Get your calendar out, and start making your travel plans — Gear Fest ’11 is coming! What’s Gear Fest? Just the biggest tradeshow/gear exhibition/workshop in the Midwest (and probably the country). Check out some of what’s in store for this year’s big show:
Workshops and Appearances by Industry Heavyweights
- Alan Parsons (The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, Alan Parsons Project)
- David Isaac (Marcus Miller, Anita Baker, Eric Clapton)
- BT (electronica master)
- Robert Scovill (Rush, Tom Petty, Matchbox Twenty, Prince, Def Leppard)
- Dave Ellefson (Megadeth)
- Frank Bello (Anthrax)
- Johnny Hiland (guitar master)
- Greg Koch (guitar master)
- Fab Dupont (Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah)
- Plus dozens of manufacturer product specialists and clinicians
Hundreds of Manufacturer Exhibits
- Over $30,000 in gear giveaways
- The chance to get hands-on with the gear
- Stunning live performances
- Musicians Flea Market
- Insane gear deals
- FREE guitar restringing
In short, Gear Fest is two packed days filled with the stuff of gear fanatics dreams! No matter what instrument you play, if you’re an engineer or producer, in any style of music or production, there’s something at Gear Fest for you! Best of all, there’s no admission charge at all!
So, mark your calendar for June 24 and June 25, 2011, and make your plans to be at Sweetwater’s campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gear Fest ’11 will be the biggest and the best yet!