34th Cutting Edge: CE music business conferences & events August 26 - 30

Schedule

Wed Aug 26 2026 at 08:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

InterContinental New Orleans | New Orleans, LA

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Cutting Edge C.E. (formerly the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference) began in 1993 as a conference dedicated to educating musicians and m
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Cutting Edge C.E. (formerly the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference) began in 1993 as a conference dedicated to educating musicians and music professionals about the latest trends in the music industry. Since its inception, it has evolved into entertainment workshops covering legal issues, filmmaking, interactive applications, and media business education. Cutting Edge C.E. brings together established and aspiring entertainment professionals; it is as much about getting people into the entertainment business together as it is about the business of entertainment.

New Orleans is the home of the Cutting Edge C.E. In New Orleans, music is more than business; it's also cultural expression. Every artist who performs during the Cutting Edge C.E. becomes a part of New Orleans' cultural history.

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Cutting Edge would like to thank our 2024 Friends and Supporters: Mayor LaTonya Cantrell, Chelsey Richard Napoleon, Clerk of Civil District Court, New Orleans City Council, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy, New Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund, New Orleans & Company, American Federation of Musician Local 174-496, Recording Academy Memphis Chapter, WeGet Artists, ReverbNation. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, 2112 Music Incubator Chicago, Entertainment Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Rabadash Recording Studios, We The Collective, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Henry Turner, Jr. Listening Room Foundation Media: Music Connection Magazine, OffBeat Magazine, New Orleans Agenda, BreakThru Media, Shive Magazine Business: SignsNow, Richards Disposal, Metro Service Group, InterContinental New Orleans Hotel and our Past Venue Partners, House of Blues, Sweet Lorraine Jazz Club, Santos Bar, Cafe Istanbul, The Art Garage, Allways Lounge, Buffa’s, Sidney’s Saloon, Carnaval Lounge, New Orleans Jazz Museum, and Julius Kimbrough’s Prime Example Jazz Club, Zony Mash, The Goat, House of Blues.

Eric L Cager

1524 N. Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116


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InterContinental New Orleans, 444 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, United States

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USD 27.72 to USD 442.52

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