Past Events

Whether it’s your first release or your fiftieth, marketing yourself has never been more important. With so many avenues and options available, and more music to listen to than ever before, artists and their teams need to understand their audience and how to engage with them. In this discussion, our

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams is the #1 Music Business podcast globally and is hosted by longtime music industry executive Emily White based on her Amazon #1 best-selling book of the

Join Queens native Jonny Meyers and Kevin Batchelor as they return to the Queensboro to celebrate the beloved neighborhood spot’s 5th anniversary with early Jamaican Rhythm and Blues. Regular menu available and happy hour prices all night.

On Friday, June 2nd at 7:30pm, American Lyric Theater presents a concert reading of a comic opera WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS by Johanny Navarro and Marcus Yi. Shakespeare meets Monty Python in WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS, a riotous look behind the tragedy we think we all know. After three witches prophesize the downfall of Macbeth,

Young Broadway & Hollywood artists come together to sing songs of hope and change to benefit the Ethan Miller Song Foundation. As gun violence has become the leading cause of death for children in America, Bullets into Ballads will raise awareness and funding to keep kids safe. Directed and produced

Park Location: Playground 52 – 681 Kelly St. Bronx, NY 10455 Genre: Salsa

Radiant Waves: Cutting Edge Performances by BerkleeNYC’s Creative Media & Technology Students and Alumni   Radiant Waves, a celebration of innovative songwriting and electronic music production, will take place at Drom (85 Avenue A) on Sunday, June 4th, 2023 from 3-10pm. With a stunning array of audio-visual performances, attendees will

K&W Duo (Live Jazz Concert) Kana Miamoto: FluteWajdi Cherif (piano) and Kana Miyamoto (flute) will take the stage to perform a variety of modern original compositions and jazz standards, showcasing fresh arrangements, interplay, and improvisation. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the magic of live jazz in the intimate setting

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Drom Join Mehmet Dede, talent buyer at Drom and author of “Make It Live: The Handbook for Getting Gigs,” for this presentation to learn how live music works including the booking, planning and marketing processes. Some of the things you’ll learn in this masterclass include: How to get booked into

Broadway’s finest perform a dazzling range of songs by award-winning composer and lyricist Peter Foley (1967-2021) in a one-night-only concert at Peter Norton Symphony Space. Featuring Santino Fontana, Kate Baldwin, Eisa Davis, Melissa Errico, Manoel Felciano, Jason Gotay, and more. Conducted by Grammy and Emmy Award winner Rob Berman.

Downtown You’ve made the decision – you’re starting a label. What next? How can the labels and music companies of the future be set up for success from the start? Who do you hire first and how do you create an inclusive culture? Our panel will talk through best practices

Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249 Date and Time: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Doors: 3:30pm Event: 4pm-6pm Networking

The Immigrant and Music Initiative (I AM I) celebrates the diverse cultural contributions from immigrants that make New York City the world’s leading music hub. Music creators from around the world will have the opportunity to learn from, network, and connect with each other and continue an important conversation about

The Downtown Urban Arts Festival is proud to announce it’s 21st season with a line-up of exciting, emerging, new playwrights. Held this year at the Peter Jay Sharpe Theater a Playwright’s Horizon, every Wednesday through Saturday June 7th through June 24th at 7:30pm.

Downtown For a new artist or label, getting noticed by the press isn’t easy. You need the network to help you grow but need to grow to develop a network. It’s a catch-22. So what should you do to get in front of the media and how do you capitalize

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

If you like classic METAL and ROCK music with a 90’s flare come check out King Tyrant play at the Bower Electric on Thursday night 6/8/23. Doors are at 6PM!

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

A new concert series connecting ancient and contemporary music, performed under the neo-gothic arches of the Church of the Incarnation in Manhattan. Experience music from medieval times and contemporary jazz through the ages, stroll, listen, and absorb the sacred space to its fullest. Featuring Sarah Pillow, voice; Christopher Preston Thompson,

ChamberQUEER 2023: We Refract features seven amazing composers, performers, and improvisers – Jules Biber, Aviva Jaye, Alexis C. Lamb, Brian Mummert, Rajna Swaminathan, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Yoshi Weinberg – celebrating Pride Month with a sonic tapestry of queer community. Expect everything from Schubert to world premieres!

