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When:
Saturday, November 10, 2012, 1pm – 5pm

Where:
Redbull Gallery – click here for Google map
381 Queen Street W., Suite 200 (above the GAP store)
Toronto, ON

How:
Free Admission courtesy of Moog Audio.

Reserve your seat – click here

Conference Features:

Presenters:

Byron Wong:
As a music and television/media producer, Wong has worked with artists as diverse as The Crystal Method, The Eurythmics, David Usher, Delerium, David Bowie, Beck, Ben Harper, and many others.

James Bernard:

As the Propellerhead Product Specialist, James Bernard is constantly travelling the globe to share music-producing techniques.  Tradeshows, Producers Conferences and in-store demos are just some of the events where you may find him doing his thing. He’s also a well-known face on the Propellerhead website where he’s found hosting numerous educational videos including his legendary “52 Reason Tips” series.  James is an accomplished electronic music composer and always shares informative and relevant production tips at all of his appearances.

There will be many giveaways including a grand prize of a Balance with Reason Essentials!

When:
Saturday, November 3, 2012, 12pm–4:30pm

Where:
SIR (Nashville)
1101 Cherry Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203

How:
Tickets : http://tinyurl.com/8z7hyr7

Conference Features:

12pm–1pm
Matt Piper:
Optimize your workflow with Reason 6.5

Line 6’s Propellerhead Product Specialist Matt Piper provides insight into his music creation process including the use of Blocks, the Comp Editor, and some of his favorite Rack Extensions. You will learn music creation techniques and workflows as well as plenty of production tips and tricks along the way.

1pm–2pm
James Bernard:
Advanced Sound Design and Mixing Techniques

Propellerhead’s James Bernard shows you some of his techniques for sound sculpting and mixing in Reason. Observing James’s workflow will provide you with techniques you can apply to your own projects, and you’ll learn some new mixing tricks as well.

2pm–3pm
Michael Elsner:
Your Music Business

Michael Elsner will be discussing the ins and outs of licensing, the types of licenses for film and tv placements, and share some ideas on to stay competitive in the market based on his own experience.

http://www.michaelelsner.com/Home.html

3pm–4pm
Randy Goodrum:
Songwriters Workshop

Randy Goodrum is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, a Grammy nominated songwriter and has penned numerous hits for some of the biggest names in music history. If you are a songwriter, you do not want to miss this opportunity to get insight on the craft of songwriting from one of the best in the biz!

http://www.randygoodrum.com

4pm–4:30pm
Propellerhead Q&A

All attendees will receive one month of free access to the entire catalog of online video tutorials available at MacProVideo.com and AskVideo.com, including their latest Reason tutorials, plus tons of other tutorials in the fields of audio, video, graphics and more!

When:
Saturday, October 27, 2012, 12pm–4:30pm

Where:
Chicago Recording Company
232 E. Ohio St.
Chicago, IL 60611

How:
Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/9fe4dn7

Conference Features:

12pm–1pm
Matt Piper:
Optimize Your Workflow with Reason 6.5

Line 6’s Propellerhead Product Specialist Matt Piper provides insight into his music creation process including the use of Blocks, the Comp Editor, and some of his favorite Rack Extensions. You will learn music creation techniques and workflows as well as plenty of production tips and tricks along the way.

1pm–2pm
James Bernard:
Advanced Sound Design and Mixing Techniques

Propellerhead’s James Bernard shows you some of his techniques for sound sculpting and mixing in Reason. Observing James’s workflow will provide you with techniques you can apply to your own projects, and you’ll learn some new mixing tricks as well.

2pm–3pm
Mat Lejeune (Grammy Winning Engineer):
Searching for the Perfect Mix

Mat Lejeune is a Grammy Award winning (“Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide” – Rinde Eckert, Steven Mcakey & Eighth Blackbird) recording engineer, and has been perfecting his craft for the last 13 years on almost every genre of music from classical to metal, russian folk to hip hop. He’s worked with Billy Corgan, Sting, Rhianna, Mavis Staples, Jennifer Hudson, Buddy Guy, O.A.R., DMX and Ramsey Lewis to name a few.

Mat will share some of the techniques and tips he has learned and uses, to help you get the best sounding mixes for your music, as well as essential tips on how to save time and money in the studio when you are doing any pre-production work at home.

3pm-4pm
Chris Steinmetz (Stoncutter Records, Chicago):
Your Music Business

Chris Steinmetz is a lauded engineer and producer from Chicago, IL, who has been recording heavy-hitting artists for over 20 years.  His credentials read like a Who’s Who of legendary musicians and world-class studios: from Paul Simon to Kanye West, from Abbey Road to Skywalker Sound. And most recently, Stonecutter Recording Studios.

Chris will share some of his knowledge from working in the music industry and cover topics such as the differences between a production company and a record label, what it’s like to run a record label in today’s ever changing music industry and many other topics.

4pm–4:30pm
Propellerhead Q&A

We are also working with AskVideo to provide 1-month of free access to AskVideo’s entire library of online tutorials for each and every person who attends the Chicago and Nashville events! AskVideo has several Reason tutorials, plus tons of other tutorials in the fields of audio, video, graphics and more.

http://www.askvideo.com

Make Music Now, Not Later Masterclass
Mattias Häggström Gerdt (Propellerhead)

Mixing Workshop
Gary Bromham (Olympic Studios)

Rack Extension Masterclass
Mattias Häggström Gerdt (Propellerhead)

Genre Specific Sound Design Masterclass
Max R. aka Dorincourt

When:
Saturday, November 3, 2012, 16:00–20:00

Where:
Kater Holzig
Michaelkirchstr. 23
10179 Berlin
Click here for map

Video from last year: http://youtu.be/fj7FF9eIK0A

Conference Features:

Propellerhead and DeBug Magazine presents The Producers Conference Berlin 2012 @ KaterHolzig

Four hours shock full of amazing, creative knowledge for both Reason users and any other musician that wants to get inspired and hone their craft.

Make Music Now, Not Later Masterclass
Mattias Häggström Gerdt (Propellerhead)

Mattias shares his experience as a freelance composer and all the tricks he learned to actually sit down and make music. Discuss creative thinking and concepts for starting your tracks and also get insight in how it is to compose music for video games and movies. Together with a whole bunch of solid Reason tips this masterclass aims to get you inspired so you can make music now, not later.

Mixing Workshop
Gary Bromham (Olympic Studios)

Mixing Workshop with the SSL Wizard from the legendary London Olympic Studios Gary Bromham.
He will bring tracks from some well known artists and explain the approach to his sonic architecture:
How to glue the Drums together, position the Drums vs. the Bass, design the vocals etc, etc,

Rack Extension Masterclass
Mattias Häggström Gerdt (Propellerhead)

With Reason 6.5 and the Rack Extension technology, an entirely new creative world has opened up for Reason users. Mattias jumps in with both feet and gives you a rundown of what’s out there together with some useful examples of how Rack Extensions can expand your pallet of sounds.

Genre Specific Sound Design Masterclass
Max R. aka Dorincourt

Max unveils his Dubstep, Trip Hop and other genre defining sound designs as well as the typically anatomy of a track. Go deep with sounds, mixing and arrangement in this in-depth masterclass.