Bleeding Edge of Music Tech : Pretty selfexplanatory . But reputed brands will often display their latest technological and engineering developments and products that use this stuff . This year , for instance , reputed Microphone manufacturer Neve revealed their audio interface that uses their legendary microphone pre-amp tech in a compact desk audio interface . And tons of boutique manufacturers also show off their really cool and novel ideas .
Performers and Demos : As a part of their exhibits , manufacturers have performers use their products and perform some amazing music . That ’ ll give you an up-close performance by possibly your favourite artist . Genre isn ’ t a restriction . You ’ ll find a metal musician performing right after a R & B performance and it gives you a better demonstration of the tech . If you ’ re not the tech person , you get a good performance to enjoy .
New gear : If you ’ re not commercially involved with music , there ’ s still a ton for you to enjoy ; especially if your geek out over music gear . You ’ ll definitely find everything from the coolest tech to the weirdest tech you ’ ve ever seen ; like Yamaha ’ s amazing new CFX flagship grand piano to possibly the weirdest guitar with a ton of strings . And not just music gear ; if you ’ re a lighting person or a music producer or an audio engineer , there ’ ll be a ton for you to geek out about too .
Learning about different opportunities : Premier music education institutions and music media outlets will be present there and it ’ s a great place to see what they have to offer to the music community . Record labels of all scales , publishers etc , everybody will be there and more than happy to give you a wealth of knowledge about the different opportunities available .
Meeting celebrities : It ’ s not uncommon to run into everybody from your favourite music YouTube like Glenn Fricker or Adam Neely , to giants of the industry like Victor Wooten and John Mayer . You ’ ll get to meet a ton of them and get pictures and possibly interview them if you play your cards right .
Exchanging knowledge / information : Because of all the tech and opportunities that are surrounding you , you get to engage with what is possibly one of the biggest archives of knowledge . That should give you enough of an idea to build your ideas and grow in the field of your choice .
Understand the commercial musical / performance landscape : First-hand experience of where music is , where it ’ s been is at your disposal . So , it ’ s probably not too difficult to predict where it might go ; and how convenient it is to be surrounded by everything you ’ ll need to get there .
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