Panel Information

All panels will take place at Hotel Blue
717 Central Ave NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 924-2400

Aug 23 Room A 11-12:15pm
Booking and Touring your way or theirs
You want to hit the road with your band, but where do you begin? What is a reasonable amount to ask for since you only have a draw in your local area? How can you promote your shows adequately to get SOMEONE to come see you? What if the Talent Buyers don't answer your emails, should you call? Will an EPK help? What about Myspace? There are many factors that go into building an effective tour! From approaching the talent buyers, promoting properly, covering expenses, sensible routing to being prepared for unexpected emergencies; let the experts give you the tips of the trade! Learn what works and what doesn't! And better yet...How to make a successful name for your band while being offered a return date instead of being paid not to return!

Brian Waymire: Owner, Dreamscapers/Red Gorilla
Jenny Mcphee: Agent TKO Booking AgencyModerator
Tom Frouge: Executive Director, Globalquerque, Moderator
Ryan Cano: Owner, The Loyalty Firm
Terri Lyn Rosa: A&R Rescue Records

Aug 23 Room A 12:30-1:45pm
Resume, Press Kit Building, Online Marketing, How to give and get good press
Don't be scared! We'll introduce you. If armed properly, the media can be your best promotional ally. Discover details on relationships between publicists and journalists, artists and publicists, and artists and writers. Learn how to write a proper press release, how to best expose artists and events to the media, online and so much more!

Greg Hunter: Freelance Writer (Paste/Under The Radar/Wonkavision)
Madalyn Sklar: GoGirlsMusic.com - Moderator
Kevin Hopper: Publisher Local IQ
Dan Mayfield: Asst, Arts Editor, Albuquerque Journal
Laura Marrich: Music Editor, Weekly Alibi
John Forsythe: DJ, 93.3 KOB-FM, John and the Poptarts

Aug 23 Room A 2-3:15pm
The Art of the 360 Record Deal
We'll be discussing what a 360 degree deal means and how it is changing what a record deal means. The record business and getting signed is not the same game it was in the past, even 5 years ago. We'll get into specifics how a 360 affects your branding as an artist and band, merchandising, licensing, touring.

Ken Abdo: Entertainment Lawyer, Moderator
Michael Davenport: Owner, Expressive Artists
Chris J: Army Of Freshmen
Les Scott: Director of Catalog Licensing for Film and Television/Source Q Boutique

Aug 23 2:00-3:00pm
Speed Networking for the Music Industry

We know how hard it can be to make new contacts at a music conference so we are bringing you the highly acclaimed Speed Networking for the Music Industry event to the Hyperactive Music Conference + Festival. In this round-table style event, you will expand your contacts quickly and effectively by meeting TEN TIMES the amount of contacts in the time it would usually take to meet one. In this 45-minute seminar developed by our friends at Human Factor, you will have the opportunity to quickly and comfortably meet and talk to a variety of music industry players as well as fellow musicians in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

Learn unique networking techniques and put them to use. Express No matter what your role or length of experience, everyone from artists, lawyers, record labels, managers, etc, will benefit from the combined experience in the room. By the end of the session, you'll have met everyone in the room, and will have learned what they can or can't do for you.

Don't forget your demos and business cards! Due to the popularity and nature of this type of event, seats fill extremely quickly so get there early.

Aug 23 Room A 3:15-4:30pm
Publishing/Production/Licensing/Merch
Record Label A&R and producers discuss ways to attract interest from the labels, How production and Mixing is so important, you may be sitting on gold, how to get your music licensed and published, and how merchandise and the right products can really brand your identity as a artist or band.

Andrew Click: Stepbridge Studios
Doug Geist: Owner, Santa Fe Studios
John Kurzweg: Producer
Robert Case: Owner, New Pants Publishing, Moderator
Terri Lyn Rosa: A&R, Rescue Records
Steve Poulton: Owner Audio Excellence, Sound Engineer, Independent Label/AE Records

Aug 23 Room B 3:15-4:30pm
Social Networks for Musicians Workshop
Madalyn Sklar of GoGirlsMusic.com and Social Networks for Musicians presents this fascinating workshop explaining the various social networks that can benefit you whether you're an indie artist or music business professional. She'll walk you through her top three sites: Myspace, Facebook and Twitter and explain it so it makes sense, offering advice and tips. With over 12 years internet marketing and promotion experience in the music business, she knows her way these social networks and can help you get results. Sklar is a music business coach & consultant, blogger, social networks expert and author. She is also the found of GoGirlsMusic.com, the oldest & largest online community of indie women in music.

Room A Aug 23 4:30-5:30pm
Demo Listening Session 1

Top industry A&R representatives, producers, and label heads critique your demo.

