The 1st quarter of each year is the time when the team and I outline event attendance and
"open the travel budget"
2009 is the year of Film and Technology for me, so One Stop Shop Producer Conference fits right in under the film category. I don't look at making beats as something to do for a mixtape, I'm viewing the big picture of composing jingles, soundtracks with extended versions of those same beats, so linking up with guys who view their music/compositions the same, furthers my agenda.
There are incredible networking opportunities at a lot of these conferences, especially if you're serious about what you do.
I know its a few weeks after SXSW (South by Southwest) which I
can't miss since it's such a huge networking event for TV programmers/video promoters (especially on the rock side)