Jan 23-25, 2025
IMSTA FESTA | SAE Institute Miami | FEBRUARY 23, 2019
IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to everyone in the music making community; professional and semi-professional musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators.
Event Highlights:
- Register for a FREE class in the IMSTA Master Class Series featuring the most coveted products from your favorite companies.
- Visit all of the exhibits to get hands-on experience and even win software!
- Attend the IMSTA Panel Series with industry experts to network and learn.
- Bring your Song in to have it reviewed by an expert who will provide you with a professional critique. Song Reviews between 2-5pm.
- Enter your original song submission into our 2019 Songwriting Competition to win the opportunity to attend Black Rock Studio's in Santorini, Greece!
IMSTA FESTA Miami will be taking place at:
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SAE Institute Miami |
11:00AM - 6:00PM |
Get up close and personal with some of your favourite brands and music software companies at this year's IMSTA FESTA. Exhibitors will be bringing
their latest software and products for our attendees to demo and try out.
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MIAMI 2019 PANEL SERIES
IMSTA is proud to host another exciting panel series during IMSTA FESTA MIAMI 2019 featuring industry leaders and their fresh perspectives on music production.
We are bringing together the best minds, innovators and companies in the business of music and audio for this 1-day networking event.
Overview: IMSTA FESTA presents Multi-GRAMMY winning Derek Ali "MixedByAli" - one of the most talented engineers of his generation. Spots are limited, reserve your seat for his Keynote speech!
Overview: SAE Alumni speak on what it's like finding their place in the industry, working towards their goals and how to keep moving forward.
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Overview: IMSTA proudly announces an intimate and interactive conversation with Multi GRAMMY Award-winning Mixing Engineer Tom Lord Alge in our 'How I Mix' segment. Learn his philosophy and approach and pick up a few invaluable tips and tricks to help you with your own mixes.
Register below for a FREE class in the IMSTA Master Class Series featuring the most coveted products from your favorite companies.
| MASTER CLASSES | 2:00PM | 3:00PM | 4:00PM |
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| PreSonus Studio One KATFYR - PreSonus ATOM and Studio One Creative Masterclass. Experience the most versatile pad controller in its class - the PreSonus ATOM. Join chart-topping artist and Studio One master KATFYR as he presents advanced tricks and tips within Studio One to make your creative process faster and your productions sound better. He will showcase his Dubstep/Trap/Bass Music production skills and how Studio One and PreSonus tools like ATOM are a key part of the process. |
IK Multimedia Sample Tank 4 Do you want to become a better producer? Do you want to streamline your technique by using a new product that has the ability to not only inspire you with great sounds and great functionality but also speed up your workflow? Well IK Multimedia invites you to the Sample Tank 4 Masterclass given by Grammy Nominated Producer, iLL Factor. Sample Tank 4 is a ground breaking sound workstation that is designed to take your productions to the next level. Producer, iLL Factor is going to take you thru features of what makes this product a “Go To” piece of his production arsenal. Don’t Miss It!. |
PreSonus Studio One Perry Tee - PreSonus Studio One and ATOM: Create Without Boundaries. Produce Without Limits. Everyone has a different creative process. Your DAW should adapt to what you want to do without getting in your way. Join PreSonus Artist Relations Manager, Perry Tee as he takes a look at some scenarios where Studio One gives you the speed and flexibly you need to remain creative, not only during the production process, but also when writing, composing, and performing live. |
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| Native Instruments TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 and S4 MK3 In this workshop, discover the next generation of TRAKTOR controllers with the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MK3 and TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK3. Get a complete overview of the hardware and software, experience Haptic Drive™ Jog Wheels, and expand your creative possibilities. |
FabFilter Dynamic EQ Join FabFilter as they take a close look at Dynamic EQ. Find out why you may need to consider using Dynamic EQ. Find out how this can benefit you. Listen to examples of the Dynamic EQ in Pro-Q 3. Listen to the comparison to static EQ. This workshop will teach you a whole new way to look at EQ. Don’t miss it. Register now. |
