DENIS LEARY CONFIRMED TO SPEAK AT NEW MUSIC SEMINAR 2015
Featuring Sneak-Peak of FX’s New Music-Based TV Comedy Series, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
NEW YORK, June 12, 2015 – The New Music Seminar June 21-23, 2015, proudly announces celebrated actor/songwriter, Denis Leary, as a speaker on the esteemed Songwriters Movement which will take place Monday, June 22nd. Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, a hilarious new music-based TV series on FX created by and starring Denis Leary, is set to make its debut to the music industry at NMS in Webster Hall’s iconic Marlin Room on June 23rd, 2015.
This year’s Songwriters Movement will take place at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel in NYC on Monday, June 22nd. It is during this panel, comprised of seasoned songwriters, that Leary will discuss the role of music in Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll and his songwriting process for the show. This year’s Songwriters Movement will feature Grammy Award-winner, Peter Asher (President, Peter Asher Management), Jenna Andrews (Artist & Songwriter, Jenna Andrews), Alex Bilowitz (Mr. hiphopchanukah), James Adam Shelley (Musician, American Authors), Jonnie Davis (SVP of A&R/Songwriter, Round Hill Music), Adam Pallin (Songwriter, ASTR), and legendary Grammy Award-winning, Holly Knight (Songwriter, Music Producer, Holly Knight/Good Knight Songs).
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll premieres on July 16th on FX Networks and will have a pre-screening at NMS! Influential industry delegates will attend this screening which will feature the first three episodes of the highly-anticipated series. A quantity of tickets to the event have been set aside and will be distributed to participants of the New Music Seminar.
About NMS:
The New Music Seminar is the world’s most influential Music Business convention, led by the voices that disrupt the conventional, tackle key issues, and provide a stage for trailblazing artists to shine. NMS is the place to network, engage, and discuss the future of the art and business of music.
From 1980-1994, NMS established itself as the most influential Music Business Conference of its time. In 2009, NMS was revived to convene the visionaries and industry leaders – paving a way to move past the dying record business. After 12 years of cleansing decline, we have a new attitude; a new optimism, a clear path to a bigger, more engaged, more inclusive, more sustainable music ecosystem.
The New Music Seminar is perfect for anyone looking to further their career in any and all facets of the music business. Recording Companies, Music Publishers, Music Technologies, Managers, Agents, Artists, Songwriters, Producers, and artist & label services from around the world come together each June in New York City to cross-pollinate, share ideas, and create new opportunities.
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