You are invited to our live TOWN HALL discussion this Thursday at 8pm Eastern. Join us on Facebook, Youtube, or at NERFA.ORG as we have an open discussion on the state of the folk scene and the ramifications of the spreading Delta variant. We will also delve into this...
Panel
Partnership, Parenthood & Caretaking as an Artist
Welcome back from summer break! We’re diving right back in with a panel of three fellow music-makers offering up insights and sharing practical tools to navigate the pinnacles and pitfalls of partnership, parenting, and caretaking while performing. Join America’s Got...
The Value of Music Videos
We live in a world that consumes visual content voraciously. From YouTube to TikTok to Instagram, Netflix to Hulu to Amazon Prime, content that combines audio and visual components well is a powerful way for artists to connect with audiences and showcase their...
Contracts Post-COVID
COVID-19 has had a dramatic effect on our lives and livelihoods over the past year and a half. Some of us are able to start slowly venturing forth again but are finding that the landscape has changed. Contracts between artists, venues, and music professionals, and...
WTF DO WE DO NOW?
How do you maintain sanity in chaos? Keep your head above water in stormy seas? Feel hopeful when there is no roadmap helping you through this new landscape? Join us June 3 @ 8:00PM ET as our panel discusses WTF do we do as we transition out of a COVID-defined world. ...
The Marketing Funnel
How do you turn someone that hears your music or visits your venue into a fan? Into a regular? “The Marketing Funnel” is a new name for an old system (1898) reinvented for turning your online attention into a community and a fanbase. This panel will review the means...
Embracing Opportunties: Outdoor Events
Embracing Opportunities is a series of panels put together by the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance that focuses on opportunities for music professionals to grow and thrive in the ever-changing world of entertainment. Given the season, this specific workshop will...
Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
(for the folks who have registered please go to the live panel page here and enter your access code) The SVO (Shuttered Venue Operators) Grant is a US Government program that will distribute more than $16 billion to live venue operators. The grant will offer up 45% of...
Embracing Opportunities: Writing & Recording
Join #NERFA365 for an interactive, LIVE panel discussion, **Free and open to the public, all are welcome. What a year. In the midst of COVID, Black Lives Matter, the campaign, the election, and the insurrection to follow, what was our community doing? In particular ...
She Takes the Lead
Join #NERFA365 for an interactive, LIVE panel discussion, **Free and open to the public, all are welcome. Join us for a conversation around women taking the lead in music…literally. Join 3 sought-after instrumentalists as they discuss their personal journeys to...