Park Location: Loretto Playground / Morris Park Ave. bet. Haight Ave. and Tomlinson Ave. Genre: Children’s Music

**RSVP to let us know you’re coming and be entered for a chance to win two VIP tent passes!**   Please note: RSVPing helps you stay up-to-date on show info, but does not guarantee entry. Bandshell entry is first come first served.   Doors 3:00pm/Show 4:00pm   Join us on

Park Location: Springfield Park / Springfield Blvd and 184th St. Genre: Reggae

ChamberQUEER 2023: We Refract features seven amazing composers, performers, and improvisers – Jules Biber, Aviva Jaye, Alexis C. Lamb, Brian Mummert, Rajna Swaminathan, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Yoshi Weinberg – celebrating Pride Month with a sonic tapestry of queer community. Expect everything from Schubert to world premieres!

ChamberQUEER 2023: We Refract features seven amazing composers, performers, and improvisers – Jules Biber, Aviva Jaye, Alexis C. Lamb, Brian Mummert, Rajna Swaminathan, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Yoshi Weinberg – celebrating Pride Month with a sonic tapestry of queer community. Expect everything from Schubert to world premieres!

Anti Social Camp Celebrity guests will greet our 150 artists, songwriters and producers in a series of in-depth interviews, kicking off a week full of music creation and live events. Last year included Nile Rodgers, JP Saxe, Rob Thomas and Rostam from Vampire Weekend. And then our Anti Social Women

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

18 artists play one song each in a thrilling concert to showcase our campers’ talent. Last year included performers WALK THE MOON, Sadie Jean, King Mala and an appearance by NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Anti Social Camp is the biggest songwriting camp in the world. From June 12 through June

The GRAMMY Museum is continuing our takeover of The Big Apple at 92NY with a celebration of Peggy Lee featuring an intimate conversation with Mo Rocca and Peggy Lee’s granddaughter Holly Foster Wells, plus a special performance from Kristin Chenoweth, in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Downtown New audiences can be found in every corner of the world on platforms that exist to serve every interest. With so much unchartered territory to explore, how does an artist and their team find and engage the fans of the future? Speaking to the platforms and companies that have

Sonic Records The Immigrant and Music Initiative (I AM I) celebrates the diverse cultural contributions from immigrants that make New York City the world’s leading music hub. Music creators from around the world will have the opportunity to learn from, network, and connect with each other and continue an important

P&T Knitwear, in partnership with the Luminarts Cultural Foundation, is pleased to present Julia Fine for a reading & discussion of her new book, Maddalena and the Dark, along with an accompanying violin performance from Hajnal Pivnick, audience Q&A, and book signing. Lush and heady, swirling with music and magic, Maddalena and the Dark is a Venetian fairytale about the friendship between two girls and the boundless

Downtown Music Publishing is a complicated business, but if you understand it, you’ll be armed with the knowledge to get the most out of your music. Our panel of experts will take you through the essential parts of publishing that everyone should know, what you’re missing out on if you

NY Public Library Join up-and-coming artists and creators to celebrate and preview their work—all made by the creative community at The New York Public Library’s Studio40! Studio40 is a free creative space and recording studio located in the Pasculano Learning Center at NYPL’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) in midtown

The next event in our Collective Masters Live series features Riccardo Merlini and Alex Cohen on June 15th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Riccardo and Alex will share their techniques for developing lightning-fast speed and brain-twisting ambidexterity on the drum set.

In this event, we feature our growing community of incredible live performers with a diverse cross-section of musical genres, setups, and instrumentation.  Anyone can sign up in advance to perform, but an electronic element of the performance is required as this event is hosted by a music production school.  You

One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Sylvester rose to the top of the charts in the late ‘70s with dancefloor classics like “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” and “Dance (Disco Heat).” Scoring 24 Top-40 hits over his career, Sylvester had an ethereal falsetto, gender-bending style,

**RSVP to let us know you’re coming and be entered for a chance to win two VIP tent passes!**   Please note: RSVPing helps you stay up-to-date on show info, but does not guarantee entry. Bandshell entry is first come first served.   Doors 6:00pm/Show 7:00pm   Join us on

DA SPOT NYC (DA SPOT), in partnership with City Point BKLYN, is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Third Annual Black Creatives and Culture Fest. This three-day event, taking place from Friday June 16th -Sunday June 18th from 11AM – 8PM, promises to be an immersive cultural experience, showcasing the

The GRAMMY Museum is continuing our takeover of The Big Apple with an intimate conversation and performance with Margo Price at the Greene Space in NYC, in partnership with the Americana Music Foundation and City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. “A New York Evening With…” is

Park Location: Baisley Pond Park / Rockaway and Sutphin Blvd. Genre: Gospel

Grant Swift and friends return to Pete’s Candy Store for an evening of original music in one of the finest listening room venues in NYC. Shows at Pete’s are always free, with a suggested “pass the hat” donation of $5. Come see some of the finest singer-songwriters from NYC.

