2024 TRUMPET AWARD

for

CULTURAL LEADERSHIP

to

WALT LEGER, III

PRESIDENT & CEO, NEW ORLEANS & CO

NEW ORLEANS (July 17, 2024) - Walter “Walt” Leger, III, is President and CEO at New Orleans & Company, the official destination marketing and sales organization for the tourism industry of the City of New Orleans. Boasting 1100 member businesses, New Orleans & Company’s goal is to cultivate and maintain a virtuous cycle between the businesses and attractions that make up the tourism industry, the visitors who invest in those businesses and attractions, and the city’s residents who benefit from tourism.

Walt Leger has been widely recognized across the state of Louisiana as a strategic thinker and fierce advocate. First, as an Assistant District Attorney in New Orleans and later as an attorney with the law firm of Leger & Shaw, Walt has been a zealous advocate for his clients and victims of violent crime for almost 20 years.

Walt was elected in the fall of 2007 to the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 91,

representing neighborhoods across the City of New Orleans. He was re-elected twice without

opposition in 2011 and 2015. In 2012, he was elected by acclamation to serve as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives, the youngest member to ever serve in this 2nd highest ranking position in the Louisiana House, a role in which he served again from 2016-2020. Walt left the Legislature in 2020 due to term limits. Leger remains actively involved in community and civic activities, including serving on the Board of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, GNO, Inc., LSU Ogden Honors College, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, the Louisiana Institute for Children in Families, Goodwill Industries, Early Partners Early Childhood Education, the Anti-Defamation League, Louisiana Appleseed, the Council on Criminal Justice and serves as an Adjunct Law Professor at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.

Through dynamic interactive exhibits, multi-generational educational programming, research facilities and engaging musical performances, the music New Orleans made famous is explored in all its forms.

Strategically located at the intersection of the French Quarter and the Frenchmen Street live music corridor, the New Orleans Jazz Museum is in the heart of the city's vibrant music scene.

Through partnerships with local, national and international educational institutions, the New Orleans Jazz Museum promotes the global understanding of jazz as one of the most innovative, historically pivotal musical art forms in world history.

2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

To

DETROIT BROOKS

MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, EVENT PROMOTER & PRODUCER

NEW ORLEANS (6/28/2024) - Detroit Brooks is an iconic New Orleans personality; his understated persona makes it too easy to overlook him. But make no mistake, Detroit Brooks is a powerhouse as a musician, vocalist, songwriter, and founder of one of America's best tribute festivals, "The Danny Baker Banjo and Guitar Festival."

To watch Detroit Brooks play is to witness a master at his craft, and when called upon to sing as he did at the Delgado Christmas program, a performance that elicited Paul Sanchez's comment, "What a voice!" Tony Owens said it best, "Detroit and his sister Juanita Brooks both beautiful voices!"

We all recognize that having Detroit Brooks perform and call New Orleans home elevates our standards, provides leadership, and gives us thousands of hours of listening pleasure. We are elated to present him with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presentation, 7:30 PM, August 23 at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart St, NOLA. Free Admission RSVP preferred to: festguide@gmail.com.

Detroit Brooks, famed session and touring guitarist of the New Orleans music scene, has the most recognizable face in the city. An evening of his musical prowess, music critics, affection ados, or novices are testiment of his smooth yet infectious stroke based in solid fundamentals. Often admired by guitarists world-wide, Brooks’ laid-back demeanor masks one of the most heralded and sought-after performer, songwriter, and session men of our time.

Like most well-known singer/songwriters, his roots reach deep into the inner fabric of the famed “Bible Belt Superstars.” He began his career at an early age, touring with his famous family which includes his world-famous sister Juanita Brooks, of “Juanita’s Gospel Express,” as well as his acclaimed father, George A. Brooks, Sr., of the famous “Masonic Kings.” Like many accomplished guitarists, Detroit mastered his craft on the road where the performances were “long, free and continuous.” His skill, technique and experience brought him quick recognition and the opportunity to play with gospel greats like Clarence Fountain & the Five Blind Boys, Dorothy Norwood, Reverend Ernest Franklin, Albertina Walker, Raymond Myles and The Rams and the famed Zion Harmonizers.  

