INSIDE HUSTLE: Philly Music Industry Networking & Info Event

Saturday, October 10, 2026

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Inside Hustle, a newly expanded monthly event series, is back for its flagship event of the year with a new extended format bringing together artists, aspiring music industry professionals, and industry leaders from across Philadelphia and beyond! Join us on October 10th, 2026 at Drexel University's URBN Center.

WXPN Welcomes Philly Music Fest’s Inside Hustle. Presented in partnership with Philadelphia Music Alliance and Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Inside Hustle is a place for emerging artists and aspiring music industry professionals to learn directly from people working across the music industry and make meaningful connections.

This year’s event will feature a series of panels, presentations, and fireside chats designed to offer actionable insights into different areas of the music industry. including: live music, recorded music, radio, marketing, artist support & more with programming for both artists looking to take the next step in their careers and individuals looking to break into the music business.

Inside Hustle has always been about bringing Philadelphia’s music community together and creating opportunities to share knowledge, build relationships, and strengthen the city’s growing music ecosystem. There will be plenty of time throughout the day to meet artists and industry professionals at all stages of their careers, so whether you’re building a career onstage, behind the scenes, or somewhere in between, come ready to learn, ask questions, and make connections.

Stay tuned for the full schedule and featured speakers!

Inside Hustle is free with RSVP.

Who: Inside Hustle Presented by Philly Music Fest, Philadelphia Music Alliance, WXPN & Drexel University
What: October Flagship Event
Where: Drexel University's URBN Center - 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
When: Saturday, October 10th , 2026 @ 10am
How: Free with RSVP (and all ages)

Come for the conversation and community, and leave with a clearer understanding of where your music career can go.

About Philly Music Fest
Philly Music Fest is a nonprofit organization that produces an annual week-long local artist music festival in October, paying artists and venues and then donating profits to music education for kids. Philly Music Fest was built to support artists and we realized that one of the best ways to support artists is to support the people that support artists - managers, agents, radio, engineers, media and distribution experts.

About Philadelphia Music Alliance
The Philadelphia Music Alliance works to ensure a continued vibrant music making community through its music education programs for city school students and local college students, as well as supporting partnerships with outstanding music education programs such as the School District of Philadelphia’s MIC’d Up Program, Musicopia, Drexel University Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, Temple University, SCH CAPA, and Philly Music Fest– all designed to not only to encourage our city’s continued stellar contributions to the cultural heritage of the world but to fill a void created by shrinking budgets for cultural programs in our city and in our schools. Best known for the Walk of Fame along Broad Street’s Avenue of the Arts, it remains most impressive public monument to the people who have made Philadelphia a great music city with the new class being inducted May 13, 2026.

About WXPN:
WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio and the premier guide for discovering new and significant artists in rock, blues, roots, and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported, public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN produces World Cafe, public radio’s leading music program featuring interviews and performances with today’s essential and emerging artists and distributed by NPR to more than 300 stations across the U.S. WXPN also produces XPoNential Radio on XPN2 in HD and online. www.xpn.org.

About Drexel University Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design:
The "creative heart" of Drexel University, the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design offers eighteen undergraduate majors, twenty-six undergraduate minors, and several STEM-designated and accelerated degree options housed in award-winning facilities that encourage collaboration across creative disciplines in the fields of media, entertainment, design, and the visual and performing arts. Through experiential learning, studio-based curriculum, industry-leading faculty, and experiencing Drexel’s widely recognized Cooperative Education (Co-op) program, the Westphal prepares and empowers the next generation of creative professionals to contribute to, and lead in, the fast-growing $1.0 trillion creative economy.

Contact Information

Monika Julien
maj63@drexel.edu