FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE � NOCTIS METAL MUSIC CONFERENCE Sept 28 & 29
Calgary, Alberta (Updated September 4, 2012). Scarab
Productions is adding the final guest speakers and panellists to the third
instalment of the NOCTIS METAL MUSIC CONFERENCE, being held Friday Sept.
28, 2012 and Saturday Sept. 29, 2012 at the Ramada Hotel, downtown Calgary. The
conference is attached to the Noctis V Metal Fest and will include a special guest appearances and
live interviews with Venom front-man and black-metal legend, CRONOS
as well as two of the world�s most prominent music journalists, JOEL MCIVER
and MARTIN POPOFF. Also set to appear will be Gorguts
front-man, LUC LEMAY; founder and guitarist of Manilla Road MARK SHELTON, and CHUCK KELLER,
guitarist of Ares Kingdom. Joining
the conference to discuss the business side of the industry will be label heads
CHRIS BRUNI from Profound Lore, GORDON CONRAD from Season of
Mist and CLAY MARSHALL from Prosthetic Records. Also featured will
be entertainment lawyer and former
manager of Death, ERIC GRIEF, and MARTIN ATKINS, author of BandSmart
and TourSmart, along with CEO of Ultimate
Music Cruises, ANDY PILLER. Popular
culture professor at Bowling Green University, DR. MATT DONAHUE will
discuss his research on the metal T-shirt, marking the first year that the
Noctis Conference will have a section on metal scholarship, moderated by SARAH KITTERINGHAM, a journalist and metal scholar herself. To
round out the diverse interests of the musicians and fans who will be attending
the conference sessions will be panellists ADRIEN BEGRAND who helms the Headbang blog at MSN, MARK HOWITT, of Archaic North
Productions and JON ASHER of Asher Media Relations, SUSAN
BULLEN, manager of Simmons/Universal
artists Kobra the Lotus, MIRA
BORN, photographer for Metalshots.com, SASHA
LASKOW and TOMISLAV CRNCKOVIC of
Perfect Fifth Studios, and more. The
event includes a beer and cheese welcome on Friday and a Heavy Metal Breakfast on Saturday morning.
Topics for the conference will include items of interest to
metal bands and fans and will feature live interviews with artists and label
heads, and discussions on various topics such as what it takes to get signed to
a label; the art of the record deal, the latest in DIY recording; how to
promote your band; touring, working with promoter; a session for metal
collectors, etc. For more information on all the speakers, bands, venue and
tickets please visit: http://www.noctisvalkyries.com" rel="nofollow - www.noctisvalkyries.com
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For more information please contact:
Terese Fleming mailto:terese.fleming@scarabproductions.ca" rel="nofollow - [email protected]
Kevin Woron mailto:kevin@scarabproductions.ca" rel="nofollow - [email protected]
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