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Past Meetings: Sunday,
February 24, 2008, at the Irish Snug’s Party Room (downstairs),
1201 East Colfax, Denver. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Lots of FREE PARKING
available. ALL AGES! Come early and have a really
good dinner while you’re there. Sunday, January 27, 2008, 6:00 p.m. at The Irish Snug Underground – Party Room; 1201 East Colfax, Denver, CO (between Lafayette & Marion on the north side of Colfax). Lots of free parking around (no charge for parking meters on Sundays). All ages. Let’s work on getting everyone out again. Program on some of the various conventions, workshops, and seminars available to musicians and businesses, and what they offer that is so valuable to your musical career. Guest speakers will be Marcy Baruch (on motivating yourself and/or your band) (www.marcybaruch.com), Neil Zimmerman of Pairadeux (on TAXI) (www.pairadeux.com), and Gary Lennox - Dog House Studios (on the NAMM Convention) (www.doghousestudios.com) . Mark it on your calendar now! Sunday,
December 9, 2007 - The
Irish Snug - 7:00 p.m. Sunday,
November 18, 2007 - The
Irish Snug - 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday,
September 17, 2007 - JAZZ @ JACK’S -
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
VERY
SPECIAL GUEST - JOCK BARTLEY OF *FIREFALL* - "THEN & NOW"
Monday, July 16, 2007: Open House - COMA Office, 1490 Lafayette - Refreshments. Come see how/where we operate! Sunday,
May 20, 2007, 6 PM Saturday,
May 5, 2007, 4 PM COMA
JANUARY 2007 MEETING AND PRESENTATION COMA
HOLIDAY PARTY ~
Tickets at the door only, and includes dinner
and lots of love... Topic:
War Stories - What it's really
like out there on the road. Topic:
Music Supervision Services ~ Getting your music in film, Television,
video, on-line. Sunday,
September 17th, 5:30pm - 8pm. Sunday,
July 16th, 5:30pm - 8:00pm. Sunday
May 21st, 5:30pm - 8pm. Topic: Write About Me!
Please? Press Panel with Beto Hale (former
Editor-in-Chief "Músico Pro" & contributor
to "Down Beat" Magazines, sample article at: http://betohale.com/?m=200605).
and others to be announced. Stay for the open stage hosted by Tony
Medina, sign-up begins at 7:30pm Sundays. Sunday
April 23rd, 5:30pm - 8:00 pm. In
place of the March meting COMA invites you participate in the Saturday afternoon, March 4th, 2006, 2pm -
4pm ~ COMA will be partnering with the Denver Office
of Cultural Affairs (DOCA)
and presenting a Panel with Colorado GRAMMY® Award Winners and
Nominees for the Building
Creative Businesses Expo at the Webb Building,
201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver! Sunday, February 19th, 4pm - 7pm, Topic:
Summit of Music Organizations and Businesses which
will lead into March's Building Creative Businesses Expo. (Sat.
March 4th, 10am - 4pm) This promises to be one of the premier learning
and networking events of the year! All Businesses, Organizations, Press, Musicians, and Individuals involved in the Colorado Music Scene are Invited to attend. Like all our meetings, it's FREE! Everyone is encouraged to please bring literature, brochures, CD's and demos, fliers,, or just print the first page of your website and bring lots of copies. Presentations are being scheduled about the Building Creative Businesses Expo, the Music Incubator Initiative, SCORE, the Rocky Mountain NARAS Chapter (Recording Academy) Proposal, CU-Bounder's Entrepreneurship Center for Music, the Colorado Lawyers for the Arts, and others. Everyone attending will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and there will be lots of time for conversing.
Sunday,
January 15th,
2006, Later time due to the NFL playoffs - 6:00 - 8:30pm -
Sunday,
December 11th, 8pm-Midnight: Holiday
Party and Silent Auction!
