Grammy-winning engineer/producer Ken Caillat, (Fleetwood Mac), Sleeping Giant Entertainment and ArtistMax have teamed to present "An Afternoon of Artist Development," on Friday, January 23, 2015 during the Winter NAMM Show 2015. Presented 2-6pm at the Hilton Anaheim California Ballroom D, the event will include appearances and panel discussions by a number of artists and producers, including Grammy-winning artists and songwriters Colbie Caillat ("Bubbly," "Try," "Brighter than the Sun,") and Toby Gad (Beyoncé, "If I Were a Boy;" John Legend, "All of Me").
By Clive Young Given that women have better hearing than men and also comprise more than half the professional workforce in the U.S., you'd think they'd be better represented in the pro audio world. That's not the case yet, but SoundGirls.Org, founded in 2013, is helping change that situation. To find out more, we sat down with website co-founder Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato.
"Overall, I think we're anticipating a strong 2015. I think 2013 and 2014 had their ups and downs. We enjoyed good years, but we're quite bullish about 2015. We're seeing a lot of really good technologies coming out that we think will excite the market across almost all of the categories."Bill Wrightson, senior vice president, technology merchandise for Guitar Center.