SPARS announces SPARS Sessions@ the H.O.T. Zone success...

Attendance tops 350 for six sessions...

"Thank you so much for offering a great class today at the NAMM Show! The panel was great. I'm looking forward to more excellent content over the next few days!" This email received from a participant following the opening day of the SPARS Sessions @ the H.O.T. Zone, sums up the response.

SPARS first HOT Zone Sessions were well received by those who attended the seminars as well as the NAMM Show.

SPARS wishes to thank our sponsoring partners, the seminar speakers and panel members, as well as the management and staff of NAMM for a very successful outing. SPARS will be planning additional SPARS Sessions for the future. Stay tuned for more details.

Thanks to all who participated:

Bob Baker, The Buzz Factor
Robert Brock, Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences
Lisa Chamblee-Hampton, Making Music HerStory
Dave Earl, Pyramind
Dave Hampton, The business of Audio Engineering
Ariel Hyatt, Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR
Michael Laskow, Taxi
Paul Lipson, Pyramind, G.A.N.G.
Chandra Lynn, Glow Marketing
Brian Mazzaferri, I Fight Dragons
Gino Sigismondi, Shure Inc.
Tony van Veen, Disc Makers, CD Baby

The response to the SPARS Sessions is indicative of the growth of the independent music market. The SPARS Sessions is a new initiative created by SPARS to assist its members in taking advantage of this expanding market.

Original SPARS Sessions @ the HOT Zone Schedule:

Schedule*

January 14, 2010 1:30 PM-3:30 PM Room 202B Dave Hampton, President, MATK Corp. & Lisa Chamblee-Hampton, Executive Producer, Making Music Her Story &   Chandra Lynn, President, Glow Marketing, PMC, Prism Sound & Waves. Modern Branding Strategies for Audio & Music Professionals. Sponsored by PMC, Prism Sound and Waves. Playback systems provided courtesy of PMC. January 15, 2010 9:30 AM-11:30 AM Room 204B Paul Lipson, COO, Composer, Pyramind, President, Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), Dave Earl, Dir. of Prod. Svs., Composer, Pyramind, The Art and Business of Music for Games. Sponsored by Altermedia's Studio Suite 9,.Playback systems provided courtesy of PMC. January 15, 2010 1:30 PM-3:30 PM Room 202B Gino Sigismondi, Product Training Specialist, Shure Inc. Record at Home and on the Road like a Pro. Sponsored by Shure. Playback systems provided courtesy of PMC. January 16, 2010 1:30 PM-3:30 PM Room 202A Tony van Veen, CEO & President, Disc Makers, CD Baby, moderator. Building a Buzz and Selling your Music Online: how to make the most of today's internet music landscape (and double your sales in the process) – an industry expert roundtable. Bob Baker, author and internet marketing expert, The Buzz Factor, Ariel Hyatt, founder Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR, Michael Laskow, President and CEO, Taxi & Brian Mazzaferri, Lead Singer, I Fight Dragons. Sponsored by Disc Makers and CD Baby. January 16, 2010 1:30 PM-3:30 PM Room 203A Robert Brock, Digital Instructor, Consevatory of Recording Arts & Sciences. Collaborative Workflows for Music Production: How to move a song between multiple people, programs and facilities as it moves from an idea, into the studio and onto the stage. Featuring tips and tricks for GarageBand, Logic, Pro Tools, Soundtrack Pro, Reason and MainStage. Sponsored by Consevatory of Recording Arts & Sciences. Playback systems provided courtesy of PMC. January 17, 2010 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Room 202B Paul Christensen, President, Omega Productions, Executive Director, SPARS How to Leverage Video to Promote and Sell your Music - How to DVD and/or CD your concert on a budget; 10 things every music professional should know about using video. January 17, 2010 12:00 PM-2:00 PM Room 202B TBA TBA * Schedule, subject to change. Some sessions still being scheduled. SPARS Sessions @ the H.O.T Zone Dates and Location January 14-17, 2010 Anaheim Convention Center 800 West Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92802 Back to the top