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Update: We've had a lot of really positive feedback about the idea of a 3 day convention on Band-in-a-Box, RealBand and PowerTracks. We have been trying to find a good location to host the event, but so many places are already booked (for 2015)! Instead of doing the convention this summer, we will postpone the event until July 2016 so it can be done right! That also gives everyone more time to plan their trip to beautiful Victoria, BC.PG Music is considering hosting a 3-day "Band-in-a-Box" convention. This would take place in Victoria BC, this summer in late July 2015. - This post is to get some feedback from users to see if people are interested in the idea. It would be less than 1% of our users that we would expect would attend something like this, so there's no need to reply if you're one of the >99% that is not interested/available. ** please reply if you're possibly interested in attending this, and if we get enough interest, we can put it together ** It would be open to anyone, but would be intended for customers of Band-in-a-Box, that want to : - Attend Seminars about: - Band-in-a-Box, RealBand - Interfacing with other software (ProTools, Sonar) - Recording, Mixing - Musicality (Songwriting, Playing) - Meet other users - Evening Jam session/get together - banquet dinner - See "Beautiful" Victoria BC in the summer. (See "About Victoria BC" below) - As mentioned, this is just an idea at this stage, so these are just proposals: - Seminar would be 3 days, late July 2015 in downtown Victoria BC. - Cost to attend the 3- day seminar would be about $100. (You would also need to pay for/arrange your own travel/hotel/meals) About Victoria BC. Victoria is on Vancouver Island, Canada. It is a city of 300K people. It is located 40 miles from Seattle Washington, and has similar weather. It is a popular tourist destination with hundreds of thousands of visitors in the summer, including over 200 cruise ships. It has been #4 Best City in the Americas #3 Friendliest City in the World by Conde Nast Magazine Readers. http://www.tourismvictoria.com/plan/about-victoria/awards/
Last edited by Andrew - PG Music; 03/11/15 12:40 PM. Reason: Considering 2016 instead of 2015 for the convention
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I hope there are others out there as excited about this as I. Hope to see you all in Victoria this summer! Gotta...run, have to go update my passport!
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Well done, as usual, Peter!
I'll be there in spirit.
Take lots of pictures so we can all see what our dear PG friends look like.
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I'm certainly interested.
Victoria's just a nice summer "road trip" from Calgary.
Sounds like a fun time.
Count me in.
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I need an excuse to get to the States! So yes, if I can get another music pass I will come.
Okay, okay I KNOW BC is not in the states!
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I'd like to attend!
keep us posted on the details!
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- Attend Seminars about: - Band-in-a-Box, RealBand - Interfacing with other software (ProTools, Sonar) - Recording, Mixing - Musicality (Songwriting, Playing) maybe separate threads on what specific topics folks would like covered is these Seminars - Meet other users depending on the number of folks coming perhaps a hotel group rate AirBnB Victoria: Victoria, BC - Evening Jam session/get together some instruments might not travel well maybe vendors would like to show off their wares by letting pg user play them - banquet dinner - See "Beautiful" Victoria BC in the summer. (See "About Victoria BC" below) - As mentioned, this is just an idea at this stage, so these are just proposals: - Seminar would be 3 days, late July 2015 in downtown Victoria BC. - Cost to attend the 3- day seminar would be about $100. (You would also need to pay for/arrange your own travel/hotel/meals)
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I hope we will keep this thought in the forefront.
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if anybody here is active on the Yahoogroups BIAB group, they may want to mention it there too. Surely there is a an attendance threshold which could be a deal breaker if we don't meet it.
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I need an excuse to get to the States! So yes, if I can get another music pass I will come.
Okay, okay I KNOW BC is not in the states! Josie, the States are affectionately referred to as "Canada's Southern Provinces". Aside from the language barrier, they are the perfect neighbors, eh? They don't talk much football or baseball. They prefer pummeling a wee black snuff box along the ice with a doglegged stick. They have great beer but, caution, it's 6+% alcohol. Their Summer is 3 days in mid-August. It might be a good idea to brush up on your Canada-speak before visiting. They use British English spelling which you may be accustomed to more-so in SA. When crossing the US/Canada border (either direction) don't have any contraband or suspicious odors that could alert the drug-sniffing dogs. They will make your visit extremely memorable.
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if anybody here is active on the Yahoogroups BIAB group, they may want to mention it there too. Surely there is a an attendance threshold which could be a deal breaker if we don't meet it. I just did.
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i would be interested.
i live up north in the Yukon, but would come down for that.
i'd need to know the dates soon though...
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Peter, I would be interested in attending, depending on the days. As more of a "lurker" I read the forums with interest when time allows. It would be a benifit to attend some group interaction regarding BIAB. Thanks Dennis
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Having just recovered from major pulmonary surgery about 7 months ago, and finally being free of oxygen, and feeling like traveling again, this sounds like a perfect opportunity to visit B.C. again, and hanging out with some other BiaB'ers would be great! $100/3days + expenses? Worth it!
Heck, I'll even bring some tracks, and my guitar rig and the idea of jamming with some others would be a hoot. And I would REALLY appreciate a seminar on RealBand... I still can't figure that program out! (And interfacing with Sonar would also be very helpful!
And I would very much look forward to meeting Peter!
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I just realized my family reunion is scheduled in late July, and I'm supposed to provide the live music... so this time slot might be a conflict of interest for me.
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We've had a lot of really positive feedback about the idea of a 3 day convention on Band-in-a-Box, RealBand and PowerTracks. We have been trying to find a good location to host the event, but so many places are already booked! Instead of doing the convention this summer, we will postpone the event until July 2016 so it can be done right! That also gives everyone more time to plan their trip to beautiful Victoria, BC.
We will post the exact dates as soon as possible!
Thanks!
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We've had a lot of really positive feedback about the idea of a 3 day convention on Band-in-a-Box, RealBand and PowerTracks. We have been trying to find a good location to host the event, but so many places are already booked! Instead of doing the convention this summer, we will postpone the event until July 2016 so it can be done right! That also gives everyone more time to plan their trip to beautiful Victoria, BC.
We will post the exact dates as soon as possible!
Thanks!
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PG Music Inc. Thank you! I was really disappointed when I realized that a previous commitment would keep me from coming... this gives me a second chance!
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