MIC – Music Industry Conference is generating interest
(MIC) November 11, 2011

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Make Sure to Attend the MIC Showcases this Friday and Saturday!
(MIC) November 9, 2011

Over 30 bands... 64 Showcases in 11 venues! Discover new music at diverse MIC live music showcases!

Click here for the Showcases schedule & map for venues location

2011 Panel Schedule Now Available!
(MIC) November 9, 2011

Visit the Schedule page to view the complete panel schedule at the Oncenter on November 11 and 12, 2011! Keep checking back to stay up to date!

MIC TRADE SHOW - YOUR PASSPORT TO WIN!
(MIC) November 9, 2011

When you attend the Music Industry Conference or the cocktail party prior to the SAMMYS, you'll receive a MIC Passport for your chance to win great prizes! Click here to see the list of the prizes.

To be eligible to win, we want you to visit all the exhibitors in the MIC Trade Show. Each exhibitor will stamp your MIC Passport. When you have your MIC Passport completely stamped, you can put your MIC Passport into the drawing to win!

Be sure to get your MIC Passport when you check in for the Music Industry Conference or when you come for the cocktail party before the SAMMYS. Your MIC Passport will have the complete list of prizes as well that you can win...Good Luck!

Click here to see the exhibitors scheduled to participate.

DISHAW GUITAR STUDIO WILL HAVE
FREE GUITAR WORKSHOPS AT MIC
(MIC) November 9, 2011

Dishaw Guitar Studio will provide free all day clinics for those who attend the Music Industry Conference (MIC) this Friday & Saturday (November 11-12th) at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. Dan Dishaw and his son are Central New York natives, well known for their expertise in manufacturing of electric guitars as well as restoration of string instruments and factory authorized service with over 40 years of training and experience.

Instruments require time and dedication to learn how to play, and if your instrument is not set up properly it becomes a much more difficult task. Bring your electric/acoustic guitars, bass guitar, banjo, mandolins or any string instrument that you play and they will show you how to get the most from your instrument.

They can show you how to install your strings correctly and explain how the truss rod affects the action or playability of your instrument. They’ll describe and walk you through all the adjustments made to your instrument so that it plays effortlessly through the entire length of the fingerboard. Not only will we set the string action, but they will also have a high precision Peterson strobe tuner as well to set the bridge saddles and intonate the scale length.

There will be a big screen monitor with a slide show of the shop and some of our manufacturing techniques, including Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Machining (CAM). There will also be a select few of their guitars for sale with an amp to demo. Guitar parts, strings and accessories will be available for purchase.

Stop by Booths 3 and 4 at the MIC Trade Show and Dishaw Guitar Studio will show you how it’s done.

FRANK BRIGGS WILL HOST
A DRUM CLINIC AT MIC!
(MIC) November 9, 2011

Coming up on Friday from 1pm to 3pm at the RedHouse, Frank Briggs will be conducting a drum clinic as part of MIC – Music Industry Conference.

Frank Briggs is best known for his top-selling instructional book/DVD package, "The Complete Modern Drum Set" and Grammy-nominated solo album "China Ranch". Frank has played with such diverse acts as; platinum R&B artists Atlantic Starr, Zappa alumnus Mike Keneally, Windham Hill keyboard wiz Kit Walker, Megadeth lead guitarist Chris Poland & Ohm, Michael Jackson/Jeff Beck guitar shredder Jennifer Batten, RCA recording artist 805, multi-personality Engelbert Humperdinck, Masters of Reality, Pat Boone, and many others.

Frank has recorded for top recording labels such as; Universal, EMI/Sony (Japan), Warner Bros, Reprise, RCA, Tone Center, Immune, Higher Octave, MTM (Germany) and others. As a leader/music director Frank has lent his composition and performance skills to Fortune 500 companies American Express, Toyota, Forest Labs, GameStop, Disney, SAP, AstraZeneka, Amway and Eli Lilly - just to name a few. His band has backed up and/or performed with Jay Leno, Jeff Foxworthy, Riverdance, Cirque Du Soleil, The Answer Guys, AntiGravity, Caroline Rhea, Hector Elizondo, Billy Porter, Earth Wind & Fire, Hip Pickles, and a host of others.

