Friday, March 03, 2006

ASCAP present INS at NOISE POP

On Saturday, April 1, 2006, we're taking INS to San Francisco. The event is part of Noise Pop 2006 and will be an all-day session on the ins and outs (more ins, though) of running a successful band in SF. We are proud to be sponsored by the wonderful organization ASCAP.

Time: 1pm to 5pm
Location: The Make Out Room
Cost: $12 or $20 for two; day-of is $12
Tix available in drop-down menu here.

Panel #1: GETTING BOOKED IN SF AND NATIONWIDE
1pm - 3pm

MATT HICKEY, High Road Touring (High Road Touring handles booking for Bloc Party, Indigo Girls, Portishead, Luna, Mission of Burma, Sleater-Kinney, The Fiery Furnaces, and many more)

CHRISTIAN BERNHARDT, Kork Agency (Kork handles booking for Trail of dead, Enon, Ariel Pink, Black Dice, Xiu Xiu, Voxtrot, and many many more)

TODD COTE, Leafy Green (Leafy Green handles booking for Devandra Banhart, The King of France, and many more)

MICHELLE PANACHE, Panache Booking (handled international booking for DMBQ, Green Milk from the Planet Orange, and many more)

DEB ZELLER, Talent Buyer, The Make Out Room, and guru behind Playing in Fog

Panel #2: START THE PRESSES - GETTING REVIEWED
3pm - 5pm

JAAN UHELSZSKI, San Francisco Chronicle, Founder of Creem

KIMBERLY CHUN, Senior Arts and Entertainment Editor, San Francisco Bay Guardian

BRIAN BROPHY, Managing Editor, Mesh SF

LISA HIX, Managing Editor, Flavorpill SF

KJERSTI EGERDAHL, West Coast Editor, Performer Magazine

More speakers to come! All rosters subject to change.