This document discusses leveraging live performances in today's music industry. It covers building a team by going the DIY route or hiring professionals. Going DIY involves using services like Reverbnation, SonicBids, and Musicpage to manage promotion and booking. Hiring professionals is recommended when an artist is ready to seek a label deal. Hiring should consider roles for management, legal counsel, booking agents, publicity, publishing, and business management. The panelists will provide strategies for both DIY and professional approaches.

1. FINDING SUCCESS
IN TODAY’S MUSIC INDUSTRY:
Leveraging Your Live Performance
BUILDING YOUR TEAM
 DIY Strategies
 Hiring Pros
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2. Featured Panelists
 Bram
PARTNER INDIEHITMAKER (MODERATOR)
 INDIEHITMAKER.COM | @BRAM_ROCKS
 Beth B. Moore  Fred Croshal
ATTORNEY, EXECUTIVE DIR. NARIP ATLANTA OWNER, CROSHAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
 BETHBMOORE.COM | @BETHBMOORE  CROSHALGROUP.COM | @FRITZCLIVE
 David Codr  Scott Shapiro
FOUNDER, MUSICPAGE.COM LEGAL COUNSEL, UMPHREY’S MCGEE
 MUSICPAGE.COM | @DCODR  SCOTTSHAPIROLEGAL.COM
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3. Building Your Team
What It Takes To Go Pro
 Next step after aligning the band
 Your new “To Do” list
 Go DIY or hire pros
 Management
 Legal
 Booking
 Publicity
 PRO
 Biz Mgmt
 Promotions
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4. Building Your Team
Going DIY
 Strategies
 Services & Tools
 Reverbnation
 SonicBids
 Musicpage.com
 ArtistGrowth
 Others…
 Tips & Tricks
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5. Building Your Team
Hiring Pros
 When is the right time, what is the right team
 Going for a label deal or staying independent
 Roles & responsibilities
 Management
 Legal
 Booking
 Publicity
 PRO
 Biz Mgmt
 Promotions
 How not to find them
 Special teams (radio promoters, online marketing, distribution, creative, promotions, biz mgmt.)
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