His educational books and videos have been used worldwide by professional drummers, educators, and music schools, and remain in Mel Bay publications' top 10 for the last 17 years. He has traveled the world giving master classes on drum set vocabulary and performance. Modern Drummer the leader in drumming publications, recognizes Frank's instructional DVD as one that helped set the standard for the industry and has consistently given his educational books high marks as well as a featured interview.

A native of Central New York, Frank settled in southern California where he remains busy as an private educator, session/live drummer, drum set clinician and produces various projects at his 712Media studio in Los Angeles, CA. (712media.com)

A MIC badge will give you a opportunity to participate in the drum clinic with Frank Briggs.

MIC is now an American Express OPEN Cardholder!
Also receive discounts with your American Express card...
(MIC) October 20, 2011

The Music Industry Conference – MIC is glad to announce that we have become an American Express OPEN Cardholder. We will be receiving benefits such as cash back by using our American Express OPEN card. American Express OPEN will be at the Music Industry Conference sharing with you how you can become an American Express OPEN Cardholder and enjoy the benefits too!

Also if you are an American Express cardholder already, you can receive $10 off badges and $5 off wristbands by using your card!

You can find out more about MIC badges and wristbands, as well as ordering with your American Express card by clicking here.

Great Things On Tap for MIC 2011
(Liz Nowak/MIC) October 4, 2011

MIC is an annual, two-day networking event bringing together cutting-edge artists, groundbreaking bands, professional musicians and original music of all genres alongside today’s leading music industry leaders.

This year confirmed speakers include:

Moses Avalon (Author, Blogger, Industry Expert), Martin Atkins (Producer and Promotor), Peter Spellman (Author), Matt Ramone (Music Management) and Harvey Leeds (Music Management) (Full press release with extended speaker bios)

In addition to these career changing speakers, panels will be offered with entertainment attorneys, producers, venue managers, club owners and media.

Click here to download the full press release (PDF)

MIC II, Sammys on the calendar for 11/11/11
(and 11/12/11) at Oncenter in Syracuse
(Mark Bialczak/The Post-Standard)

Liz Nowak, chair of the board that presents the Syracuse Area Music Awards and Music Industry Conference loved the looks of that when she selected the weekend for next year’s Sammys and the second edition of what’s becoming trademarked as MIC (everybody say: Meet. Interact. Connect.)

The two events will take place Nov. 11 and 12, 2011, in Syracuse’s Oncenter for the second year in a row.

Nowak reports she was satisfied with year one of MIC. About 1,500 people attended the music industry conference Oct. 8 and 9 in downtown Syracuse, Nowak says. That’s about twice as many as those who registered for the first year of the now-vaunted South by Southwest Conference, which now annually draws upward of 17,000 to Texas as it heads into its 25th anniversary event in March 2011.

Read more at Syracuse.com

MIC will return November 11 & 12, 2011!

MIC will again be at the Oncenter convention center in Syracuse, New York, November 11 & 12, 2011. Last year numerous music professionals and artists met, interacted, and connected. This year we are planning more demo listening sessions and panel discussions that will surely further your career in music. Stay tuned for schedule updates. If you are a band, submit to show case, if accepted, your band will receive free badges to attend this year's conference.

We are very excited to have expanded this year's exhibitors and sponsors. Check out our sponsors page. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or renting exhibit space please contact us!

Syracuse Area Music Awards | People's Choice The Sammy's People's Choice submission and voting is open! Submit your favorite band and venue at the SAMMYS website

The Rods, 805, Isreal Hagan to perform at Syracuse Area Music Awards
(Mark Bialczak/The Post-Standard)

One of Syracuse’s top progressive rock bands ever and a Cortland-based metal band that tours the world will perform at this year’s edition of the Syracuse Area Music Awards, at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Oncenter grand ballroom.

Bands 805 and The Rods will play loud and proud sets that will be interspersed with the announcement of best-of-CD awards in 11 categories. The band 805 and The Rods’ guitarist David “Rock” Feinstein were announced as two of this year’s inductees into the Sammys Hall of Fame at a news conference today at Oncenter in Syracuse.

Read more at Syracuse.com