Month: September 2013

Bestseller Event

Kelli Richards September 30, 2013

“5 Steps to Writing and Launching a Bestseller”

Come to this 1-day Workshop and Gourmet Lunch featuring the LEADERS in How to Write a Bestseller and Build REAL Online Branding.

AUTHORSHIP is the KEY to being a RECOGNIZED LEADER

Friday, November 15th, 9:00am-4:00pm
with Gourmet Lunch and High Powered Networking

Featuring: Kelli Richards, Bud Smith, Joanne Lehmkul, Mary Agnes Antonopoulos and some surprise guests: Bestselling Authors and Leaders.

Your Investment: $297.00 EARLY BIRD until 10/15/13 ($397 after 10/15)

Come to this 1-day Workshop and Gourmet Lunch featuring the LEADERS in How to Write a Bestseller and Build REAL Online Branding.

In the last two years, I’ve written 2 Amazon bestsellers, and what I’ve learned is that moving a book from idea to fruition to LAUNCH to success is a huge undertaking.

If you haven’t written a book yet, this is a MUST do to be seen as a leader in your industry. Join me and 4 amazing speakers as we expertly cover theTOP 5 Steps in writing and launching a bestseller!

1. Book Development – What’s Your BEST / Next Book?
2. Write for Your Audience, not Yourself
3. Create Your Publishing and Marketing Plan TODAY
4. Build Your Author Platform
5. Cracking the Code for Amazon Bestsellers

This event will focus on supporting attendees to leverage and create a powerful authorship PLAN and online presence and brand, recruiting valuable brand advocates to build a successful launch, AND blowing past roadblocks around writing, while providing networking opportunities to get to know – and support – other attendees.

This exclusive 1-day event will give you the opportunity to work personally with Kelli Richards and her valuable guest speakers – serious and respected mentors in their field – to accomplish powerful results and learn to use AUTHORSHIP to showcase your LEADERSHIP. This event is perfect for Entrepreneurs, Creative Thinkers, Professionals, CEOs, and Small Business Owners.

Our Host: Kelli Richards

Kelli Richards is a recognized thought-leader in digital music and entertainment with deep expertise in digital distribution and branded content, plus experience working with a plethora of luminaries and innovators. She drove music and entertainment initiatives at Apple for 10 years, and helped to birth a whole new consumer movement around disruptive technologies and emerging business models. As President of The All Access Group, she has worked closely with the author of “Instant Customer Revolution,” which explains wide range of start-ups, Fortune 100 companies, and established artists and industry leaders alike. She has served as a sought-after strategic consultant for the past 15 years.

Kelli Richards will help you:

Define your BEST / NEXT book and define what your audience wants to know;
Develop powerful connections that lead to speaking opportunities and a recognized role as a Thought Leader in your industry;
Identify the roadblocks preventing you from achieving your bestseller goals.

Floyd Earl ‘Bud’ Smith Bestselling Author and Speaker, Bud Smith

Million-selling author Bud E. Smith has written about creating Web pages, green computing, and healthy eating using chia seeds. Bud has also helped create technology products for blind people and launch protests for slowing climate change. He holds a BA from the University of San Francisco and an MSc from the London School of Economics and is currently based in Oakland.

Common threads and lessons learned from for over 20 years of writing.
How to become a bestselling author over, and over, and over again!
Using a pen name to help build your brand.
How to LEVERAGE your bestseller status to be a sought after author and speaker.

Bestselling Editor, Mary Agnes Antonopoulos

Mary Agnes Antonopoulos, Social Media & Branding Expert, “How to Crack the Amazon Code & Use Your Social Presence to Launch Your Bestseller.” Mary Agnes is a respected social media strategist with over 100 successful social branding and marketing campaigns for a variety of clients, including NY Times bestselling authors: Jack Canfield, JJ Virgin, and Christine Comaford; and Amazon bestsellers: Libby Gill, Kelli Richards, and many others.

