19th Annual Music Conference

Folk Alliance Region West's annual conference connects our vast region of listening rooms, festivals, folk societies, organizations, radio DJs, agents, managers, promoters, publications, and fans with the touring artists and troubadours that cross our region.

Schedule:

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Registration + Early Bird for 2025
Location: Grand Foyer

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Coffee & Snacks
Location: Grand Foyer

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Millsaps Coffee House
Location: Hidden Hills
Coordinator/Emcee: Debora Ewing
The Susanne Millsaps Memorial Coffeehouse is a staple at every FAR-West conference. It’s an in-the-round madhouse, where everyone gets one song in order to allow as many people to perform as possible.

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM: DIY Showcase - Busking Space
Location: Grand Foyer
Coordinator: Mike Berman
Sign up on site for a 15 minute slot

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Planning Your First Tours
Location: Salon A
Speakers: Arielle Silver, Chris Fletcher
In this conversation led by Chris Fletcher, I hope to contribute insights and knowledge to help attendees identify these elements to support their music career goals:
Vision - what do you want?
Mission - why do you want it?
Strategy - how are you go...

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM: MASTERCLASS: A Vocal Masterclass for Performing Songwriters
Location: Salon D
Speaker: Susie Glaze
SINGING FOR SONGWRITERS
A VOCAL MASTER CLASS FOR PERFORMING SONGWRITERS
Led by award-winning recording artist and bandleader Susie Glaze, this is a vocal workshop-coaching session for songwriters (or any singers) who...

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Tarot and Songwriting
Location: Salon I
Speaker: Gail Dreifus

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Songwriting for SYNC
Location: Salon A
Speaker: Abby Posner

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Guitar Orchestration
Location: Salon I
Speaker: James Lee Stanley

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM: Best of the West Luncheon
Location: Showcase Hall

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM: DIY Showcase - Busking Space
Location: Grand Foyer
Coordinator: Mike Berman
Sign up on site for a 15 minute slot

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM: Artist Meet & Greet: Laurence Juber
Location: Hidden Hills
Speaker: Laurence Juber

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Stretch and Reset Yoga
Location: Salon A
Leader: Arielle Silver
Join me to for an hour of gentle movement and breathwork to reset your body, mind, and spirit.
My yoga background:
Los Angeles-based Arielle Silver (MFA, eRYT-500, YACEP), is co-creator of Bhavana Flow Yoga, a style of yoga that incorporates self...

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM: Ambassador Meet & Greet: FolkWorks
Location: Salon D

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM: Author Hour: Down on the Corner: Adventures in Busking & Street Music
Location: Salon H
Speaker: Cary Baker
A presentation of Cary Baker's new book about busking and street music, 'Down on the Corner: Adventures in Busking & Street Music,' due out November 12th from Jawbine Press. Baker traces development of blues, doo-wop, folk and even jazz and classical music on the str...

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM: Social Hour
Location: Grand Foyer

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Dinner Break

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Official Showcases: Night Two
Location: Showcase Hall
Co-Host: Mike Berman, Tina Ross
Mike Berman and Tina Ross are your hosts for the evening!
6 Subsessions

10:15 PM - 11:55 PM: Private Showcases - Until 2AM
Location: Salons A-J
6 Subsessions

Register here