Musicians For Musicians

MFM Public Musicians Forum #14
2020-06-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-07-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-08-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-09-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-10-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-11-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-12-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) and 20 more dates | Wingspan Arts, Film Center Building, 630 9th Ave, Suite 602, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Run by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (President) and Billy Harper (BoD). This forum will feature topics on a variety of subjects of interest to our members and non members. Not only ALL musicians of ALL genres are invited to attend, but also music educators, DJ’s, Hip Hop artists, music advocates, Union people, etc. according to #UnityInTheMusicCommunity.
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Venue: Wingspan Arts (Film Center Building, 630 9th Ave, between 44 & 45 St., Suite 602, NY, NY 10036)
Contact: 212-586-2330
Note: please sign in at the front desk. You must bring a government issued picture ID to be admitted into the building. Use code 1448# to unlock the door to the event space. And please come on time!
Agenda
a. Speakers: Sohrab Saadat ladjevardi (President), David Belmont (Vice President) and Rick Ulfik (MFM member).
MFM Fundraiser Event (w. music and speeches) Announcement in partnership with MFM member Rick Ulfik and his non-profit organization We, The World
b. Speaker: Roger Blanc (BoD)
He will briefly discuss how MFM presents a novel platform for artists from historically separate musical traditions to join forces in pooling information, resources and political clout during an era which presents daunting challenges to all forms of professional musical activity.
c. Speaker: Adam Reifsteck (MFM member)
While streaming services are now in the forefront and musicians are forced to chase fractions of pennies from their recorded music, there is tremendous opportunity when you ignore the music industry trends and apply 21st-century digital marketing strategies that successful businesses in other industries use to your music. Adam teaches electronic musicians how to adopt a musicprenuer mindset and shares what it really takes to succeed in the new music industry.
d. Speaker: Sohrab
Sohrab will report about MFM’s endorsement and support of the Hudson Valley Summit (August 9, 2019 in Kingston NY).
A full-day conference for ambitious, talented and innovative music industry professionals from the Northeast and beyond. Musicians, managers, agents, promoters, record labels, producers, publicists, and the media will share insights, strategies, and rich experiences on how to best create music and bring it to fans.
Recommended especially to our Kingston members! $100 for a day pass (46% discount).
Directions
Closest Train: A,C,E Trains to 42 St. (at 8 Av)
1,2,3 Trains to 42 St. Times Sq. (at Broadway, 7 Av)
N,Q,R,W, 7, S Shuttle Trains to 42 St. Times Sq. (at Broadway, 7 Av)
Closest Bus Stop: Take M11 Southbound (Downtown) on 9 Av
From Times Square: Take M42 Westbound, 1-2 long blocks to 9 Av Walk uptown on 9 Av about 2 1/2 blocks

MFM ZOOM Talk Event #6 with MFM Members Adam Reifsteck and Kevin Kuhn
2022-10-27 17:00 - 18:30 | ZOOM
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022
Time: 5pm to 6:30pm (ET)
Venue: ZOOM
Ticket: free
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcu-qrjsoGNDygxiCJvh9Fy4woqxwB9Dx
Talk Description
Adam Reifsteck and Kevin Kuhn will discuss best practices for setting up a home studio as well as provide recommendations on the essential gear you need to get started on a limited budget.
This event is a follow up to Zoom Webinar #10: How to Set Up Your Home Studio held on July 8, 2022 with Adam Reifsteck and Jeffrey Green.

ZOOM Talk Event #7 w. Banning Eyre and Sylvain Leroux
2022-11-18 17:00 - 18:30 | ZOOM
Musicians For Musicians (MFM) Presents: “Music Is Essential” ZOOM Talk Event #7 with MFM Members Banning Eyre and Sylvain Leroux Speaking on Sylvain’s Music Activism and about His Non-Profit Fula Flute Ecole (School) in Conakry, Guinea (Africa)
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Time: 5pm to 6:30pm (ET)
Venue: ZOOM
Ticket: free
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucO2trzMqE9xEa3ATnmpqciGYurChJ1yp
Webinar description
The discussion will touch on the opportunities music education projects like this present: supporting the transfer of traditional culture and creating opportunities for musicians in Africa. We’ll also discuss the ethical issues involved. Expect a lively exchange and a brief live performance as well.
About Banning Eyre
Banning Eyre is an author, guitarist, photographer, and Senior Producer for the Peabody Award-winning public radio series Afropop Worldwide. His work has taken him to over 25 African countries to research local music. Eyre has produced over 180 Afropop episodes including in-depth coverage of Mali, Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Lebanon, Madagascar and Nigeria. He comments on world music for NPR’s All Things Considered. In May, 2015, Duke University Press published his fourth book, Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe, which won the 2016 Society for Ethnomusicology African Music Section Kwabena Nketia Book Prize. His previous books are Afropop! An Illustrated Guide, In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali, and Guitar Atlas Africa, a book of introductory lessons in African guitar styles. He also co-produced the 2004 film Festival in the Desert: The Tent Sessions, filmed in location in Essakane, Mali. He edits and contributes to www.afropop.org, and hosts www.banningeyre.com, the home of his independent label Lion Songs Records.
About Sylvain Leroux
Sylvain Leroux is a notable player of the Fula flute who brought traditional West African music to Zankel Hall with his Fula Flute Ensemble and curated the Griot Summit series that featured 25 New York City area griots from five countries. He was noted in performances and recordings with, among others, Billy Martin, Emeline Michel, Adam Rudolph, Karl Berger, and Hassan Hakmoun as well as with many Guinean stars (Sekouba Kandia Kouyate, Mbady Kouyate, Lama Sidibe, Missia Saran Diabate, Abdoulaye Diabate…).
Maker and seller of flutes around the world, he invented and patented the “chromatic tambin” that brought the traditional instrument into full chromatic functionality. This led him to initiate l’Ecole Fula Flute, a music literacy project in Guinea, an effort that contributed to a revival of the instrument in Guinea and seveal excellent young artists have emerged from the program.
His 2002 cult record Fula Flute stimulated a worldwide interest in the instrument; and his 2012 album Quatuor Creole was hailed by critics as “a perfect contemporary music release.”
