Third Annual Alaska Music Summit

WHEN: December 6-8, 2019

WHERE: Anchorage Museum | 625 C Street, Anchorage AK

WHO: All musicians in all genres are invited to a statewide discussion on artistry, adversity, and opportunity in Alaska music. Guest presenters include Treefort Music Festival, Seattle Office of Music and Film, Sound Diplomacy (UK), and more!

SEE COMPLETE LIST OF GUESTS AND BIOS HERE

2019 Schedule:

FRIDAY DECEMBER 6TH

6pm-9pm // First Friday Celebration with Performers in the Atrium and Galleries (Anchorage Museum)
7:30pm // Summit Welcome, Guest Speaker Intros, & ‘Imagine Alaskan Music’ Panel Discussion (in the Anchorage Museum Auditorium)
9pm // Friday Afterparty (at Van’s Dive Bar)

SATURDAY DECEMBER 7TH

9:30am // Coffee, pastries, and Morning Vibes music on the Alaska Room Stage (at the Anchorage Museum)
10am // AKIMI Project Debriefs
10:30am // Music Iceland presentation: Circumpolar Identity and Music Export
12pm // Working Lunch: Music and Film presentation (in the Reynolds Room)
12:pm // Working Lunch: Money Talks - Grants, funding, and fiscal partnerships (in the Art Lab)
1pm // Choices, Choices - Home or Studio Recording?
2pm // Music and Social Time
2:30pm // Two to Tango: Venues + Musicians Working Group (in the Art Lab)
2:30pm // A Place Where Music Comes From: Music Tourism Working Group (in the Reynolds Room)
4pm // AK Music Dispatches: reports from the diverse Alaska music scene
5pm // Music and Social Time
9pm // Saturday Afterparty (at Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse)

SUNDAY DECEMBER 8TH

9:45am // Coffee and pastries
10:30am // Two Pathways to a Music City: on Music Festivals & Music Policy
12pm // Writer’s Block Lunch and Open Mic on the Alaska Room Stage
12pm // Working Lunch: Money Talks - How do musicians make money anymore? (Reynolds Room)
1:30pm // Closing Plenary Discussion and Takeaways
2pm // Creating Local AKIMI Chapters: regional group breakout meetings and networking time

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OUR MUSIC, OUR PLACE
2018 Alaska Music Summit

WHEN: December 7-9, 2018

Fri 7-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-2pm

WHERE: Church of Love | 3502 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK

WHO: YOU and a diverse group of musicians, industry professionals, partners, and stakeholders from around the state. Featuring industry presenters, Alaskan expertise, workshops, resources, and TWO NIGHTS OF MUSIC including Alaskan bands and Spenard Song Circle

Registration is now closed. We had our summit, and it was awesome. We’ll be convening again in 2019! In the meantime, get involved in AKIMI through our busy calendar of local events and emerging regional chapters.

ALASKA MUSIC SUMMIT PRICING:
FREE for AKIMI Members (BECOME A 2018 MEMBER TODAY)
$45 Advance Registration for 3 days ($30 Students)
$60 Day of Event
$10 Saturday Night Spenard Song Circle (7-9PM) - at the door; based on availability

PROGRAM:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 

6:00pm         Doors Open - Resource Table, Merch Table Open - Slideshow
6:30pm         AKIMI Introduction and Tour of the Venue: AKIMI, CIHA
7:00pm         Break Out Work Session #1 – Alaska Music Industry Development 
7:30pm         Networking Break 

Friday Evening Musical Showcase:
Friday and Saturday nights are an AKIMI all ages fundraiser! FREE for AKIMI members and summit attendees. $10 tickets available at the door for public admission each night

8:00pm         Tanana Rafters
9:00pm          Adam Patterson & The Heavy Hearts
10:00pm        Harper's Farce

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 

 9:30am          Coffee and networking
10:00am         AKIMI Project Updates
10:30               AK Music Dispatches Session #1:

  • Alaska Music Project - "All Alaskan music on the air - Surreal Studios

  • Growing the Next Generation - Under 21s  - Jamie Whiteman, Anchorage Music Co-Op

  • Music and Social Justice 1 - Lullaby Project - Kenny Blackwell/Aassanaaq Kairaiuak

