The National Independent Venue Association honors Cleveland with three days of live music, education and community building for first annual conference.
This past spring season, plenty of new music arrived in Northeast Ohio’s music scene. Whether you like reggae, blues, heavy metal, punk, pop, emo or hip-hop, there’s a new tune or two that can fit right in on your favorite playlist, and it was created right here in Greater Cleveland.
Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present, Future hosted a free Professional Development Workshop focused on Marketing and Advertising for Independent Musicians on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at the Beachland Tavern.
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Music, the most social of the arts, is closely linked to cities, towns, and placemaking. Music thrives where people congregate, especially in walkable locations such as downtowns and mixed-use main streets. “Walkability contributes to a successful music district,” says Kate Durio, CEO of North America and the Caribbean for Sound Diplomacy, a consulting firm. “Music culture tends to thrive where people are. You want people to be able to stumble across live music.”
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Cleveland Rocks: PPF hosted a free Professional Development Workshop on Performing Rights Organizations on May 15th at the Beachland Tavern. Panelists included Russell Carter, John Latimer, Andrea Liguore and David Kennedy.
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Cleveland Rocks: PPF hosted a free Professional Development Workshop on Electronic Press Kits on April 24th at the Beachland Tavern. Panelists included Michael McFarland, Wallace Settles, James Carol, Dawn Marshman, and David Kennedy.
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This event was hosted and live streamed Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at the Beachland Ballroom. In a continued effort to connect Cleveland’s Music Industry to related organizations and events in Northeast Ohio, we will be hosting events that will cover topics of interest and encourage opportunities for networking.
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Cleveland Rocks:PPF Waterloo Makes Music t-shirts are now available online. Your t-shirt purchase directly supports Cleveland Rocks:PPF programs and operations. Our t-shirts are available in unisex crew neck and womens v-neck style tees.
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The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) will invite members from around the country to Cleveland for its first-ever conference, set for July 11-12. Hosted at various independent venues in Cleveland, the two days of NIVA ‘22 will feature programming, panels, educational sessions, conversations with industry experts and more, all focused on independent live entertainment.
Michael Stanley’s family honored the Cleveland musician on what would have been his 74th birthday by giving the first group of donations from the new 10,000 Watts of Holy Light Fund.