Upcoming Online Music Industry Events and Resources – Winter 2021

Check out our handpicked list of the best free online resources for composers and music businesses this month.

Score Explore: Danny Troob and the Disney Animation Renaissance – January 16 at 12:00PM PST

An exclusive discussion with orchestrator Danny Troob covering his work on some of Disney’s most beloved animated films. The sound of Disney’s animated features in the 1990’s was the sound of Danny Troob’s orchestrations. The sparkle and passion of Alan Menken’s songs and score are intrinsically linked to Troob’s masterful use of both classical and Broadway palettes. Register for free to hear Danny discuss scores from Beauty & the Beast, Pocahontas, and Hercules with fellow orchestrators Michael Starobin and Russ Anixter.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3i0kDd2

NAMM Believe in Music Week – January 18-22

The North American Music Merchant Show goes online this year with its fully virtual Believe in Music Week. The week’s itinerary is jam packed with informational resources for music professionals ranging from guides for music educators, production tips for pivoting to an online product, audio engineering seminars, and celebrations of culture, just to name a few from the first day. View the week’s schedule in its entirety by clicking “Schedule” in the top right at the link below and register to virtually attend for free.

Register here: https://attend.believeinmusic.tv/

BMI 101 Workshop: ONLINE – January 21 at 9:00 AM EST

To keep with BMI’s tradition of continually connecting with the next generation of writers and publishers, the BMI 101 Workshop now takes place online. This one-hour introductory workshop will cover the role that BMI plays in the music industry, basics of performing rights, and becoming a BMI affiliate.

Register here: https://www.bmi.com/events/entry/584999

Virtual MAGFest – January 22-24

Short for “Music And Gaming Festival,” MAGFest is a four day event dedicated to the appreciation of video game music and gaming of all types. The event normally functions as a physical meeting place for the gaming community, offering consoles, arcades, tabletop, LAN, live video game cover bands, chiptunes, vendors, guest speakers, and much more. This year, MAGFest has teased that the event will utilize VR technology to create a “VR chat” for its attendees. Little else has been announced as of yet, but video game composers are sure to feel at home in their industry at this virtual event, to be hosted on Twitch and Discord.

More information:  https://super.magfest.org/

Attend: Twitch.tv/MAGFest or Discord.gg/MAGFest