Location: Cafe Cero - www.CafeCero.net
- 1446 S. Broadway, Denver. We will be featuring
the music of COMA Members, and debuting the soon-to-be
released Colorado Music Compilation CD from 9:00-10:30pm. Tickets,
available at the door, are only $8 for Members
(or $15 for Members and a guest), or $12 for the general
public. A sumptuous BBQ buffet (with vegetarian
option) will be generously provided by Cafe Cero
and Big Pat's BBQ to introduce their new Menu! The November Meeting & Panel will be Sunday, Nov. 20th, 5:30pm - 8pm at The Toad Tavern, 5302 So. Federal Circle in Littleton. Topic: Contracts, Licensing & Taxes: A Presentation by Kevin Houchin www.HouchinLaw.com with Colorado Lawyers for the Arts (CoLA, www.ColoradoArtsLawyers.org). Map The October Meeting & Panel will be Sunday, Oct. 16th, 5:30pm - 8pm at Quixote's True Blue (www.quixotes.com), 2637 Welton St. in Denver. Topic: Copyright & Trademarks: A Presentation by Kevin Houchin www.HouchinLaw.com with Colorado Lawyers for the Arts (CoLA, www.ColoradoArtsLawyers.org).. Map: (note: Welton is one-way to the NE, and is on the RTD Light Rail line) The September Meeting & Panel will be Sunday, Sept. 18th, 5:30pm at the Hard Rock Cafe, 500 16th St. in Denver. Introduction of new Board Members. Panel Topic: Radio Promotion for Musicians. Panelists will include (more to be announced when confirmed): Carmen Allgood (The Colorado WAVE, www.TheColoradoWave.com), Carlos Lando, Program Director for KUVO (www.KUVO.org); Alf, host of Channel 93.3's Locals Only (www.area93.com/pages/djs_locals.html, Station website: www.area93.com); Crash Craddock, who formed the first Internet radio stations in Nashville and Guy Errickson (the naked stage) The
August Meeting & Panel will be Sunday,
August 21st, 5:30pm at Bender's
13th St. Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver. Panel Topic:
"Getting Your Music into Television, Movie Soundtracks
and Commercials." This will also be
the Annual Meeting of the Colorado Music
Association, Inc. Nominations will be taken for
COMA's Board of Directors. The
July Meeting of the Colorado Music Association will be
Sunday, July 24th, 5:30pm. The panel topic will
be on Touring: "I'm right here
in the Middle of Capital Hill, now How Do I Tour Nationally; and
Afford It?" The
June Meeting of the Colorado Music Association
will be Sunday, June 19th, 5:30pm. This meeting
will be a Musicians Singles' Mixer & Open Stage! Meet
friends and new acquaintances, have a chance to play together and
see if a little magic happens. Please note, though this will be
on Father's Day, it is not for "single's" in that sense,
but of the musical variety! Sunday,
May
15th 2005.
Informal meeting starts at 5:30 pm, Panel from 6 pm 'til
8pm. Panel Topic: Identifying Your Target Market,
and Why It's Important! Sunday,
April 17th, 2005. Informal meeting starts at 5:30
pm, Panel from 6 pm 'til 8pm, and the topic will be: Preparing
for Your CD Release: How to orchestrate an effective
launch and tips on avoiding common pitfalls. Panelists will
include Paul Wenig of the artist management firm the Bolder Group
(Otis Taylor, Kan'Nal, Clay Rose) www.BolderGroup.com,
Erika Percell-Dimery of CODA: Inc. (Media Replication and CD Manufacturing
& Duplication) www.CODA-Inc.com
and Damien McCarron of The Indulgers www.Shamrocker.com.
