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Editor of EQ Magazine to Speak at Indie Music Week
Daniel Harrington
Editor of EQ Magazine to Speak at Indie Music Week
Nashville, Tennessee - Indie Music Week has announced that Mitch Gallagher, Editor of EQ Magazine, will be participating as an Indie Music Week panelist. IMW, taking place in Nashville March 11-12, will feature three industry panels of Major and Independent A&R, promoters, label executives, producers, journalists, and entertainment attorneys, and will wrap up with a Music Industry Summit.
Mitch Gallagher, the Editor of EQ Magazine, began his music career almost 25 years ago with a background including degrees in music and graduate studies in electronic music composition and classical guitar. Author, journalist, teacher, touring and studio musician, recording engineer, project studio/multimedia production company owner, studio consultant, and award-winning composer; Mitch is considered one of the leading experts in music technology and recording. After serving as Senior Technical Editor of Keyboard magazine from 1998 to January 2000, Mitch assumed the Editor’s chair at EQ. A published books author as well, his books Make Music Now! (Backbeat Books) and Pro Tools Clinic: Demystifying LE For Mac and PC (Schirmer Trade Books) are available in fine bookstores everywhere.
“Mitch Gallagher has been helping unsigned and Indie artists for years through his work at EQ Magazine, his books, and his unrelenting desire to advance the creation of great music. We’re honored to have him as a panelist,” says Indie Music Week President Jonell Polansky.
Other confirmed panelists include Nashville Star and Sony Music’s Tracy Gershon, Danny Kee from Warner Bros. Records, Performing Songwriter magazine’s Abby White, Amy Stevens of Vivaton Records, Lyric Street Records’ Kirk Boyer, Larry Shell of Broken Bow Records, Bradley Collins of BMI, international music rights expert Marghie Evans, and the Nashville Association of Professional Recording Services (NAPRS). In addition to the industry panels, Indie Music Week will also feature two Artist Showcases to be held at Nashville’s famous Douglas Corner Café.
To attend Indie Music Week 2005, please visit IndieMusicWeek.org for registration information. The early registration fee for Indie Music Week is $99, with 50% fee discounts for music industry students and a 25% discount for industry professionals and members of industry professional organizations. Early registration ends March 4th, and registration fees will increase to $125 (with all discounts still applying.) To be an Indie Music Week sponsor, please visit IndieMusicWeek.org or call 615-292-1337.
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