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Monday, October 22, 2012

My CMJ 2012: Part 2

Whad up yall!!

It still feels like i'm in a dream... The impression of CMJ still does not let go. i guess you have to be very interested in how the music world and the music business operates to be so obsessed with CMJ. And that's besides an opportunity to see hundreds of bands in legendary New York City venues.

It was gray and rainy but very warm day of my adventures in New York. The conference's panels were taking place at New York University, at the Kimmel Center. Well, the building is magnificent, and the location is so unique! it  gave me a chance to explore New York and to see it from a different prospective.

The clouds were literally stuck in high buildings :) it was kinda cute. The weather was so warm, it was unbelievable!



The first thing that really impressed me, was the accents! people are literally coming from all over the world for this. Wow. One of the panels i went to, had panelists from Australia, Korea, Brazil, UK, and Israel. It was a panel was called "411 on Important International Markets".


In between the panels there were little bit of mingling going on. I was not sure first how open people will be about meeting each other. And i was relieved when i felt like everybody is nice and very very friendly! Everybody i met was so interesting and unique, and all of them were from different states or even countries.

The building itself and the views around the building were fantastic! I felt on top of the world!


Every panel was so interesting. Usually the room is packed, with people standing and sitting everywhere. They are taking notes on paper, on their iPads, laptops. the discussions were very heated. And the caliber of panelists send shiver down my spine: how about a panel where 5 panelist are A&R execs from Columbia Records, RCA Records, Warner Brothers Record, Epic... and they are giving us tips about what a modern day A&Rs are looking for. HOT HOT HOT!!!!

The music professionals were discussing their first impression of Mumford and Son's songs and why their song got so big. The examples of bands they were using and talking about were FUN, Of Monsters and Men, Lana Del Rey...  And they were so objective and current about everything, giving us the "insider " information!!

My favorite panel was the last one i attended and oh boy, was that the greatest discussion about modern day music business  i have ever been to!! So immensely inspirational.

But friends, i have to tell you about it in my Part # 3 for this little series. I will also tell you about amazing live shows...

All the best, and stay tuned!

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