October 18, 2007
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Penton Media’s Remix Hotel™ Los Angeles, presented by Beatport with Premier Technology Partner Apple, will return to Los Angeles November 8–10 for three days of music-technology product demos, industry panels, workshops and special guest appearances at the SAE Institute of Technology on Sunset Boulevard. The event will feature Hank Shocklee’s panels, with headliners Rhettmatic, DJ Babu, DJ Raphiki and DJ Warrior. Remix Hotel provides hands-on access to the technology and equipment used to create today’s electronic and urban music. For more details, visit www.remixhotel.com.
The Shocklee Innertainment panel program will include:
* Mixtape vs. Radio DJs (Thursday, Nov. 8), featuring DJ Raphiki (Power 106) and DJ Warrior (Sirius Radio, Justo’s Mixtape Award Winner). The panel will discuss and debate the different qualities that DJs bring to the table.
* Breakbeat Science: Producers, Bring Your Beats! (Friday, Nov. 9), featuring Rhettmatic & Babu of the Beat Junkies. Producers and beatmakers can register to get their tunes played and then get professional feedback from a panel of producers.
* I’m Not a Beatmaker…I’m a Producer (Saturday, Nov. 10), featuring FreQ Nasty & Sebastian Arocha Morton, aka ROCAsound. An elite panel of top producers will discuss what the art of production is really about.
The iStandard Producer Showcase, connecting label A&Rs, platinum producers, managers, artists, and attorneys with up-and-coming hip-hop/R&B producers, will feature judges Zack Katz (JR Rotem, Sean Kingston), Aaron Bay (A&R Atlantic Records), Dow Jones (50 Cent, Ras Kass, Mistah F.A.B.) and Kylee Swenson (editor, Remix magazine).
In addition to Apple and Beatport, other technology partners presenting music gear and master classes at RHLA will include B&H Photo, Video, Pro Audio; Cortex; Disc Makers; Korg; Gemini; I-Key Audio; JazzMutant; Pioneer Pro DJ; Rane; Roland; Serato; Steinberg; and Yamaha.
Remix Hotel offers up-to-the-minute news, updates, schedules and special announcements on the most recent RHATL and other Hotels through blogs, Remix Hotel TV and podcasts, all at www.remixhotel.com.
General registration is free. For $30, attendees can upgrade to a Remix Hotel All-Access pass. For complete Remix Hotel Los Angeles information and to preregister for the event, visit www.remixhotel.com.
Remix magazine educates DJs, engineers, producers and performers of electronic music about the latest applications and new products specific to the electronic and urban music markets. Remix is the leading consumer magazine dedicated to the tools, techniques and production styles of electronic and urban artists. For more information, visit www.remixmag.com.
Remix is part of Penton Media’s entertainment technology-related print, online and event properties, including Broadcast Engineering®, Digital Content Producer®, Electronic Musician®, Live Design, millimeter®, Mix®, Music Education Technology, Radio and Sound & Video Contractor®.
Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company’s market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
Contacts
Peters & Feldman
Lee Feldman, 203-341-8922
leefeld@ix.netcom.com
