Schedule

The schedule for the 2010 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO will be available in early April. Official EXPO programming begins on Thursday, April 22, 2010 in the morning and ends on Saturday evening. There will be panels throughout all three days and a number of events each evening.

Badge pick-up will be available beginning on the evening of Wednesday, April 21, 2010 and on Thursday, April 22nd, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Registration and badge pick-up will also be available during the day on April 23rd and 24th.

The 2010 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO Overview

The 2010 ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO is fast approaching, and this year's event is building up to be perhaps one of the most incredible yet. With input from prior attendees, we've custom-designed this year's EXPO to deliver more of what music creators want the most. From more writer and composer-focused master sessions with some of the most successful names in music to more song feedback panels to an expanded array of career-building business, marketing, publishing and technological panels that speak to all music creators across all genres, the educational value of the 2010 EXPO is greater than ever.

The full schedule will be posted soon with a complete list of panels, panelists and other programming details, but until then, here's an overview of what you'll experience this year.

The EXPO will kick off on April 22 at 10am with ASCAP's General Annual Membership Meeting which is open to all ASCAP members as well as EXPO registrants, regardless of affiliation. During the meeting ASCAP President & Chairman Paul Williams, ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento and Senior Vice President and head of Domestic Membership Randy Grimmett will give reports covering the state of the industry, legislation, ASCAP operations and member accomplishments.

"I Create Music" Interviews and Q&As:

• John Mayer will be interviewed by ASCAP Playback Editor Erik Philbrook on April 22
• Quincy Jones will be interviewed by Ludacris on April 23
• A very special conversation with Bill Withers will be presented on April 24

Master Sessions:

• Linda Perry
• Kenny Burrell
• Don Schlitz
• Loudon Wainwright III
• Desmond Child
• Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald
• Just Blaze

Creative Panels:

• We Create Music featuring Jason Mraz, Brian Tyler (Fast and Furious), Phil Vassar, Paul Williams and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
• Hit Songwriters Panel (Presented by Billboard) featuring Ashley Gorley, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Jean-Baptiste, Jane't A. Sewell
• R&B Panel featuring Vidal Davis, Chuck Harmony, Andre "Dre" Harris
• Composing for TV featuring Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica), Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Wendy & Lisa, Heroes) and James Levine (Glee)
• Concert Composers Creating Diverse Careers featuring Alex Shapiro, Derek Bermel, Avner Dorman, Mateo Messina, Kubilay Uner
• Hit Producers Panel featuring Aureo Baqueiro, Louis Biancaniello, Mike Elizondo, Robert Ellis Orrall, Sam Watters and Greg Wells
• Film Scoring Panel featuring Klaus Badelt (Gladiator) and Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man)
• Murphy's Laws of Songwriting featuring Ralph Murphy
• Rockin' the Cradle: Children's Music Panel featuring Kenneth Burgomaster (Hannah Montana), Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz (Yo Gabba Gabba!) and Dan Pinnella and Ric Markmann (The Fresh Beat Band)

Publishing, Marketing , Legislative and Business Panels:

• Be Your Own Label
• Social Media Marketing
• Digital Royalties and Rights
• Using Global Networks to Compose, Perform and Record Your Music
• Copyright Issues: Domestic and Global
• It's All About Your Fans
• Maximizing Your ASCAP Membership
• Have Music, Will Travel: Exploring the International Market
• Somewhere (A Placement for Us): Making it in Music Licensing
• The Nuts and Bolts of Today's Music Business
• Your Sound: From Studio to Stage (Presented by Sennheiser)
• Emerging Songwriters: Building Your Team
• This Year's Model: Publishers and Writer/Artist Development
• Production Music

Feedback Panels

• Pop/Rock
• R&B/Hip-Hop
• Mixed-Genre
• Country
• Writing to Track with Chris "Deep" Henderson and Nate Walka

Live "In the Round" Performances

• "I Create Music": Center Stage on Thursday, April 22, at The Highlands with very special guests
• I Create Music": Center Stage on Friday, April 23, at The Highlands with very special guests
• Round Up: The Writers Jam on Saturday,April 24, in the Grand Ballroom with very special guests

Attendee Performances

• iStandard Producer Showcase (Presented by MillerCoors) with special judges: SRC Records' Billy J, Kid Cudi's producer Dot Da Genius, hit producer Rob Knox ("Dead and Gone") and rapper Skillz.
• The Attendee Showcase (Presented by Pick the Band with Support from West L.A. Music)

Plus

• ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO Exhibitors
• Networking Reception
• State of the Art Technology Demonstrations
• The ASCAP Network Stage featuring Interviews and Performances
• After-hours Networking in The Lobby Bar
• One-on-One Sessions (Sold Out)

Please note, that some of these details are subject to change. Click here for a regularly updated list of panelists. Full panel info and schedule coming soon. Stay tuned!