If you’re like us, you’re sick of the cold weather and already looking forward to summer and all that it brings with it: beach trips, barbecues and, of course, music festivals.
If you haven’t already bought your tickets, here’s a shortlist of some of the big music festivals this summer:
Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
Perhaps the most hardcore of the festivals, Bonnaroo is a four-day campfest in the unforgiving heat and humidity of summertime Tennessee. The impressive lineup keeps fans coming back, though. This year they’ve got Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Skrillex, Frank Ocean, The Avett Brothers, Jack White, Elton John, Lionel Richie, The Flaming Lips, and the Arctic Monkeys.
Lollapollooza – Chicago, IL
Lollapalooza usually features one of the top lineups of the year, and this year’s no exception. Headlining the festival is Eminem, Lorde, Foster the People, Arctic Monkeys, OutKast, Kings of Leon and The Avett Brothers. For rap fans, this may be the best option for the year. And, it’s the only festival on our list that’s in a major city.
Coachella – Indio, CA
Always delivering a solid lineup, Coachella takes place April 11-13 this year in the same desert location as always. With OutKast reuniting for the first time in years, and a who’s who of top rock bands, Coachella offers a lot this year.
Some of the top acts at Coachella this year are OutKast, Arcade Fire, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Skrillex, and Beck.
Counterpoint – Kingston Downs, GA
The Counterpoint festival in Kingston Downs, GA is only in its second year, but its lineup makes it one of the best electronic music festivals around. The lineup for this year includes OutKast, Pretty Lights, Foster the People, J. Cole, Major Lazer, Krewella and Janelle Monae.
Beale Street Music Festival – Memphis, TN
If you like a variety of music, Beale Street Music Festival consistently delivers one of the most eclectic lineups around. And, it’s in Memphis’ legendary music district with lots of barbecue. Has Kid Rock, Alabama Shakes, Buddy Guy and Bone Thugz-N-Harmony are among the numerous artists performing this year. For an all around cultural experience, this is likely your best bet.
So, Why A Membership?
Let’s face it — trying to create professional mixes without the correct knowledge, tools, services, and network is like playing a concert with a broken instrument to an audience of no one.
That’s where the Sage Audio membership comes in — the membership gives you everything you need to create professional mixes consistently.
The membership is the secret to your success — it’s the difference between the 1,929,999,999 of poor-sounding mixes and the .00000002% of mixes that make people say 'WOW!"
There are 7 unique value-points included in your Sage Audio membership.
Let’s go over each one so you can decide if the membership is right for you.
1. Sage Audio University
- SAU Flagship Mixing Course: 23-video in-depth mixing course that reveals the little-known secrets of mixing and matches the needs of the new music industry.
- SAU Flagship Mastering Course: 19-video in-depth modern mastering course that dives into every nuance of making professional-sounding masters.
- SAU Pre-Mastering Course: Concise pre-mastering course that details the latest industry standards for preparing your mixes for mastering.
- SAU is designed for every experience level, ranging from budding mixing engineers to advanced engineers. The techniques and concepts taught can be applied to any DAW to create industry-leading mixes without expensive software or plugins - and free plugin alternatives are suggested throughout each course.
- Each SAU course includes Start-to-Finish session walkthrough lessons for multiple genres so you can follow along with your preferred genre.
- SAU Certification Document, which can be downloaded and showcased on your website and social channels.
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2. Private 1-on-1 Mentorship
- The Sage Audio private 1-on-1 Mentorship gives you direct access to us for advanced mixing feedback, in-depth discussions, and customized guidance that's tailored to your specific needs.
- Unlimited private access to us for advanced mixing feedback, where we provide detailed suggestions for improvement.
- Unlimited private access to us for in-depth discussions to help you improve every aspect of your mixes and masters.
- Customized guidance that’s tailored specifically to your needs.
- Fast communication so you can improve your skills quickly.
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3. Unlimited Mixing Feedback
- Unlimited professional mixing feedback directly from us so you can consistently improve your skills and create professional mixes.
- Mixing feedback is invaluable, and the Sage Audio membership gives you continual direct access to us for real-world feedback so you can improve every aspect of each of your mixes while you're in the process of mixing.
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4. 50 Free Mastered Songs Per Year
- 50 free mastered songs per year with your own dedicated professional mastering engineer so you can get all your mixes sounding like professional songs.
- You get your own dedicated Sage Audio mastering engineer to create custom masters that are specific to you and sound exactly how you want.
- Unlimited revisions with your dedicated mastering engineer. As a standard of our service, we are not happy until you are happy with the sound of your masters.
- All masters are delivered as commercial, industry-standard high-resolution 24-bit HD WAV masters so they will sound clean and clear on every platform.
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5. Community
- The Sage Audio community is a tight-knit community of passionate audio engineers who can provide you with additional real-world mixing feedback, meaningful discussions, networking, collaborations, and more.
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6. 70+ GB of Curated Sage Audio Downloadable Content
- 36 multitrack sessions spanning multiple genres for mixing practice.
- 57 un-mastered mixes spanning multiple genres for mastering practice.
- 62 Recommended Free Plugins List (vetted, tested, and approved, so you don’t have to).
- 39 Recommended Paid Plugins List (vetted, tested, and approved, so you don’t have to).
- 71 Sage Audio custom plugin presets to improve your mixes and masters.
- Sage Audio Membership Badge to showcase on your website, social channels, and portfolio.
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7. 800+ Video Catalog
- Access 700+ in-depth Sage Audio mixing and mastering videos - curated and organized into categories so you can easily take a deep dive into all aspects of audio engineering with thousands of hours of concise, expertly crafted Sage Audio videos to continually improve your skills at your own pace.
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