Category: 2021

Club 300 Unplugged: KAS

Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. NYC is the birthplace of Hip Hop and the next episode will feature Hip Hop with a live band. We captured a line-up of emerging voices from across NYC provides a glimpse into what NYC sounds like. This episode highlights Brooklyn-based lyricist, KAS.

Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021, 8:00 PM

Club 300 Unplugged: Michael from the East

Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. NYC is the birthplace of Hip Hop and the next episode will feature Hip Hop with a live band. We captured a line-up of emerging voices from across NYC provides a glimpse into what NYC sounds like. This episode highlights Harlem-based singer/songwriter, Michael from the East.

Date: Thursday, June 3rd, 2021, 8:00 PM

Club 300 Unplugged: She Real

Club 300: Unplugged, created by music executive and music- industry visionary, Kevin Liles, is a LIVE-music series created during the pandemic and dedicated to independent artists. These special NY Music Month Extended Play episodes were recorded at the legendary SMASH STUDIOS in Midtown Manhattan. NYC is the birthplace of Hip Hop and the next episode will feature Hip Hop with a live band. We captured a line-up of emerging voices from across NYC provides a glimpse into what NYC sounds like. This episode highlights Dynamic, Harlem-based rapper, She Real.

Date: Thursday, June 10th, 2021, 8:00 PM

Reimagining Opera as Film During the Pandemic

When the pandemic hit, music creators and producers had to figure out new, visually compelling ways to present opera and other stage works in the digital space. Join us for a conversation about turning operas into full-fledged film productions with film sets, soundtrack recording sessions, and directors. Genre-bending composers David T. Little (Soldier Songs) and Angelica Negron (The Island We Made), and visionary opera producers Sarah Williams (Opera Philadelphia) and Beth Morrison (Beth Morrison Projects) will discuss re-envisioning the production process, as well as the creative possibilities that open up when you turn traditional performance into film.

Date: Tuesday May 4, 2021 2:00 – 3:00 PM

The Future of the Digital Music Industry

Oana Ruxandra, EVP, Business Development and Chief Digital Officer at Warner Music Group (WMG) will chat with NYU Music Business professor Larry Miller about innovation and the continued digital transformation of the music industry. The session will explore how innovative technologies create exciting new opportunities for recorded music, including fitness, virtual concerts, virtual/augmented reality and social networks, as well as some of the challenges these new technologies create for artists and labels.

Date: Monday, May 10, 2021, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

The Future of VR & Music

Join this unique conversation which will be live-streamed, and also held in virtual reality. You will learn about the latest technologies, integrations, and the future of VR & Music from artists, DJs, tech experts, world builders, and musicians already creating immersive and engaging experiences – and how to incorporate them into your career.

Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 8:00 PM

Music By the Book

Bronx Music Heritage Center Artistic Directors Bobby Sanabria and Elena Martinez interview authors of recent books with topics covering all things musical. The authors will take questions from viewers during the program.

Musician and educator Ben Lapidus, will discuss the Latin music scene in NYC with his latest book, New York and the International Sound of Music.

Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 8:00 PM

The Future of the Creator Economy is 3D- Immersive Worlds, Collectables and $$$

The Creator Economy will soon be in immersive 3D interactive worlds that also include real-world engagement and real-time, direct to creator payments. 

On this panel, we will talk about how brands, artists, musicians, athletes and influencers are using next-generation tools for 3D creation. We will showcase photogrammetry, volumetric capture, ambient audio and virtual production that historically has been used by large media companies and are now accessible by individual creators. And of course, we will talk about NFT’s.  

Join us for a fun and lively conversation with industry experts Eric Schwertzel, Bill Craig and special guests.  

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2021, 5:00 – 6:00 PM

HADESTOWN: the blurring and creative interplay between theater and live music

The Tony Award-winning musical HADESTOWN celebrates the best of American folk and New Orleans-inspired jazz. Listen as these Broadway artists discuss their roots in the music world, creating music for theater, and the blurring and creative interplay between theater and live music. Panel will include Todd Sickafoose, the Tony-winning co-orchestrator and two of the women in the band: Marika Hughes (cello) and Dana Lyn (violin). Imogen Lloyd Webber will be the moderator.

Date:  June 8, 2021, 5:00 – 6:00 PM