Mon 11/17 @ 7PM
Some aspects of being a working musician aren’t fun and creative, but they are essential, such as staying on top of your finances.
Cleveland Rocks: Past Present Future’s Professional Development Workshops, taking place on the third Monday of each month, offers a variety of topics to help musicians further their careers, and this month, the topic is “Accounting and Record Keeping for Musicians and Small Music Businesses.” The guest speaker is CPA Brian Schiefer, who has made a specialty of doing accounting and taxes for those who don’t have a regular, salaried 9-5 type job: musicians, club owners, club employees, and freelancers of various types. So he understands how to pull together disparate income and outflow sources and keep them organized.
Following the one hour talk and Q&A, there’s the monthly 2×4 songwriter showcase, where four musicians each perform a pair of tunes. This month, the performers are jazz/neo-soul/funk ensemble The Mars Express, versatile veteran guitarist Rick Sockel, singer/songwriter Corissa Bragg recently returned from Nashville and a hiatus from songwriting to work on a new album; and Peter Ray.
The event, which takes places at the Cleveland Rocks shop on Waterloo Road, is free and open to all. RSVP here.