Mary Agnes will share:

45-minutes: Going from confusion to an easy, how-to toolkit to create an effective social media campaign in only 4 hours a week to LAUNCH your Book;
How to Crack the Amazon Code to reach #1 in your category;
Realistically reach over 80,000 people through Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, iTunes and BlogTalkRadio to help you launch your book!

Professional Authors’ Assistant, Joanne Lehmkul:

Joanne Lehmkuhl is the Owner and Founder ofVirtual Ms. Moneypenny, LLC. Her specialties include marketing support, client relations, group coaching programs, online research, business systems and resources, and publishing services. She holds a certification in Internet Marketing and is also a certified Professional Author’s Assistant. In addition to serving as Director of Finance for Women in Consulting (WIC), Joanne is also a member of the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce and Business Networking International (BNI), Premiere Chapter, where she serves on the Mentor Committee.

Joanne will share:

10 tips for new authors that guarantee non-fiction success;
Book Development, Publishing and Marketing Planning;
Have Clear Positioning and the Beginnings of an Author Platform AND Create an Online Media Kit!

Your Investment: $297.00 EARLY BIRD until 9/20/13

About Regale Winery:

Inspired by Italian landscapes and Old-World villas, Regale Winery provides an opportunity to share the relaxed and sophisticated lifestyle that surrounds the production of wine.

Time seems to stop upon walking into our colorful and intimate garden vignettes featuring beautiful fountains, a spiral herb garden, outdoor fireplaces, a bocce ball court, and a traditional wood-fired oven. Three varieties of olive trees line the property from which we hand-pick and press the olives to produce our Estate Olive Oil.

Welcoming and intimate, the second floor dining room features a vaulted travertine ceiling, Italian fresco paintings, Venetian plaster, and ornate fireplaces to create an old-world Tuscan atmosphere. The room opens onto a heated, open-air terrace with breathtaking views of the coastal range and our formal gardens.

Just ten miles from downtown Los Gatos with no sharp turns or intimidating roads, experience Old World wine country without flying overseas or leaving the foothills of Silicon Valley.

An Interview with Paul Myers, Canadian Author, Musician & Journalist

Kelli Richards September 26, 2013

My recent Blog Talk Radio guest was Paul Myers. Paul is a Canadian author, journalist, musician, and songwriter, and the brother of comedic actor, Mike Myers. After a brief stint as songwriter and frontman for indie rock band, The Gravelberrys -which enjoyed a moment of fame with their alternative hit “Wonder Where You Are Tonight”- Paul began devoting most of his time to music journalism.

Paul’s first book was the authorized biography of the Bare Naked Ladies, called “Public Stunts, Private Stories,” which was published back in 2001. He wrote his second biography in 2007, “It Ain’t Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues.” He later wrote the script for John Orchards film of the same name, which lead to Myers’ nomination for a 2008 Gemini award for best writing in a documentary program or series.

You can hear our full interview on my website at https://allaccessgroup.com under the Resources Tab/BlogTalkRadio

Until next time,

Kelli Richards, CEO of The All Access Group, LLC

Discover Your Next Favorite Artist With Set.fm

Kelli Richards September 16, 2013

In this age of digitalization, everything we once did, read, learned, heard, saw, a mere decade ago, has been coded, miniaturized (handheld accessible) or blown up to the big screen, putting a whole meaning to the Disney “it’s a small world after all,” jam.

In this ‘small’ world we can find receipts or reservations, read books, watch movies, and yes listen to music, without putting one device down. And as new ideas, inventions, applications surface one has to begin to wonder where the next advancement will come from? How revolutionary will it be? Who will think of it?

But the reality of the situation is that when most new inventions are described, they don’t seem that revolutionary, that incredible, rather pretty basic, intuitive notions. Everyone can admit the iPod and iTunes were groundbreaking inventions, being able to store and access your whole music library in one place. Being able to share this music? Seems like a pretty simple idea. So now that there is a seemingly never-ending advancement in the finding, sharing, and producing of music from iTunes to Spotify to Pandora to last.Fm, it seems difficult to imagine the next big step in the music industry.