Chris J: Lead Singer of Army of Freshman
John Kurzweg: Producer, Creed/Puddle Of Mudd/Jewel/Eagle Eye Cherry
Allie Shaw: Listen Records/Sony
Brian Waymire: Dreamscapers/Redgorilla
Jenny Mcphee: TKO Booking Agency

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mentoring One-On-One

Sign Up and schedule your mentoring session with one of our industry guests

Thursday 8/21/08

The Launchpad

Hyperfest 3 kickoff party

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21+free with valid id

Line Up:

8-8:45pm/ Sarah Vonderharr Band from America's Top Model , Chicago, IL

9-9:35pm/ See What Happens Abq, NM

9:50-10:50/ Some Soular Abq, NM

11:15-12:15/ The Cringe New York, New York

12:30-1:15/ Peekaboo Theory,  Houston TX

FRIDAY 8/22/08 

The Launchpad

***There is an all ages show earlier that evening, so doors for Hyper Fest Showcase will be at 10pm***

10-10:50pm/ Old Main Abq, NM

11pm-12am/ Crazyfool, Abq, NM

12:15am-1:15am/ D=Numbers Abq, NM

Event Details:  No cover, 21+

Atomic Cantina

8-8:40pm/ Saving Damsels Abq, NM

8:55-9:35/ Fantastic Planet Abq, NM

9:50-10:30pm/The Ground Beneath Abq, NM

10:45-11:20pm/Lousy Robot Abq, NM

11:30pm-12am/Kimo Abq, NM

12:15am-1:15am/ The Platforms Austin, TX

Event Details: No Cover, 21+

Burts Tiki Lounge

9-9:45pm/Scenester, Abq, NM

10-10:45pm Hey Mister  Las Vegas, NV

11-11:45pm/Super Giant Abq, NM

12am-1am/Dive BomberSan Diego, CA

Event Details: No Cover, 21+

One Up

8-8:45pm/David Smith Santa Fe, NM

9-9:45pm/Shelley Barratt Band Abq, NM

10-11pm/ Blue Light Denver, CO

11pm-12am/Leah Black Abq, NM

12:15am-1:15am/ Paul Rivers Bailey  Santa Fe, NM

Event Details: No Cover, 21+

Blackbird Buvette

7:30-8:30pm/Cole Mitchell Abq, NM

9-10pm/ Cody Crump  Denver, CO

10:15-11:15pm/Stereo Indifference Farmington, NM

11:30pm-12:30/Marsh Abq, NM

Event Details: No Cover, Must be 21+ to drink

The Agency

7:30-8:10pm/ Twilight Sentinels Indianapolis, Indiana

8:25-8:55pm/Audio Buddha  Santa Fe, NM

9:10-9:50pm/Leihdorus Abq, NM

10-10:35pm/Darbstar Abq, NM

10:50-11:35pm/Dog Men Poets San Antonio, TX

11:50pm-12:45am/The Fascination North Park, CA

1am-2am/TBA

Event Details: No cover, All Ages 

SATURDAY 8/23/08 

The Agency

8-8:45pm/2 Real 4 Da Mind Boulder, CO

9-9:45pm/Somer New York, New York

10-11pm/ Elu Abq, NM

11:15am-12:15am/2bers Abq, NM

12:30am-1:30/XRay Ok Los Angleles, CA

1:45-2:45/Phase Theory Los Angeles, CA

Event Details: No Cover, All Ages

Blackbird Buvette

8-8:45pm/Kimo Abq, NM

9-10/Zack Nichols Denver, CO

Event Details: No Cover, Must be 21+ to drink

One Up

7:30-8:30pm/Sounddoc Drea Phoenix, AZ

9-10pm/Cristen Grey  Santa Fe, NM

10:15-11:15pm/Driftwood Fire Fort Collins, CO

11:30pm-12:30pm/Matt Jones Abq, NM

Event Details: No Cover, 21+

Atomic Cantina

9-9:45pm/The Big Spank  Abq, NM

10-10:45pm/8mm Los Angeles, CA

11pm-12am/Lord of Fuzz  Denver, CO

12:15-1:15am/Seis Pistos CHIHUAHUA, Mexico

The 2008 festival/conference will be held AUGUST 21-23, centrally located in  venues throughout downtown Albuquerque, NM. There's nothing else like it in New Mexico!

go to www.hyperfestival/.com   for all details.