Munchies will be provided by the new Marquis Theater - COMA
encourages you to participate and vote in the 2005
Ultimate Music Xperience March 19 & 20 at the Soiled
Dove. (1949 Market St., LoDo, Denver) The UMX
acts as the official entertainment auditions for the CHUN
Capitol Hill People’s Fair. The
February Meeting of the Colorado Music Association
will be Sunday, February 20th, 2005. Informal meeting
starts at 5:30 pm, Panel begins at 6 pm, Sweet
Lunacy screening 7 'til 8pm. The meeting will feature:
G. Brown (KCUV
1510am) and his book Colorado Rocks! A Half-Century
of Music in Colorado (Pruett Publishing); along with
Leland Rucker and Don Chapman
presenting a screening of their documentary Sweet Lunacy:
A Brief History of Boulder Rock (a Boulder Arts Commission/Boulder
Municipal Channel Eight production). Sunday
January 16th, 2005. Educational Opportunities and Resources
for Musicians. Holiday
Party! Sunday, Dec. 12th, 2004, 6:00-close
at the brand-new Bruno's,
located at 8501 East Colfax (between Quebec and Yosemite,
formerly Sportsfield Roxx). The menu will be: Roast Beef w/Aujus
Sauce or Lemon Grilled Chicken; New Potatoes & Vegetable Medley,
Salad, and Cheesecake, and tickets are only $10 for COMA
Members and their guests, or $12 for non-member supporters, dinner
included! Sunday,
November 21st, 2004. Informal meeting starts at 5:00 pm,
Panel begins at 5:30 pm (earlier time, stay for Salsa dancing at
7:30). The meeting will feature: Nancy E. Harris, M.H., Vocologist
presenting "The Trained Voice: Production, Projection,
& Protection" Sunday, October 17th, 2004 - Mark Bliesener and Steve Knopper speaking about their new book "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Band" (Alpha). Location: Brendan's Pub. Sunday, September 19th, 2004 - Topic Rap, Hip Hop, Rock: keepin' it real, makin' it happen. A panel discussion, with audience participation, of the rock and hip hop communities and issues in between. Location: The Blue Mule, 1624 Market St., Denver (http://www.DenverBlueMule.com/). Social time and audience introductions, 5-6pm, Panel from 6-8pm. Buffet dinner will be provided courtesy of The Blue Mule; and you can stay for The Break Mechanics (live jazz hip hop) after the panel. Sunday, Aug. 15th - Audio Engineers - the difference between a home studio and a full studio recording, plus sound and live recordings as CDs. Questions from the audience will be encouraged. Panelists include Park Peters with Audio Park Recording ((303)456-6122), Patrick Tracy (carnoc@earthlink.net) who has extensive experience in both studio and live sound, and Dave & John from Global Sound Studios (http://www.GlobalSoundStudio.com/). Location - Tavern Uptown, 17th Avenue and Pearl Street in Denver. Informal social hour and get-together begins at 5pm, about 5:45 we'll start introductions of members and guests, about 6pm the new Board of COMA will be on the hot seat for introductions and a chance to talk about our thoughts and priorities, with audience participation! This is your easiest chance to let us know what you, the members, want COMA to be. The audio panel will start about 7pm. Spaghetti and salad will be available free, courtesy of the Tavern Uptown! Sunday, July 18, 2004 at 5:00 pm, at Herman's Hideaway (1578 S. Broadway, Denver) Then at 6PM the topic will be: Love.45 - How they got a Record Deal. Featuring Paul Trinidad, Danny Elster and their attorney. Sunday, April 18, 2004 at 5:00 pm, at The Oriental Theater (4335 W. 44th Ave, Denver 80212 - Click Address for Map). The meeting will start at 5PM with an hour of networking. Then at 6PM the topic will be the CMA CD Sampler Judging Panel. Join us as we have a panel of experts along with the Members and Non-Members in attendance rank the music we are considering for the CD Sampler. Those with the best rankings will be put on the sampler. This will also be your last chance to submit your song for the sampler, bring your CD along with the entry fee to the Oriental that night and you can submit up until the panel gets started at 6PM. Don't miss it. In March we encourage everyone to attend the Ultimate Music eXperience at the The Soiled Dove (1949 Market St.) on Saturday, March 20th from 9:00 am to 6 PM and Sunday, March 21st from 10:00 am to 7:00 PM The UMX serves as a proving ground for musical artists to win a slot at the Annual CHUN Capitol Hill People's Fair. Approximately 60 acts will perform over the course of the weekend. Everyone is encouraged to attend and welcome to participate in the voting. CMA is a sponsor of this event! Sunday, November 16th, 2003 at 6 pm, at location Lucky Joe's (25 Old Towne Square, Ft. Collins - Click here for Directions). Topic: Meet and Greet with the CMA Board to re-introduce CMA to the Northern Colorado Music Community. No cover charge. The best networking opportunities for the music industry in the state of Colorado! Sunday,
