Attendance was up percent compared to last year, with more than 17,000 people gathering at the sweetwater campus on u. Since 1979, sweetwater has been committed to giving music makers the ultimate shopping experience. Sweetwaters gearfest 2019 was a recordbreaking success that attracted the largest crowds ever in the events 18 year history. In fact, i found the marketing aspect of the event to be as impressive as the musical aspect. Fort wayne, in, june 30, 2017 sweetwater sound has announced that gearfest 2017 was a bigger success than ever, breaking every record established by previous gearfest events. But unlike the other tradeshows, gearfest attendees can buy what they see at a showonly discount price. Set to take place on friday, june 23 and saturday, june 24, from 9 a. Check out the gearfest page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Launched in 2002, sweetwater s free, annual gearfest is the nations largest enduseroriented music and. Gearfest at sweetwater fender stratocaster guitar forum. Nov 15, 2017 sweetwater, the third largest retailer of music instruments and proaudio in the u. Sweetwater hires 19 new employees sweetwaters gearfest 2015 draws record crowds and. Full online courses about the presonus studio one daw. Discover a brand new way to experience gearfest all online get ready for a brand new, all digital, experience as the top music gear festival is back, june 26 27, 2020.
Sweetwater gearfest 2020 in fort wayne, in everfest. Nov 29, 2017 fort wayne, in, may 5, 2015 sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the u. Et, at sweetwaters campus, 5501 us hwy 30 w, fort wayne, indiana. Nov 29, 2017 sweetwater presents gearfest 2015 fort wayne, in, may 5, 2015 sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the u. As promised, a few words about sweetwater s gearfest.
Permalink to make your drums sound great with nick dvirgilio at sweetwater s gearfest 2015. Fort wayne, indiana june 12, 2015 dangerous music, who revolutionized digital mixing with the original 2bus analogsumming mixer, has redefined. Nov 15, 2017 sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the u. Dangerous musics iconic 2bus 16channel analog summing mixer gets a major upgrade including 3 onboard assignable custom audio processors for tone control and is onshow at sweetwater s gearfest. See our list of top 10 guitar effects and see many of them in action at gearfest 14. Gearfest 2019 will take place on friday, june 21 from 9. Watch the complete gearfest recording seminars filmed on stage in front of a. Every year, sweetwater hosts gearfest, a celebration of its customers, the gear they use, and the music they make. Tom oberheim interview at gearfest 2015 in this video, mitch gallagher sits down with synthesizer legend tom oberheim for a special interview at sweetwaters gearfest 2015. Jun 12, 2019 i live about an hour and a half away from sweetwater and have been to gearfest once and i won a roland cajon. Check out the drums news page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Gearfest has become a muchanticipated event for many engineers, musicians and audio enthusiasts alike. Using youtube to get discovered gearfest 2019 youtube. Gearfest is a marketing event designed to separate you from your money.
Wayne, in june 1, 2016 sweetwater, the numberone online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the u. Shop sweetwater insync sweetcare events careers used gear marketplace 800 2224700 talk to an expert. Fort wayne, in may 5, 2015sweetwater has announced gearfest 15, the latest edition of the retailers annual event, on friday, june 12 from 9 a. June 27, 2019, fort wayne, in 17,000 gear fanatics from across the country convened for sweetwater sounds 18th annual gearfest, held june 2122 at sweetwaters headquarters in fort wayne, in. He later designed the akai mpc60, which combined a sampling drum. Yes, its time for gearfest 17 pretty much everybody whos anybody in the industry will be heading to fort wayne this week, and the enttec team are no exception. Gearfest 12 takes place on friday, june 22nd from 9 a. It does cajon sounds and also has triggers buildt in and has 55 drum sets built into it. Choosing the best usb audio interface on any budget. Free and open to the pubic, the annual gearfest event is set to run on friday, june 12 from 9 a. Dont know about the following, but i can definitely say.
All material on this web site, including text, photographs, graphics, code andor software, are protected by international and trademark laws. Launched in 2002, sweetwaters free, annual gearfest is the nations largest customerfocused music and pro audio festival and trade show, featuring exhibits from manufacturers. Sweetwaters gearfest 2017 draws record crowds and sales. Launched in 2002, sweetwaters annual gearfest is the nations largest enduseroriented music and pro audio festival, featuring exhibits from more than 200 manufacturers. Vifolly in front of a live audience on the sweetwater stage at gearfest 2015. Drummer musical chairs with jared falk, casey cooper, kristina schiano.
Pre gearfest workshops will also be available for the first time this year, scheduled on thursday, june 5. Fab dupont gets his mixing session setup and starts his mix by creating the drum sound live on stage at gearfest 2012. Dangerous musics iconic 2bus 16channel analog summing mixer gets a major upgrade including 3 onboard assignable custom audio processors for tone control and is onshow at sweetwaters gearfest. We have over 10,000 visitors preregistered, and as always the doors are open to the public so we expect even more guests than that. Gearfest 2015 was a bigger success than ever, breaking every record established by previous gearfest events. Gearfest 2017 june 23 and june 24 is the largest freeadmission music gear tradeshow in the u. Sweetwater sound has reported that gearfest 2014 was a bigger success than ever, breaking every record established by previous gearfest events. For the complete schedule of events and to preregister online, visit sweetwater.
