MIC – Music Industry Conference is generating interest
(MIC) November 11, 2011
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• Kollege of Musical Knowledge (Chris Baker / Syracuse New Times)
• Be Like MIC (Jessica Novak / Syracuse New Times)
• Bands of many styles to perform at MIC showcases (Frank Ready / The Post Standard)
• Friday's Best Bet: Music Industry Conference showcases (Mark Bialczak / The Post Standard)
• Showcase: Two Hour Delay perform at Bull and Bear Pub (Nicholas Lisi / The Post Standard)
• Showcase: Kristin & David perform at Jazz Central (Nicholas Lisi / The Post Standard)
MIC 2011: Two Day Music Conference Nov 11-12
(Submitted by Susan Marie, Susan Marie Public Relations) Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
GREAT THINGS ON TAP FOR MIC 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.
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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)
The Rods, 805, Isreal Hagan to perform at Syracuse Area Music Awards
(Mark Bialczak/The Post-Standard) September 13, 2011
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
Drummer Max Weinberg headlines Syracuse Music Industry Conference
(Mark Bialczak/The Post-Standard) October 03, 2010
Max Weinberg relishes his relationship with Syracuse.
“I’ve spoken at Syracuse University several times,” says the New Jersey-born drummer who’s earned
his keep through four decades with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and ratcheted-up his
pop culture celebrity as the leader of two NBC late night shows hosted by Conan O’Brien.
Weinberg credits two concerts with Springsteen on the SU campus with forever changing the scope of his universe.
“The Carrier Dome, late December ’84 or January ’85,” Weinberg recalls during a phone interview from Italy,
where he owns a home. “I remember a lot of snow.”
Read more at Syracuse.com
Music Industry Conference welcomes 1,000 to Oncenter in downtown Syracuse
(Mark Bialczak/The Post-Standard) October 08, 2010
Liz Nowak expects to see at least 1,000 people making connections, taking notes and appreciating live,
original music Friday and Saturday in downtown Syracuse.
“That’s good. We’re good,” says the chair of the committee that organizes the Syracuse New Times
Syracuse Area Music Awards and its new cousin, the Music Industry Conference dubbed MIC, which also
stands for meet, interact, connect. “I think the rule of thumb for any stuff like this is, 1,000 to
1,500 the first year is a success.”
After all, Nowak says, the giant of music industry conferences, South by Southwest — which drew 12,000
registrants to Austin, Texas, last year — points out on its website that it started with 700 attendees in 1987.
Read more at Syracuse.com
NEWS: MUSIC LOVERS MEET, INTERACT & CONNECT AT MIC
October 18, 2010
It’s a Friday afternoon, and the city of Syracuse has transformed into a mecca for music lovers. With
the inaugural Music Industry Conference (MIC) and the 17th annual Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys)
taking place the same weekend, the Syracuse music scene is on display.
MIC launched this year as a two-day networking event that brought together cutting-edge artists,
ground-breaking bands, and original music of all genres alongside today’s music industry leaders.
MIC was filled with panels and lectures about the music industry, as well as live performances at
a variety of venues throughout the city.
A large part of the conference focused on the aspiring music scene and featured such highly-acclaimed
panelists as Tommy Nast and Ellyn Solis, who shared stories and advice with up-and-coming musicians.
(Nast spent time on Syracuse’s airwaves in the 70s and 80s at 94-Rock and is currently the co-owner of
Rock Band Entertainment. Solis worked as Senior Director at Epic Records/500 Music/Sony Music and was
a publicist at Atlantic Records.)
Read more at connectivecorridor.syr.edu