Well, once again, that revolutionary idea may not be so crazy, so out of left field, instead it’s probably right in front of your face resulting in the proverbial: “why didn’t I think of that?” And it appears that set.fm has come up with an idea to share, almost immediately, live music performances. Now when I first read this, I didn’t quite see the scope of the idea, nor its implications.

The scope and implications of this advent both revolve around the new popular musical sounds of the generation and the festivals and live concerts that they foster. Bass, synthetic, and hi-hat heavy sounds have taken over the music industry in the form of “Trap” and “House Music.” But where is the connection between Trap music and set.fm‘s attempt to bring live shows to your home?

Well what sets House and Trap music apart from other genre’s is the live show artists put on. No longer does a musician stand idle in the middle of the stage eloquently annunciating, or pace back and forth across stage slamming guitars against the floor and kicking over amplifiers. Instead, concerts have turned into light shows- manipulating lights and laser to coordinate with bass heavy music, attempting to form a bridge between the visuals and acoustics.

Imagine basic star gazing, sitting in an open field with a telescope, admiring stars light years away; versus sitting in a massive planetarium, watching the light years fly by your face, feeling the heat emitted from the stars, and the massive empty space in front and behind you. Suc concerts have in turn fostered countless large music festivals all over the world- from England to Spain, Australia to Germany, and Los Angeles to New York. The set.fm will give you access to all these venues from the comfort of your home, minus the grossly expensive weekend pass…. I wish I thought of that.

Until next time,

Kelli Richards, CEO of The All Access Group, LLC

Tim Quirk, Head of Global Content Programming for Google Play

Kelli Richards September 12, 2013

Tim Quirk is the Head of global Content Programming. Tim spent more than 10 years as the singer and lyricist for the punk-pop band Too Much Joy before easing his way into music journalism, contributing regularly to publications such as Raygun and The San Francisco Chronicle. His critical essays have been published by the Oxford University Press and the academic journal Popular Music.

Tim helped build the joint digital music venture Rhapsody in 2001, serving for many years as the VP of Music Programming as establishing himself as a pioneer in the digital music industry. In 2010 he left Rhapsody to help launch Google Play, where he is currently breathing musical life into the technology giant as the Head of Global Content Programming for Google Play. He leads the team responsible for music, books, apps, and video merchandising.

I recently welcomed Tim on my BlogTalkRadio show, All Access Radio. Visit my website to hear the entire interview https://allaccessgroup.comunder the Resources Tab/ Blog Talk Radio.

Until next time,

Kelli Richards, CEO of The All Access Group, LLC

Music Therapy for Children With Autism?

Kelli Richards September 9, 2013

Most children with Autism have difficulty with performing eye contact; music therapy works to help this in miraculous and numerous ways. The therapist starts by evaluating the child’s current base level, and then strategizes the best methods to help the child. After many sessions, they measure where the child has arrived. “Eye contact” refers to an event where child looks at the therapist while playing. Using Music Therapy, the therapists increased “turn taking” and eye contact measurably more than play therapy. Eye Contact was even proved to be held longer when the child was participating in music therapy activities.

The music therapist has to reach the child to be able to interact with them and help them. The British Colombian Music Therapy association says that when the child feels free and unthreatened, they get more out of the session. When children with autism were not being told “don’t do this or don’t do that” and “no” to everything they were doing; it did wonders on their ability to express themselves.

Music therapy gives them a way to express themselves without being yelled at and told “no.” The tempo and rhythm of the instruments is a way for the children to express themselves. The British Colombia MTA states that the tempo and rhythm gets the child to progress from the rocking motion when they were in the womb and as a baby. It gives them a new independent feeling. Music therapy is one of the cutting edge therapies according to Tony Lyons. It also helps develop motor skills for the child to interact with the instruments. What an innovation.

