Press Release

The 1st Annual Liberty Music Festival
4 days of Showcases, Screenings, Educational Panels, Vendors & Workshops
Thursday, Aug. 16th, Friday, Aug. 17th, Saturday, Aug. 18th and Sunday, Aug. 19th
Presented by: The Legendary Dobbs, DVT Events, THAT MAG!
Location: The Legendary Dobbs, 304 South St. Phila, PA. 19147
Dates: Aug 16th, 17th,18th and 19th
website: Liberty Music Fest
Facebook: The 1st Annual Liberty Music Festival @ The Legendary Dobbs | Facebook
Contact: Jim Thorpe / dobbsbooking@gmail.com

It’s been a long time since Philadelphia has had an original music festival, so we’re bringing it back! The 1st Annual Liberty Music Fest (LMF) will be held at The Legendary Dobbs from Thursday August 16th to Sunday August 19th. Our goal is to celebrate, educate, and showcase original music over these four days.
With the constant changing of the music industry we want to introduce music enthusiasts to upcoming bands on the original scene, both locally and nationally. We also want to introduce musicians involved in the festival, and otherwise to professionals on the inside of the music industry. We will be doing this with a collection of guest speakers, educational seminars and workshops. We will also be hosting daily VIP Happy Hours to lighten the mood and promote networking.
We will be opening the festival with a screening of George Manney’s celebrated documentary “Meet Me on South St.” on Thursday August 16th at 7 PM. This documentary is the story of the original JC Dobbs, it’s evolution of Philly's fertile music and arts subculture in the 1970's.
On Friday we are honored to have Lou Plaia, Co-Founder of Reverbnation. Lou will be giving a keynote speech regarding Reverbnation; currently 90% of active independent artists use this platform to run their music promotions and fan management. He will discuss topics and advise bands on how to utilize Reverbnation to its fullest potential. He will also highlight new features being added in the fall of 2012.
Saturday and Sunday are jam-packed with educational panels regarding topics such as publishing & licensing, recording great records, touring & booking, views from artists currently on the scene, and getting your music out there. There will also be workshops regarding branding, building effective merch, songwriting, and the legal process.
Each night will be topped off with some great, inspiring, original music; the whole reason we’re here. The showcased artists span across many genres and states, physically and mentally. All participating bands were selected through a submission process. Ten individuals, ranging from industry professionals to college students to regular music fans, participated and decided on the bands. We were very deliberate in ensuring the selection process was about what mattered, pure talent, originality, and buzz-worthiness.

“LMF is not fueled by money like other festivals. It is modeled after the Dewey Beach Music Conference (Dewey Beach, DE), which we are going into our 11th year. Our goal is to promote and educate the artists; all monies from submission will go into promotions. The nighttime showcases revenues will be used pay the artists. This is about the artists and music that they create,” Liberty Music Fest co-founder, Jim Thorpe.

We are offering special ticket pricing for the Liberty Music Fest
Tickets can be found at DVT Events - DVT Events :: Music Tickets
2-Day Ticket - $14.00 / $20dos
For Tickets go to: DVT Events :: Libert Musicfest @ Dobbs 3 DAY TICKET
3-Day Ticket - $22.00 / $30dos
For Tickets go to: DVT Events :: Libert Musicfest @ Dobbs 2 DAY TICKET
All 4-Day Ticket - $25.00 / $40dos
For Tickets go to: DVT Events :: Libert Musicfest @ Dobbs 4 DAY TICKET

Agenda – Topics subject to change

Thursday August 16, 2012
Main Stage
12am The Jackson Rider
11pm Waylon Speed (VT)
10pm Open Road
9pm Lotus Hill
8pm Honor by August (DC)
7pm Screening of: "Meet Me on South Street"
6pm-8pm Happy Hour

2nd Floor Stage
12.30pm Deadbeatz Inc
11.30pm Lost In Company
10.30pm The Great SOCIO
9.30pm New Sweden (DE)
8.30pm Kenny Curcio


Friday August 17, 2012
Main Stage
1am Glim Dropper
12am Syrrah
11pm The Way Home
10pm Dynasty Electric (NYC)
9pm A Little Affair
8pm John and Brittany
7pm Lou Plaia - Reverbnation
6pm-8pm Happy Hour

2nd Floor Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
12.30pm Pravda
11.30pm Late Cambrian (NYC)
10.30pm Megosh (MD)
9.30pm The Parachuting Apostles
8.30pm Red Letter Life
8.00pm The Vowels

Saturday August 18, 2012 (93.3FM WMMR Night)
Main Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
1am Revel 9 (NYC)
12am My Enemy Complete (DC)
11pm Kid Felix
10pm Midnight Mob (NYC)
9pm MACH22
8pm The Parsnip Revolt
7pm The Standing Cinema
6pm Frank Viele & The Manhattan Project (CT)
6pm-8pm Happy Hour