Native Instruments KOMPLETE 12, MASCHINE MIKRO MK3, KOMPLETE KONTROL A and M-SERIES In this workshop, get a complete overview of the new MASCHINE MIKRO MK3, KOMPLETE KONTROL A-SERIES, Komplete KOMPLETE AUDIO 1 & 2, and KOMPLETE 12. Learn about the new hardware and how to integrate it into your workflow. |
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| Melodyne Track to Fix Watch Melodyne Product specialists record a live vocal and take it from raw recording to perfection before your eyes and ears. The vocal will be edited and tuned using Melodyne Studio 4. During this workshop you will learn strategies for tuning vocals geared to generating the best results possible. This workshop is FREE. Sign up today as seats are limited. |
iZotope Rethink how you mix & master w/ Frank Socorro Explore iZotope’s Ozone 8 and Neutron 2 that feature ground-breaking technology that puts more power in users’ hands, allowing them to achieve tonally balanced, professional mixes and masters that sound great in any listening environment. Attendees can expect to leave with practical tips and tricks to achieve better mixes and masters that will translate beautifully from the car to the club. We will show you how Ozone and Neutron can improve your workflow using hundreds of professional mixes and masters as a basis for their intelligent processing, giving you the benefit of countless studio engineers' experience. Best of all, these two software suites are fully integrated with one another! |
Melodyne Track to Fix Watch Melodyne Product specialists record a live vocal and take it from raw recording to perfection before your eyes and ears. The vocal will be edited and tuned using Melodyne Studio 4. During this workshop you will learn strategies for tuning vocals geared to generating the best results possible. This workshop is FREE. Sign up today as seats are limited. |
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Matthew Cine - Reveal Sound
Grand Prize winner of 2017 Song writing competition, Matthew Cine exposed to music at a young age Matthew’s Haitian father was a professional pianist who encouraged his son's love for jazz, Gospel and soul music. Matthew’s primary instruments are the Tenor and soprano saxophone as well as the piano. 2014 was the year Matthew was introduced to the arts of songwriting and music production by longtime friend and business partner Patrick Georges. Since then he has been in infatuated with art of music production and songwriting. Matthew and Patrick have been in a joint venture as music production team. Since then Matthew has worked exclusively with many different local artist in South Florida and Philadelphia area.
Franklin Socorro - iZotope
Started his audio career in the early 2000's working in the Miami area recording the diverse styles that happen in a city thats such a melting pot. During that time an opportunity to work on a Bad Boy project put him on a fast track that led to him working with artist's such as Mary J Blige, Lenny Kravitz and Lauryn Hill. Eventually he would land a position as head engineer for super producer Salaam Remi. This new position brought a wider range of projects from Nas and Cee-Lo to major motion picture work for Rush Hour and Sex and the City. Along the way came 5 grammy nominations and several gold and platinum plaques. He currently operates his own studio while working with the future of audio at the SAE Miami campus
Curt Parks - Accusonus
Curt Parks is a Graduate of University of Miami with a Master's Degree in Music Business. Curt most recently earned his diploma in Audio Technology from SAE Institute. When he is not manipulating air pressure and having fun with frequencies, he enjoy's studying history and investing in real estate. His greatest musical influence is Andre 3000.
RAUL DIAZ - FL STUDIO
Raul, a Full Sail Alumni and former audio engineer at Orlando’s Walt Disney World, joined SAE in 2017. His eight-year FL Studio experience has allowed him to showcase the Digital Audio Workstation in various platforms, including SAE seminars and IMSTA FESTA Miami. Raul’s passion for music production drives him to teach others the vast potential of FL Studio. Join him as he explains FL Studio’s new features, tricks, and tips.
Rafael "Wolvsun" Pagan - Xils Lab
Bass Music Producer, Mixing & Recording Engineer, LED Programmer, & Sr. Audio Visual Tech. Originally from Puerto Rico, Wolvsun has called Miami home for the past 5 years. After playing a few music festivals and opening for many of the industries biggest names, he has put himself on the map as a serious player in the future of dance music & bass community in South Florida.
