The U.S. National Whitewater Center’s newest festival, Confluence, is all about music. It’s part festival and part conference.
At Confluence, musicians will perform and learn, and music lovers will discover new music.
There will be vendors, including those who repair instruments, music instructors, those who run recording studios, and others in the music business.
Panel discussions will shed light on what goes on behind the scenes in the music business, such as branding, songwriting, recording, booking, and more.
In all there will be 16 live music performances on 3 stages during the weekend.
It’s presented in association with MaxxMusic and Midwood Entertainment.
Confluence takes place Saturday, August 3rd, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and Sunday, August 4th, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Like all festivals at the U.S. Whitewater Center, it’s free to attend. Parking is $6.
Here’s the schedule. Go to the Confluence webpage for information on who is on each panel, and the location of the panels.
Saturday
- 11 a.m.: Panel: Creating a Home for Music on YouTube
- 12 p.m.: Panel: Economics of Live Shows
- 1 p.m.: Panel: Event Talent Buying
- 2 p.m.: Panel: Making a Record
- 2:30 p.m.: Panel: Songwriting and Pre-Production
- 2:30 p.m.: Panel: Economics of Live Shows
- 2:30 p.m.: Live music: Dexter Gordon (South Ridge Stage)
- 3 p.m.: Live music: The Xmen (Main Stage)
- 3 p.m.: Panel: Songwriting and Pre-Production
- 4 p.m.: Panel: Inside the Mind of a Booking Agent
- 4 p.m.: Live music Orquesta Mayor (River’s Edge Stage)
- 5 p.m.: Panel: Branding in the Music Industry
- 5 p.m.: Live music: Emily Sage (Main Stage)
- 6 p.m.: Panel: In Conversation with Paul Lohr and Dolph Ramseur: Artist Development
- 6 p.m.: Live music: Cyanca (River’s Edge Stage
- 6:30 p.m.: Live music: Dane Page (South Ridge Stage)
- 7 p.m.: Live music: Sinners and Saints (Main Stage)
- 8 p.m.: Live music: Chócala (River’s Edge Stage)
- 9 pm.: Live music: Downtown Abby and The Echoes (Main Stage)
Sunday
- 11:30 a.m.: Panel: Branding int he Music Industry
- 12 p.m.: Panel: Inside the Mind of a Booking Agent
- 12 p.m.: Live music: Jim Avett and David Childers
- 12:30 p.m.: Live music: Jason Scavone (South Ridge Stage)
- 1 p.m.: Live music: The Hawthornes (Main Stage)
- 1 p.m.: Panel: Creating a Home for Music on YouTube
- 2 p.m.: Panel: Making a Record
- 2 p.m.: Live music: Tony Eltora (River’s Edge Stage)
- 2:30 p.m.: Live music: Jason Jetplane (South Ridge Stage)
- 2:30 p.m.: Panel: Event Talent Buying
- 3 p.m.: Live music: Junior Astronomers (Main Stage)
- 3:30 p.m.: Panel In Conversation with Paul Lohr and Dolph Ramseur: Artist Development
- 4 p.m.: Live music: Akita (River’s Edge Stage)
- 4:30 p.m.: Panel: In Conversation with Jim Avett and David Childers: Songwriting & Producing
- 4:30 p.m.: Live music: Lovell Bradford (South Ridge Stage)
- 5 p.m.: Panel: Economics of Live Shows
- 5 p.m.: Live music: Revelwood Mission(Main Stage)
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