PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

NARIP welcomes the producer behind Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown’s hit “No Air” to discuss how to produce hit songs and develop artists to recognition.

• Producers & Engineers
• Record & Music Publishing Executives
• Brand Marketing & Creative Advertising Executives
• Artist Managers, Artist Reps, Artists
• Music Attorneys, Concert Industry Professionals
• Accountants, Business Managers & CPAs

• How is great music created and produced?
• What do top music producers look for in an artist?
• How do you find, develop and keep artist clients?
• How do producers handle challenges such as creative control?
• How do they get the best performances out of artists?

The producer’s role is vital in finding, shaping and guiding talent in the studio, and from there ultimately into the marketplace. Get an insider’s peek at the economic and artistic realities of the fastest-changing, hottest business in the world and don’t miss this intimate and interactive learning experience with a top music producer.

NARIP PROGRAM NUMBER: P172
PROGRAM DATE: September 22, 2011
PROGRAM TIME: 2 hours, 34 minutes, 57 seconds (2:34:57)
QUESTIONS? Call 818-769-7007 or contact NARIP
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ERIK “BLUETOOTH” GRIGGS

Born in Cleveland Ohio and raised in St Louis, Missouri, Erik “Blu2th” Griggs has always been extremely musical. His mother says he started playing the piano when he was a few months old. But he didn’t stop there, he went on to pick up the guitar at 18 years old, bass about a year later, and drums in 2009. He is also a successful songwriter with a Grammy nomination for “No Air” (Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown). Blu2th is upwardly mobile in the biz, having moved to California in 2005. He now has his own label, Piano Man Entertainment where he developing his own artists and produces and writes for other acts.

BEN BIDLACK, Producer, Bees & Honey Music (Co-Moderator)

Ben is Head Producer at Bees & Honey Music, a boutique music one-stop-clearance catalog covering all genres, with and without vocals, for feature film, trailers and TV. Composed/produced for Jerry Bruckheimer, ABC, NBC, Fox Searchlight, KO Creative (trailers), Mojo House (trailers), Universal Picture, R&B songs for Phat Girlz (Fox Searchlight, 2006) and score for JumpRopeSprint (Sundance, 2012), Tyra Banks, Chris Rock and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Performed with Chick Corea, Isaac Hayes, Edgar Winter, Doug E. Fresh.

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