Musicians At Work Forums
Supporting Chicago’s Working Musicians
“When do I need a Manager?”
Monday March 15, 2010 Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Blvd.
5:30 – 6:00 pm Networking session
6:00 – 7:30 pm Panel program
Topic will be: “When do I need a Manager?”. The panelists will answer your questions about when in your career you need to hire a manger, and what a manager actually does for an artist.
Moderator:
Mobolaji Akintunde- The Movement Worldwide, Inc. (manager of Million Dollar Mano, Hollywood Holt, Shala., Hebru and many others)
Panelists:
Walter Dale – Entertainment Attorney and College Professor
Hillel Frankel – Entertainment Attorney and manager
Andrea Troolin – Economisk Mgmt (manager of Andrew Bird)
John Williams – Bandit Productions (manager of Hey Champ, Keys N Krates )
Mitch Marlowe – Chicago-based musician, producer, and manager
MAWF are free, monthly, open-to-the-public forums hosted jointly by CMC and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Inspired by the popular Artists at Work Forums, this series invites industry professionals to share their expertise on making a living through music in Chicago. All forums take place at the Chicago Cultural Center.
You can hear about upcoming MAWF or listen to past discussions for free by subscribing to either the iTunes or the RSS feed.
MAWF are sponsored by Columbia College Chicago, the Chicago Federation of Musicians, Harold Washington College and CenterstageChicago.com.
Also of interest: Chicago Artists Resource, a website established by the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, to provide resource material for people in all the major arts disciplines.