Detroit Brooks has continued to compliment his development as a musician through intense study with guitar Masters, Roy Montell and Gary Haulette, as well as ongoing  training and studies in Improvisation and Theory with Hank Mackie and Composition and Piano with Roger Dickerson. A virtual chameleon of various musical styles from Traditional Banjo to Improvisational Jazz, through Rhythm and Blues and Funk, Detroit Brooks is an unforgettable talent. A New Orleans music scene regular, Brooks’ dedication to mastery, or as we call it, “The Game,” has created the most requested Guitarist in a city whose every breath has a musical overtone.

Currently, Detroit Brooks has relinquished his well-traveled performance schedule to concentrate on his skyrocketing music-writing career. He only accepts strategic performances throughout the city and the world, and concentrates on his primary interests. In his own words: “My main interests are writing and composing. It began when I wrote a song for the American Song Festival entitled Baby Let’s Make It Happen. Later, I wrote other songs that increased my interest in writing for a group called In Flight. Following In Flight, I started writing regularly with my sister, Juanita, and brother, Mark Brooks. As we toured both statewide and internationally, I began to realize that my entire focus had turned to writing and marketing music. I still love performing live – it is my life and passion, but my heart is fulfilled in the expressions of writing and creating music.”

Photo credit: Eric Waters - a great iconic b/w image

32nd Annual Cutting Edge CE Music Business Conferences and Events

August 21 - 24, 2024

InterContinental Hotel New Orleans

Announces

Music Business Sessions

NewWorks Artists Showcase Deadline

Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp

Showcase Application Deadline - July 1

Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar · Music Business Sessions · Film, Interactive and Creative Industries · NewWorks Artists Showcase/Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp · Roots Music Gathering

About this event:

Cutting Edge C.E. (formerly the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference) began in 1993 as a conference dedicated to educating musicians and music professionals about the latest trends in the music industry. Since its inception, it has evolved into entertainment workshops covering legal issues, filmmaking, interactive applications, and media business education. Cutting Edge C.E. brings together established and aspiring entertainment professionals; it is as much about getting people into the entertainment business together as it is about the business of entertainment.

New Orleans is the home of the Cutting Edge C.E. In New Orleans, music is more than business; it's also a cultural expression. Every artist who performs during the Cutting Edge C.E. becomes a part of New Orleans' cultural history.

C.E. - Conferences and Events:

• Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar
• Cutting Edge Music Business Sessions
• Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp
• Cutting Edge Film and Interactive
• Creatives Festival
• NewWorks Artists Showcase
• Roots Music Gathering

In the New Orleans tradition of giving someone their flowers while alive, Cutting Edge pays tribute to New Orleans music and cultural icons with our awards for Lifetime Achievement, Music Influencer, Community Service, and the Trumpet Award for Cultural Leadership.

Cutting Edge would like to thank our 2023 Friends and Supporters:

Mayor LaTonya Cantrell, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Clerk of Civil District Court Chelsey Richard Napoleon, New Orleans City Council, Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy, New Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund, Louisiana Entertainment Office, New Orleans & Company, New Orleans Business Alliance, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Ashe Cultural Arts Center. Industry: American Federation of Musicians Local 174-496, Recording Academy Memphis Chapter, WeGet Artists, ReverbNation. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, 2112 Music Incubator Chicago, gitmit, Entertainment Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Rabadash Recording Studios, We The Collective, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Henry Turner, Jr. Listening Room Foundation, The McKinley Studios, Media: Music Connection Magazine, OffBeat Magazine, New Orleans Agenda, BreakThru Media, Shive Magazine Business: SignsNow, Richards Disposal, Metro Service Group, InterContinental New Orleans Hotel and our Recent Past Venue Partners, House of Blues, Hi Ho Lounge, Santos Bar, Cafe Istanbul, The Art Garage, Allways Lounge, Buffa's, Sidney's Saloon, Carnaval Lounge, New Orleans Jazz Museum, and Julius Kimbrough's Prime Example Jazz Club, Sweet Lorraine Jazz Club, Zony Mash, The Goat, Ashe Cultural Arts Center.

Our Special Thanks to our speakers, filmmakers, and artists who always give so much to everyone in attendance and New Orleans.

Eric L Cager

August 22 – 24, will address closely watched legal topics affecting the techo-tainment of AI to music ownership in modern entertainment. Select presentations on sources of entertainment royalties, audiobooks/narration/podcasts, and essential agreements to consider for film projects will round out the program.

