{"id":14445,"date":"2015-06-15T08:29:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=14445"},"modified":"2015-06-15T08:29:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T15:29:28","slug":"day-3-of-the-10th-annual-ascap-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2015\/06\/day-3-of-the-10th-annual-ascap-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of The 10th Annual ASCAP EXPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\"><strong>Day 3 of The 10th Annual ASCAP &#8220;I Create Music&#8221; EXPO<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3><strong>The Writers Jam Brings Attendees To Their Feet as Aloe Blacc, Andrea Martin, Andrew Bird, and Ashley Gorley Close<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_14450\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14450\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14450\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image1.jpg\" alt=\"HOLLYWOOD - MAY 2: From left, Andrea Martin, ASCAP VP Pop\/Rock Membership Marc Emert-Hutner, Andrew Bird, Aloe Blacc, and Ashley Gorley at The Writers Jam at the 2015 ASCAP &quot;I Create Music&quot; EXPO at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on May 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta\/PictureGroup) \" width=\"660\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image1-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HOLLYWOOD &#8211; MAY 2: From left, Andrea Martin, ASCAP VP Pop\/Rock Membership Marc Emert-Hutner, Andrew Bird, Aloe Blacc, and Ashley Gorley at The Writers Jam at the 2015 ASCAP &#8220;I Create Music&#8221; EXPO at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on May 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta\/PictureGroup)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Saturday May 2nd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>ASCAP &#8220;I Create Music EXPO&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>attendees turned out\u00a0in droves\u00a0for the morning&#8217;s legislative panel, &#8220;Washington DC: How New Laws and Copyright Changes Will Impact Music Creators.&#8221; \u00a0The high profile lineup\u00a0delivered a call to action for songwriters to support changes to outdated copyright regulations\u00a0and\u00a0included ASCAP President Paul Williams, Congressman Doug Collins (GA), Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY) and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc.\u00a0\u00a0The four leaders urged the crowd to visit\u00a0<a shape=\"rect\">bit.ly\/Support_SEA<\/a>\u00a0to learn more and contact their elected representatives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14449\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14449\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14449\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image2.jpg\" alt=\"HOLLYWOOD - MAY 2: From left, ASCAP President Paul Williams, U.S. Representative Doug Collins, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries, and Aloe Blacc speak at Washington DC: How New Laws and Copyright Changes Will Impact Music Creators at the ASCAP &quot;I Create Music&quot; EXPO at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on May 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tonya Wise\/PictureGroup)\" width=\"660\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image2-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HOLLYWOOD &#8211; MAY 2: From left, ASCAP President Paul Williams, U.S. Representative Doug Collins, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries, and Aloe Blacc speak at Washington DC: How New Laws and Copyright Changes Will Impact Music Creators at the ASCAP &#8220;I Create Music&#8221; EXPO at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on May 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tonya Wise\/PictureGroup)<\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"left\">Savan Kotecha was interviewed by ASCAP VP Pop\/Rock Membership Marc Emert-Hutner for \u00a0a Master Session, &#8220;The Economics of a Hit Songwriter.&#8221; \u00a0Kotecha talked about the hidden costs and tenacity required to build a career, but also offered encouragement to those just starting out on the path.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14448\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14448\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14448\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image3.jpg\" alt=\"HOLLYWOOD - MAY 2: ASCAP VP Pop\/Rock Membership Marc Emert-Hutner, left, and Savan Kotecha speak at The Economics of a Hit Songwriter: Master Session with Savan Kotecha at the 2015 ASCAP &quot;I Create Music&quot; EXPO at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on May 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tonya Wise\/PictureGroup)\" width=\"660\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image3.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image3-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HOLLYWOOD &#8211; MAY 2: ASCAP VP Pop\/Rock Membership Marc Emert-Hutner, left, and Savan Kotecha speak at The Economics of a Hit Songwriter: Master Session with Savan Kotecha at the 2015 ASCAP &#8220;I Create Music&#8221; EXPO at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on May 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tonya Wise\/PictureGroup)<\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p>The EXPO closed with the Writers&#8217; Jam, a live concert featuring some of the best songwriters of the last decade, including Andrew Bird, Aloe Blacc, Ashley Gorley and Andrea Martin.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14447\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14447\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14447\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image4b.jpg\" alt=\"HOLLYWOOD - MAY 2: From left, Woody Aplanalp, Aloe Blacc, and Andrea Martin perform at The Writers Jam at the 2015 ASCAP &quot;I Create Music&quot; EXPO at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on May 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta\/PictureGroup)\" width=\"660\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image4b.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/day3-image4b-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HOLLYWOOD &#8211; MAY 2: From left, Woody Aplanalp, Aloe Blacc, and Andrea Martin perform at The Writers Jam at the 2015 ASCAP &#8220;I Create Music&#8221; EXPO at the Loews Hollywood Hotel on May 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. 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