OUR NEXT WORKSHOP DATE & TIME: Saturday, July 18, 2026, 11am

WHERE: Rock & Roll San Diego, 3360 Sports Arena Blvd (off Kurtz Street)

 

TICKETS: Registration RSVP is required; seating is first come first serve.
To attend the workshop, CLICK HERE

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Join us at Rock & Roll San Diego on July 18
for Two Music Business Education Panels​​

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11:15am-12:15pm

Legal & Practical Aspects of the Music Business

Seasoned legal experts give you a high-level overview & lay out some of the main areas an emerging artist needs to pay attention to, and what should be considered. Areas Such as, Copyright & Intellectual Property; Agreements & Contracts Royalties & Licensing; and maybe a little about AI.

Panelists include:

• Michael Hoisington, Attorney

• Lisa Cervantes, Attorney

• David Branfman, Attorney

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12:30-1:30pm

Social Media: Marketing & Promotion Strategies

In the ever-shifting social media world, keeping up with the most effective ways to promote yourself online is crucial for a successful music career. OUR panel, who are actually ARE making waves with the level of effort they put into their content, self-promotion, AND marketing , will cover how to leverage social media to create dramatic improvements in your online marketing strategy.

Panelists include:

• Obed Padilla

• The Microblades

• More TBA

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Moderator: Lou Niles (91x Loudspeaker, In Your Neighborhood w. Lou Niles, and the San Diego Music Foundation)

Lou Niles has decades experience in the music business as an A&R executive, signed artists to record deals, planned and promoted releases in media and on radio, booked and promoted tours regionally and nationally, has done radio promotion campaigns, is a radio show host, and has also been an artist manager.

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DEMO LISTEN

If time permits, we will have a short Demo Listen session, where the experts will give feedback on a limited number of pre-submitted songs. Submission for Demo Listen at 10:45am-11:15am. Demo listen after the 2nd panel.

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DEMO Listen Rules

There will be a short demo listen of 5 songs chosen at random at the end of the 2nd panel. Please submit your demos in person on CD or call out a Spotify account and song. Five songs will be chosen. Please submit only ONE song. Choose your best song.

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All panelists subject to change without notice