 32^nd Annual

CUTTING EDGE ENTERTAINMENT LAW SEMINAR

August 22, 23, 24, 2024

New Orleans

InterContinental New Orleans Hotel

Futurecasting (not Forecasting) Your Clients Legal Needs

"What's Past is Prologue"

Covering

"AI – Publishing – Trademark – Film Agreements – Literary Publishing – Business Consideration - Transactional Issues"

Subject to change

Thursday, August 22, 2024

9:00 AM—10:00 AM          Professionalism—Avoiding Gaps, Mishaps, and Traps in Negotiations [Legal/ CLE 1.0 cr. hr.]

How do you get the most out of your negotiation? Ensure professional conduct and civility while negotiating with opposing counsel. How do you save a deal from going south?

Speakers:

• David Dalia, Esq., New Orleans, LA
• Judith DeFraites, Esq., New Orleans, LA

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM       Limited Liability Corporations and Other Business Formats Considerations for Entrepreneurs, Creatives and Athelets, when considering:

·     Live Music Ventures

·     Creative Content Accumulation

·     Profession Representation [Legal/ CLE 1.0 cr. hr.]

Speakers:

• Gregg R. Zegarelli, Esq., Ventures Law Group, PC, Pittsburgh, PA
• Brittney Trigg, Esq., BTRIGGLAW, PLLC, Miami, FL
• Matthew Wilson, Esq., Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, GA
• Marc Stollman, Esq., Stollman Law, Miami, FL 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM        Litigation: Creative Content v AI Litigation Roundup [Legal/ CLE 1.00 cr. hr.]

This panel will overview current litigation relating to Artificial intelligence (AI).

Speakers:

• Stan Soocher, Esq., Editor-in-Chief, Entertainment Law & Finance, Professor Emeritus, College of Arts & Media, University of Colorado Denver
• Brian Caplan, Esq., Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, LLP
• Wallace Collins, Esq., New York, NY

12:30 Break

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM            Updates to AI and Generative AI Intellectual Property Issues [Legal/ CLE 1.25 cr. hrs.]

Covering:

·      Rights to Publicity

·      Bifurcation of Copyrights Registration

·      Licensing Rights for Generative AI

·      Neighboring Rights

This panel will cover understanding AI and Data Rights, current legislation, and case law. The discussion will include AI involvement in the Metaverse (Web3), NFTs and art/music generation, and the legal implications of generative AI.

Speakers:

• Stephen J. Easley, Esq., Law Office of Stephen J. Easley, Esq.
• Scott Keniley, Esq., Keniley Kumar, Atlanta, GA
• Michael Olsen, Esq, Counsel, LLP, San Francisco, CA
• Kevin Mills, Esq., Kaye & Mills, Los Angeles, CA

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM            Literary Publishing:

·       The Legal and Business Essentials

·       Roles of Lawyers and Agents of a Literary Publishing Deal

·       AI Impact

·       Audiobooks

This panel will discuss various forms of content creation, licensing, representation, and marketing of Book Publishing. [Legal/ CLE/Business 1.25 cr. hr.]

Speakers:

• Kirk T. Schroder, Esq., Schroder Davis Law Firm, PLC, Charlottesville, VA
• Jessica Kaye, Esq., Kaye & Mills, Los Angeles, CA
• Kevin Mills, Esq., Kaye & Mills, Los Angeles, CA
• Abram Himelstein, UNO Press, New Orleans, LA

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM           Trademark 2024: Hot Topics and New Developments Avoiding and Resolving Disputes. What's in a name? [Legal/ CLE 1.5 cr. hrs.]

Covering

·     Trademark Office Updates

·     How to Protect Trade Dress

·     Protecting Rights is sports memorabilia in the Digital Era

·     Remedies in Trademark Litigation

Speakers:

• Gregg R. Zegarelli, Esq., Ventures Law Group, PC, Pittsburgh, PA
• Peter A. Koziol, Esq., Assouline Bertowe, Boca Raton, FL
• Charlotte Towne, Esq., Charlotte Towne Law, Miami, FL
• Eugene Radcliff, Esq. Baton Rouge, LA

Friday, August 23, 2024

9:00 AM—10:00 AM         Ethical issues for the Transactional Lawyers - Vernon P. Thomas Ethics Presentation [Legal/ CLE 1.0 cr. hr.]

This panel will cover the rules of professional conduct.

Speakers:

• Judith DeFraites, Esq., New Orleans, LA
• Darryl Cohen, Esq., Cohen, Cooper Estep & Allen, Atlanta, GA
• Ed Bradley, Esq., Bradley Law, Boca Raton, FL

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM      Representing high-value Sports and Entertainment Clients, Agreements, Rights To Publicity [Legal/ CLE 1.0 cr. hr.]

