The 16th Annual Cutting Edge Music Business Conference;
Cutting Edge Film and Interactive Media Workshop
and Roots Music Gathering
August 13-17, 2008

Location: Westin New Orleans Canal Place, 100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans - MAP

16 YEARS and still going strong.
Clarifying Income Opportunities In The Music Industry

The Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar will examine the latest in Entertainment Law from litigation trends and contractual safeguards when "upstreaming" an artist from an Indie to a major record label, to recording and film contracts, copyrights and publishing..

The Cutting Edge Music Business Sessions will feature successful music professionals who will address everything from getting your music in films, to booking, touring, publicity and promotions.

The Cutting Edge Film and Interactive Media Workshops will show independent filmmakers how to finance films and garner distribution deals. Those interested can have their film critiqued in the Film Showcase.

The roots of New Orleans music is the Cutting Edge, even when the backbeat is a half beat behind. Everything about music is not always selling CDs to a large segment of the population. The 2008 Roots Music Gathering showcases traditional music and cultures from New Orleans and Louisiana.

Cutting Edge's NewWorks Showcase. Bring on the Bands! Play for the professionals. - A band's best publicity is performance. - In addition these artists will get an opportunity to attend panels and network at the conference.

Let the Cutting Edge open the door to good business by marketing your products or artists at the Cutting Edge Trade Show or in the Indie Magazine's Cutting Edge Conference issue.

The Indie Magazine is now published four times a year. Advertisers check out the reasonable rates for placing your advertisement.

"Cutting Edge began in 1992 with one simple premise: Knowledge is Power. Founded by the non-profit organization Music Business Institute, the Cutting Edge is dedicated to the many musicians whose dreams and efforts make the music business a reality for the rest of us."

                                                                         Eric L. Cager, Executive Director
                                                                         MBI/Cutting Edge

Official Sponsor
Louisiana Music Commission
Louisiana Economic Development

Pictures of past Conferences

Cutting Edge/Music Business Institute
1524 North Claiborne Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
tel 504.945.1800
fax 504.945.1873
email: cut_edge@bellsouth.net