{"id":20148,"date":"2021-06-24T22:57:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=20148"},"modified":"2021-06-24T22:57:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:57:18","slug":"gearfest-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2021\/06\/gearfest-online\/","title":{"rendered":"GearFest Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20149\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-online-logo-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-online-logo-2021.png 400w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-online-logo-2021-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Sweetwater\u2019s 2021 GearFest<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Rush\u2019s Alex Lifeson, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Lisa Loeb, Divinity Roxx, Jimmy Jam &amp; Terry Lewis, Tom Scott, Peter Frampton, Rick Beato and Steve Vai to appear at Sweetwater\u2019s 2021 GearFest\u2014June 25 &amp; 26 only!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20151\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-Mitch-Gallagher-gear.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-Mitch-Gallagher-gear.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-Mitch-Gallagher-gear-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GearFest is a FREE, action-packed two days of online seminars, workshops, live performances, artist appearances, exclusive sales, hourly giveaways and above all\u2014gear! GearFest is streamed to you live with all the exciting things you\u2019ve come to know and love about GearFest\u2014from the comfort of your home.<\/p>\n<p>GearFest brings music icons, Grammy\u00ae winning artists and engineers, legendary producers\u2014right into your living room! Learn from some of the best in the business with exclusive online workshops, panels, and performances.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweetwater<\/strong>, the world\u2019s leading music technology and instrument retailer, presents its annual GearFest event on June 25\u00a0and June 26 from 10 AM to 6 PM EDT. Similar to last year\u2019s festivities, the world\u2019s biggest celebration of music instruments and pro audio gear is bringing its annual physical event exclusively online: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/gearfest\/\">https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/gearfest\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highlights of noteworthy music icons participating in GearFest 2021 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DJ Jazzy Jeff\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Grammy\u00ae and American Music Award\u2013winning musician and producer (Solo artist, Will Smith)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lisa Loeb<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Grammy\u00ae winning musician, singer, songwriter and actor (Solo artist)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steve Vai<\/strong>\u2013 Grammy\u00ae winning guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, producer (Solo artist, Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, G3, Whitesnake)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Frampton<\/strong>\u2013 Grammy\u00ae winning musician, singer, songwriter, producer (Solo artist, Humble Pie, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, David Bowie)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Divinity Roxx<\/strong>\u2013 Grammy\u00ae nominated musician, songwriter, bassist (Solo, Beyonc\u00e9, Victor Wooten, Jay-Z, will.i.am, Gladys Knight)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quentin Gilkey<\/strong>\u2013 Producer, engineer, mixer, musician (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Anderson .Paak, Kendrick Lamar)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lynette Williams<\/strong>\u2013 Keyboardist, organist (Childish Gambino, Lalah Hathaway, will.i.am, Mariah Carey)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yvette Young<\/strong>\u2013 Guitarist (Covet, San Holo, Scale the Summit, Polyphia, Natalie Evans)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ian Hill<\/strong>\u2013 Bassist (Judas Priest)<\/li>\n<li><strong>George Lynch<\/strong>\u2013 Hard rock guitarist and songwriter (Lynch Mob, Dokken)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doyle Dykes<\/strong>\u2013 Legendary guitarist (Solo artist)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Lord-Alge<\/strong>\u2013 Grammy\u00ae winning mix engineer (Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Prince, James Brown, Tina Turner, Madonna, Carly Simon)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joe Barresi<\/strong>\u2013 Producer, mixer, engineer, musician (Tool, Slipknot, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phil X<\/strong>\u2013 Guitarist, songwriter (Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Kelly Clarkson, Tommy Lee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bianca Richardson<\/strong>\u2013 Drummer and producer (Marcus Miller, Conan Grey, Willow Smith, Madison Beer, Diana Gordon, Cory Wong)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carmen Vandenberg<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Lead guitarist for Grammy\u00ae nominated London rock band (BONES UK, Jeff Beck)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Scheps<\/strong>\u2013 Grammy\u00ae award winning engineer and producer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Audioslave, Metallica, U2, Johnny Cash)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andreas and Daniel Sennheiser<\/strong>\u2013 Third-generation owners\u00a0of Sennheiser<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steve Stine<\/strong>\u2013 Guitarist, instructor (Guitar World magazine, GuitarZoom, Grim Reaper, Avian, Dozer)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brett Young<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Multi-platinum, ACM\u00ae winning country pop singer\/songwriter (Solo artist)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tim Pierce<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Session guitarist and musical artist (Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins, Roger Waters, Rick Springfield)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20150\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-Giveaway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-Giveaway.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sweetwater-GearFest-Giveaway-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GearFest remains the only event of its kind and size to remain open to the public. Musicians and customers from various corners of the music industry and all over the world can expect to see thousands of exciting deals on items across all product categories, from audio technology to pro equipment and instruments.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can also expect hourly prize giveaways valuing over\u00a0$50,000.\u00a0Last year, GearFest attracted over 125,000 people from around the globe with 16 hours of programming over the course of the 2-day digital event. Live streams generated 56,000 views on Facebook, 30,000 views on YouTube, and 147,402 views across Sweetwater.com and all GearFest pages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GearFest 2021 will stream live on Friday, June 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT and Saturday, June 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT. Music lovers globally can stream the online event on Sweetwater\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sweetwater\/\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1kdsZUTDSW1BtsHEoYx4WQ\">YouTube<\/a> channels, in addition to:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gearfest.com\/\">www.gearfest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans interested in viewing the entire GearFest lineup can view at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/gearfest\/presenters\">https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/gearfest\/presenters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or call (800) 222-4700 to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>To enter giveaways, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/giveaway\/\">https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/giveaway\/<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweetwater\u2019s 2021 GearFest Rush\u2019s Alex Lifeson, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Lisa Loeb, Divinity Roxx, Jimmy Jam &amp; Terry Lewis, Tom Scott, Peter Frampton, Rick Beato and Steve Vai to appear at Sweetwater\u2019s 2021 GearFest\u2014June 25 &amp; 26 only! 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