·     Protecting Rights is sports memorabilia in the Digital Era

·     Protecting Against Deep Fake Voice and Likeness-Generated AI

Speakers:

• Kimberly Haynes, Esq. Haynes Johnson, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA
• Matthew Wilson, Esq., Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, GA
• Darryl Cohen, Esq., Cohen, Cooper Estep & Allen, Atlanta, GA

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM                  New Trends in Synch and Masters Use Licensing [Legal/ CLE 1.0 cr. hr.]

This panel's discussion will extend to multiple music licenses in Film/TV, Podcast, and the Metaverse. [Legal/ CLE 1.0 cr. hr.]

Speakers:

• Stephen J. Easley, Esq., Law Office of Stephen J. Easley, Esq.
• Edgar "Dino" Gankendoff, Esq., Provosty & Gankendoff, LLC, NOLA 
• Barry Coffin, Music Supervisor.com, Huston, TX

1:15 PM—2:00 PM Conversation on Publishing A&R and the A&R's Role in Contacts Artists Signs with Publishing Companies [Legal/Bus CLE .75 hrs.]

Interviewee: Tom DeSavia, SVP, A&R, Concord Music Publishing

Interviewer: TBD

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM "The Changing World of U.S. Music Collection Organizations" [Legal/ CLE 1.25 cr. hr.]

  Over 6 billion dollars is being collected annually by the U.S. PROs ASCAP, BMI, GMR, SESAC, The MLC, and SoundExchange. In addition, negotiated direct licensing deals entered into by music publishers and record companies with the users of music significantly add to that total. Despite record revenue years, the area has seen significant changes in the primary sources of income, organizational and ownership transformations, distribution rule revisions, and the multiplicity of music catalog sales and writers selling their income streams.

  This panel will discuss the current status of these entities, how they relate to each other, how rates are being set, and how recent changes have affected the negotiation, collection, and distribution of royalties to writers, publishers, artists, and record companies.

Speakers:

• Jeff Brabec, Esq., Senior Vice President Legal and Business Affairs, Board member The MLC, co-author "Music, Money, and Success," Adjunct Professor USC
•  Todd Brabec Esq., former ASCAP Executive Vice President, co-author "Music, Money and Success," Adjunct Professor USC

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM            Distribution and Film Production Service Agreements Business and Legal Considerations [Legal/ CLE 1.5 cr. hr.]

This panel will cover agreements between parties in the film process. Agreements between a production company and a producer, investor, or distributor. These agreements may cover what happens at any stage of the film process, before, during, and post-production.

Speakers:

• Kirk T. Schroder, Esq., Schroder Davis Law Firm, PLC, Charlottesville, VA
• William Ramsey, Esq., Ramsey Law Firm, New Orleans, LA
• Christoper Szapary, Esq., Provosty & Gankendoff, LLC, New Orleans, LA
• Richard C. Wolfe, Esq., Wolfe Law, Miami, FL

Saturday, August 24, 2024

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM          Legal Practice Management: Do's and Don'ts of Court Procedures [Legal/ CLE 1.0 cr. hr.]

Court rules and decorum have never been more critical for all parties and their clients.

Speakers:

• Vernon W. Thomas, Esq. Thomas Law Firm, New Orleans, LA
• Nadine Ramsey, Esq., New Orleans, LA
• David Dalia, Esq., New Orleans, LA

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM -     Essential Clauses in Recording, Producing and Agency Agreements [Legal/ CLE 1.0 cr. hr.] 

The panel will cover artists, record labels, and producers. The panel will focus on potential costly mistakes to avoid.

·     Essential deal points when representing artists,

·     Re-record clause

·     Options vs. Record Release Periods

Speakers:

• Brittney Trigg, Esq., BTRIGGLAW, PLLC, Miami, FL
• Matthew Wilson, Esq., Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, GA
• Ed Bradley, Esq., Bradley Law, Boca Raton, FL

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM          "Negotiating Video Game Music Deals" [Legal/CLE 1.5 cr. hr.]

   Whether it's a pre-existing song, a new composition written for a game, an electronic or orchestral score, or a sound recording, the negotiation to put music into any type of video game can take many forms, with the end result either being continuing royalties based on the success of the game or a one-time fee regardless of how many units are sold.