Get your comfortable shoes ON my New Yorkers, we are going to sing and dance together by the river!” – Natu Camara For the closing concert of LMCC’s  River To River Festival, and in celebration of Juneteenth with Battery Park City Authority, Guinean musician and activist Natu Camara will bring her vibrant band

The Gospel According to THPAC features gospel music, dance, photography, video and spoken word. It is a dance narrative work. THPAC has formed its own pop -up dance company to present this season’s programs. It tells the story of Black America from pre-slavery, slavery, Jim Crow, the ‘60s Civil Rights

New York, NY – Liah Alonso, the talented musician who started her career as a subway performer in downtown New York City, is set to make a triumphant return to her hometown.    The concert will take place at The Delancey on June 17th at 9:00 pm.   Liah has

Join us for an unforgettable day celebrating Juneteenth in the vibrant neighborhood of Crown Heights!

The Gospel According to THPAC features gospel music, dance, photography, video and spoken word. It is a dance narrative work. THPAC has formed its own pop -up dance company to present this season’s programs. It tells the story of Black America from pre-slavery, slavery, Jim Crow, the ‘60s Civil Rights

Following their sold-out show earlier this month, the women of Femme Jam will be performing at Timeout Market in Brooklyn for Unity Fest June 18th, 2023 9pm-12am. A first-of-its-kind jam session featuring an all-female house band and DJ, Femme Jam has disrupted New York’s male-dominated music scene. It was founded

Downtown Whether it’s TikTok or Youtube (to name just two platforms) UGC is a core part of any artist’s plan. This panel will help artists and their teams understand how to get the most out of their UGC content, where and when to post, and then when it’s live, how

Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249 Date and Time: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Doors: 3:30pm Event: 4pm-6pm Networking

Drom Join Mehmet Dede, talent buyer at Drom and author of “Make It Live: The Handbook for Getting Gigs,” for this intensive to learn how live music works including the booking, planning and marketing processes. Some of the things you’ll learn in this masterclass include: How to get booked into

KIDS ROCK FOR KIDS is honored to be part of New York Music Month and Make Music New York! Kids Rock For Kids is a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization which enables exceptionally talented and passionate teen musicians from around the world to rock out while raising money for youth-related causes, locally

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Downtown Neighboring Rights are one of the fastest-growing parts of the music industry, but what are they? And why should they matter to artists and labels in the U.S.? Downtown’s Neighbouring Rights team will explain why more and more countries are signing up to work with the U.S. and why

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Sound Collective is proud to host production house YouTooCanWoo’s Executive Creative Director, Zach Abramson, for an event on Video Game Composition and Production. Zach will share his approach and technique for composing Video Game Music and discuss his past experiences working on the games Just Cause 3 and 4.

Water & Music Creative AI may be the most disruptive technology for the music business since the Napster era of piracy. Generative AI tools for audio, text, and visual art have picked up tens of millions of users, forcing us to rethink traditional notions of creativity, ownership, and attribution. At

Rooted in the tradition of jazz, swing, and the blues, Charles Turner & Uptown Swing have been delivering “that thing” to jazz listeners and swing dancers around the world since 2018. Celebrating the spirit of Harlem with vibrant swing and vital blues, Uptown Swing performs music from the 1920s to

Join us Thursday June 22nd at the Historic Bitter End in the west village to help raise funds for LGBTQ organizations such as Lambda Legal. The evening will feature, Nick Deutsch, Tatiana Lima, Daniel Joseph Baker, Eva Westphal and Austin Marquez

How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams Season 3 will be a series of live podcast tapings & in-person interactive workshops during New York Music Month this June at Tower Records’ new Tower Labs space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Address: 151 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Kinda Dusty Ltd presents some of Queen’s most famous anthems performed in candlelight. With a cast of West End singers, accompanied by a live rock band, this performance features some of Queen’s greatest hits, including renditions of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Are the Champions,” and more.

