Music to my Ears Presents: How to Use Microphones & PA's -

Workshop for Singers & Speakers 

 

Hosted by Joshua Bluegreen (Voted “Best Live DJ 2017-2018” in North Bay Bohemian):

 

1-4p, Saturday, March 9, 2019

Beaujolais Village Meeting Room @ Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.

 

FREE. All Ages. (No Small Children, Please).

Featuring Expert Guest Presenters Los Angeles, California Singer Ned Rifken & Zone Recording Producer/Engineer/Owner Blair Hardman!

Topics Include:

- Careers in Entertainment
- Easy Sound System Setup
- Basic Mixing for Live Application
- Microphone Technique & Exercises
- Speaking for Business People, Pro's & Amateurs
- Beginning and Intermediate Singing Technique
- Confidence & Body Position for Best Sound
- Opportunity for You to Try Microphones and Get Feedback

Joshua Bluegreen was Voted “Best Live DJ 2017-2018” by North Bay Bohemian Readers aka “Norbay Award(s)”. He is a Full-Time Event & Entertainment Producer, Promotor, & Performer Based in Northern California & San Francisco Bay Area. Mr Cripps provides Reputation Management, Event Production, Promotion, Social Media & Entertainment Services with his Company Bluegreen Productions, which he founded in 1999.

Mr Cripps is on the Board of Directors & is Director of Development at Classical Music “Not for Profit” Organization The Artists' Salon, Producer & Promotor of Popular 17-Piece Jazz Big Band Wednesday Night Big Band, Trumpet Player in Ska/Reggae Band The Tahoes, Trumpet Player in Popular Positive Rap Group Tru Lyric Music, & DJ/KJ/MC on Contract w/ Anderson Entertainment, LLC.

In 2002, Joshua did Voiceover work for a small film called “Gender Equality” by Alison Geitner-Clifford, which won Best Short Film at Toronto International Film Festival TIFF. His involvement with Radio includes DJing EDM on Public Radio Monterrey/Santa Cruz (2001-2002). He has been interviewed on NPR & PBS Public Radio KRCB (Sonoma County, 2016 & 2018), KGGV “The Bridge” (Guerneville, CA) & BrokenFM.

In the past 36mo, Joshua Bluegreen has performed as featured entertainment at Marin Center (Marin, CA), Green Music Center (Rohnert Park, CA), Jarvis Conservatory (Napa, CA), Mystic Theatre (Petaluma, CA), Sonoma County Fairgrounds (Santa Rosa, CA), Lagunitas (Petaluma, CA), The Uptown (Oakland, CA), Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA), Hopmonk Tavern (Sebastopol & Novato, CA), Sally Tomatoes at SOMO Event Center (Rohnert Park, CA), The Big Easy (Petaluma, CA), Sonoma State University (Cotati, CA), The Glaser Center (Santa Rosa, CA), Arlene Francis Center, (Santa Rosa, CA), & SOFA Santa Rosa Winterblast, SOFA Stroll, ArtWalk, and Events (Santa Rosa, CA).

Singer Ned Rifken has Headlined 2,000+ Shows in Los Angeles, California & on International Cruise Lines, performing as the “Ambassador of Swing”. Ned performed a well-received tribute to “Sinatra at the Sands” at the prestigious Typhoon at Santa Monica Airport to great acclaim. He recreated the entire classic album from 1966 with a live 17-piece band.

Ned has Performed w/ Hollywood, CA studio musicians who have played with Frank Sinatra, Brian Setzer, The Manhattan Transfer, Count Basie _ Verve Records, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme - Verve Records, Barry Manilow, & Rod Stewart.

Blair Hardman is the Producer, Engineer & owner of Zone Recording, a SF Northbay digital recording studio in Cotati, California. Blair & Zone have been in business for 30 years, and serve clients from all over Northern California, and worldwide via the internet.

Zone Recording Produces & Records Singers, Songwriters, Bands, National/Regional Radio, TV, Video, Audiobooks, Voiceovers, & Demos. Zone Recording Teaches Voiceover Technique & Creates Voiceover Demos, as well as Transferring LP’s, 78’s, Reel-to-Reel Tapes, etc. to CD. Zone Recording also does Forensic Audio for Law Enforcement and Attorneys, as well as every other conceivable form of audio.

Blair has been a recording engineer and national voiceactor for 25 years, and has done Hundreds of Radio and TV spots, Video Narrations, Museum Tour Audio Spots, and Audio Books.

His Recent Book projects include Dr. Phil McGraw’s, “The Seven Most Challenging Days of Your Life”, “The End of Overeating” by Dr. David Kessler, and “Panic” by Michael Lewis, and “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne.

Zone Recording has a history of offering pro bono projects for Non-Profit Organizations, as well as special prices for Underprivileged Talent and Students. Zone offers Educational Workshops on Recording and Voiceover. And has Internships for Students Interested in the Studio Business.

This FREE Event is Sponsored by Music to my Ears, A Community Oriented Music Center. Music to my Ears is a family owned & operated, local music education center offering private lessons, group programs, musical theater productions & band instrument rentals. Centrally located in Sonoma County, CA, we strive to provide fun and enriching musical experiences for children and adults. Music to my Ears' Mission Statement is: “Enriching the individual and the community through musical expression & education.”

FREE, Open to All (No Small Children, Please)

Beaujolais Meeting Room @ Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA. 94928

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