Pigtronix Events

Saturday May 11, 2013. 11-8 pm

What began as a small group of friends debating guitar gear on Facebook has grown to a community of thousands, many of whom will gather in Atlanta on May 11 for the Gear Talk Expo 2013.

http://www.geartalkexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Exhibitor-Letter.pdf

The second annual Gear Talk Expo will bring together builders, dealers, and musicians to buy, sell, and trade their gear. This year, expanding from it’s roots as a get together for guitarists and bassists, GTE2013 is teaming up with ATL Drum Collective, for a larger and more diverse show than last year.

Gear Talk was initially founded online by Atlanta guitarist Lance Seymour, who created Facebook groups where friends could geek out about the tools of their trade. Word quickly spread through the social network, and the Gear Talk community has grown to over 7,000 active members and more than 40 subgroups covering specialties like Gear Talk Praise & Worship, Gear Talk Pro, Gear Talk: Marketplace and dozens of regional groups to help connect nearby musicians.

July 11- 13, 2013

Nashville, TN

http://www.namm.org/

Sweetwater Sound Inc.
5501 U.S. Hwy 30 W
Fort Wayne, IN 46818

June 21 – 22, 2013

http://www.sweetwater.com/feature/gearfest2013/

EVENT: NEW YORK AMP & Custom Guitar SHOW
EVENT DATE: Saturday & Sunday June 1&2, 2013
LOCATION: Embassy Suites, Piscataway N.J.
Event Public Hours 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

http://www.ampshow.com/

GUITAR PEDAL EXPO APRIL 7, 2013

Public admission will be $10. At the door.

Show hours are 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Airtel Plaza Hotel  (home of the LA AMP SHOW for eight years)

7277 Valjean Ave

Van Nuys, CA 91406

http://sxsw.com/

 http://audio.thedelimagazine.com/announcing-the-austin-stomp-box-exhibit/

Austin, TX welcomes Pigtronix!

March 15/16,  2013

http://www.nyguitarexpo.com/default.htm

Show Hours & Info:
· Saturday……………………. Noon to 8 p.m.
· Sunday……………………… 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

130 E. Merrick Road
Freeport, NY 11520

Come see us at NAMM

Booth 5218 in Hall B

Long Time Friend of Pigtronix Matt Smith has founded Musicians United For Music. Over the coming year, Musicians United for Music will roll out weekend workshops in Austin, Florida, New York City, and Los Angeles, with many more cities to follow. More info can be found on his website below:

http://www.musiciansunitedformusic.com/

http://www.bananasmusic.com/

http://www.texasguitarshows.com/

http://national.thedelimagazine.com/homepage

Hosted at Main Drag Music in Williamsburg Brooklyn

http://www.ampshow.com/

Special Guests Living Colour’s Vernon Reid and Will Calhoun
along with The Fort Washington School of Rock House Band
and a surprise special guest!

Celebrate the return of WimBash to Sully’s Pub & Tiki Bar in Hartford, CT on Saturday, August 18, 2012 as world class bassist Doug Wimbish and NovaSound Studio present WimBash>>Hartford 2012!

This year’s annual Hartford WimBash is set with a jam packed entire day of music and festivities. Joining Doug will be fellow Grammy Award winning Living Colour bandmates Vernon Reid and Will Calhoun along with a very special surprise musical guest to be announced soon!

The Fort Washington, Philadelphia School of Rock House Band will be making a special guest appearance following their acclaimed performance recently at WimBash>>Philadelphia 2012. Artist clinics from 2 pm to 5 pm hosted Doug Wimbish, Vernon Reid and Will Calhoun and many WimBash musicians will feature programs in music production, bass, guitar, drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards, effects and tone and programming. Stuart Spector from Spector Bass, David Koltai from Pigtronix and Andy Graham from Slaperoo.com will be in attendance for product demo/ discussion and to offer up a hello! Check out products, brochures and merchandise from Doug’s sponsors. Give aways and raffles featuring products, gear, merchandise and more will be held thruout the event.

