Cranium Arts Project is excited to announce the Cranium Conference and Showcase 2024.

The 3-day music event will connect active industry professionals with musicians, artists and people making moves in the arts and entertainment business. The weekend will feature networking sessions, information panels with music professionals, and a showcase featuring some great emerging talent. ADMISSION IS FREE!

Programming schedule: Thursday, May 2

12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
Jukebox Lunch Concert x Cranium featuring Izzy Rose

Peter A. Herrndorf Place | FREE (no need to register for this event)

To start the conference and showcase, we partnered with the NAC for their Jukebox Lunch Concert featuring a performance from the one and only Izzy Rose.

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Opening of DITC Exhibit & Cranium Conference

Atrium (Near Equator Coffee) and Fourth Stage | REGISTER FOR FREE TICKET

Join us as we open the Cranium Conference. Meet the Cranium Conference host and team and hear about the inspiration and purpose behind the 2024 conference. Learn more about what to expect over the three days and get a sneak peek of a new concept with the Digging in the Crates (DITC) vinyl station from the creator David Pistol. 

DITC Vinyl Station Description: 

The Digging in the Crates vinyl station will provide an opportunity to dig through crates of vinyl records and listen to some great local and global music gems. You are in control as your own private DJ, so put on the headphones, pick up a vinyl record and sample some of the tastefully curated gems in the curated crate provided by the DITC team.  The DITC vinyl station will offer a teaser of the soon-to-be-launched multi-arts project spearheaded by creator David Pistol. 

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Music Master Lab

Fourth Stage | REGISTER FOR FREE TICKET

The Music Masterlab is a live, on-the-spot feedback session. This year our panel features Fya Man and Lord Quest. FYA Man is a Grammy and Emmy-winning producer and songwriter. His song production credits include Jay-Z, Kanye, Lil Baby, Durk and more.

Lord Quest is a Grammy-nominated producer who has produced songs for Schoolboy Q, Ash Roth, Dom Kennedy and more. In this session selected emerging Producers/Beat-makers will play 2 to 3 song snippets for our expert panel. Panelists will provide on-the-spot feedback to the selected producers. The panelists will also dive into pro tips for beat-making, song production and mixing.

This session will also feature an open Q&A period. This is a great opportunity for emerging beat-makers, producers and songwriters to learn from established industry professionals and step up their song production game!

Moderator: City Fidelia

Expert Panel: Fya Man, Lord Quest