The Artist Boot Camp

I think this workshop will be valuable for artists working in any discipline. Secure your seats asap darlings.




LENORA ZENZALAI HELM AND

BAOULE MUSIC
"empowering independent artists for self-sufficiency"
PRESENTS
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THE ARTIST BOOT CAMP



Calling All Artists.......Get Aligned For 2009

The Artist Boot Camp

The Artist Boot Camp introduces tools and resources and that can be used to build, expand and upgrade the artistic career. Participants will develop a step-by-step holistic strategy to help them achieve specific career goals.

This intensive one day workshop uses an aggressive and rigorous curriculum to help position the artist to "hit the ground running." The networking event immediately following the workshop will feature a power packed panel of industry professionals. The boot camp features lectures, hands-on activities, break-out sessions, one-on-one consultations and group discussions. Participants will leave with a 3, 6, 9 and 12-month action plan, CD of digital templates, workshop handbook, one-year After Care Package of resources and much more.

Although the workshop is designed to address concerns for artists of all disciplines, a portion of the workshop will focus on areas for those artists focused on careers in music.

Two locations/Two dates:
9 am - 9 pm

Saturday February 7, 2009
Westbeth Artist Residence - Westbeth Community Room
West Village, New York City, NY

Saturday, February 21, 2009
Hayti Heritage Center
Durham, North Carolina


THE ARTIST BOOT CAMP
Lenora Zenzalai Helm, facilitator

The Artist Boot Camp is designed to:
Equip artists with tools and resources to become employable
Clarify barriers to achieving skills or improving talents
Identify short and long term goals
Create a game plan to achieve goals
Network with industry leaders
Get connected to a mentor directly related to your goals

What You Will Learn In The Workshop
You are a small business! How to access resources for your business.
Tax benefits, write-offs and tax tips for small business
How to fund your business
Assembling your business team and master mind group
How to access the digital payday that could be happening for your career and songs
How to access grants, fellowships and commissions for your music/entertainment biz
How important is having a web presence? Can you achieve success without a website?
What is the true purpose of a business card
How to get a winning press kit
How to get noticed
Why you need an electronic press kit AND a regular press kit
How to use blogs, email-blasts; webcasts; teleclasses
What having a mentor(s) does for your career
How to avoid the trap of "becoming well-rounded" or "jack of all trades"
How to become a published songwriter
How to become a sought after teaching artist
How to earn money in your field
How to become a sought after background vocalist and session singer

What You Will Get For Successful Completion Of Workshop:
Digital Artist Pack of Templates for Success (includes: business plan, goal sheets, performance riders and contracts; artist agreement; producer/artist agreement; gig sheets, time management sheets, resume template, bio template)
Industry Contact List of telephone, emails
Notebook with Workshop Handouts
Handbook of Jobs in the Entertainment Industry w/job descriptions
Goodie Bag of Giveaways
Assigned an industry mentor for 6 months
One follow-up progress meeting (via conference call or teleclass)
Participation in a 12-month bi-monthly "After-Care" teleclass for alumni of the workshop
3, 6, 9 and 12-month strategic game plan with actionable steps to reach your goals
Coupons for discounts of related books, CDs, private consultations and/or private lessons by industry panelists
Discounts on recording session to complete a Demo Recording
Discounts on photography session to complete your Press Portfolio
Discounts on web design to complete your website or redesign your existing website

Fees:
Workshop Registration Fee - $150.00
Half Day (Session I) $99.00 Full Day (Session II) $150.00
Industry Panel Only $35.00
Refer a friend 25% off - Refer 2 friends 50% off (full-session only)

Early Bird Special - Pay before 1-20-09 - Full day at $125 Half day $75

Workshop includes:
9 am - 12:30 pm Session I
1 pm - 5:00 pm Session II
Industry Panel 6 pm - 7:30 pm
Networking Schmooze 7:30 - 9 pm

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Arrival - Breakfast - 8:00 am - 9:00 am

SESSION I 3 segments - 60 minutes each
9:00 - 10:00; 10:15 - 11:15; 11:30 - 12:30
Personal Development & Financial Education for Artists
Tools & Resources
Career Development

SESSION II
1:00 - 2:00; 2:15 - 3:15; 3:30 4:30; 4:30 - 5:00 wrap up

Putting it into Action
(Personal Development/Financial Education, Tools & Resources/Career Development)

Actionable Steps
Identify 3, 6, 9, 12-month goals
Writing Daily Agenda
Business Plans

Mentor Connections

Please note: Workshop participants will be asked to complete a short introductory survey and bio upon registration to submit prior to starting The Artist Boot Camp.


