{"id":10282,"date":"2019-10-07T09:45:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T16:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobmusicforward.org\/?p=10282"},"modified":"2022-07-18T15:20:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:20:22","slug":"house-of-blues-music-forward-foundation-to-present-free-music-industry-career-fairs-in-select-cities-across-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/news\/house-of-blues-music-forward-foundation-to-present-free-music-industry-career-fairs-in-select-cities-across-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"MUSIC FORWARD FOUNDATION TO PRESENT FREE MUSIC INDUSTRY CAREER FAIRS IN\u00a0 SELECT CITIES ACROSS U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i>Registration Now Open for All Access Fest in Oct. 2019<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i>The Nation\u2019s Only Music Career Expo for Youth<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10291\" src=\"https:\/\/hobmusicforward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AAF-Press-Release-Image2-960x502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AAF-Press-Release-Image2-960x502.jpg 960w, https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AAF-Press-Release-Image2-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AAF-Press-Release-Image2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>(LOS ANGELES \u2013 Oct. 3, 2019) <\/b>\u2014 The House of Blues Music Forward Foundation <\/span>today announced it will present \u201cAll Access Fest,\u201d the only free career fair for youth devoted to music industry jobs, in five U.S. cities (Chicago, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; Orlando, Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana) in Oct. 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">All Access Fest offers young people, ages 16-22, vocational information on an array of positions available within the music industry. The career expos will include panel discussions, hands-on technical learning stations, experiential lounges, access to industry professionals from major entertainment companies, and engagement with local employers and representatives from colleges and universities\u2014plus live performances by alumni from Music Forward\u2019s artist development programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">All Access Fest 2019 will be held on the following dates in the following cities from 9 a.m.-noon:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>New Orleans \u2013 Oct. 8<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\">(The Fillmore New Orleans, 6 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70130)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Las Vegas \u2013 Oct. 17<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\">(House of Blues Las Vegas, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89119)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Orlando \u2013 Oct. 21<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\">(House of Blues Orlando, 1490 Buena Vista Dr., Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Chicago \u2013 Oct. 24<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\">(House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn St, Chicago, Illinois 60654)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Los Angeles \u2013 Oct. 31<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\">(The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90010)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s3\">Registration is required to attend; to register visit <a href=\"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/all-access-fest-registration\/\"><span class=\"s1\">https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/all-access-fest-registration\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Launched in 2018 by Music Forward in music venues across the country, All Access Fest invites youth to discover a variety of pathways to careers in music in a fun-filled festival with industry experts from Live Nation, the Recording Academy, House of Blues and Ticketmaster, among others. Plus, experiential lounges and exhibitions by Grammy U, CD Baby, Full Sail, Hercules, Hurdl, Massive Act, Music Supervisor and Novel Effect for attendees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Panel discussion topics during All Access Fest include \u201cTechnology and Music Creation,\u201d \u201cNetwork Like a Pro,\u201d \u201cThe Working Musician\u2019s Experience,\u201d \u201cGender Equality in the Music Industry\u201d and \u201cTechnology and the Fan Experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">\u201cWe are thrilled to present our second annual All Access Fest for youth interested in music careers\u2014on and off stage\u2014and pleased to be able to offer the job fair in Orlando for the first time this year,\u201d said Nurit Siegel Smith, executive director of Music Forward Foundation. \u201cThis unique program offers young people from under-represented communities free resources and networking opportunities to help them navigate a career in music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10285 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hobmusicforward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Picture10-960x537.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Picture10-960x537.png 960w, https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Picture10-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Picture10.png 974w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>About Music Forward Foundation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Music Forward transforms lives, inspires careers and champions a more inclusive music industry. Focusing on young people ages 12-22 from underserved communities, Music Forward sets the stage for success by providing workshops and showcases to inspire the next generation of music industry leaders and innovators. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\"><span class=\"s4\">musicforwardfoundation.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration Now Open for All Access Fest in Oct. 2019 The Nation\u2019s Only Music Career Expo for Youth (LOS ANGELES \u2013 Oct. 3, 2019) \u2014 The House of Blues Music Forward Foundation today announced it [&hellip;] [<a href='https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/news\/house-of-blues-music-forward-foundation-to-present-free-music-industry-career-fairs-in-select-cities-across-u-s\/' class='read_more'>&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":10284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21,76],"tags":[97],"class_list":["post-10282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-release","tag-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10282"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22901,"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10282\/revisions\/22901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}