Pyraminds' monthly guest lecture series focused on entrepreneurship and success stories in the music industry. Each month a different guest is invited to speak about their unique carreer path and what lead them to where they are today. It is designed to show the many facets of the music business and provide a networking opportunity for all participants.This community service is a requirement for all Pyramind students and is also open and FREE to the general public to attend.

This month's guest lecture is Steve Oppenheimer, editor in chief of Electronic Music Magazine. Come hear Steve's story of how he made it in the music and recording industry.

For more Info contact 415-896-9800x202 or email Bryan Dale at bryan@pyramind.com

Stay tuned for the release date and party sometime in September, and the beginning of a whole new year of submissions and review panels!

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In an on-going effort to provide real-world recording experience for our full-time Certificate students, Pyramind recently hosted its Music Production & Engineering 301 class at Talking House Production’s cutting edge facility at 1160 Bryant Street in San Francisco.

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Call 1 888 378.mind x.207 for more information or visit our website to download the catalog now.

Get in the mix with the GRAMMY U Media Mash-Up Contest launch party. This contest is open to STUDENTS FROM ALL SCHOOLS. The launch event will provide information about this innovative contest to be held in July, in which students will create audio/video mash-ups of original files supplied by fellow students, to be evaluated by an industry panel.

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Stay tuned for the release date and party sometime in May, and the beginning of a whole new year of submissions and review panels!
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Come hear Emmy Award winning composer Gary Remal Malkin talk about his years of experience scoring for TV and Film and the importance of using custom music and audio for media branding.
RSVP: 888 378.mind x.202 or info@pyramind.com

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Coast Recorders will be hosting their first Battle of the Bands competition in April of 2007. Chosen from the Bay Area’s top talent, five bands will be selected to compete for prizes valued at over $10,000.. Read more about this epic event!

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Pyramind has been approved by the Veteran's Administration for VA funding, offering veterans four certificate-granting programs designed for the serious professional and developing recording artist!

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WORLDLY:
America's premiere global beats showcase returns with Asian Dub Foundation co-founder Dr. Das' first U.S. solo gig and sets by Karsh Kale, Cheb i Sabbah, Janaka Selekta, DJ Sep, DJ Dragonfly and DJ Amar.

Friday, March 2, 2007 at 1015 Folsom 21+ : 10pm - 5am

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Now available for download at the following locations....

iTunes

Beatport

and artist marketing rep from Fontana Distribution, Annie Lane.

March 14th, 10 AM - 1 PM
RSVP: 1 888 378-mind x.202
info@pyramind.com

Mo Mellady records three new Planet Check spots at Pyramind.

Executive producer of "Planet Check," Mo Mellady records her spots in our Studio B , utilizing the phone patch capablity to interview many well known people about important environmental issues.

>>check out the spots!>>]]> info@pyramind.com Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:25:17 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm#hiphopdiy

Grammy Career Day: HipHop - D.I.Y

GRAMMY Career Day is a national outreach program that provides insight to high school students about careers that are available in music and direction on how ot prepare for them. Held on university campuses in more than a dozen cities each year, these daylong conferences allow students to discuss with industry professionals what it's like to work in music while learning what it takes to be successful in the field. On January 19th 2006, the SF Chapter of NARAS hosted the annual event at SF State Universities campus. Over seven hundred Bay Area high school students were in attendance and given the opportunity to listen to industry panels and participate in fourteen different workshops. Pyramind students Dion, Sinh, Tino, Ashley, Lucas, Cameron, Geordan, Sheila, Ryan and Bryan, volunteered to assist the SF NARAS staff in producing a hugely well received event. The HipHop D.I.Y. workshop was one of many workshops at Grammy Career Day which was produced by the SF Chapter of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) and hosted by San Francisco State University. The workshop featured Oakland’s Balance and Knocademus and SF NARAS governor and producer Greg Gordon getting students to flow like a pro over freshly dropped beats they built in the workshop. Always a popular workshop, this year students had a new edge; the panelists would pick two students to perform in the afternoon before the entire audience. >>check out pics and the resulting track!>>]]> info@pyramind.com Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:23:26 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm#filmarts
Pyramind hosts the San Francisco Film Arts Foundation in our Multimedia training Lab for the first in a series of classes in editing and producing with Apple's Final Cut Pro.

