MIC Conference Announced

The SNT Sammys announced a new event called MIC during a press conference on Tuesday.

The Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Music Awards executive board held a press conference on July 13, 2010 in order to announce MIC to the general public. The two-day music industry conference (MIC) will be held at the Onondaga County Convention Center (Oncenter), 800 S. State St., on Friday, Oct. 8, and Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, all day on both days.

Along with the announcement, MIC informed members of the media present about keynote speaker Max Weinberg, who will both perform and speak during the event. Bob Lefsetz, famed music industry journalist, will also speak. Browse through our website to learn more about all of the speakers who will attend the event.

Several local media outlets covered the press conference. The stories' web links are linked below:

Syracuse New Times: http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4403&Itemid=147

The Post-Standard: http://blog.syracuse.com/entertainment/2010/07/syracuse_area_music_awards_org.html

Channel 10 YNN: http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/510894/annual-sammy-awards-to-expand/