Event Summary

“Music Industry A-Z”

An expert panel composed of local DC-based music industry professionals navigated by a moderator, including audience Q & A. WALA Executive Director John C. Good will participate on the panel.

John C. Good is the Executive Director of Washington Area Lawyer for the Arts. John has enjoyed a career as a non-profit executive with premiere arts presenters including The John F.

Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Farm Park, the Washington Performing Arts Society, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Galveston Island Outdoor Musicals, and Blues Alley. He is the founder of the Virginia Jazz Service Organization, and is President and CEO of GMG Events, an entertainment and special events production group.

Often sought-after as a consultant, John has worked with The Washington Ballet, The Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement, and Funding the Future Live, and has executive produced the University of Virginia JAZZFEST, the Association for Independent Music INDIE Awards, and the JazzTimes Conventions. An enthusiastic speaker, he has presented many lectures and seminars on the music business at conferences, colleges, and at The Brookings Institution.

John has served on the Board of Directors of the Washington Area Music Association, Capital Area Performers Organization, and Community Arts Agencies of Virginia, and as a grants panelist for the Virginia Commission for the Arts, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

As a performer, John can frequently be heard playing trombone and bass in many of the area’s music ensembles, and on numerous commercial audio and video recordings.

John earned his Bachelor of Music Management from James Madison University. He currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with this wife, Trina, and their four children, Kaspar, Scott, Mina and Zara.

WALA members enjoy a 15% discount. Use code “WALA15” at registration checkout.

Learn more, and register at https://www.dcmusicsummit.org/registration-open.html

Event Details

• Date

  February 1, 2020

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• Time

  1:30pm - 3:30pm

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• Partner

  DC Music Summit

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• Venue

  Eaton DC
  1201 K St NW
  Washington, DC