ASCAP TO HONOR GREG KURSTIN

Dave Grohl is going to ask Greg Kurstin some questions to open the ASCAP Experience on 5/12. Beck will then give the producer/songwriter an award.

ASCAP Experience will again be virtual, with 18 sessions through mid-December. Both Beck and Grohl used Kurstin as a producer in 2017; he oversaw Foo Fighters’ Concrete and Gold and Beck’s Colors.

ASCAP Chairman and President Paul Williams will offer some kind words to Kurstin via video, as will artists he has worked with such as P!nk, Sia, Stevie Nicks, Halsey, Nick Jonas, Maren Morris and Inara George as well as Sony Music Publishing CEO Jon Platt.

The convo and Golden Note Award presentation starts at noon PT/3pm ET.

The ASCAP Experience will continue twice a month on Wednesdays through the end of 2021. Sessions will include “Roadmap to a Release,” “Deconstruction of a Song” and “What They Don’t Teach You in Music School.” ASCAP Sound Advice sessions will offer practical tips for songwriters and composers on topics such as “Sync 101,” wellness and how to be at your creative best, finding your voice as a non-binary music creator and emerging trends in film and TV composing. Sponsored sessions will introduce new tools and software for music creators.

The free virtual sessions will take place on a variety of platforms, including YouTube and Instagram and on the ASCAP Experience website.

Register here.