February 10, 2001

DIY Convention: Los Angeles

Co-sponsored by BMI, this one-day confernece examines all aspects of the DIY Digital Revolution. The convention is geared toward entertainment professionals, independent labels and production companies, musicians and aspiring content creators who wish to put themselves in control of their creative destiny! BMI's Ray Yee will moderate the Licensing Music panel from 11:30am - 12:20pm. Panel topics: discover a great source of revenue as you find out how to get your compositions and masters exploited in films, television, video-games and on the Internet. Learn how music supervisors, clearance companies and/or licensing agents can help both music and film interests. Find out what the fee structures are for the various uses. Learn how to budget music for indie films and how to secure festival licenses and soundtrack deals. The seminar will also cover the pros and cons of working with composers and library music. For more information, please go to the DIY.com web site.