Track Meet (2024)

Check-in will begin on Friday, June 28, 2024, (Day One) at 8 AM CST and the day is expected to end at 5:30 PM CST. Day Two will begin at 9AM CST and is scheduled to end at 5:30PM CST. 

Breakfast and lunch are anticipated to be provided each day.  

The workshops are going to be deliciously informative and stimulating.  Guest participants will be broken down into groups of 5, and will be assigned to the same group on both days. 

Day One: You should expect Day One to be the workshop's "information day." On this day, the facilitator will spend most of the  time teaching the workshop's material.

Day Two: This day is designated for creative lab time for each workshop. You should expect to be offered to sing, rap, record, produce or demonstrate any other relevant skill on this day.

Here's a list of the approved workshop topics for this year:

• Advanced Songwriting & Arrangement 
•  Beat Making & Production
• Financial Literacy 
• Independent Music Marketing & Branding
• Vocal Production & Mixing 

NOTE: Workshops will be one hour long, and each guest participant will see each workshop facilitator once a day.

We're glad you asked! Yes, we'll have two one-on-one professional development opportunities available at Track Meet (2024). They are limited in availability and are for official raffle winners ONLY. 

Check our"Is Track Society doing any raffles for Track Meet this year?" response, below, for raffle submission details.   

Most def. Here's what we've got:

Opportunity One: Dr. Jerry Doby, Editor-in-Chief, The HYPE Magazine will be spending 20 mins of one-on-one media training with only 10 of our Track Meet (2024) participants. Dr. Doby will be offering mock media interviews, recommendations regarding the winners' current electronic press kit/bio, and interview prep training.

Opportunity Two: At Track Meet (2024), DJ Fred Malone, Owner, WBBC Chicago 77.3 will be on-site, hosting a live radio talk show called "Meeting of the Minds." DJ  Malone will be spending 15 mins with only 6 of our participants. He's welcoming Track Meet (2024) participants to engage in a 15 minute live discussion regarding the following general topics:

• How you got your start.
• Your opinion/perspective regarding the current state of the independent music community.
• Recommended solution approaches for how to overcome common barriers that are found to be most challenging, based on your experience(s).     

These opportunities are exclusively available to Track Meet (2024) guest participants only. 

Raffle tickets  can be purchased by and/or on the behalf of any Track Meet (2024) participant.  All raffle ticket submissions must be submitted with an email account registered to a Track Meet (2024) participant for eligibility. Raffle ticket purchases are unlimited, and Track Meet (2024) guest participants can submit ticket entries for both opportunities.  

Raffle tickets are non-refundable donations. Raffle winners will be notified via email following the live draw.

These workshops are sponsored by Doby, LLC and WBBC Chicago 77.3 . All proceeds will be donated to Track Society, 501c(3). 

We recommend bringing the following with you on each day:

• Note Taking Materials & Feedback Submission Methods - For writing notes, folder/storage for collecting handouts and completing QR coded surveys.

• Comfortable Clothing & Shoes - We encourage everyone to show up as their best self and to be prepared photos, video recordings & prolonged sitting/standing. 

• Prescription medications - Please don't forget to bring all medications that need to be taken after breakfast but before dinner.

• Your "A-Game," - Each workshop includes an interactive practical, also referred to as a "lab,"as an opportunity to apply the information covered in the workshop. Some of these labs may offer the opportunity for you sing, rap, produce, or to offer perspective.

• Easy Access to Your Music - You may be offered the opportunity to share some of your work for during the workshop's creative lab time.

• Contact Information - To make the most of the event's creative and professional networking opportunities, we recommend everyone comes prepared to exchange their contact info as quickly and  efficiently as possible.

• Extra Travel/Packing Space - Please leave space in your luggage to return with some gifts.

• An Opened Mind - Regarding the workshop and collaborative labs, we recommend thinking of them as items on a buffet line; acknowledging that you don't have to be fed by every item on the line to have a great meal.

• Patience - This is our first shot at this, and there may be hiccups we'll have to work through together. We will also need your patience when submitting your feedback as we will be using it to make Track Meet (2025) even better. 

The event will be hosted on the Northwest part of the Greater Houston Area. We recommend flying in/out of  George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) or William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). Both are international airports with airport shuttle services. 

Please leave space in your luggage to return with some gifts.

Please contact tracksociety.org@gmail.com regarding our exclusive Hilton Hotel discount opportunity.

Track Society, 501c(3) is proud to offer Track Meet (2024) as an independent music summit aimed towards creating solutions for artistic/professional development challenges frequently experienced by the independent music community. Your community.

This event is in alignment with helping you to conduct better music business, so your flight, hotel and food expenses would qualify as tax write off expenses. These expenses would have to be paid by your music business account.

Please contact tracksociety.org@gmail.com for further consultation regarding this process.

Track Meet (2024) is Track Society's, 501c(3) first artistic/professional development event. This event uniquely caters to invited guests, leveraging existing relationships and insights into their professional and artistic challenges. By focusing on participants with whom we have a pre-existing understanding, Track Meet (2024) aims to ensure a complete value added  experience for the benefit of future Track Meet participants.

Additionally, the event will serve as an opportunity to understand the empirical data needed to demonstrate the critical need for enhanced support from the broader industry for the independent music community.

Heck, yes! Please contact tracksociety.org@gmail.com for further discussion regarding this process.

Track Society, 501c(3) does have a Track Meet (2025) waiting list, and it is growing! Please send your Track Meet (2025)  Waiting List request to tracksociety.org@gmail.com. 

We appreciate you!  Please email us at tracksociety.org@gmail.com to coordinate donation drop-offs. 

We value effort as much as we do monetary gifts at Track Society, and we believe a little kindness can go a long way.  We are also seeking in-kind donations in the following areas: food donations, swag bag items, media coverage, social media promotion/coverage. 

Please contact us at tracksociety.org@gmail.com if you're interested in providing an in-kind donation.