Past Events
Sardonyx Music Conference 2010
This year's Sardonyx Music Conference made an even bigger impact than last year's...details and pics will be up in the next few days!
The 2010 Sardonyx Music Conference took place on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the beautiful Sheraton Station Square Hotel! Bigger and better than last year, it started early and ended late, with more panelists, more networking, and more showcase opportunities!
See the details on the 2010 Sardonyx Music Conference page.
Thursday, August 5
Location: Altar Bar |
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| The Leafs | Tucker Jameson and the Hot Mugs Touring from Boston, MA! |
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| Check Your Status | Beyond Daylight |
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| This Week's Highlight |
Thursday, July 22
Location: Altar Bar |
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| The Hypnogerms | Gabba Gabba Hey THE RAMONES TRIBUTE BAND! |
| No Exception |
Friday, June 11
Time: Starts at 9:00 pmLocation: SHERLOCK'S (Erie, PA)
Sardonyx Productions is headin' up to Erie, PA and bringing Call to Attraction from Pittsburgh for a touring opportunity, to open up for one of Erie's best bands, REDLIGHT ROMANCE!!!
A Fight for Fame
Download the poster
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Location: Altar Bar
The top prize is a VIP Weekend in Las Vegas, with a show at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino!
Go to www.afightforfame.com.
Congratulations to the winner: Long Time Divided!
Finals Show
| Mar 20 |
Long Time Divided Wizard Bomb Kill the Skylight Call to Attraction Xstrophy Check your Status |
Bands
For a list of all the contenders, go here.2009 Sardonyx Music Conference (5.30.09)
Congratulations to the Top 3 Acts of the night at the 2009 Sardonyx Music Conference!
1. Team Goldie
2. The Composure
3. Ben Hardt
Look for their images in Music Connection Magazine soon!
1. Team Goldie
2. The Composure
3. Ben Hardt Look for their images in Music Connection Magazine soon!
The conference featured panel discussions with music business professionals and showcased Pittsburgh's finest musicians and bands from several genres! Topics included Music Promotion, Licensing, Publishing and Copyrights, Songwriting and more.
Location:
Altar Bar (1620 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222)Panelists
| • Don Grierson | Former A & R at Capitol and Epic Records, now Music Supervisor on many films and Instructor at the famous Musician's Institute in LA |
| • Dan Kimpel | Music Biz writer/interviewer, Instructor at the Musician's Institute and Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, songwriting expert |
| • John Latimer | Owner of Latitunes Publishing and Undercurrents, promoter, artist manager and event coordinator |
| • Kevin Amos | Pittsburgh area coordinator for Soul Patrol.com, radio producer for WRCT |
| • Leon Bass | Entertainment Attorney |
| • Brian Drusky | THE Pittsburgh booking agent for local and national acts |
| • Kellee Maize | Accomplished Hip Hop artist, owner of Nakturnal, and consultant to the Events and Planning department of the City Paper |
| • Nancy Deckant | Co-Coordinator of the local NSAI (Nashville Songwriter's Association) |
| • Ron Brown | Co-Coordinator of the local NSAI |
| • Mike Pitterich | Owner, Altar Bar |
| • Liz Ruger | Independent Artist Representatives |
| • Jim Pitulski | Blistering Records |
| • Jeff Blue | Music producer, A&R executive, songwriter, musician, and attorney |
| • Jason Myers | A&R for Cleopatra Records (L.A.-based indie record label), bassist for Icarus Witch |
| • Renee Asher | Astron Music |
| • Isaac Holeva | Talent Buyer - Faded Industry Entertainment |
See profiles of the panelists here.
Panel topics
| Introduction to the Conference - Dan Kimpel | |
| 12:00-12:45pm |
"State of the Music Business" How has the music industry changed, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally? From the every day gig in the clubs, to being signed with a major label and touring the world, ALL panelists will give you their perspectives. Moderator: Mike Moscato, owner of Sardonyx Productions |
| 12:45-1:00pm | Networking break |
| 1:00-1:45pm | "Booking and Touring" Many musicians and bands think the best way to perform is to play as many clubs as they can in a month, or just go on the road and play as many cities as they can. Do they have a strategy? Why should you or your band go on tour? When is the right time to book a date at a particular club, or book a tour? Panelists: Mike Pitterich Brian Drusky Liz Ruger John Latimer |
| 1:45-2:00pm | MADDIE GEORGI Showcase Performance |
| 2:00-2:45pm | "Songwriting" Moderator: Dan Kimpel Panelists: Pittsburgh and Western Pa Coordinators for the Nashville Songwriters Association Inc. (NSAI) Nancy Deckant and Ron Brown others TBA |
| 2:45-3:00pm | Networking break |
| 3:00-3:45pm | "Licensing, Publishing and Legal Issues" Topics will be songwriting/publishing, recording issues/recording agreements, band business issues, manager/agent issues, PRO's, etc. Panelists: Liz Ruger Leon Bass |
| 3:45-4:00pm | Networking break |
| 4:00-4:45pm | "Music Promotion" Do you have a STRATEGY for promoting your music? Whether it be flyers, print ads, radio, digital distribution with Twitter, MySpace, TuneCorp....all these facets will be discussed. Panelists: Don Grierson Dan Kimpel John Latimer Liz Ruger Kellee Maize |
| 4:45-5:00pm | Networking break |
| 5:00-6:00pm | "Record Labels vs. DIY (do-it-yourself)" Moderator: Dan Kimpel Panelists: Don Grierson Jim Pitulski Jeff Blue Renee Asher Jason Myers |
Showcase Performers
"In The Round" Songwriter's Circle
Joy Ike
Nancy Deckant
Ron Brown
Ben Hardt
Cathasaigh
Hip Hop/R&B/Pop
Commonwealth Family
Jackson
Kellee Maize
Kizzi
Patrick Ryan
Play Bizzle
Rock/Alt/Pop/Metal Bands
Angel Blue and the Prophets
Anthony Rankin Band
Catgut Tonic
Dofka
Fountain Infinity
Grind
Joel Lindsey and the Boulevard of the Allies
Josh McCann Band
Kaj
Kill The Drama
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