The 1st Annual Liberty Music Festival
4 days of Showcases, Educational Panels, Vendors & Workshops
Thursday, Aug 16th, Friday Aug 17th, Saturday Aug 18th and Sunday 19th
Presented by: The Legendary Dobbs, DVT Events, That Mag!
We are offering special ticket pricing for the Liberty Musicfest
Tickets can be found at DVT Events -
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2-Day Ticket - $14.00 / $20dos
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3-Day Ticket - $22.00 / $30dos
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All 4-Day Ticket - $25.00 / $40dos
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Sponsored by: Mirror Image , The Labortory Music Store , Hometown Heroes WSTW, Dewey Beach Music Conference, Unclaimed Bands, Brewtal Beer, SOS Sound, Batch 19 and more….
It’s been a long time since Philadelphia has had an original music festival, so we’re bringing it back! The 1st Annual Liberty Music Fest will be held at The Legendary Dobbs from Thursday August 16th to Sunday August 19th. Our goal is to celebrate, educate, and showcase original music over these four days.
With the constant changing of the music industry we want to introduce music enthusiasts to upcoming bands on the original scene, both locally and nationally. We also want to introduce musicians involved in the festival, and otherwise, to professionals on the inside of the music industry. We will be doing this with a collection of guest speakers, educational seminars, and workshops. We will also be hosting daily VIP Happy Hours to lighten the mood and promote networking.
We will be opening the festival with a screening of George Manney’s celebrated documentary “Meet Me on South St” on Thursday August 16th at 7 PM. This documentary is the story of the original JC Dobbs, the storied music venue that has been the beating heart of the local Philadelphia Scene since the late 70’s.
On Friday we are honored to have Lou Plaia, Co-Founder of Reverbnation. Lou will be giving a keynote speech regarding Reverbnation; currently 90% of active independent artists use this platform to run their music promotions. He will discuss topics and advise bands on how to utilize Reverbnation to its fullest potential. He will also highlight new features being added Fall 2012.
Saturday and Sunday are jam-packed with educational panels regarding topics such as publishing & licensing, recording great records, touring & booking, views from artists currently on the scene, and getting your music out there. There will also be workshops regarding branding, building effective merch, songwriting, and the legal process.
Each night will be topped off with some great, inspiring, original music; the whole reason we’re here. The showcased artists span across many genres and states, physically and mentally.
All participating bands were selected through a submission process. Ten individuals, ranging from industry professionals to college students to regular music fans, participated and decided on the bands. We were very deliberate in ensuring the selection process was about what mattered, pure talent, originality, and buzz-worthiness.
“LMF is not fueled by money like other festivals. I modeled the festival after the Dewey Beach Music Conference, which we are going into our 11th year. Our goal is to promote and educate the artists; all monies from submission will go into promotions. The nighttime showcases revenues will be used pay the artists. This is about the artists and music that they create,” Liberty Music Fest co-founder Jim Thorpe.
There will be Giveaways, grab bags and other great stuff at the LMF
Agenda – Topics subject to change
Thursday August 16, 2012
Main Stage-Ticket Price: $10.00
Sponsored by: WSTW Hometoen Heros
12am The Jackson Rider
11pm Waylon Speed
10pm Open Road
9pm Lotus Hill
8pm Honor by August
7pm "Screening of ""Meet Me on South Street"" The Story of JC Dobbs
6pm-8pm Happy Hour
2nd Floor Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
12.30pm Deadbeatz Inc
11.30pm Lost In Company
10.30pm The Great SOCIO
9.30pm New Sweden
8.30pm Kenny Curcio
Friday August 17, 2012
Main Stage Ticket Price: $10.00
Sponsored by SSA Music & Brewtal Beer
1am Glim Dropper
12am Syrrah
11pm The Way Home
10pm Dynasty Electric
9pm A Little Affair
8pm John and Brittany
7pm Lou Plaia - Reverbnation
6pm-8pm Happy Hour
2nd Floor Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
12.30pm Pravda
11.30pm Late Cambrian
10.30pm Megosh
9.30pm The Parachuting Apostles
8.30pm Red Letter Life
8.00pm The Vowels
Saturday August 18, 2012
Main Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
Sponsored by: SOS Audio & Batch 19
1am Revel 9
12am My Enemy Complete
11pm Kid Felix
10pm Midnight Mob
9pm MACH22
8pm The Parsnip Revolt
7pm The Standing Cinema
6pm Frank Viele & The Manhattan Project
6pm-8pm Happy Hour
2nd Floor Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
12.30pm THe KAi-Yotes
11.30pm Stolen Rhodes
10.30pm The Quixote Project
9.30pm The Cold Roses
8.30pm Craig Greenberg Band
7.30pm Ross Bellenoit & The Goods
Workshops 2nd Floor - TBA
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Panels For Saturday
4:30-5:30pm
Intellectual property rights & Publishing & how they relate to the current musician & musical environment
Paula Savastano - SSA Music
Ric Cohen - Cohen and Silver
others TBA
3pm- 4pm
Artists Making it on the Scene
Sue Mansour - Soraia ( currently showcasing for Major Labors, Management, co-writing w/ Jon Bon Jovi)
Mike Lock - Beyond Dishonor (major regional touring band)
Lamont Caldwell - Mach22 (session/touring w/ Jay Z, The Roots, Dave Matthews)
Chuck Treece - McRad (session/touring w/ Bad Brains, Lemonheads, Billy Joel )
Moderator: Jim Thorpe
1:30pm-2:30pm
Geting your Music Heard & Out there
Lou Plaia - Reverbnation
KL Justice - Rock Bunny TV
Mark Rogers WSTW Hometown heroes
John Pfieffer - The Aquarian
Moderator: Brian Cronin - That Mag!