2nd Floor Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
12.30pm THe KAi-Yotes
11.30pm Stolen Rhodes
10.30pm The Cold Roses
9.30pm Craig Greenberg Band (NYC)
8.30pm The Quixote Project (NJ)
7.30pm Ross Bellenoit & The Goods


Panels For Saturday

4:30-5:30pm
Intellectual property rights & Publishing & how they relate to the current musician & musical environment
Paula Savastano - SSA Music
Ric Cohen – Entertainment Lawyer




3pm- 4pm
Artists Making It on the Scene
Sue Mansour - Soraia (currently showcasing for Major Labors, Management, co-writing w/ Jon Bon Jovi)
Mike Lock - Beyond Dishonor (major regional touring band)
Lamont Caldwell - Mach22 (session/touring w/ Jay Z, The Roots, Dave Matthews)
Chuck Treece - McRad (session/touring w/ Bad Brains, Lemonheads, Billy Joel )


1:30pm-2:30pm
Getting Your Music Heard & Out There
Lou Plaia - Reverbnation
KL Justice - Rock Bunny TV/Mutimedia Markerting
Mark Rogers 93.7 FM WSTW Hometown Heroes
John Pfeiffer - The Aquarian
Moderator: Brian Cronin – THAT MAG!

2nd Floor:
2pm-3pm – Songwriting Workshop – Dr. Lou Delise
3:30pm-4:30pm – Contracts/Rights – Lawyer Glenn Romano


Sunday August 19, 2012
Main Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
11pm Black Stars
10pm Pet Clinic (PIT)
9pm Give Me Gravity
8pm The Perfects (MD)
7pm Seth Adam (CT)
6pm - Marc Lancaster
6pm-8pm Happy Hour

2nd Floor Stage - Ticket Price: $10.00
11.30pm Paradox Please
10.30pm Venice Sunlight
9.30pm Last Scene in Reno
8.30pm Nomad Clientele
7.30pm Rodger Delany

4:30-5:30pm
Taking Your Career to the Next Level
Jim Thorpe - DVT Events
Jason Spiewak – RockRidge Music
Andrew Lieb – Cheers Elephant’s Manager
3pm- 4pm
Making A Great Record
Vic Steffens – Horizon Music Group/ Elm City Music, EMI (Adreneline Mob)
Garret Davis - (The Devil Wears Prada, Shinedown, Green River Ordinance)
George Manney - GeoSound
Alan Douches – West Side Music (Mastadon, River City Extension, Unearth)

1:30pm-2:30pm
Booking and Touring
Scooter – The Grape Room
Vince Volz - DVT Events
TLA Talent Buyer TBA
R5 - TBA

2nd Floor:
2pm-3pm – Keep Calm and Carry On - A special workshop on defining success for the independent musician
Ari Halbkram
3:30pm-4:30pm – To Be Announced

People behind the 1st Annual Liberty Musicfest:

Jim Thorpe:
Has 20+ years in the music industry. He currently serves on the Board of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Recording Academy (The Grammy’s), is the Talent Buyer for The Legendary Dobbs, and in his 11th year at the Dewey Beach Music Conference, where he handles the industry panels and A&R. He started DVT Events in 2012 with Vince Volz, to provide quality music events throughout the city. Over the years worked with The Grape Street Pub, PuckLive, Brownies 23E, The Troc, TLA, The Khybur, Middle East, and countless others. He also has managed the likes of Carfax Abbey, DJ Sat-One, Beyond Dishonor, and Noosphere. He has been involved with industry showcases for Halestorm, Silvertide, Seether and most recently Soraia. Jim also speaks at various conferences around the country from CMJ, SXSW, Colleges/High Schools, etc, discussing and educating about the current music industry

Brian Cronin:
The Publisher of the new Philly Music Magazine “THAT MAG” and owner of Mirror Image Media, a one stop source for you all of your media needs like; printing, disc duplication, design, websites and more. He started a networking group called the “Inner-Circle” for industry professionals in the Music, Media, Fashion and Film industries. It was conceived as a vehicle to bring together key individuals to network. In 2007 he became the publisher of “Origivation” a Philly Music Magazine that lasted 10 years. His goal is to help the scene by offering his service as a tool to help gain the general public to focus on unsigned bands.

Vince Volz (Double V)
He is a Current Talent buyer for the Legendary Dobbs. He started DVT Events in 2012 with Jim Thorpe to provide quality music events throughout the city. Has been booking shows since 1999. From 2007 to 2010 he was the Talent Buyer for Doc Watson’s. Vince has continually put on live events at the TLA, Tin Angel, The Grape Room, Dave & Busters Dockside Bar, and several others. He developed a great working relationship with 93.3 WMMR & Jaxon's Local Shots during his Doc Watson days. He continues this relationship directly benefitting the Philadelphia original music scene.