Musicians of all skill sets are invited to attend the free New Heights: The Pros and Cons of Managing Your Own Music Career Workshop on Wednesday, May 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Century Room at Santa Clarita City Hall, located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard.

The panel discussion will serve as a resource for musicians who are currently managing their own music career or are interested in managing their career. This unique workshop will provide attendees with valuable insight into the management side of music. The lessons, tools and techniques from this session is intended to provide personal insight, both positive and negative from an experienced panel of musicians from a variety of genres.

The panel discussion will feature Scotty Kormos, Mike Fleming, Ruben Zarate and Justin Rubenstein.

Scotty Kormos has spent the last decade in Los Angeles where he has done numerous high profile projects with top notch writers, producers and musicians. Kormos was the house band drummer on the CMT show, “The Singing Bee,” and has over 55 national television performances to his credit. His drumming, producing and engineering skills make him a top call artist in Los Angeles. Kormos also heads up Los Angeles-based Bright Light Entertainment, Inc.

Mike Fleming is a singer/songwriter from Colorado. His songs pay tribute to the men and women of the American West and all that they bring to our culture. His years as a solo musician, as well as the leader of the band, New West, have taken him all over the United States and Canada. Fleming has won two Will Rogers awards from the Academy of Western Artists for his songs and another with New West.

Ruben Zarate is a singer/songwriter and a member of the Santa Barbara-based band, Dante Elephante. The band is punk at heart, but with a timeless, organic sound. His musical influences include Brian Wilson, John Lennon, The Pixies and The Pastels.

Justin Rubenstein, a member and manager of The Blasting Company, a six-piece brass band will also be a featured panelist. The Blasting Company got its start in 2007 as a traveling family band whose original and traditional folk music derives its sounds from New Orleans and Eastern Europe. While The Blasting Company tours internationally and scores for film and television, the band stays true to its roots as a street band. The band recently completed the soundtrack for the Emmy-winning animated miniseries, Over the Garden Wall, soon to be released on vinyl.

The New Heights discussion series is an annual Artist Development series through the City of Santa Clarita. New Heights is designed to assist artists, performers and arts organization representatives to expand their knowledge and to learn valuable tools to increase their ability to be successful. The series includes workshops, panel discussions, lectures and classes that are aimed to engage creative individuals, no matter the level of experience.

For more information about the New Heights series, please contact the City’s Arts and Events Supervisor, Jeff Barber, at (661) 250-3779 or jbarber@santa-clarita.com. Additional information about this workshop and future events can be found by visiting santa-clarita.com/arts.