ABOUT LENORA ZENZALAI HELM


LENORA ZENZALAI HELM, vocal musician, composer, lyricist, arranger, teaching artist, former U.S. Jazz Ambassador (1998-99) and MacDowell Colony Composer Fellow is a native of Chicago, Illinois. Helm's many achievements in music have spanned 25 years garnering her inclusion as a subject of biographical record for the 2005 through 2009 editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Women and Who's Who in the World. She just completed her fifth solo recording entitled, Chronicles of a Butterfly: A Story of Transformation, produced by renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis and featuring Mulgrew Miller (pno); Doug Wamble (guitar) and Neal Caine (bass), due for release in 2009. A teaching artist for the last decade, she has served in arts organizations including Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Schomburg Center's Junior Scholar's Program, Def Dance Jam Workshop and Young Audiences New York. Since 2005, Helm is a Visiting Lecturer in the Jazz Studies and Voice Departments, teaching jazz and classical voice, vocal teaching methods, vocal ensemble performance and jazz vocal ear training, in the Music Department at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, North Carolina. At NCCU, she co-directs their highly acclaimed NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Visible on the discographies of many internationally renowned musicians, Lenora can be heard on noted jazz recordings of saxophonists Dave Liebman, Antonio Hart, and pianists Donald Brown and Andrew Hill. Ms. Helm leads her own group, The Zenzalai Project, playing prestigious international festivals and concert venues. Helm earned her traveling and performing stripes on the road with many R&B, Pop and Jazz artists including Freddie Jackson, Michael Franks and South American pop star, Emmanuel. She is a member of the R&B vocal group SEPIA, with founder Marlon Saunders, and fellow members Arif St. Michael and Rosa Russ. Recent composition awards include the 2007 Encore Award and 2004-5 New Works Creation and Presentation Award for her jazz suite, Journeywoman: A Work in Progress both granted and administered by Chamber Music America and funded by the Doris Duke Charitable foundation. Notable film music credits include Ms. Helm's work featured in the film After Life by writer/director Lana, previewed and awarded in 2007 at the Arizona Black Film Festival and the Village D Cinema festival in Lisbon, Portugal. Helm is a SESAC writer and her publishing company, Baoule Works Music Publishing, is a SESAC publishing affiliate. She was the Artistic Director and is co founder of the nonprofit youth music program HARMONY Program Inc., which simultaneously provided New York City underserved youth ages 9 - 13 with an instrument and weekly beginning music instruction, while training college music students as teachers from 2003-2008. Lenora is writing her first arts education book, a career book for entry level teaching artists entitled Start Your Own Edutainment Business: Making a Career as a Teaching Artist. Helm is past president and board member of International Women in Jazz, and has served on the boards of New York City Arts in Education Roundtable, and GRAMMY in the Schools.

You can visit Lenora Zenzalai Helm online at www.lenorahelm.com


"As a Teaching Artist for Carnegie Hall's LinkUP! Lenora Zenzalai Helm is outstanding. She meets her students where they are and takes them to new levels of musical listening, understanding, and music making. As one fourth grade teacher put it, "When Lenora is in the building, there is an electricity in the air. The students get so excited and all start to ask, "When is she coming to OUR class?"
Susan Medley, D.M.A. Manager, School Programs, Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY

"Her performance skills and her strong, experience-based educational workshops and residencies provide substantive programming opportunities for presenters in a wide variety of venue settings..."
Stephen Barefoot, goingbarefoot, Inc., North Carolina Presenters Consortium

"What sticks in my mind was Lenora's innate ability to captivate the students and expand their minds to appreciate Jazz!
Bonnie Smith, Executive Director, Colleton County Arts Council, Walterboro, SC

"Lenora Zenzalai Helm is a highly imaginative, adventurous musician.... Singer, composer, arranger and lyricist, Ms. Helm uses all of her exceptional gifts to push the envelope and make very personal statements with her music."
Dr. Billy Taylor

"She is extremely talented, has an incredible range and is very versatile."
saxophonist/jazz educator, Dave Liebman

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ONLY 25 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT SEATS PER SESSION!!!
(TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION)


Send check or money order to
The Artist Boot Camp c/o Lenora Helm
1801 Fayetteville Street
P.O. Box 20019-C
Durham, NC 27707

Pay online - Send an email to: Lenora@LenoraHelm.com


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