Sunday August 19, 2012
Main Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
11pm Black Stars
10pm Pet Clinic
9pm Give Me Gravity
8pm The Perfects
7pm Seth Adam
6pm - Marc Lancaster
6pm-8pm Happy Hour
2nd Floor Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
11.30pm Paradox Please
10.30pm Venice Sunlight
9.30pm Last Scene in Reno
8.30pm Nomad Clientele
7.30pm Rodger Delany
4:30-5:30pm
What's Next in your Music Career
Jim Thorpe DVT Events /DBMC/Dobbs
Jason Spiewak - Rock Ridge Music
Jeff Lopez - Gloob Marketing
Andrew Lieb - manager Cheers Elephant
3pm- 4pm
Making of a Great Record
Vic Steffens - Hozion Group/ Elm City Music
Garret Davis - (The Devil Wears Prada, Shinedown, Green River Ordinance)
George Manney - GeoSound
Alan Douches
1:30pm-2:30pm
Booking and Touring
Scooter - Grape Street
Vince Volz - DVT Events (Dobbs/TLA)
others TBA
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Workhops 2nd Floor
Sunday Aug 19th 2pm
Keep Calm and Carry On - A special workshop on defining success for the independent musician
Today's indie musician faces a ton of obstacles: no matter how easy it is to record, how many outlets exist for you to promote your music and how much effort you put in to building your visibility, it's still a huge battle to get people to engage with your band. Most importantly, the model that worked a few years ago - be everywhere, all the time, in front of everyone - simply isn't working today.
If you or your band are feeling the burn from constantly pushing but never seeing real results, you're not alone. With so many options and opportunities, it's simply unreasonable to think you can do it all, therefore it's becoming increasingly more important to redefine success and build a strategy to get you where you need to go.
Join media strategist Ari Halbkram for an in-depth discussion and workshop on the problems facing independent musicians, the need for defining real goals for musical success and some good practices that will allow you to keep moving forward.
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Festival Admission: (daytime events, VIP & Fri, Sat & Sun Showcases)
$20.00 all Four Days
$15.00 Sat. & Sun Day
$10.00 One Day
People behind “The Liberty Musicfest”
Jim Thorpe:
Has 20+ years in the music industry. Currently serves on the Board of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Recording Academy (The Grammy’s), Talent Buyer for the Legendary Dobbs and in his 11th year at the Dewey Beach Music Conference handling the industry panels and artists A&R. Started DVT Events in 2012 with Vince Volz to provide quality music events throughout the city. Over the years worked with The Grape Street Pub, Puck, Brownies 23E., The Troc, TLA, The Khybur, Middle East and countless others. As an artist management he currently represents Da Rezarekt and Beyond Dishonor.
Brian Cronin:
The Publisher of the new Philly Music Magazine “ThatMag” and owner of Mirror Image which is a one stop shop for you band needs from Printing, CDs, Websites and More. He started a networking group called the “Inner-Circle” for industry professionals in the Music, Media, Fashion and Film industries. It was conceived as a vehicle to bring together key individuals to network. In 2007 he became the publisher of “Origivation” a Philly music Magazine. His goal is to help the scene by being a tool to help gain the general public to focus on unsigned bands.
Vince Volz (Double V)
Current Talent buyer for the Legendary Dobbs. Started DVT Events in 2012 with Jim Thorpe to provide quality music events throughout the city. Has been booking shows sine 1999. From 2007 to 2010 was the talent buyer for Doc Watson’s. Vince has constantly put on live events at The TLA, Tin Angel, The Grape room, Dave & Busters Dockside Bar and several others. Works directly with 93.3 WMMR & Jaxon's Local Shots to support the local scene.
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