Gaining access to an editing system is easier than ever, but the learning curve of a new software program can slow you down. In this intensive hands-on workshop, students will learn the basics of editing with Final Cut Pro 5 from Apple certified instructor Dave Poole. ]]> info@pyramind.com Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:54:38 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm#towerpod
Pyramind has been actively involved in helping Outhink build their Podcast studio and finding engaging and relevant PJ's (Podcast Jockeys) to begin production for the TowerPod.com website. Outhink Inc., developers of The SpinCasting technology that lets you webcast (video, audio, or blogs) and collaborate with your friends in a secure peer to peer filesharing environment, have now moved their studio to Pyramind's 880 Folsom St facility.

Stay tuned for some great music based podcasts featuring artists from Major to Independent labels. Most every show is hosted by personalties who are very passionate about their music, almost to a point of insanity (a good thing, we think!) You'll be able to stream the shows "live", individually download or subscribe to your favorite Podcast(s) to listen whenever you want to! ]]> info@pyramind.com Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:51:04 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm#IDC
Just good old fashion CD's packed with great music made by great local artists.

All CD's available at Pyramind for $12 each.]]> info@pyramind.com Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:17:01 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm#loopcontest
Runner up was John Honore. His submission wasn't a loop but as he put it: "I started developing a loop and it turned into a full blown thirty second radio spot for Pyramind".

Way to go John!

Special thanks to everyone who submitted.]]> info@pyramind.com Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:15:41 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/tpt/index.cfm
RX Gallery is located at: 132 Eddy St @ Mason St.

This month's Industry Sponsor:

Blue Collar

ABOUT TEST PRESS THURSDAYS: Who can you expect to meet at these events? Artists, DJ's, producers, designers, radio programmers, press/media, record label reps, record store owners, club owners, promoters and Recording Academy members and governors.

Each month features a different label, retail or press sponsor showcasing their hottest new releases and DJ's. Past Hosts have included: Ingrooves, Om Records, Pyramind, Zen City, XLR8R, Soulmine Records and Remix Magazine.

Plus, anyone can submit a track (so long as they are present) to be reviewed and entered in the contest! ]]> info@pyramind.com Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:14:24 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm?section=3#peanut info@pyramind.com Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:17:37 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/resources/RSS/whatisapodcast.cfm info@pyramind.com Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:53:52 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm?section=3#peanut
Peanut Butter & JAMMusic Sessions for Kids targets a very specific minority group within some of our underserved communities…these children are the artists and musicians who at an early age do not fit into the “box”. Approximately 50-60% of these children are inner-city kids in the low or no–income bracket. Some are living in homeless shelters and the majority of these kids are either of Latino, African-American or Asian decent. PB&JAMMusic Sessions for Kids™ is all about providing free weekend afternoon music workshops for kids of all ages and flavors in these under-served communities. They will experiment with musical instruments or simply learn how to move to their own rhythm. They may record a song(s) or record their peers, design, create and produce their own CDs and market them to sell for profit. They will learn how to put together an entire production. The blueprint for each project is: TEAM ~ DEDICATION ~ PLAN ~ MARKETING ~ PERFORMANCE ~ RECORDING]]> info@pyramind.com Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:52:59 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm?section=3#steveses
Grammy-Nominated Song Writer Steve Seskin gave a lecture for our Entrepreneurship in the Music Business Class. In three short hours, Steve touched on subjects such as: Intro to Lyric Writing Melody, Rhyming and Metaphor Point of Vi e w Writing/Rewriting Inspiration Music Business, and Collaboration. The Entreprenuership in the Music Business Class is now open to the public! Don't miss this unique opportunity to meet seasoned veterans of the music industry and get a chance to network! Cost: Free for current students, $30 for past students/Alumni, and $50 for non-students. For more information, please contact us at info@pyramind.com or call toll free: 1-888-378-MIND (6463) ]]> info@pyramind.com Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:51:50 -0800 http://www.pyramind.com/news/current/current.cfm?section=3#musicteq
Cakewalk and Intel came to Pyramind to bring the MusicTeq 2005 Tour! We had a packed house while the boys from Cakewalk used Sonar Producer Edition ver.5, and Project 5 v2 for: Setting up your PC studio Choosing the right equipment Music mixing and production Mobile recording Making beats Recording and perfecting vocals Synth programming Mastering, and more!]]> info@pyramind.com Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:50:05 -0800