The Texas Music Coalition (TMC) will offer a free panel on “The Business Side of Music” on Tuesday, March 16, at The Cove, 606 W. Cypress. Schmoozing time kicks off at 6:30 p.m., with the panel starting at 7 p.m., followed by an open mic.

Offering advice and answering questions will be:

Tom McAleer, owner of TJM Music Services in San Marcos, a music production company handling management, bookings, promotion, etc.

Nikki Young, president and CEO of PrimaDonna Productions, a multi-media marketing firm for the arts and entertainment industry.

Michael Muniz, American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Director of Latin Organizing and Education and also long active in AFM Local #23.



UPCOMING TMC EVENTS:


APRIL 16 GENERAL MEETING
& OPEN MIC

TMC’s annual General Meeting & Open Mic will have some new twists this year! For starters, we will NOT be meeting on our usual third Tuesday (that’s Fiesta week), but the following week on Tuesday, April 27, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Orderup at the Colonnade, 9873 IH-10 W.

Also, we’ll be doing a switcheroo, with the open mic (under the directorion of Joel Williams) starting off the evening at 6:30 p.m. This is open to anyone wishing to participate and will offer an opportunity to get your music heard by folks at a new venue.

A brief General Meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m., introducing the newly elected TMC officers and chairpersons and presenting plans for the year head, with your input welcomed. Following the meeting, there’ll be more open mic till Orderup’s 9 p.m. closing time.

A sign-up sheet will be available at the start of the evening for persons wishing to participate in the open mic.

As always, this meeting is open to the general public, so a chance to get acquainted with TMC and what we do. Hope to see you there!


MAY PROGRAM:

Tuesday, May 18, 6:30 p.m.
(details TBD)


ANNUAL JUNE MEET & GREET:

Saturday, June 19, 6-10 pm
TMC Annual Meet & Greet
Casbeers @ the Church, 1150 S. Alamo on the patio

Bring your recorded music to be played by our DJ. Winners of Jack Skiles Music Studies Scholarship and Fred Weiss Music Grant to be announced.

(For Meet & Greet and scholarship/grant information, contact Chairperson Nikki Young at nikki@primadonnaproductions.com.)


ABOUT TMC

The Texas Music Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 1998 to educate its membership and the public regarding music and the music industry, with the goal of encouraging growth and development of the industry in the San Antonio area.

TMC is open to all music genres and members include musicians, songwriters, vocalists, publishers, publicists, venue owners, managers, entertainment attorneys, promoters, producers, studio owners, engineers, DJs, music directors, educators, students and persons in a variety of music-related fields.

Annual dues are $35 for individual membership, $25 per band member if all members of a band join and $15 for students.


TEXAS MUSIC COALITION
"TMC - For All The Music Texas Makes"
PO Box 120126
San Antonio, Texas 78212
(210) 522-1963
info@texasmusiccoalition.org
www.texasmusiccoalition.org
www.myspace.com/texasmusiccoalition