Nashville Event: 3rd Annual Gear Expo Expands Panels
The Nashville Gear Expo keeps getting bigger.
Gear + party=AWESOME
The third annual addition of the event is taking place this Saturday, September 26 from 10 AM-4 PM. It all goes down at Vintage King Nashville, in the Berry Hill neighborhood – specifically 2826 Dogwood Place, Nashville, TN.
The Nashville Gear Expo is organized once again by Pensado’s Place and Vintage King Audio. At the expo, attendees can demo gear, talk directly with manufacturer reps, watch live interviews, hobnob with the celebrity guests, listen to live music, win prizes, nosh on delicacies from local food trucks and meet Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick of Pensado’s Place. Visit here to RSVP.
A regal air will be added to this year’s proceedings, when U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) will be making a short appearance around 11:30 a.m. Blackburn has been a vocal proponent of artists’ rights, sponsoring the Fair Play, Fair Pay Act, which would see recording artists compensated for radio airplay.
So who’s new? Just added to the session “ELECTRONIC JAM: Machines for Studio and Stage” is YouTube stars The Beatbox Family (Edward Cage and daughter Nicole Paris), fresh off appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Good Morning America, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Steve Harvey Show and the Pensado Awards. Cage and Paris join previously announced participants Jeremy Ellis (Native Instruments Maschine Guru), Oliver Dodd (Moog Master) and Christian Crux Thomas (Ableton Certified Trainer)
Music publicist Don Murray Grubbs has been added to “MARKETING WITH TODAY’S MEDIA: Building Your Brand and Audience.” He joins previously announced panelists Will Thompson (Habitual Social), Eric Allen (Social Media Manager, Vintage King Audio), Nicki D (EMMY-nominated Country Music Host), and Producer Ray (Producer, The Bobby Bones Show).
Songwriter, producer and engineer Emily Wright (Dr. Luke, Katy Perry, Pitbull) has been added to “NASHVILLE’S FINEST: Producers & Engineers Behind the Hits.” Wright joins engineer/mixer/producer Ryan Hewitt (The Avett Brothers, Red Hot Chili Peppers), engineer/mixer Vance Powell (Jack White, Elle King), producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits), producer/engineer Dave Cobb (Shooter Jennings, Oak Ridge Boys, Sturgill Simpson) and engineer/mixer Justin Niebank (Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts).
Additionally, Lane Wilson (William Morris Endeavor Entertainment) has been added to “SHOT CALLERS: Industry Titans,” also featuring entertainment attorney John Mason (counsel for Reba McEntire and others), Tony Brown (legendary producer and former chair of MCA Nashville), and John McBride (Owner of Blackbird Studio and The Blackbird Academy).
Other panels will include:
- WARRIOR PRINCESS: Career Paths for the Ladies, with Carma Bandstra (The Blackbird Academy), Roxanne Ricks (Audio-Technica Artist Relations), Sharon Corbitt-House (partner/manager, All Good Factory, and VP/Studio Operations, Grand Victor Sound) and Beverly Keel (Chair, Dept. of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University, and noted journalist)
- MEET THE MAKER: Breakthrough Product Developers – a series of conversations with manufacturer reps throughout the day, led by Pensado’s Place co-hosts Dave Pensado and Herb Trawick
Other attractions at Nashville Gear Expo will include Audio-Technica’s “Microphone Guru” booth, and iZotope will be making a special product rollout. Plus, there will be thousands of dollars of giveaways throughout the day, from brands such as Focal, Mojave Iso Acoustics, AVID, Ableton, API, Chandler Limited, Audio-Technica, Ultimate Ears, G-Tech, iZotope, Pensado’s Place and more.
What more do you need? Get thee to the Gear Expo!
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