NY Composers Meetup--Chelsea

Hi everyone,

Thanks again to everyone who came to our last meetup. I would like to give a special welcome to those of you who are discovering the NY Composer Meetup for the first time. It is great to see so many new people getting involved and networking. Hard to believe, but 30 more people have joined since our last meeting in March!

For those of you who have been asking about how to shop your music, how to produce your music, and how to take it to a more professional level, this Meetup is for you.

Our guest speaker will be Wade Tonken. Wade is a pro in the music field. As a composer and sound designer, his original work can be heard daily on Nickelodeon, Fox, ABC, NBC and PBS. He is a founding member of the Manhattan Producers Alliance, which specializes in professional networking, training and production. He can tell you the ins and outs of music production and answer your questions about breaking into the business.

After we hear from Wade and have a Q&A session with him, we will put the focus back on our new members with the remaining time.
It is so beneficial to have your music played or performed, and to get constructive feedback from other musicians.

If you are coming for the first time, it is easiest to bring a CD of some of your tracks which can be played through our laptop into the monitors. Try to keep your selection/s down to about 5 minutes or so.
If you wish to perform live, that is fine too. There is a 88 key digital piano available.

The audio sound system is my small m-audio monitors (very modest!) with RCA, stereo 1/8th inch mini, or 1/4 inch inputs. (As an example, an iPod plugs easily into the system.) So, calculate your amplification needs accordingly. If you have any questions, performance-based, tech, or otherwise, please feel free to drop me an e-mail.

After we've played/performed the music of new people we will focus on Q&A and networking. This worked very successfully last time. It is a great opportunity to bring up a problem you are trying to solve (technical, musical, practical, recording, collaborative, etc.) and get input (or collaboration) from the group. Very helpful!

As usual, during the meetup feel free to have wine and munchies. If you want beer, it is BYO. (I can only carry so much stuff! ; )

Location:
The Tada Theater is in Chelsea at 15 West 28th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue--very easy to get to. You westsiders can take the 1 train to 28th Street and walk a few blocks east. And, the R and W local trains stop just a few hundred feet from the building entrance. Tada is on the uptown side of 28th Street. The building entrance is next to a parking lot in the middle of the block. (I'm not sure what the parking situation is in the evening, but allow extra time if you're driving.)
Looking forward to seeing everyone again.

All best,
Preston