SKMAC Sessions Podcast

Please help SKMAC in supporting a great cause as we celebrate Iconic Mic week and SM58 day with Shure this year. This year, instead of just “SM58 Day”, Shure is celebrating Iconic Mic week with both and Super 55 day (5/5) and SM58 Day 5/8. Every year as part of our promotional campaign, SKMAC picks a charitable organization to tie into the promotional efforts. This year's organization is Cancer Can Rock. Cancer Can Rock was founded by record producer and cancer survivor Jim Ebert, this week's podcast guest. Cancer Can Rock offers musicians struggling with aggressive cancer the opportunity to get into a recording studio and produce a song and video to offer solace to the performer and a keepsake for their family, paid for entirely by the organization. Please spread the word on your own social media accounts to help us maximize the charitable contributions to Cancer Can Rock this year.     This year, we are soliciting charitable donations to enter to win one of 3 prizes. The Grand Prize is one of three custom pink Colorware SM58 signed by Sheryl Crow. Second prize is a pair of Shure Aonic 40 headphones. Third prize is a set of Aonic Free earphones. A minimum ten-dollar donation will earn an entry to win any of the prizes, which will be chosen at random. Winners will be chosen and announced at the Cancer Can Rock Nova Music Fest on May 15th at 868 Estate Vineyards 14001 Harpers Ferry Rd Hillsboro, VA. Musician's in this year's Nova Music Fest include The Greek and the Freak, Juliet Lloyd, Gary Smallwood, the Eric Scott Trio, the 19th Street Band, the Chris Timbers Band, Tommy Gann and Kim, and the Jason Masi Band.   Winners do not have to be present to win. The link for donations is https://cancercanrock.org/sm58 Cancer Can Rock's website: cancercanrock.org   Jim Ebert's website: https://www.ebertaudio.com/  

Join us as we celebrate SM58 day (5/8) with Shure historian Michael Pettersen! We discuss the history of the SM58 including many stories from it's past and present. 

On this week's episode, we take our first podcast trek into lighting. What better way to get started than with Chauvet DJ's product manager Rick Peeples. We discuss new products, maximizing your profitability using Chauvet fixtures, changes in the industry over the past years, and the future for Chauvet DJ as well.  #chauvetdj chauvetdj.com  

On this episode, we're joined by Brian Higgins of Bill's Music and Keith Grasso of Island Music. Bill's Music is located in Catonsville, MD serving the Baltimore area and Island Music is in LaPlata, MD serving the southeast end of the state, 40 minutes south of Washington DC. We discuss what it has been like in music retail for the past year in dealing with the pandemic and the future of the MI industry. Bills Music has been in business for 56 years and Island Music has been in business for 13.  https://www.billsmusic.com/ https://islandmusicco.com/  

On this episode, we are joined by Corey Boyer (director of Systems Solutions for the Americas) and Bernie Farkus (Senior Technical Sales Engineer) of Audinate. We discuss the history of Dante audio networking and the upcoming addition of video to the platform.    https://www.audinate.com/products/software/dante-domain-manager https://www.audinate.com/  

On this episode of SKMAC Sessions, we have two special guests from Allen & Heath: Manager of Commercial Audio Samantha Potter and Eastern Regional Sales Manager Kevin Madden. We discuss Samantha's role with the company and their new system dsp platform, the AHM-64. The AHM-64 is a powerful 64x64 Audio Matrix Processor supported by a comprehensive ecosystem of scalable I/O, control and Dante solutions. Designed to excel in corporate, retail, hospitality and education environments, AHM-64 allows integrators to quickly create systems that build from a single boardroom to a complete campus.    Links for follow up: A&H online forums A&H Masterclass info Samantha Potter contact information: samantha.potter@americanmusicandsound.com Find downloads for the AHM64 System Manager here: https://www.allen-heath.com/ahm-64/#software

On today's podcast, we meet with Bob Ranalli, owner of All Sound Pro. All Sound Pro is a production company based in Chambersburg, PA. They do production for wide array of regional and national touring acts. Additionally All Sound Pro does installations in house of worship, bars, restaurants, education, and more. They also work with a number of corporate clients. Bob is also the technical director of the Maryland Theater in Hagerstown, MD. We discuss how one pivots in our current environment to make a production company continue to work and what it is to come.  https://www.allsoundpro.com/ http://www.mdtheatre.org/  

Here we chat with Senior Manager of Global Accounts at Shure, Inc. Troy Jensen. As Shure continues to expand their conferencing ecosystem, conferencing is becoming more relevant than ever. We discuss Shure's expansion into this category, it's changes, and how Covid-19 is expediting the implementation of this technology. https://www.shure.com/en-US/conferencing-meetings/solutions/ecosystem    

On this episode, we spend time chatting with Mario Biferali of Godin Guitars, reflecting on his start in the industry, the history of Godin Guitars, how COVID 19 has impacted operations, and the future for the guitar industry. 

SKMAC is one of the first manufacturer's representative firms in the United States, starting in 1926. SKMAC began representing Shure shortly after inception and has been their representative in the Northeast since. The company has gone through many changes over the years. On this episode, we invite company owner Perry D'Angelo on to discuss the history of SKMAC and how it has evolved as a company over the years starting with the company's founder Samuel K. MacDonald. skmac.com

On our Sessions Podcast #2, we discuss the current state of music retail with Jon Paul Painton of Tone Tailors in Lititz, PA. 

Welcome to the first SKMAC Sessions Podcast. What better topic for our inaugural podcast than starting a podcast? In this episode, we interview Retail Development Lead Laura Davidson of Shure Inc. and discuss what you need to do to get started with your own podcast.   shure.com skmac.com #madewithmotiv