Tonight: Jeff and Todd Brabec @ Antone's for AMF Music Industry Boot Camp

Published Aug. 17, 2009 at 2:21 p.m.

taxi.com Austin Music Foundation’s Music Industry Boot Camp
Mon., August 17
Antones (213 W 5th St)
Free, 6:30 p.m. w/ Todd and Jeff Brabec, authors of "Music Money and Success: The Insider’s Guide to Making Money in The Music Business"
[info]Austin Music Foundation has boot camps year 'round for musicians, managers and more, but tonight's (free) event at Antone's is their biggest yet. Jeff and Todd Brabec, authors of Music Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business will be on-hand to discuss their book, their advice about structuring deals in the licensing world, and ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and foreign country uses. They'll have signed copies of their book for $15, and attendees are invited to stay at Antone's all evening (again, free) to catch Sideshow Tragedy perform...

Just who are these Brabecs? Glad you asked. The brothers are a music knowledge powerhouse, and their book proves their dedication to struggling and hopeful musicians everywhere. They've given those willing to read it all the tools they need to monetize their art in the ever-changing digital world. Todd Brabec is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the USC Thornton School of Music where he teaches the course on music publishing, licensing of music and film, television and videogame song contracts...Formerly Executive Vice President for the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) where he was in charge of all of the Society’s membership operations throughout the world, Brabec is the current Budget Chair as well as former Division Chair for the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries...Jeff Brabec is Vice President of Business Affairs for the Chrysalis Music Group (representing the catalogues of OutKast, David Bowie, My Morning Jacket, Blondie, Paul Anka, Billy Idol, Jethro Tull, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, A3 (The Sopranos theme), Cy Coleman, Dan Wilson, TV on the Radio, Ray LaMontagne, Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley and Andrew Bird)...Brabec has been awarded the Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music journalism.

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