Spanning musical genres from rock, funk, jazz, hip-hop, latin, reggae, folk and metal to reggaeton, blues, soul, country, ambient, dub-step, industrial and experimental, WimBash>>Hartford 2012 will also feature performances by original Sugar Hill Rhythm Section drummer Keith LeBlanc, singer-songwriter-educator Vinx, Head>>Fake, Jungle>>Funk and Ms. Lauryn Hill band members DJ Rampage Global, drummer James “Biscuit” Rouse and vocalist Tara Harrison. WimBash “alumni” Adam Falcon, GrindCity Philly, JJX, Jaeme Starchild, Phantasm, The Jean Marx Express, Mashariki Ramey, Thaddeus Black, Persia Sound, Martha Redbone and DJ Markie Gee will once again grace the WimBash stage bringing a powerhouse line-up of musicians to the City of Hartford! Appearing for the first time at WimBash will be Doug’s son, Evan, showcasing his vocal talents. Against the Girl, an Atlanta based band that Doug is a member of and has recorded with in conjunction with Graham Marsh, Grammy Award winning producer of CeeLo Green’s “Forget You”, will also be performing for the first time at WimBash. The Dynamics feat. Dave Burnett (Notorious B.I.G./ Jennifer Lopez) on bass is also welcomed this year to the WimBash family.

Synonymous with Doug Wimbish, Doug’s personal venture, WimBash, continues to be both a vision and a mission. Starting with a Tack>>Head reunion in 2004 in his hometown of Hartford, CT as a musical get-together for family and friends and as a way to give back to the community, Doug’s WimBash has become a highly anticipated event, rapidly expanding to cities across the US. and beyond.
The annual WimBash, as it was named in 2005, features Doug playing with a number of world-class collaborators, as well as select local bands, providing the opportunity to see musicians, who more often play large venues around the world, in a much more intimate setting. WimBash is unique in that it brings together an eclectic group of music genres under one roof, utilizing the local talent alongside well-known artists while working together with a local foundation or organization in giving back directly to the community. The event has established its name by leveraging the passion and talents of professional musicians by connecting them with groundbreaking programs in music, culture and quality education.

WimBash>>Hartford 2012 aims to promote community awareness and involvement in supporting Sully’s Pub and Lena’s First & Last Pizzeria Restaurant, which hosted the inaugural WimBash. Lena’s, in the community for 30 years and Sully’s for the last 16 years, face an uncertain future in light of financial difficulties and real estate tax difficulties. Continuing along with Doug’s support of education and belief in transcending music knowledge from the experienced to the youth, the WimBash>>Hartford 2012 musicians will offer clinics and workshops to the School of Rock participants and local children during the day. Working together with the musicians, production, marketing and media WimBash team, the School of Rock youth will enhance their skills in the many aspects of music and event production as they participate in the production of WimBash>>Hartford 2012.

In its ninth year, WimBash is growing in popularity and attracting more and more talented musicians to the NovaSound family. Doug and his production company, NovaSound Studio, have brought the WimBash Music Festival Series on the road while keeping the vision of WimBash as a community and family based, organic, relaxed and educational event. WimBash has redefined how we look at pro-active involvement in making change. In early 2012, Doug partnered up with The Miami Design Preservation League, The School of Rock and The DREAM Project to bring WimBash to the cities of Miami, Philadelphia and Cabarete, Dominican Republic. Five-time Grammy Award winning artist and Doug’s personal friend, Ms. Lauryn Hill appeared at WimBash>>Hartford 2011 and as a special guest of Dreamin’ Live and WimBash>>Cabarete 2012, gave a surprise performance to the fans on Cabarete Beach in support of The DREAM Project. WimBash, as part of the 2012 Backbeat Jazzfest Series, returned in May to New Orleans during the famed New Orleans Jazz Fest with special guests Living Colour’s Corey Glover and NOLA’s own Khris Royal.

http://www.dougwimbish.com/

http://www.facebook.com/events/117961028346146/

Saturday August 18, 11-4 pm

Pigtronix Artist Full Board Demo & Giveaway

Sunday September 9, 2012 (11-5pm) Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 963-3369

July 12-14 Nashville, Tennessee

http://www.namm.org/summer/2012

http://www.nyguitarexpo.com/

Saturday & Sunday April 28/29 2012

http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/97195/

Sunday April 1, 2012

11-5 pm

Come see Pigtronix at Booth 5218 in Hall B at the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA

http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2012