  This panel will discuss the constantly evolving world of video game music, the ins and outs, the many variations, and, in some cases, the extreme complexity of a video game music deal. Areas covered include major console games, music centric games, mobile games, soundtrack albums, in game concerts, downloadable content (DLC), per-unit and sales plateau royalties, per-minute fees, advances, trailers, and user generated content/UGC videos, among other areas. Everything you need to know to get your music into a game and make money from it.

Speakers:

• Jeff Brabec, Esq., Senior Vice President Legal and Business Affairs, Board member The MLC, co-author "Music, Money, and Success," Adjunct Professor USC
•  Todd Brabec Esq., former ASCAP Executive Vice President, co-author "Music, Money and Success," Adjunct Professor USC

2024 Entertainment Law Seminar Speakers (Subject to change)

• Jeff Brabec, Esq., Senior Vice President Legal and Business Affairs, Board member The MLC, co-author "Music, Money, and Success," Adjunct Professor USC
•  Todd Brabec Esq., former ASCAP Executive Vice President, co-author "Music, Money and Success," Adjunct Professor USC
• Ed Bradley, Esq., Boca Raton, FL
• Brian Caplan, Esq., Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt, LLP
• Barry Coffin, Music Supervisor.com, Huston, TX
• Darryl Cohen, Esq., Cohen, Cooper Estep & Allen, Atlanta, GA
• Wallace Collins, Esq., New York, NY
• David Dalia, Esq., New Orleans, LA
• Judith DeFraites, Esq., New Orleans, LA
• Tom DeSavia, SVP A&R, Concord Music Publishing
• Stephen J. Easley, Esq., Law Office of Stephen J. Easley, Esq.
• Hillel Frankel, Esq., McGlinchey, Nashville, TN
• Edgar "Dino" Gankendoff, Esq., Provosty & Gankendoff, LLC, NOLA 
• Kimberly Haynes, Esq. Haynes Johnson, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA
• Abram Himelstein, UNO Press, New Orleans
• Jessica Kaye, Esq., Kaye & Mills, Los Angeles, CA
• Scott Keniley, Esq., Keniley Kumar, Atlanta, GA
• Peter A. Koziol, Esq., Assouline Bertowe, Boca Raton, FL
• Kevin Mills, Esq., Kaye & Mills, Los Angeles, CA
• Michael Olsen, Esq, Counsel, LLP, San Francisco, CA
• Eugene Radcliff, Esq. Baton Rouge, LA
• Nadine Ramsey, Esq., New Orleans, LA
• William Ramsey, Esq., Ramsey Law Firm, New Orleans, LA
• Stan Soocher, Esq., Editor-in-Chief, Entertainment Law & Finance, Professor Emeritus, College of Arts & Media, University of Colorado Denver
• Kirk T. Schroder, Esq., Schroder Davis Law Firm, PLC, Charlottesville, VA
• Marc Stollman, Esq., Stollman Law, Miami, FL 
• Christoper Szapary, Esq., Provosty & Gankendoff, LLC, New Orleans, LA
• Vernon W. Thomas, Esq. Thomas Law Firm, New Orleans, LA
• Charlotte Towne, Esq., Charlotte Towne Law, Miami, FL
• Brittney Trigg, Esq., BTRIGGLAW, PLLC, Miami, FL
• Suzette Toledano, Esq., Toledano Entertainment & Arts Law, New Orleans, LA
• Matthew Wilson, Esq., Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, GA
• Richard C, Wolfe, Esq. Wolfe Law, Miami, FL
• Gregg R. Zegarelli, Esq., Ventures Law Group, PC, Pittsburgh, PA

Complete Schedule:

Let’s get together

We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for 32nd Cutting Edge: CE music business conferences & events August 21 - 24, August 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

InterContinental New Orleans Hotel

Futurecasting (not Forecasting) Your Clients Legal Needs

"What's Past is Prologue"  



Covering

"AI – Publishing – Trademark – Film Agreements – Literary Publishing –  Business Consideration -  Transactional Issues"

NewWorks Artist Showcase

Applications close - July 1

NewWork Artist Showcase (open to the public)

A band's best publicity is performance. Bring on the Bands! Play for the professionals. These artists can also attend panels and network at the conference, and become eligible for the Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp…

• Selected artists presented in local venues
• Apply HERE

"Songwriting is not your therapy, it's your craft"

New Orleans: Cutting Edge CE Conferences and Events has organized the Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp from August 21 to 24 as a prelude to the conference. It is designed to complement the Conference activities. The Camp is a result of our collaborations and consultations with Michael Dixon from Soda Rock Music, the multiplatinum-selling songwriter Jim McCormick (2021 Country Music Song of the Year nominee), Stephen Easley, Esq. from Buddy Holly Foundation, and Lilli Lewis, songwriter and advisor. Expanding to encompass additional segments of the creative sphere, we are partnering with DAWn Audio to produce:

Producers Cohort: Beat Makers

writing collectively and remotely

powered by DAWn Audio

The Camp is by invitation only; an interested songwriter can email us HERE.

