Programs & Services
"Music as a Profession" Educational Workshop Series
PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM
The Portland Music Foundation is an ever-evolving effort to serve as an information clearinghouse for Portland's music playing, loving, & supporting community. We hope to foster efforts on many fronts to make our members archive their goals whether that be making a living playing coffeehouses, booking a national tour, getting press on a CD release, or simply discovering new music, and supporting it as a fan.
With a board of directors representing many facets of the Portland music scene - musicians, promoters, agents, producers, engineers, print & radio media , label owners - the PMF hopes to offer what expertise for the benefit members who can use it.All NINE of the 2011 Educational Sessions will be held at:
Rines Auditorium
Portland Public Library
5 Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
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http://www.portlandlibrary.com/
This event is for PMF members only. However, 2011 memberships are available on site ($20.00 for individuals, $40.00 for bands) and provides access to members-only events, which will include nine seminars in 2011 as well as a number of discounts at area music-related businesses.
For more information, email info@portlandmusicfoundation.org.
SEPTEMBER - 10 Ways to Make the Most of Your Next out-of-town Gig
You're not big enough to have a booking agent, but you're too big for this little town: What's next? These are practical tips for getting out of town and living life on the road (at least for a little while).
For full description, see the event page here.
OCTOBER - CD Release in a Box - Oct. 11
We give you all the tools you need to make the most of the release of your album. From getting it sold at Bull Moose to promoting it properly to organizing the release show, there's a lot you need to do right to make sure you maximize the impact of the album on which you've been working so hard.
For the description, see the event page here.
NOVEMBER - Crash course in merch
You've heard it a million times: You can make as much money selling merch as you can selling tickets to the show. So why can't you sell very much merch? We provide tips on pricing, what to make, how to get it made, and what to expect at a club when you're selling it (hint: they take a cut).
DECEMBER - Musical speed-dating
Looking to get new blood into your band? Hoping to find inspiration from a source you don't even know exists yet? The Portland Music Foundation provides you here with an opportunity to meet a like-minded musician you don't know yet, and maybe start off on a new musical relationship together. Or not. But it's worth a shot, right? Maybe you'll at least find a drummer that isn't in five other bands already.
