It's that time of the year once again! The Philippine's annual and largest electronic music convention the Electronic MusiCon and Expo, comes back to SMX Convention Center in SM Aura at BGC, Taguig from June 19-21 this year. Popularly known as EMEX, it is the event every electronic music enthusiast looks forward to because of its creative lineup of educational talks, gear exhibits, and acclaimed speakers and panelists from the local and international electronic music scene.
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| EMEX 2015 |
What to expect?
Last year, a broad range of
industry topics were covered from essential production tips on music software,
skill discussions for DJs, sound engineering workshops, new product demos, and
debates on industry issues, all made even more interesting with live
performances and showcases in between. Spotlight was shed on key figures such
as the Natural Born Klubbers, ToneDef Music artists, and indie dance music record
labels. Interesting issues such as The Art Of The Opening DJ, Serato versus
Traktor, commercial music vs underground music, The LGBT DJ Community, and
software syncing were tackled. Workshops on vocal processing, beat programming,
composition and software use were also offered. Pioneer DJ, one of the
country’s biggest DJ brands celebrated their 20th year anniversary by launching
a new line of DJ products that includes their DJ turntable, the PLX-1000, and the
groundbreaking KUVO software. Headphones by Audio Technica were also made
available for demonstration as well as products from The Music Source such as
Traktor, Native Instruments, and many more.
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| We'll be covering the event LIVE! |
The artist lineup that will be there...
It's a solid ONE! This year a couple of EMEX
staples return along with even more new offerings for enthusiasts. Talks on
Ableton Live make a comeback this year, which will be hosted by Bounce
Electronic Music & DJ School as they bring in from Hong Kong, Ableton Certified
trainer, Ryan Ash. Izotope Inc, is set to provide product workshops under Evan
Allen, Izotope’s very own product specialist. Certified Logic Pro X
professional, Josh Evangelista will also demonstrate how to produce dance music
using Apple’s popular software, Logic Pro X. A couple of new entries to the
list are the keyboard masterclass clinic with Eric Tubon, Dan Gil, and the
Bratpack’s RJ Pineda.
Recurring industry Binterests such as Night Club Marketing and Local Festivals are shared once more
aside from new issues such as The Loudness Wars, and DJ Rates and Foreign
Equities. Spotlight is given to some significant artists in the scene such as
CRWN, Eyedress, Similar Objects, Kidwolf, and BP Valenzuela. The country’s
popular DJs such as Sanya Smith, Tom Taus, Nix Pernia, Marc Naval, Callum
David, Mia Ayesa, Kat De Jesus, Arra Pascual, Cam Abecina and Nina Saputil
share some talk time with the audience as well. Special events this year will
include the IK Multimedia brand launch from Forerunner Tech, JB Music’s Allen & Heath DJ mixers and
Numark’s line of DJ Controllers, Ableton Push by JB Music, Presonus’ latest
control surface, the CS18AI, Pioneer DJ’s newest DJ controller, the XDJ-RX, Audio
Technica’s M50x. Philips DJ Headphones by Philips, Behringer X-Air Mixers by
Intune Pro, and Native Instruments’ latest controller, the Traktor D2, among
more exciting brands and products. TDK, Panvin International, Focal
Professional, Marshall by Digits Trading Corporation, Western Digital, Soundmagic
by XOTI, and DJ Mag Asean complete the full lineup.
This would be an amazing way to enjoy music and see the event live in person. They also have a great line-up of artist that will be there and I'm sure that some of them will perform.Whether you’re a hobbyist or professional,
amateur or master, it is the one event no electronic music enthusiast will want
to miss. The entire industry convenes under one roof to share a common passion
and interest, together building a better foundation for it’s future.
To see the schedule: Click here!
First 2000 to register gets free passes, so to register: Click Here!
Isn't that cool? By the way Geeky Pinas will be there too, so see you guys when we see you there! :)