It is important to understand the term “Turn Taking” which refers (according to the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorder) to an event involving a sequence of turns to play alternating between the child and therapist. The therapist will measure frequency and the duration of eye contact. Music Therapy is proving to be effective as both parents and music therapists are seeing results; both recorded many testimonials. Both therapists and mothers agree that they see more eye contact improvement in their children with autism after exposing them to music therapy. Music Therapy can help children with autism with relationship skills by helping them communicate through music.

Every instrument can be and is a tool to help children to want to communicate. The music the children with autism hear or produce pulls them farther out of their own world and helps create interactions with things, first as the instruments, and later people. Music Therapy gives children another way to communicate other than verbally. This helps them to want to communicate in general.

Many different toys and musical instruments are used in a therapy session. Instruments and toys look similar especially in color and number. The therapists found out that it made no difference to the child what instrument was used or what the color was. Connecting this to communication, they also point out that play therapy does not take as much working with others as music therapy does.

The parents are eager to see results in order to invest the money into music therapy for their child. Results are seen in a year but parents are impressed by the results that music therapy shows in their child’s behavior. Many therapists believe that Music Therapy may be an effective method for increasing joint attention skills in some children with autism. Most children with Autism have difficulty with performing eye contact; music therapy works to help this in miraculous and numerous ways.Undoubtedly Music Therapy can and had had a major impact on some children’s lives.

Kelli Richards,
CEO of the All Access Group, LLC

CEO of All Access Group Honored as One of The Top 10 Consultants on MO.com

Kelli Richards September 3, 2013

For Immediate Release

Cupertino, CA – September 2, 2013 — Kelli Richards, CEO of The All Access Group LLC, a highly sought-after consultant, mentor, speaker, events producer, and #1 Amazon Bestselling author was recently honored by MO.com as one of the top 10 consultants across all industries.

On August 19^th, MO.com shared the following statement: “We are excited to announce that we’ve found the consultants who have actively utilized their expertise, leadership, and talent to build companies that achieve success by helping their clients reach — and exceed — their goals. The “Top 10 Consultants” is a list of today’s leading consultants whose expertise spans from startups to big businesses across industries ranging from mobile to entertainment. They allow their passion to fuel their creativity and excitement, and their dedication to their industries makes each of the individuals some of the most sought-after experts in their respective fields.”

A true renaissance woman, Kelli is also a Certified Integrative Life Coach trained under best-selling authors and coaches Debbie Ford and Alan Cohen, and was recently named as one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “100 Women of Influence” honored at the Women of Influence Award. Earlier in 2013, Kelli was sent as a Liaison for the US State Department to the developing nations of Trinidad and Tobago to share her expertise on digital distribution for music, books and films.

“Kelli is an outstanding consultant, coach, expert, and thought leader. She is innovative and creative, and knows her field better than anyone else,” said Alan Weiss, PhD, author of Million Dollar Consulting

Prior to founding The All Access Group, Kelli served in senior roles at Fortune 100 entertainment and technology companies, including Apple Inc., where she launched Apple’s earliest focus on music and drove all music initiatives during her 10 years there. A frequent speaker and panel moderator at industry conferences globally, Kelli has also been an acclaimed talent producer of a wide range of award shows, epic concerts, and celebrity fundraiser events for nearly 30 years. She has co-authored several books, including the critically acclaimed “The Art of Digital Music: 56 Artists, Visionaries & Insiders Reveal Their Creative Secrets,” “Taking the Crowd to the Cloud – Social Media for the Music Industry,” & “The Magic & Moxie of Apple: An Insider’s View”; the latter two have reached #1 on Amazon in several categories.

With a unique talent for connecting innovators in technology with creative leaders in entertainment, and more than twenty years of senior-level leadership experience, Richards quickly became a highly sought-after consultant and is probably most acclaimed for facilitating powerful strategic business opportunities in digital distribution involving tech companies, established artists and celebrities, film studios, record labels, and consumer brand companies to foster new revenue streams and deliver compelling consumer experiences.