Chelsea Music Festival presents— Songs for the Earth June 24 – 29, 2023 Chelsea Music Festival launches its annual June Festival with five dynamic days of concerts, conversation, and tastings with musicians, visual artists, chefs. Taking inspiration from our relationship with the natural world, Artistic Directors Melinda Lee Masur and

St. John’s Episcopal Church – END OF SPRING – B A Z A A R SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH, 10AM – 4PM CHURCH GROUNDS, 137-67 BELKNAP STREET, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413 A DAY OF SHOPPING, GAMES, BBQ, MUSIC & FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! FREE ADMISSION & STREET PARKING  

The storied downtown jazz label Blue Note will bring together multiple generations of jazz innovators in Central Park. Headlining is bassist, composer, and jazz fusion pioneer Stanley Clarke with his 4Ever band, renowned for his unique percussive electric bass playing style; the five-time GRAMMY winner was named a Jazz Master

Park Location: Soundview Park. Lafayette and MorrisonAve. Genre: Hip-Hop

DUMBO Brooklyn’s waterfront district will come alive this summer with the electrifying beats bouncing off the beautiful Belgium blocks of the Manhattan Bridge Archway. Bring your BFF to BLISS FACTORY FRIDAYS, featuring special guest DJs and Producers pumping out beats for peace and social change. The series promises to be

Melody Village is a performance platform for artists seeking to elevate their craft and share their talents with the world. Our mission is to create a vibrant and inclusive community where artists can thrive and connect with their audience through live performances. Our event will feature an eclectic mix of

ALBA Musik Album Release Concert Sunday, June 18 at DROM NYC (85 Avenue A, East Village, NYC) Doors 7pm /Show 8pm $20 advance tickets / $25 at door https://dromnyc.com/event/barbara-martinez-album-release-concert/ “ALBA” means ‘DAWN’ in Spanish. It’s when light breaks through the darkness and we get to start anew. “Alba” is also

PRIDE is a Deadly Sin.  So after the Parade, we’ll see you all in Hell… where the party is. On Sunday June 25, The Bowery Electric (327 Bowery, New York, NY 10003) becomes GAY HELL with two floors of fire & brimstone. Queer bands The Manimals, Zoe Briskey, THEMME, and

B|STRO 38, a popular New York City American restaurant, is pleased to announce a new promotion for wine lovers. Starting Monday, June 26th, B|STRO 38 will be offering half-priced bottles of wine all day every Monday and Wednesday. In addition to the half-priced wine, B|STRO 38 will also be hosting

Downtown You want to make money from music, but how and from where? In this panel led by Curve, one of the world’s leading royalty platforms, our expert team will guide you through the various sources of revenue available to artists and labels and show you who to maximize your

BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) is excited to announce its next Acoustic Lounge, a free monthly showcase featuring performances by BMI singer-songwriters, at Stage One at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. The Acoustic Lounge gives emerging songwriters an opportunity to showcase new music in an intimate setting, while interacting

BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) is excited to announce its next Acoustic Lounge, a free monthly showcase featuring performances by BMI singer-songwriters, at Stage One at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. The Acoustic Lounge gives emerging songwriters an opportunity to showcase new music in an intimate setting, while interacting

Welcome to the kickoff open mic nite at Mae Mae Cafe! Open Mic: 6-7:15pm Featured Performer: 7:15-7:45pm Come on by to perform and/or to watch some talented local acts express their artistic selves. Our featured performer for Week 1 is the fabulous PJ LaMariana (@pjlamariana.music) One Item Minimum Purchase To

To keep with BMI’s tradition to connect with our next generation of writers and publishers, the BMI 101 Workshop will now take place online. This one-hour introductory workshop will cover the role that BMI plays in the music industry, basics of performing rights, and becoming a BMI affiliate. This online

Created by TALLBOY 7 Part showcase, part variety show, part music networking event, The Hang: Live is the stage debut for a growing community of former students of recording artist, author, and songwriting professor Mike Errico. This community is represented in all aspects of the music industry. You could listen

Ship it Off! A Taylor Swift Boat Party Cruise is back for its 3rd season, brought to you by Scenic NY and Riot Nerd (Philadelphia’s premiere-themed party planners/promoters). After 8 consecutive sellouts, the fan-favorite party returns. A 3-hour cruise to the Statue of Liberty and back while dancing to Taylor the entire time! Enjoy

So Very Sly, is a multi-media program incorporating music, dance, video projections and special effects that tells the story of the funk rock band Sly & The Family Stone. The group was pivotal in developing funk, soul, rock and psychedelic music, and their sound was a forerunner for what would

So Very Sly, is a multi-media program incorporating music, dance, video projections and special effects that tells the story of the funk rock band Sly & The Family Stone. The group was pivotal in developing funk, soul, rock and psychedelic music, and their sound was a forerunner for what would