Just a few days until gearfest 12 launches here on the sweetwater campus. Sweetwater has announced details for gearfest 17, the companys massive annual event. Whether its our helpful advice personalized to you. Nearly all 50 states were represented along with several countries including denmark, japan and india. Roger linn, tom oberheim and dave smith technical grammy awardwinner roger linn invented the lm1 drum computer the first samplebased drum machine in 1979. Sweetwaters gearfest 2019 offers attendees tools and tips. Sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the u. Sweetwater gearfest 2017 fender stratocaster guitar forum. Sweetwaters reputation in the industry enables the company to draw some of the top clinicians to host the seminars, clinics, and special demonstrations that go on throughout the day at gearfest. The wonder of sweetwaters gearfest bobby owsinskis. Its the size of a small community college, complete with 3 studios, a very nice theater, several hotelballroom sized conference rooms, and a big food court.
Pregearfest workshops will also be available for the first time this year, scheduled on thursday, june 5. We will be exhibiting at the sweetwater gearfest in fort wayne, in, so come by and meet the artesia team. Everfest is the webs fastest growing festival community. Sweetwaters gearfest 2019 draws recordbreaking 17,000. Sweetwaters annual gearfest schedule, plans announced for. Est, at sweetwaters campus, 5501 us hwy 30 w, fort wayne, indiana. These stands are designed to be lightweight, affordable and usable with devices such as small modular synths, controllers, samplers, drum machines and much more. Gearfest is sweetwaters annual, weekendlong celebration of musicians and gear they love.
This is the 4th visit to fort wayne, indiana to attend sweetwaters gearfest by our internship director greg stefus. June 21 and june 22 guests and presenters include benny greb, carter mclean, dennis chambers, keith carlock, nick dvirgilio of course, also skunk baxter, steve vai, etc. Needless to say, many bargains were to be had there, but sweetwater also had some excellent bargains during the event. Sweetwaterwill present gearfest 16, a celebration of musicians and the instruments and audio gear they use to make and record music, on friday, june 17, from 9 a. Fort wayne, in, may 5, 2015 sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the u. Gear will be demonstrated, clinics will be hosted, and faces will be rocked straight into oblivion. Come june 21st and 22nd the sweetwater hq in fort wayne, in, will host yet another installment for their annual gear convention. Sweetwater presents lineup for gearfest 16 premier guitar. Sweetwaters gearfest 2015 was the 4th year in a row where s fab dupont headlined the show.
The event combines a gear expo, entertainment events, a flea market, and musical demonstrations, with seminars and workshops by some of the biggest names in the music industry. Anyone planning on attending sweetwater gearfest 2020. Get the best deals all year on the music gear you love, and catch amazing clinics, presentations, and performances by the leading industry pros and worldclass artists its all here for two intense days at sweetwater s annual gearfest. Make your drums sound great with nick dvirgilio at. Jul 05, 2015 tom oberheim interview at gearfest 2015 in this video, mitch gallagher sits down with synthesizer legend tom oberheim for a special interview at sweetwaters gearfest 2015. More videos like this livestream from gearfest 2019. Check out the make your drums sound great with nick dvirgilio at sweetwater s gearfest 2015 page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. The wonder of sweetwaters gearfest bobby owsinskis music. Now in its 10th year, the twoday event june 2122 takes the best aspects of an mi tradeshowmaster classes, product demos, guestartist concertsand brings them to the public. May 05, 2015 bassist billy sheehan in sweetwaters performance theatre, during a presentation at gearfest 14. There will also an indooroutdoor festival featuring live music, delicious food, amazing prizes, and lots of fun for the entire family.
Shop for steinberg cubase daw software at sweetwater. Fort wayne, in may 19, 2011 sweetwater will present gearfest 11, a celebration of musicians and the instruments and equipment they use to make music. Experience all the world has to offer find friends. Aug 09, 2017 every year in june, sweetwater puts on a free allday celebration of music and sound called gearfest, and each and everyyear it gets bigger and better, drawinga record 14,000plus visitors this year to fort wayne, ind. We overhead entrepreneur extraordinaire chuck surack, the founder and president of sweetwater, say he expected 12,00014,000 attendees, which means it may have exceeded the 12,442 registered attendees for 2014s summer namm. Workshops at sweetwater studios and gearfest provide attendees firsthand knowledge for turning creative dreams into reality. If you havent heard, gearfest is the largest customerfocused tradeshow of its kind. Tom oberheim interview at gearfest 2015 synthtopia. Fab dupont masters when im acting crazy by stolar ft snarky puppy live on stage at gearfest 2015. Im feathering the bass drum right so this is a rock drummer playing in a swing band thats not gonna work so you have to be able to adjust your technique right here on feathering the base drum i might use a felt bitter i might buy the black sheep beater from w which is a two in one beater. June 17, 2019, fort wayne, in sweetwater studios, the recording studio arm of sweetwater sound, will be hosting a series of recording and mixing workshops in its multiroom, russ burgerdesigned studio facilities during sweetwaters annual gearfest celebration from friday june 21 st to saturday 22 nd.
