The Latin Alternative Music Conference has announced panelists and performers for their 2021 virtual event set to take place May 4-7.
For the second edition of its Wonder Women of Latin Music, this year s honorees and panelists include Sony Music s Maria Fernández, ASCAP s Gabriela González, Universal Music Spain s Alicia Arauzo, YouTube s Sandra Jimenez, Warner Music Latin s Gabriela Martinez and The Orchard s Laura Tesoriero – a mix of last year’s and this year’s honorees, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
Other panels include The Creative Process in Pandemic Times featuring artists Carla Morrison, Guaynaa, Eduardo Cabra, Alizzz, Aureo Baqueiro and Universal Music Latin s Aldo González. The Afro-Latino! panel includes producer Sergio George and artists Mabiland, Fidel Nadal, Carlos Alomar, La Dame Blanche and Akapellah.
As the weather warmed during the spring of 2020, many were not working laid off or furloughed or had begun working from home as a result of the new COVID-19 pandemic. Such was the case with Jon and Julia Halperin.
Now, if you went to a Chain Reaction from 2000 to 2006, Jon booked it. If you’ve been to The Glass House in the last 15 years, chances are, that was a Jon Halperin show. He has booked thousands of acts over the last two decades, from Death Cab For Cutie and Jimmy Eat World to Paramore and Weezer to Gwen Stefani and Thrice. He even started a small indie label in the ’90s.
With Festivals On Hold, Indie Booker Shifts Focus to Limited-Run Record Label Billboard 2/18/2021 Jon Halperin
Jon Halperin has held just about every job in music managing bands, running an indie record label, overseeing a pop-up store at Coachella, booking bands for the Glasshouse in Pomona, Calif. and running point on talent buying for festivals stretching from the Dominican Republic to Long Beach, Calif., where he has lived for over a decade.
In theory, a pandemic is an existential crisis for a person constantly in motion, but with most of his music work put on hold, Halperin decided it was time to pursue an idea he had been batting around for a couple of months the launch of Stay Free Recordings, a limited run music label specializing in 7-inch records on collectable colored vinyl by mostly independent acts.
Jon Halperin
The goal of Stay Free Recordings, the brainchild of Jon and Julia Halperin, is to protect the value of limited edition releases for fans and collectors.
Jon Halperin has held just about every job in music managing bands, running an indie record label, overseeing a pop-up store at Coachella, booking bands for the Glasshouse in Pomona, Calif. and running point on talent buying for festivals stretching from the Dominican Republic to Long Beach, Calif., where he has lived for over a decade.
In theory, a pandemic is an existential crisis for a person constantly in motion, but with most of his music work put on hold, Halperin decided it was time to pursue an idea he had been batting around for a couple of months the launch of Stay Free Recordings, a limited run music label specializing in 7-inch records on collectable colored vinyl by mostly independent acts.