NEEMFest

NEEMFest Not-Much-Fun News - https://mailchi.mp/neemfest/neemfest-not-much-fun-news

Friends: We’ve decided to make this year’s NEEMFest fully virtual. I doubt that surprises anyone -- the main factor in making the decision was simply that a large majority of the community is (rightly) worried about the dangers (and expense) of an in-person conference during the pandemic. Too, all performances in New York State are now capped at a maximum of 25 attendees, possibly rising to 50 when the next reopening phase is entered. There are opportunities in this. A virt...ual conference is a natural environment for workshops. We think that’s an opportunity, and look forward to sessions on sound design using iOS apps, how I do it presentations on performance, and anything and everything that this remarkable community has to show and tell. We are working on invitations to some special guests whose travel we wouldn’t be able to afford, but who may be willing to present virtually. We have the potential to attract an online audience that could, in time, become an in-person audience. And since all of us are facing a world in which live performance will not be possible for a while, we believe a virtual NEEMFest will provide great opportunities for people to learn and demonstrate new techniques in an inclusive and friendly community. The virtual NEEMFest will occur on the weekend of 11-13 September, as originally planned. At this point, we’re working on a detailed schedule, which for complex reasons also involves thinking through a lot of technical infrastructure issues. We’ll have more to say about that soon. I hope you’ll be able to join us in this new, exciting, and daunting adventure. All the best, Tom (on behalf of Mike, Rebekkah, Chris, Jim, Steve, Ken, and Rob S.)

Just a reminder that we urgently need to hear your views on the direction of this year’s NEEMFest. - https://mailchi.mp/neemfest/neemfest-survey-reminder

Help us decide some important stuff about NEEMFest 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/neemfest/neemfest2020-survey

Friends: What an astonishing group of people you are. During the last several weeks, we’ve watched -- more often, listened to -- the overwhelming surge of musical work that came out of this community and its extended family around the globe. We hope you recorded ALL of it, because there was just too much to hear and to do all at once. It rests on a huge exchange of tech support within our community: dozens upon dozens of questions about gear and connections and techniques be...Continue reading

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