Handle The Truth’ offers musicians at every level of their career to showcase their music for a massive panel of industry leaders, including Kevin Lyman and MetalBlade PR head Vince Edwards, and receive on the spot reviews in front of a crowded room. It could be the best or worst day of your life, but you will never have an opportunity quite like this at any other music industry event you attend this year. Take a chance.
This is the last time the majority of the Launch Music Conference attendees will be in the same room together, and it’s your best chance to making a good impression on fellow industry professionals before returning to whatever place you call home. Make the most of this opportunity and greet as many people as possible. Ask what they do and, when asked, tell people what you are working on. Exchange business cards. Exchange Twitter handles. Do whatever you have to do to walk away from the weekend feeling like you not only learned something, but that you also met people who may one day be able to help you advance your career, or at the very least someone who you can turn to for additional advice in the future.
Just to be clear: Every event at Launch Music Conference is worthy of attendance in our minds. That is a fact we cannot stress this enough, but we do feel the items highlighted above offer something special that is only made possible at this gathering. Don’t miss out.
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On this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, host James Shotwell calls Launch Music Conference foudner Jeremy Weiss to discuss his upcoming 2015 event. This is the seventh year for Launch, and during their coversation Jeremy tells James about the origins of the conference, as well as his long and diverse history in the music business. Haulix is one of the many companies participating in this year’s Launch event, and we would love to see you there. Visit www.launchmusicconference.com for tickets and additional event information.
The music you hear in the intro to ‘Inside Music’ this week is “Exs and Ohs” from Atreyu. You can learn more about that song, as well as the album it hails from, on the band’s official website.
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This is some news we have been anxiously waiting to share for some time now. We told you 2015 would be our biggest year to date, and part of making that goal a reality includes bringing the educational efforts found on the blog into conferences, panels, and related industry discussions across the nation. Haulix Live, which is essentially just a catchy way of saying we’re hosting a panel about piracy and the ways it can be combatted in the year ahead, will premiere at the LAUNCH music conference in Lancaster, PA this April. The first wave of performers and panelists were just announced, so we thought we’d share the entire release in case any of you care to join us.
Lancaster, PA | January 12, 2015 – Over the past seven years, Launch Music Conference has welcomed some of today’s top musicians and music executives to speak and perform to a crowd of artists and industry go-getters. Launch Music Conference is thrilled to be back with a new weekend event filled with enticing panels and showcases on April 23rd – 26th at the Lancaster County Convention Center and surrounding venues. Founder, Jeremy Weiss had this to say about the forthcoming event:
“By combining both a music conference and festival, LAUNCH brings together two aspects of the music industry for one exciting weekend in beautiful historic Downtown Lancaster, PA! With the variety of performers and events, there’s something for everyone going on during LAUNCH – for the most casual music fan to the most die-hard!”
Today, Launch Music Conference is thrilled to announce their first wave of panelists, artists and seminars including: Kevin Lyman (Vans Warped Tour), Mike Mowry (Outerloop Management), David Silbaugh (Milwaukee Summerfest), Tim Borror (The Agency Group), Lou Plaia (Reverbnation), Randy Nichols (Force MGMT), James Shotwell (Haulix), Jen Kellogg (T.E.I), Joyce Dollinger (Ent. Attorney) with performances by Badfish, Atreyu, and Mo Lowda and The Humble and breakout session with Vocal Coach Deborah “Zuke” Smith (Frank Iero, The Voice).
Launch Music Conference is sponsored by Heineken, Fireball, Dr. McGillicuddy’s, Disc Makers, Millersville University, Strongbow, Lancaster County Convention Center, Substream Music Press, Atomic, Herr’s, The City of Lancaster, The Catalyst Publicity Group, CI, dropcards, Gerhart Coffee, and more to be announced.
