Mon 2/16 @ 7PM

The monthly musicians’ professional development workshops, presented by the nonprofit Cleveland Rocks: Past Present Future at the Cleveland Rocks Shop on Water, offers a and Q&A session with an experienced music or person in the music business. It’s followed by the 2×4 Songwriter Showcase where four area musicians get to present a pair of songs.

The subject of this month’s talk is “Master Your Process: Bridging Imagination and Reality.” The guest speaker is multi-instrumentalist Nathan-Paul, who first became known in the area music scene as a horn player with neo-soul ensemble Wesley Bright & the Hi-Lites. He went on to be music director for its successor Wesley Bright & the Honeytones, while leading his own band, the largely instrumental jazz/R&B/funk band the Admirables. But before he did any of that, he was singing in church and earning a degree in jazz studies from the University of Akron. He slips easily between genres, especially ones rooted in Black culture.

The 2×4 musicians this month include Erie, PA, singer/songwriter Tommy Link, genre-crossing Ohioan Gregory Garwood, ambient soundscape musician Tad Fry, and alternative rock/punk/acoustic musician Adam Horvath. The event is free and open to all; you can RSVP here.