September 15th, at 6 pm, at the Soiled Dove (1949 Market
St., LoDo Denver). Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 6 pm, at the Tavern Uptown (17th & Pearl, Denver, Free Parking on South side of Building!). Topic: CD Distribution featuring Morris Beegle of Hapi Skratch Entertainment, Charley Briggs of Synergy Music Distribution, and others. Open to the public. All ages, during the meeting. No cover charge. The best networking opportunities for the music industry in the state of Colorado! The March monthly membership meeting for the Colorado Music Association has been cancelled. Due to the fact that the Ultimate Music Experience is the same night. With so many members of COMA and the music community participating in this great event we would like to encourage our membership to check out the UMX. The UMX is happening at the Blue Mule (1624 Market, below Crocs) on Saturday March 22nd and Sunday March 23rd. You can check out over 40 of Denver's best bands as they audition for spots in this years CHUN People's Fair. Be sure to get down there to support your favorite bands! Sunday, February 15th, 2003 at 5:00 pm, at the The Blue Mule (16th and Market, below Croc's) in LoDo. The topic for this meeting is a Colorado Music Association membership drive. The meeting will start at 5PM with an hour of networking. Then at 6PM we will distribute questionnaires on what you would like the CMA to do for you. We we will also be accepting memberships at our temporary discounted levels. Sunday, January 18, 2003 at 5:00 pm, at the D-Note (7519 Grandview Ave) in Old Town Arvada 100 Miles to a Record Deal featuring Bronson Herrmuth President of www.songrepair.com and author of 100 Miles to a Record Deal. Bronson will provide valuble information into the world of the songwriter. The meeting will start promptly at 5:00 PM. Sunday, July 21, 2002 at 6 pm, at the Soiled Dove (1949 Market St., LoDo Denver). The topic will be Building a Promo Pack presened by Terri "TC Cantu of Indiego Promotions. Open to the public. All ages, during the meeting. No cover charge. The best networking opportunities for the music industry in the state of Colorado! Sunday, June 23, at 6 pm, at the Soiled Dove (1949 Market St., LoDo Denver). The topic will be Getting your Music onto TV and Film. Open to the public. All ages, during the meeting. No cover charge. The best networking opportunities for the music industry in the state of Colorado! Sunday, May 19, at 6 pm, at the Soiled Dove (1949 Market St., LoDo Denver). The topic will be Is the Music Industry really about Relationships, with your host Jeff Campbell. Open to the public. All ages, during the meeting. No Cover Charge. The Best networking opportunities for the music industry in the state of Colorado! Sunday, April 21, at 6 pm, at the Soiled Dove (1949 Market St., LoDo Denver). The topic will be Financial Planning for Musicians with guests Songwriter/Accountant Randi Perkins, Rob Eldrige who is a financial professional as well as a musician in the band Zeut, and Financial Planner Jason Minor. Open to the public. 21 and over only. The best networking opportunities for the music industry in the state of Colorado! Instead of a meeting in March, we encourage everyone to attend the Ultimate Music Xperience on Saturday, March 23 (9am - 5 pm) and Sunday, March 24 (11am - 9 pm) at the Soiled Dove (1949 Market St., LoDo Denver). This annual showcase offers the widest variety of musical talent available at any single event in the state. Many of our members will be performing and your opinions of them are welcome. The best of these acts will also get to play at the CHUN People's Fair in June. Show your COMA membership card at the door to get a special scoring sheet and drink specials. It's a great way to check out a large number and wide variety of Colorado acts all at once! No cover charge. Open to the public. 21 and over only. Come down for a couple hours or all day long! Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 6:00 pm, at The Soiled Dove (20th and Market Streets) in Denver. This month's panel will be on Promotion and Publicity for Musicians. Panelists will include Lori Cohen - Poster Child Distribution, Terri "TC" Cantu - Indiego Promotions, Danielle Tergis - Thomas & Perkins Advertising, and Dan Byars - Dan Byars Multi-media Services.The Soiled Dove's Locals Launch Program follows. Everyone is welcome. No cover charge. Sunday,
January 18, 2002 at 6:00 pm, at The Soiled Dove (20th
and Market Streets) in Denver. This month's panel will be on Promotion
and Publicity for Musicians with a focus on Internet Promotion. Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 6:00 pm, at The Soiled Dove (20th and Market Streets) in Denver. This month is our annual Holiday Celebration! it's all about unity and getting to know each other. We'll have live music from Perpetual Motion and Brenda Harp! We're raffling off some pretty cool prizes! Then we're gonna jam! Bring your axe! Everyone is welcome. No cover charge. FREE FOOD! Sunday,
