This two-hour workshop is designed for independent musicians looking to take the next step in their career. You'll learn:

• How to get better gigs
• The five types of music presenters
• What booking seasons, anchor dates, and assets are
• How not to blow your CD launch
• How to plan a tour and craft an effective email pitch

We'll also look at branding, venue research, negotiating fees, writing contracts, tour strategy, low budget publicity, grant strategy, and more. Spaces are limited. The workshop is $100 before January 1 and $120 after January 1. To register, please send payment to PayPal.Me/jaymestone or an Interac transfer to jayme@jaymestone.com.


Banjoist, composer, and instigator Jayme Stone makes music inspired by sounds from around the world—bridging folk, jazz, and chamber music. His six albums defy and honor the banjo’s long role in the world's music, turning historical connections into compelling music. Stone has won two Juno and three Canadian Folk Music Awards and has performed at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Vancouver Folk Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Edmonton Folk Festival, Montréal Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Luminato Festival, Bumbershoot, Rockygrass, Wintergrass, Celtic Connections, Rochester Jazz Festival, Lotus World Music Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, and more. Stone is a passionate educator, producer, and collaborator.

http://jaymestone.com/

"The Yo-Yo Ma of the banjo."
— GLOBE AND MAIL

"The most organized musician on the planet."
— LANCE WALKER, Music Presenter

"Stone is an artist-revolutionary for our time."
— MARK RABIDEAU, Director of 21CM at Depauw University

"Jayme Stone is not a human being, he's a laser beam. A pure, focused stream of creativity, positivity and productivity. Do not let the fact that he plays banjo dissuade you, he's the real deal."
— KYLE JAMES HAUSER, Musician

"Jayme is the type of musician and businessman that sets an example for the rest of us. You know he's onto something when you walk into a workshop and the bulk of the attendees are professional musicians. Everybody in the room walked away with useful information, from the hobbyists to the nationally touring professionals."
— JUSTIN HOFFENBERG, Musician

"Jayme thinks outside of the box. Always inspired by him as a musician, composer and producer (and overall human, really), his counsel in my career continues to blow open my world and the way I think about the music industry."
— AYO AWOSIKA, Musician

"I take back what I said about Jayme Stone."
— STEVE MARTIN