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Music Business 101 - Making Songwriting Your Career
Keynote Speakers & Presentations
Feature Presentation
Trinidad and Tobago's own Anslem Douglas, whose composition "Doggie" (Who Let the Dogs Out) won the Best Dance video award at the 2000 Grammy Awards, is to be the feature presenter . "Who Let the Dogs Out" became the North American novelty hit of 2000 when it was covered by the Baha Men of Bahamas, and in his presentation, Douglas will discuss the mechanics of the success of his composition. Noted Caribbean journalist Julian Rogers will moderate the feature presentation.See Biographies
Keynote International Speakers
Main presenters include Andrew Sanders of ASCAP and Charles Sanders of the Harry Fox Agency, who will discuss the sources of income from songwriting. They will be joined by professionals in song and music composition, video production and entertainment law. These include Jamaican entertainment lawyer Lloyd Stanbury; British songwriter Guy Fletcher, who is chairman of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters and Paul Spurgeon, General Counsel to the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).See Biographies
Keynote National Speakers
The local presenters will include composer, television producer and presenter Alvin Daniell of Major and Minor Productions Ltd; attorney-at-law and COTT's President Allison Demas; attorney-at-law and songwriter Christophe Grant; video producer Danielle Dieffenthaller of Earth TV and singer/songwriter David Rudder. COTT is inviting songwriters, music publishers, musicians and people involved in the advertising, film and video industries, and those interested in careers in the music industry to sign up for the two days of lectures and discussions.See Biographies
