The Alternative Press Music Awards take place on Monday at the Schott and, leading up to the actual event, there are a few things taking place that you should be aware of.

The CreativeLive x APMAs Educational Conference is a day’s worth of free events at the Fawcett Center featuring producers, publicists, managers, photographers, etc. sharing their wisdom on topics like landing jobs in the industry, managing your social media presence, how to establish and build working relationships with artists.

Kicking things off at 10am is noted rock/metal producer Joey Sturgis, from Joey Sturgis Tones, who will share four simple tricks to make your demos sound better.

Tickets for the conference (10am – 2:30pm) are free (go to ALTPRESS.COM/APMASCONFERENCE and enter code APMACL for ticket access!) so check it out if you’re in a band and looking to get noticed by the industry. You can also watch a stream of the conference by going to YouTube.com/altpress.