New York, NY (October 9, 2013)--Lani Ford heads to Austin for the first annual MEOW Con.

Lani Ford enjoyed her summer, playing solo at the Kauai Music Festival and releasing the EP Walk Away Clean with her gypsy cowpunk band, Tania & the Revolutionaries. She also took part in the opening of The Rock’n’Roll Photography of Alan Rand at the Bergen Performing Arts Center with a solo set. In September, Lani traveled to Nashville for the Americana Music Festival. She will appear on Breindel Wood’s internet show “Facebook Friends Meet” on October 20th before departing for Austin to appear in the Los Angeles Women in Music Showcase at MEOW Con.

MEOW Con is an annual gathering of the tribes – an interactive forum designed to address the needs and challenges of women working in the music industry today and to ensure women have a voice at every level of their music career. The conference brings together musicians, journalists, academics, students, bloggers, filmmakers and industry professionals in all musical genres for two days and three nights of education, performances and networking opportunities, all under one roof in Austin, Texas, the live music capital of the world. Attendees will enjoy a wide variety of musical performances, panel discussions, film screenings, book readings and workshops and much more.

A video for Ford’s song “Why Do I” has just been released, shot and directed by David Williamson in Nashville, TN.Lani is also set to release a video for her song Red Wine & Cigarettes, directed by El Rey of Reynolds & Associates who have been producing content and campaigns with SOTULife for Lani since the spring of 2013. She continues to work on her solo album which has been pushed back for release in early 2014 due to her travels and upcoming relocation from NYC to Nashville.

For more info:

www.meowcon.com

www.laniford.com

www.facebook.com/lanifordpage

www.reverbnation.com/laniford