DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS – FRIDAY, APRIL 29
The highlight of Day 2 of ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO was a keynote conversation (presented by ole) with renowned producer Timbaland, the five-time ASCAP Songwriter of the Year and Executive Music Producer for the hit FOX TV seriesEmpire. Appearing via videoconference from Miami, Timbo loomed large on the on-screen monitors in the Dolby Ballroom and treated the audience to his thoughts on what makes a hit song, his chemistry with Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z, and a lively audience Q&A that resulted in some impromptu auditions and “only at EXPO” moments.
We Are Young: A Conversation with Nate Ruess and Paul Williams featured the songwriter and vocalist for the GRAMMY-winning group fun. and Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe-winning songwriter, Paul Williams. The two offered a unique comparison of the songwriter at various stages of life that was inspiring and insightful.
Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Darrell Brown (Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Bon Jovi) packed the Hollywood Ballroom for the better part of the day for his Live Multi-Genre Song Feedback Sessions. As in the past, Brown offered in-the-moment, constructive song critiques and suggestions to EXPO audience members, sure to result in some wonderful music in the future.
Day 2 also featured Master Sessions with three-time ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year Ashley Gorley and Grammy-winning classical composer, conductor and sought-after speaker Eric Whitacre. James Fauntleroy, the Grammy-winning co-writer on Rihanna’s ANTI, presented an unusual live music master session that had his 1500 or Nothin’ crew playing a groove and working on a song in real-time, and shared his personal philosophies on how to be more creative.
About ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP’s mission is to license and promote the music of its members and foreign affiliates, obtain fair compensation for the public performance of their works and to distribute the royalties that it collects based upon those performances. ASCAP members write the world’s best-loved music and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of that music to hundreds of thousands of enterprises who use it to add value to their business – from bars, restaurants and retail, to radio, TV and cable, to Internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With 560,000 members representing more than 10 million copyrighted works, ASCAP is the worldwide leader in performance royalties, service and advocacy for songwriters and composers, and the only American performing rights organization (PRO) owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.Learn more and stay in touch at www.ascap.com, on Twitter and Instagram @ASCAP and on Facebook.