30TH ANNIVERSARY • NOV 5 – NOV 8, 2026
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All sessions take place across 2 floors. Keep this cheat-sheet handy on your phone:
Main Stage Keynotes, Major Label & Pitch Panels, Ask Us Anything, Welcome & Drawings.
Rally Registration, One-to-One Mentor Registration desk, info tables.
Hotel lobby restaurant for networking meals and dinner hangs.
Eat & Greet Luncheons #1 & #2, Evening Jam Room (8:30pm–11:30pm with backline).
Evening Open Mic, Sunday Song Listening & Feedback panel, Driver's Ed Masterclasses.
Driver's Ed: Music Business (Ben McLane), Pursuit of Excellence (Bob Mete), Secret Juju Sync (John Pearson & Jim Thacker), TAXI Forwards (Greg Carrozza).
Driver's Ed: Song Structures (Casey Hurowitz), Where's My Money (Tracey & Vance Marino), Derek Nakamoto, Chris Evans (StudioNotes), Manager Class (Chris Long).
Driver's Ed: Steven Memel (Performance / Nuts & Bolts), Chuck Schlacter, MyMusicReady Match Game.
Driver's Ed: Peter Neff (Library Music), James Kocian (W.E.C.I.B. & Un-Date Your Songs), MyMusicReady Match Game.
Dedicated One-to-One Mentor Sessions (Friday morning & Saturday afternoon slots).
Always have your photo ID at registration and wear your Road Rally badge at all times. Required for Mentor signup, Luncheons, and Ballroom entry.
TAXI Founder Michael Laskow draws a ticket stub between 9:05am–10:45am in the LA Ballroom. You MUST be present with your ticket stub to win!
Bring lyric sheets, phones, or CDs as indicated. For Sunday Listening Session, arrive on time to draw a raffle ticket by genre box.
Room capacities are limited in Sunset, Rodeo, Melrose, and Hollywood rooms. Arrive 5–10 minutes early for high-demand sessions.
Tap the star on any session to bookmark it. Your selections are automatically saved to your device for quick offline access during the Rally.