Peter Wells of TuneCore, leading digital media distributors, will be the keynote speaker of the second annual HOMEMADE MUSIC SYMPOSIUM. Mr. Wells will speak at 1:00 PM, Saturday, June 13, at the Performing Arts Theater located on the Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus. The program is free and open to the public. Mr. Wells will discuss the changing dynamics of the recording industry and the new world of electronic distribution that is radically changing the paradigm of the music business.

 Few in the industry understand the opportunities and pitfalls that await independent artists like TuneCore. In the past two years they have delivered over 750,000 songs and generated over 32 million dollars in music sales for its customers, who include GRAMMY winners Ziggy Marley and Ricky Scaggs, big-name artists like Aretha Franklin, Beck, David Byrne, Jay-Z, Paul Westerberg, Nine Inch Nails, Joan Jett, Secondhand Serenade, Kenny Rogers, Keith Richards, Burning Spear, Public Enemy, and thousands of unsigned artists.

            The second annual symposium is offered free of charge to all Tampa Bay area musicians and the general public. The numerous seminars and workshops are focused on the business of music making and will provide area musicians assistance on how to nurture and develop careers in the modern commercial environment. Woven through the two-day schedule are a number of special live performances and showcases.

            On Saturday June 13, the symposium will take place from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the HCC-Performing Arts Building-Ybor City Campus, located at the corner of Palm Avenue and 14th Street.  The Master schedule for all events from June 10-14 is provided at the end of this release.

            The symposium is organized by The Artists and Writers Group in partnership with Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus. Bay Area Artists and Musicians Organization (BAAMO) and Ybor City Development Corporation are also partners. Other sponsors include Creative Loafing, REAX Magazine, New World Brewery and Grown Man Brand.

 For more information on TuneCore, please contact Miya Hannan (mhannan@shorefire.com) or Nick Loss-Eaton (nlosseaton@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171

            For general inquiries please contact T. Hampton Dohrman 813.784.2972 thdohrman@gmail.com or David Audet daudet@hccfl.edu, Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus, 2112 N. 15th Street, Tampa, Florida 33605.