Since 1979, sweetwater has been committed to giving music makers the ultimate. Featuring jared falk founder of drumeo, kristina schiano drummer, casey cooper drummer, rob scallon. Check out the gearfest 15 photos page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument. Bassist billy sheehan in sweetwaters performance theatre, during a presentation at gearfest 14. And this official app is the perfect way to get the most out of the whole weekend. May 19, 2011 fort wayne, in may 19, 2011 sweetwater will present gearfest 11, a celebration of musicians and the instruments and equipment they use to make music. The twoday event combines a gear expo, entertainment events, a musicians flea market, and musical demonstrations, with seminars and workshops by some huge names including eric johnson, dweezil zappa and producers chuck.
Launched in 2002, sweetwaters free, annual gearfest is the nations largest enduseroriented music and. Sweetwater studios presents workshop lineup for gearfest 2019. Now in its 15th year, gearfest is often compared to the namm show, with at least one critical difference. On friday, june 12 well open the doors to sweetwater s gearfest 2015, and its our biggest gearfest yet. Sweetwater presents gearfest 2015 fort wayne, in, may 5, 2015 sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the u. Sweetwaters massive gearfest 16 trade show is open to the. This years gearfest can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home, because we wont be hosting a festival on campus. Launched in2002,its thenationslargestcustomerfocusedmusicand proaudiofestival. Join us at sweetwater for a mammoth 2day celebration of musicians and the gear they love.
Sweetwaters annual gearfest is back for another year. Jun 26, 2018 gearfest is held on the sweetwater campus, which in itself is unbelievably impressive. Dont miss out on this years big show theres something for everyone at gearfest check out the complete workshop lineup including celebrity presenters, such as thomas dolby, george massenburg, marcus miller, lee roy parnell, jeff loomis, and many more. Watch fab mix a rock song by vifolly in front of a live audience on the sweetwater stage at gearfest 2015. Of special interest to synth fans, sweetwaters mitch gallagher will host a panel discussion with three pioneers of synthesis and electronic instruments. Sweetwater and all pro sound install new sound system in indiana universitys.
Sweetwater presents gearfest 2015 sweetwater, a top online retailer of music instruments and audio equipment in the us, is presenting gearfest 2015 on friday, june 12, from 9 am to 6 pm, and saturday, june, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the sweetwater campus located at 5501 us hwy 30 w in fort wayne, indiana. Em sent me to fort wayne, indiana, a few days ago to attend gearfest 2016. Sweetwater, the online retailer, will present gearfest 15, a celebration of musicians and the equipment they use to make and record music. Sweetwater hosting thousands for 2019 gearfest wane. Imagine two full days of handson gear demonstrations, workshops with top engineers and musicians, and exciting musical performances. No, theres nothing wrong with that and i dont share it as a negative. Really wish sweetwater could master the videos from gear fest better.
Unlike namm or other industry trade shows, gearfest is open to the public for free you just need to register for a badge. Jun 05, 2019 anybody going to sweetwaters gearfest this year. Ive never won anything on the weekly or monthly giveaways though. Fans interested in viewing the entire gearfest 2019 schedule of events can view it online or call 800 2224700 to learn more. Held in the musicalinstrument retailers home base of fort wayne, indiana, the 18th annual gearfest featured live shows, clinics and workshops hosted by worldclass music industry professionals, and, of course, truckloads of. More than 16,500 people from all 50 states and countries around the world had been registered to attend the 18th annual event. So we figured we share with you the 5 things that rocked sweetwaters gearfest this year.
Online music retail giants sweetwater present gearfest 17, the largest music trade show open to the public in the usa. Fountains of wayne, sponsored by gretsch, performing at gearfest 20 online musical instrument and audio equipment retailer sweetwater will present gearfest 14, a celebration of musicians and the instruments and equipment they use to make music, on friday, june 6 9am 6pm and saturday, june 7 9am 5 pm at 5501 us hwy 30 w, fort wayne, indiana. Steve vai, eric johnson, rudy sarzo and billy sheehan were among the stars who headlined sweetwaters gearfest 2019 this past june. Fab dupont tweaks the 2bus processing on his mix of the liza colby sound. This year my daughter is all about hamilton play, and to my surprise the drummer in hamilton will be there doing a thing. Sweetwaters 3rd annual gearfest is paradise for musicians. The names of companies attending gearfest are instantly familiar to anyone who has seen a band on stage. Its big, its free, and itsall about technology and music. Download sweetwater gearfest 2019 and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Fort wayne, in, may 5, 2015 sweetwater, the number one online retailer of music. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute, in any manner, the material on this web site. Sweetwaters gearfest 2019 on june 21 and june 22 attracted the largest crowds ever in the events 18year history.
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