Music Industry Legend Steve Albini to Deliver Keynote Address at Chicago Music Technology Expo
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 10, 2015 -- Music industry legend Steve Albini will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming IMSTA FESTA in Chicago on Saturday, July 25th. The free event is hosted by the International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA), a non-profit organization. IMSTA FESTA will be held at the SAE Institute campus located at 820 N. Orleans Street in Chicago.
IMSTA is dedicated to educating and fostering a conversation between both music software and hardware users and manufacturers on the value of purchasing music software products they use rather than using pirated versions of the products. Since 2007, IMSTA has held IMSTA FESTA events in major cities including Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto to help promote IMSTA’s core message and slogan ‘Buy the software you use’.
Albini is known throughout the world as a singer-songwriter, guitarist, engineer, producer, journalist and studio owner. He has worked on over 2,000 records since 1981 with a wide range of artists including Nirvana, Pixies, Bush and Robert Plant. Uniquely positioned at the crossroads of the ever changing music industry, Albini will deliver a thought-provoking, intelligent, and inspiring keynote address on the new music industry.
IMSTA FESTA is open to music makers of all genres and levels including songwriters and music technology professionals, semi professionals, amateurs, students and educators. Attendees are invited to attend hands-on master class workshops as well as learn from professional panels.
Attendees will also be able to network with major industry professionals. The networking event is co-sponsored by the SAE Institute, Broadjam, Sweetwater Sound, GRAMMY P&E Wing, NAMM and Keyboard, Electronic Musician and Tape-Op magazines.
The IMSTA FESTA Professional Panel Series will be led by professional industry leaders including Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley, Martin Atkins and Zak Fox who bring a fresh perspective on the music production industry sharing information on how to make money with your music, developing your EDM business, as well as information about publishing and licensing within the music industry.
IMSTA FESTA Chicago also features live Song Reviews where experienced industry professionals offer insightful, educated, one-on-one appraisals of songs brought to the show by attendees.
Admission is FREE but all visitors must register at: http://www.imsta.org
About IMSTA
IMSTA is a global non-profit association of music software companies. One of IMSTA’s principal missions is to conduct public education about piracy in the music software space. IMSTA promotes the ‘Buy The Software You Use’ slogan and exposes the public to the industry and this message through a variety of ways including the popular IMSTA FESTA music technology events across North America.
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Michael Nothnagel, CarusoPR, http://imsta.org/imsta_festa_2015_CHI.php, +1 (312) 854-7079, [email protected]
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