  • Music and Social Justice 2 - Hip Hop Coalition

  • Get it on the Air Waves! - AK National Radio Show Bid - Loren Dixon KNBA

  • Merely players - Composing and sound designing for the theatre - Lucy Peckham, Both Ears

11:30              Money Talks: Funding Sources for musicians

  • Finding and getting state and federal grants - Keren Lowell, ASCA

  • Grants from private foundations – (TBA)

  • Finding and leveraging local funding - Jess Peña, Fairbanks Arts Association

  • “Building A Raft” – Marian Call

1:00pm           Networking Lunch Sponsored by Moose’s Tooth and Community Partners
1:30pm            FEATURED PRESENTER: “Worldwide Digital Music Distribution for Independent Artists “
Crystal White, Artist Services Supervisor, CD Baby

2:30pm          Networking Break
2:45pm          Break Out Work Session #2 - Alaska Music Industry Development
3:45pm          Networking Break
4:15pm          AK Music Dispatches Session #2:

  • “Ditch the band - take back the drama” - Cliff and Ivy

  • Recording Studio in the Heart of the City - Derek Haukaas

  • What’s Next? Predicting Music Tech - Dolores Catherino

4:45pm          Opportunities at home - James Menaker, Fairbanks Summer Music Festival
5:30pm          Dinner break: Group dinner at Pho Lena / La Potato  / (TBA)

Saturday Evening Musical Showcase:

Friday and Saturday nights are an AKIMI all ages fundraiser! FREE for AKIMI members and summit attendees. $10 tickets available at the door for public admission each night

7:00pm           Spenard Song Circle feat. Emma Hill, Annie B, Marian Call, Laura Zahasky
9:00pm           Hip Hop Coalition (TBA)
10:00pm         Cliff and Ivy

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

10:00am          Coffee and networking
10:30am          FEATURED PRESENTER: “Circumpolar Sounds“ – Branding Alaskan Music
Carl-Eric Tangen, Hearth Music PR
11:30am          Break Out Work Session #3 - Alaska Music Industry Development
12:15pm          Networking Break
12:30pm         “Real Talk” Moderated Panel: What it means to be a working musician in The Last Frontier
Monica Lettner, Jared Woods, John Damberg
1:30pm            Closing Announcements: Next Steps for Alaskan Music

2017 ALASKA MUSIC SUMMIT

WHERE: Church of Love | 3502 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK

WHEN: Saturday December 16, 2017, 12pm - 11pm

WHO: YOU and a diverse group of musicians, partners, and stakeholders from around the state including: Alaska Independent Musicians Initiative, Anchorage Music Co-Op, SPenard JazzFest, Parlor in the Round, Anchorage International Film Festival... plus our friends and supporters!

HOW MUCH: $30 IN ADVANCE - REGISTER HERE

$40 DAY OF EVENT ($20 STUDENTS),

$20 EVENING CONCERT ONLY, 7-11PM
*Summit registration includes concert admission, drink tickets, AKIMI membership

AGENDA: Download PDF here of the 2017 SUMMIT agenda

TOWARD THE FUTURE OF ALASKAN MUSIC

The FIRST ANNUAL ALASKA MUSIC SUMMIT is a one day event to rally around a new vision for Alaskan music and increase the states for Alaskan musicians. 

The fast-paced agenda for the day will include presentations by members of the Alaskan music community. The guest speaker lineup includes Danielle King of CD Baby (Portland, OR), Devon Leger of Hearth Music (Seattle), and other music industry professionals. Attendees will include Alaskan musicians and venues, nonprofit leaders, and representatives from the film, arts, tourism, and business communities. We will host a series of workshops and action planning sessions to spawn ideas between diverse sectors to develop a new music economy in Alaska. At the end of the day, we will have in place a bold new plan to advance Alaskan music and empower Alaskan musicians.

The SUMMIT will culminate in a blowout concert and fundraiser to support AKIMI and The Alaska Room at the Folk Alliance International Conference. Drink beer, mingle with friends, and listen to some darn good music! Featuring performances by Emily Anderson, Harper's Farce, Matt Hopper, The Super Saturated Sugar Strings, and more!