So, you basically know how to book a gig. You’re doing the usual things to promote and build a fan base and increase your level of work, but you seem to be stuck. How do you move your career as a musician forward? How do you progress to that next level or even expand into new areas?  When do you need a manager, lawyer, publicist, etc?

This program will explore the many paths available to musicians who wish to grow in their profession and/or consider the numerous options for broadening your career.  The discussion will be driven by a panel of (local)industry experts, with plenty of time for questions and conversation with the audience.

Facilitator: Bruce Fife

Panelists: Alan Alexander, Bart Day, Lisa Lepine, Amy Maxwell

Alan Alexander III is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist with numerous credits. As a performing musician he has toured internationally (US, Europe, the Caribbean and Japan), headlining and opening for artists like UB40, Jimmy Cliff, Ziggy Marley, Taj Mahall, Third World and many others. He is perhaps best known as the former lead singer, principle songwriter and producer for the critically acclaimed world beat band, Dub Squad. Alan has composed source music and original scores for several motion pictures including: 'Hear No Evil' (20th Century Fox), 'Alien Invaders' (National Endowment for the Arts) and, most recently (summer 2011), the feature length independent film Stuff by director Larry Johnson. Alan also serves on the Board of the Regional Arts and Culture Council. He resides in Portland Oregon. For more info visit www.alexandersrealtimeband.com and www.dubsquadmusic.net.

Bart Day is a partner at the Portland law firm of Day and Koch LLP and has a national entertainment law and copyright/trademark practice. He has been involved for over twenty years in a wide array of music, film, and television productions, and previously worked as an attorney for a Honolulu concert promotion company, as VP of Business Affairs for a Los Angeles entertainment company, and as outside counsel for Universal Studios.  Bart co-authored a chapter about record companies in The Musician's Business and Legal Guide (Prentice-Hall Publishing) and is the co-author of the book “Music Is Your Business: The Musician's FourFront Strategy for Success.” Bart was recently elected as a member of the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy (Pacific Northwest Chapter), presenter of the Grammy Awards. He is also on the Board of Directors of Painted Sky/Northstar Dance Company, a non-profit organization founded to provide music and dance training and performance opportunities for Native American youth, and he worked on the PBS documentary "For the Generations" about contemporary Native American musicians.

Lisa Lepine ProMOTION Queen is a creative industry consultant who helps creatives excel at the art of branding, marketing and promotion. She is a one-woman dynamo who has worked in the music industry since 1987. She draws on her experience as a band manager, band booker, publicist, club booker, event producer, music journalist, workshop presenter, record producer and pitiful HS orchestra violinist (last chair, second violin). Lepine co-founded pdxcreativeXchange, a Portland Oregon networking group for professional women in the arts, as well as the Daisychain Music Fair (the largest female fronted event ever mounted in Oregon). She consults internationally and has the #1 listened to podcast at CDbaby.com. Lepine enjoys playing 8-tracks in Dolly, her 1963 Dodge Dart, and draws daily inspiration from her spiritual guide, Glinda the Good.

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