“I’m truly honored to be recognized alongside the other highly accomplished colleagues on this list of The Top 10 Consultants,” said Kelli. To interview Kelli about this, and recent accomplishments, please email info@AllAccessGroup.com

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To read the full article: https://www.mo.com/top-10-consultants

Paul Myers

Kelli Richards September 3, 2013

Playground Sessions: The Untraditional Piano Teacher

Kelli Richards September 2, 2013

Playground Sessions may be your opportunity to learn to sooth crowds with melodic sounds of the piano like Mozart or Chopin did before us. Co-created by the music legend Quincy Jones, Playground Sessions is an interactive music curriculum that allows users to learn to play the piano in the comfort of their own home, with no physical teachers present.

The program is unique in its take on traditional learning. The curriculum focuses on playing popular radio hits that the user already knows, “to demonstrate music theory as [he or she] goes,” states the program’s website.

So if there is no one sitting beside the user and teaching him or her how to play, then how do they learn? A virtual teacher, David Sides, a self-taught musician and composer and YouTube sensation, with his rendition of One Republic’s “Apologize” racking up over 10 million views. Through tutorial lessons David guides students through the songs step by step. He first shows the user how to play a song and then plays it along side him or her, providing feedback all the while.

There are several play modes in which a user can practice. Practice mode allows users to play on their own with, “real-time visual feedback that’s clear and instantaneous.” Users can also play with a band, “with accompaniments arranged by David.” The Performance Mode is, “where the pieces come together,” states the program’s website. Students can play, compose, and record a song and then share it with friends.

The scoring and badging component of the program offers students a little motivation. The program gives the student badges when he or she achieves different levels of accuracy, rhythm, etc.

The interactivity of the curriculum is enhanced by the user’s ability to social network with other students. Students can, “create a network with other users around the world to practice with, support, chat to, or challenge.”

Rookie, Intermediate, and Advanced levels allow users to progress to more difficult songs at a faster pace. The program charts a user’s progression so he or she can visually see how they’ve done over a period of time.

Will the Playground Sessions change the dynamics of tradition piano lessons and allow students to bypass the car travel, scheduling issues, and excessive price that come along with a live teacher? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Want to hear more about Playground Sessions? Watch this short video with Quincy Jones:

Until next time,

Kelli Richards, CEO of The All Access Group, LLC

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Month: September 2013

Bestseller Event

“5 Steps to Writing and Launching a Bestseller”

Come to this 1-day Workshop and Gourmet Lunch featuring the LEADERS in How to Write a Bestseller and Build REAL Online Branding.

Our Host: Kelli Richards

Kelli Richards will help you:

Floyd Earl ‘Bud’ Smith Bestselling Author and Speaker, Bud Smith

Bestselling Editor, Mary Agnes Antonopoulos

Mary Agnes will share:

Professional Authors’ Assistant, Joanne Lehmkul:

Joanne will share:

About Regale Winery:

An Interview with Paul Myers, Canadian Author, Musician & Journalist

Discover Your Next Favorite Artist With Set.fm

Tim Quirk, Head of Global Content Programming for Google Play

Music Therapy for Children With Autism?

CEO of All Access Group Honored as One of The Top 10 Consultants on MO.com

Paul Myers

Playground Sessions: The Untraditional Piano Teacher

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Month: September 2013

“5 Steps to Writing and Launching a Bestseller”

Come to this 1-day Workshop and Gourmet Lunch featuring the LEADERS in How to Write a Bestseller and Build REAL Online Branding.

Our Host: Kelli Richards

Kelli Richards will help you:

Floyd Earl ‘Bud’ Smith Bestselling Author and Speaker, Bud Smith

Bestselling Editor, Mary Agnes Antonopoulos

Mary Agnes will share:

Professional Authors’ Assistant, Joanne Lehmkul:

Joanne will share:

About Regale Winery:

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