More on the Cutting Edge Songwriters Camp is coming soon.

Prior to joining Concord Music Publishing as SVP A&R, Tom DeSavia was Head of Creative Services for SONGS Music Publishing, where he managed a large portion of the pubco's roster. He spent many years at ASCAP, where he served as SVP of Membership, heading up the PRO’s pop/rock staff, managing offices in LA, NYC, and Chicago. DeSavia also spent six years as VP of A&R at Elektra Entertainment where he signed and developed talent and worked on projects with many iconic artists on the label’s historic roster. He has served on the board of directors for the Songwriters Hall of Fame (West Coast), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). In 2016 DeSavia co-authored "Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk" with punk rock legend John Doe, which spent eleven weeks on the L.A. Times non-fiction bestseller list; the audiobook brought the authors a 2017 Grammy Nomination in the "Best Spoken Word" category. Doe and DeSavia's 2019 follow-up book, "More Fun in the New World," also spent many weeks on the bestseller list and received great acclaim.

Roots Music Gathering

  Cutting Edge is Still Committed to the Roots!



Roots Music, as used here, means music, its history, and cultural practices that reflect communities' traditions. The Roots Music Gathering is about the world communities that, like New Orleans, produce music as a part of their cultural expression. We recognize sustaining cultural activities in an in-demand neighborhood is the new struggle of Cultural Bearers. This year honor artists, businesses, and legacies contributing to our shared musical journey. 

• Oral Histories
• Presentations
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Music Influencer Award
• Trumpet Award
• Community Service Award

Film & Tech

The Cutting Edge Film and Interactive Media Workshops will discuss the future of filming in tax-subsidized locales and producing a repeating TV production, podcast, or radio show. Filmmakers, TV producers, and government officials will review the discussions. Those interested can apply to have their film screened in the Cutting Edges “Music In Movies” series.

NOLA Creatives Festival

ARTISTS - ENTREPRENEURS - BRAND MAKERS

AUGUST 24, 2024

The Creatives Festival is accessible to the public and presents information valuable to artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs. The festival includes Filmmakers, Film Presentations, a Music & Tech Meetup, Performances, and our Community Service Award presentation. 

Coming soon! Panel sessions and presentations. Look for additional events and songwriter activities.

Important information and dates

Interested in being a Sponsor email HERE

Interested in Speaking? Have a panel idea? June 1 deadline. Email HERE

Artist Showcase Application ends – July 1

Rates Increase – May 27

Conference hotel rates - $95 access HERE

Cutting Edge occurs August 21 – 24, 2024, at the New Orleans InterContinental Hotel and venues throughout Downtown New Orleans.

Register

Cutting Edge would like to thank our 2023 Friends and Supporters: Mayor LaTonya Cantrell, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Clerk of Civil District Court Chelsey Richard Napoleon, New Orleans City Council, Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy, New Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund, Louisiana Entertainment Office, New Orleans & Company, New Orleans Business Alliance, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Ashe Cultural Arts Center. Industry: American Federation of Musicians Local 174-496, Recording Academy Memphis Chapter, WeGet Artists, ReverbNation. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, 2112 Music Incubator Chicago, gitmit, Entertainment Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Rabadash Recording Studios, We The Collective, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Henry Turner, Jr. Listening Room Foundation, The McKinley Studios, Media: Music Connection Magazine, OffBeat Magazine, New Orleans Agenda, BreakThru Media, Shive Magazine Business: SignsNow, Richards Disposal, Metro Service Group, InterContinental New Orleans Hotel and our Recent Past Venue Partners, House of Blues, Hi Ho Lounge, Santos Bar, Cafe Istanbul, The Art Garage, Allways Lounge, Buffa's, Sidney's Saloon, Carnaval Lounge, New Orleans Jazz Museum, and Julius Kimbrough's Prime Example Jazz Club, Sweet Lorraine Jazz Club, Zony Mash, The Goat, Ashe Cultural Arts Center.

Our Special Thanks to our speakers, filmmakers, and artists who always give so much to everyone in attendance and New Orleans.



Eric L Cager

Eric L Cager

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