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Austin Music Foundation fuels Austin's creative economy
by offering innovative career-development and music-business education
programs for musicians.
Wills & Trusts for Artists
co-presented by Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts
Where do copyrights go when you die? Are you sure your baby brother or model-girlfriend knows how to handle your stellar guitar solos without you around? The fruits of our creative labor often outlive us, so how can we be sure they'll be properly handled?
To find out the answers to these questions and more, join AMF and TALA for a new Small Group Session on wills and trusts for artists.
Wednesday, Sept 1
7:00 pm
Texas Music Museum
1109 East 11th Street
To register, please email kim@austinmusicfoundation.org.
Attorney Mario Flores with DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P. will be on hand to address these issues and others including wills, estate planning, disability planning, and trusts.
Don't miss this great opportunity to get the answers to questions you may have been too afraid to ask, and insure your beat goes on long after you do!
Mario Flores focuses his practice on estate planning and estate administration where he advises his clients on methods and strategies to preserve their estates and ensure their last wishes are realized.
As an associate, Mario has garnered experience with nonprofits, corporate transactions, litigation, and real estate matters. He has professional experience in land use, zoning and community development issues.
Mario also volunteers with numerous community organizations where he sits on various boards and serves in multiple capacities. He is certified in Alternative Dispute Resolution and is fluent in Spanish.
Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) was formed in 1979 to meet the legal and accounting needs of artists and nonprofit organizations. TALA provides free legal and accounting services to arts nonprofits and artists from all creative disciplines. Over 600 attorneys and accountants donate their time to artists and nonprofit organizations who are unable to afford professional services.
Click here to learn about how to receive services from TALA.
Live Sound for Musicians
The live performance is a vital component in the professional presentation of your artistic vision.
You may have killer songs and a tight set, but if the sound isn't right, you're not going to win fans and engage your audience the way you want.
Gain more control over your live sound by learning how to effectively communicate with sound engineers and acquiring a better understanding of the technical side.
Depending on your level of expertise (or lack thereof), AMF is offering two live sound seminars to educate the working musician on the basic and intermediate level details regarding live sound production.
Live Sound - Basic 
This seminar is designed for artists who often run their own sound or anyone who wants to understand the basic components and terminology of a small PA system. In this class, you'll set up small PA as group and learn about topics such as pickups, gain structure, mic technique, and working with the existing environment.
Monday, September 13
7:00 pm
Scoot Inn
Live Sound - Intermediate
This is seminar is designed for artists who perform regularly at various clubs with larger and more complex PAs. It will cover how to better communicate with the sound engineer, including talking through a real sound check. It will go beyond the basic level to focus on refining the mix of your sound in the audience and on stage, troubleshooting problems, feedback elimination, signal routing, and more.
Wednesday, September 15
7:00 pm
Scoot Inn
To register for one or both sound seminars, please email kim@austinmusicfoundation.org. Please indicate which seminar(s) you want to attend. You may register for yourself only.
Due to the hands-on nature of these seminars, space is limited. Registration accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Live Sound - Basic Instructors:
Performing songwriter, studio musician and audio engineer Kit Holmes has more than 30 years' experience in "making people sound good" on stage and in the studio. From 1989 -1994, Kit was a mastering engineer for a major compact disc manufacturer outside of Atlanta, GA. In early 1995, she opened her own mastering and music production studio, The Music Kitchen, near Athens, GA, where running live sound for special events became a large part of the business.
Since relocating to Austin, TX in 2001, Kit's main focus has been on performing as a songwriter, but she's gained a stellar reputation as one of Austin's best live sound engineers. She's currently the in-house sound engineer for Austin Music Foundation. Visit Kit's website at www.kitholmesmusic.com.
Eric Calistri is a guitarist and a producer-engineer living in Austin, TX. With more than 20 years of performing experience, Eric has learned tricks and strategies to overcome the acoustic challenges of almost any live venue. As a recording engineer, Eric's strengths are getting clean mixes from live venue recordings and natural, un-tortured, results from in-studio sessions.
Eric's live venue recording credits include The Mundi Ensemble's As Barely Falls, featured on Public Radio International's show Echoes. The album was recorded in the stone chapel of the Carillon Building. Tracks for The Recliners' lounge remake of Fight for Your Right to Party were recorded during an afterparty. Eric is currently working on a project for Bucolics Anonymous recorded at Boggy Creek Farm in East Austin, featuring fiddler Lisa Schneider and spoken word performer Thom One Moon.
Eric is currently gigging with Tortilla Factory, the Grammy Award nominated band specializing in Tejano and Salsa. Eric also performs with the jazz chanteuse KatieO and with his own instrumental combo.
Live Sound - Intermediate Instructor:
Damon Lange is the owner and founder of Austin's Nomad Sound. Damon is an experienced live sound engineer, tour manager, system tech, monitor engineer and PA system consultant. He is currently the front-of-house engineer for Antibalas and previously filled that role with Grupo Fantasma, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and others. Damon has toured all over North America and Europe and continues to provide multi-system production for the Folk Alliance Festival, South by Southwest, Austin Celtic Festival, Old Settlers Music Festival and many others.
AMF Announces Comprehensive Artist Management Series This Fall
AMF staff is busy working on a series of Small Group Sessions surrounding the basics of what every artist manager should know. Tentatively scheduled to begin in October, the four-part series will include the following content and more:
- When should a band employ a manager?
- Responsibilities and characteristics of a manager
- The management contract
- Career planning
- Management challenges
- Band agreements
- Record-keeping and finances
- Basic copyright, publishing, and licensing
- Marketing, promotion, merchandising and fan-management tips
- Booking and touring tips
Designed especially for the self-managed band or beginning to intermediate-level managers who currently work with artists, the extensive content will be offered in four week night three-hour seminars of interrelated topics starting in mid-October. Expect numerous music business professionals as instructors each night.
Participants will gain the most from the series if they are able to commit to attend all four sessions. Registration will be limited and preference will be given to those who wish to enroll in the entire program.
If you are interested in a spot for the ENTIRE series, please email kim@austinmusicfoundation.org. Please indicate if you are an artist or manager and name of act. (Indication of interest does not guarantee attendance.)
AMF is gauging interest in participation at this time. Actual seminar dates and other information will be announced shortly.
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