October 21, 2001 at 6:00 pm, at The Soiled Dove (20th
and Market Streets) in Denver. . Our Sunday, September 16, 2001 at 6:00 pm, at The Soiled Dove (20th and Market Streets) in Denver.COMA presents a recording studio panel. Anything And Everything You Need to Know About studios/recording. Panel to include: Bill Thomas (producer/engineer).....tons of experience with local bands as well as a huge local band supporter Mark Derryberry of Derryberry Audio (former staff engineer from Fanfare Studios) The meeting will end with a CD critique after the panel discussion and members can bring their demos marking the track they want played. Topics include what to look for in a studio, equipment used, rates, & tips for recording. Sunday, August 19, 2001 at 6:00 pm, at The Soiled Dove (20th and Market Streets) in Denver. The program will be a workshop with a focus on COMA's role in the music scene. We will be collecting data from attendees intended to help us write our Mission Statement. This is your chance to be heard! All are welcome. Sunday, July 22, 2001 at 6:00 pm at the Soiled Dove at 20th and Market Streets. There will be a panel discussion among promoters/bookers of musical talent at various local venues and events, followed by a brief impromptu review session of randomly selected original music tracks. These will be off-the-cuff initial reactions, not detailed critiques. If you wish to submit a cut for review, bring a CD with a clear indication of which song should be played on it and drop it into the box that will be by the door. Sunday, June 24, 2001 at 6:00 pm sharp, at The Soiled Dove (20th and Market Streets) in Denver. The featured speaker will be Jeff Campbell who will present a documentary about his "Get 2 Da Point" program recently spearheaded at George Washington High School, providing an example of how the music community can work with the schools to everyone's benefit. All are welcome and there is no fee to attend. This will be the last meeting under the current Board of Directors. Sunday, May 20, 2001 at 6:00 pm sharp, at The Soiled Dove (20th and Market Streets) in Denver. Because the Westword Music Awards Showcases are being held on that same date and in the same area of town, the COMA meeting will be abbreviated and serve as a reception for the showcasers from 6 to 7 pm. It will be predominantly social in nature (although we'll likely cover a couple of quick items), with no buffet being served, and then we will adjourn so that we can all go out and demonstrate our support for live local music in person. Note fee in notice below. Sunday, April 22, 2001 at 6:00 pm sharp, at The Soiled Dove (20th and Market Streets) in Denver. Acclaimed author, music business professor and musician Dick Weissman will speak on "Denver's viability of as a valid music market" with a Question and Answer session to follow. There will also be an open forum discussion on the LIQUOR LAWS APPLICABLE TO ALL AGES VENUES in which everyone is encouraged to participate. After the meeting live performances will be presented as part of the Dove's Locals Launch Program, including those featuring Perpetual Motion, Harmony Road, Katoorah Jayne and Tommy Ventura. Everyone is welcome and there is no fee to attend. Sunday,
March 18, 2001 at 6:00 pm sharp, at The Soiled Dove (20th
and Market Streets) in Denver. The program segment will consist
of a panel discussion with local radio industry personnel,
including a question and answer session. Panelists will include
Sharon Gatliffe (Radio 1190), Uncle Nasty (KBPI),
Katey Wheelhouse (producer of local show on KTCL), and Howard
Michalski of Radio Free Wazee. Following the panel discussion,
there will be a brief review session of local music, wherein songs
on CDs submitted by attendees will be randomly selected from a box
by the front door where the appropriate track has been specified. Sunday, February 18, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. at the Soiled Dove (1949 Market Street in Denver). Stan Soocher, author of "They Fought the Law: Rock Music Goes to Court," will speak about recent, cutting-edge music law cases, and how we might make use of the legal principles. Stan is Chair of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies at the University of Colorado at Denver, as well as an entertainment attorney and the long-time editor-in-chief of Entertainment Law & Finance. He will host a question and answer session and will sell and autograph copies of his book "They Fought the Law" after the presentation. There is no admission fee -- everyone is welcome. Local bands will play following the meeting, including Vivid Imagination, Al Gorgeous & the Barberium Lincolns and The Johnny O Band.
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