DAVE ANDRIS – Celemony
David Andris is a Juno nominated audio engineer living and working in South Florida. He has worked for Obie Trice, Bone Crusher, Rezza Brothers, Walter Orange (original member of the commodores), and Maestro Fresh Wes. David was the national product specialist for Melodyne from 2007-2011, during that time he recorded two tutorial videos for MacProVideo.com. David is currently the Campus Director at SAE Miami.
CASEY STEVENS & JOHN DINICOLA – Focusrite | Novation
Casey Stevens is a touring DJ/Producer with over 20 years experience in the industry, Electronic Music Record Label Owner and Operator, and Focusrite Novation Product Specialist Manager. John DiNicola is an Audio Engineer, Guitar Playing Musician, and Focusrite Novation Product Specialist with 10 years' experience in the industry.
DERRICK FLOYD – IK MULTIMEDIA
Artist, Musician, Songwriter, Life-Coach and Motivational Speaker, are just a few of the words that describe Derrick Floyd. If you ask him, he is a constant work in progress. By day, he is the National Sales and Product Specialist Manager for the ground breaking music technology company, IK Multimedia who is one of the leaders in making professional software tools for musicians, producers and engineers all over the world. Also being the pioneers of mobile recording revolution with the invention of the iRig family of portable recording products has given Derrick a front roll seat at the helm of the constant evolving world of creative music technology products. By night, he is the executive director of The Beautiful Now Project. A company founded on the principles of using all forms of digital media, Music, Video, etc. to Uplift, Encourage and Inspire those around us to be their best version of themselves. He believes that in order to truly change the world, we have to start with offering the world the best of ourselves, creating and living in the space we were designed to be, and giving THAT to our jobs, family, and friends, then we will change the world for the better, one person at a time.
ill Factor - IK Multimedia Master Class
Ivan Corraliza professionally known as ill Factor has been producing music for more than fifteen years working on projects such as; Matis Yahu, Justin Timberlake, Skylar Grey, Ginuwine, Kelly Rowland, Kevin Rudolf, Cher, Cody Simpson, Cobra starship, Jared Evan, Jason Durelo, Jessie J, Natasha Bedinfield, Daniel Bedinfield, Groove Armada, Calvin Harris, Roisin Murphy, Howie D(Back Street Boys), Jordan Knight(New Kids On The block), Kate Moss, Songs featured on Pete Tong's BBC radio show, and that is just to name a few.
Shareef Islam - NATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Born in the Bronx NY and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Shareef (Azteknique aka TekMaschine) Islam, started out as a dancer/choreographer. In the late 80’s early 90’s when hip hop and dance music was at its best. He went on to perform and work with artist such as Paula Abdul, Jody Wately, Heavy D, Sybil, Color Me Badd, Kid N Play just to name a few. Now with his own production company Azteknique Productions LLC. And label HipSoul Entertainment Inc. Shareef plans on bringing a new sound and vybe to the entertainment game. HipSoul is the sound!
JOSHUA HELTON - NATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Joshua is a veteran of the North American DJ scene and was an early adopter of the DVS (digital vinyl system) format in 2004. His forward thinking allowed him to experience the evolution of Traktor DJ software and hardware first -hand. This also equipped him with a deep understanding of the system and created the opportunity for him to work directly with Native Instruments as a beta tester and now product specialist. An expert in his field, he is responsible for training artists and presenting at workshops around the country. Along with his technical knowledge, he brings to the table an undeniable passion for DJ culture that spans over two decades.
BILL COLLINS – MAGIX
Bill Collins is a Chicago-based music producer, educator and product specialist for MAGIX Software who has been actively performing and producing music for over 20 years. His music can be heard on several major television networks and is published by Sony/ATV and Universal Music Publishing Group. Bill is also the Editor for The Pro Audio Files, and served as Course Director for the Los Angeles Film School from 2010-2017.
