The fourth annual Fort Worth Music Festival & Conference begins Thursday, February 26th, 2026 and runs through Friday, March February 27th. The conference will cover a number of topics for artists, singer-songwriters, event promoters, venue operators, and festival promoters.

Conference Panelists:

• Shayne Hollinger – Program Director at 95.9 The Ranch and The World’s OKEST DJ
• Chip Adams - Texas Music Office
• Jodi Cockrell - Evergreen Artist Group
• Michael Kelley – The Kirby Organization
• Josh Serrato - Producer/Guitar Koe Wetzel
• Terri Hendrix - Singer/Songwriter
• Courtney Patton – Singer/Songwriter
• Nyles Robakiewicz – Singer/Songwriter
• Casey Stephens - Tour Manager Koe Wetzel
• Lloyd Maines - Producer/Musician
• Ben Hussey - Studio Engineer/Producer/Bass Shelby Stone
• Beverly Lambert - Manager
• Andrew McWilliams - Evergreen Artist Group
• Tim Love - Chef/Venue Owner
• Victoria Cain - Cain & Co. Coordinating, Event Management & Hospitality
• Larry Joe Taylor - Singer Songwriter, Manager, Promoter

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Panel topics will include:

• State of the Industry
• Booking/Management – Insight for Artists & Promoters
• Music Distribution, Publishing, Recording & AI
• Hospitality - Insight for Venues, Sponsors/VIP’s, & Artists
• Marketing - Events, Shows, & Singer/Songwriter
• Songwriting - The Art of songwriting & co-writing
• Open Q&A's and more

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For artists, the conference will focus on panel discussions regarding booking, management, songwriting, advancement in AI, branding, and songwriting. Panelists featured will be industry-leading agents, managers, and established artists and singer-songwriters.
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For the concert & event promoters, the conference will have sessions highlighting venue & event operations, talent booking, festival production, special events, staffing and vendors. Panelists featured will be industry-leading booking agents, event promoters, venue operators and event marketing professionals.
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The goal of the conference is to generate awareness surrounding the Texas music scene while working to build an infrastructure where artists can establish and grow their career in Texas and beyond. In addition to the conference panel discussions, the objective is to create an atmosphere for up and coming artists and promoters to mingle with established artists, promoters and event coordinators and gain knowledge through one on one discussions.
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The 2026 Fort Worth Music Festival Conference will begin with a few panel discussions Thursday afternoon , mixer and performance by Lloyd Maines & Terri Hendrix on Thursday February 28th , followed by panel discussions Friday morning into early afternoon. Following the conclusion of the conference, there will be live musical performances throughout the Fort Worth Stockyards at multiple venues showcasing both established and up-and-coming talent.