Come spend an evening with entertainment attorney, author and professor Steve Gordon while he explores topics in his book "The Future of the Music Business: How to Succeed with the New Digital Technologies."  Learn how you can use new technology to further your songwriting and publishing career, and for those of you who perform, your careers as artists as well.

Topics will include:

• New sources of income 
• Turning your website into a music store as well as a showcase for your music
• Using the Internet to promote your work
• Using the Internet to secure placements in movies, TV and electronic games
• How to create your own publishing company and/or record label, and why
• Negotiating song licensing and rep deals
• When to get a lawyer and how to find a good one
• The rules pertaining to digital music distribution & new legal developments affecting your careers

About Steve Gordon
Steve Gordon is an entertainment attorney, writer and teacher based in New York City specializing in the production, distribution and financing of music, videos, TV, films, and digital entertainment projects. Steve also operates a music clearance service for producers, filmmakers and labels who use music in films, concert programs, documentaries and compilations.

He is author of the book, The Future of the Music Business (Hal Leonard 2008) and serves as an adjunct professor at The New School where he teaches a course on the music industry. He recently won a Fulbright Scholarship, and delivered a series of lectures on copyright law and the music business as a Fulbright Scholar in Milan, Italy.