Last year saw performances by 230 artists from across the nation and way beyond. Some previous performers include,Flobots, Tickle Me Pink, The Maine, Sarah Bettens, Love me Destroyer, Efren "Pedro" Ramirez, The Thieves, Giant Squid, Oh No Not Stereo, Scissors For Lefty, Ari Shine, King Straggler, Fielding, Single File,Martha Berner, Greyscale, Black Tie Dynasty, Soular, The Hot IQs, Tony Scalzo Of Fastball, Dog Men Poets, I Hate Kate, Fletch, Dear And The Headlights, Cage 9, Army Of Me, The Hero Factor, The Outline, Unit 7 Drain, Of God And Science, The Day After, Glacier Hiking formerly Abandoned Pools, Fata Morgana featuring Tim Alexander of Primus, Jay Nash, Colourmusic, The Day After, The Trampolines, The Attorneys, Funky Nashville, Peekaboo Theory Blackmarket, The Maine, Dusty Rhodes And The River Band, Graham Issacsson, Your Black Star, Go Motion, It's Like Love, Girl In A Coma, Army Of Robots, Bark, Bark, Bark, Black Pegasus, Rachael Sage, Drew Danburry, D.O.R.K., CAT-A-TAC, The Platforms, Everything Absent or Distorted (a love story), Jodelle, Adam Lopez Band, , Subrosa, Lomita, Broken Teeth, Fight The Quiet, Hit By A Bus and many more.

As far as speakers and panel discussion, you'll join and network with experienced music executives that will educate and share with you. Previous speakers have come from all across the Music Industry and included representatives from companies like Sony, Universal, Tinderbox Music, CD Baby, SESAC, Hapi Skratch, NIMBIT, Stickerjunkie, Jakprints, GoGirlsMusic.com, Atlantic, Subpop Records, The Militia Group, MTV, XM Radio, Celebrity Access, The APA Booking Agency, Warner Bros, Sinister Muse Records, STM Records, Gig Records, Nimbit, Groupietunes, Indie 101.5, Milestone Booking Agency, Berklee College Of Music, and The Planetary Group and many more.

www.myspace.com/thecringe

John Cusimano - vocals, guitar
John lives in NYC and grew up listening to Hüsker Dü, The Ramones, Television, Sex Pistols, The Beatles, Coltrane, Bird, and too many others to list here.

Around a year ago, John met Rob while they were working at the same job in NYC. John had a handful of songs and Rob played lead guitar. John ran an ad in the Village Voice for a bass player and met Matt. Matt, Rob and John jammed and it sounded good. Matt, Rob and John met Shawn, who also happened to be the best drummer in NYC. More songs were written, lots of gigs were played and an album was recorded (at Electric Lady Studios) with a really awesome engineer named Steve.

In addition to singing for The Cringe, he plays drums and keyboards in three other side projects with Matt.

James Rotondi - lead guitar
Cringe guitarist James "Roto" Rotondi brings a combination of retro-inspired tones and forward-thinking lead playing to the band's own mixture of the classic and the cutting-edge. Roto's impressive pedigree includes tours and recordings with Mike Patton's Mr. Bungle, French electro stars Air, trip-hop pioneers the Grassy Knoll, as well as collaborations, sessions and gigs with Santana's Michael Shrieve, horn gods Tower of Power, sax iconoclast Skerik (Critters Buggin) and pop legend Jason Falkner. An accomplished singer and keyboardist, Roto has also played, sang and co-composed on over 200 TV commercials, from Olympus to Lexus to Spagettios. His new solo EP, "The MiniLove EP," will be released digitally and on CD this July (myspace.com/rotovybe) and he continues to work on film music with his instrumental project, Jettatura (myspace.com/jettaturatheband).

Matt Powers - bass
I've always known that I was going to be in music. I wore out my Who tape (the Best of I think) when I was 6, but I wasn't allowed to play guitar until I was 13. Later, I found myself playing bass more and more. I met John two years ago following up an ad in the Village Voice and after one session jamming together I was 'in.'

Since then, John has been jamming with me in and out of several projects. He played drums in my early solo shows. My last project, 'Whether Music', featuring my wife Adriana Powers on bass and Bill Motzing on drums has ended but you can still check it out here: www.whethermusic.com or www.myspace.com/whether1.

My latest solo project, Matt Powers "Never Ending Aftermath" is set to be released mid-july on itunes, amazon.com, and cdbaby.com. I'll have cds on my solo tour. For more info check out: www.myspace.com/mattpowers2.

Shawn Pelton - drums
When he's not doing his thing for the Cringe, Shawn plays with the Saturday Night Live Band, Sheryl Crow and Rod Stewart.

www.myspace.com/scissorsforlefty

We're five friends.
Lovemakers to slang.
Disarming people with sarcastic wit, guised as innocence, lacking in both.
Previously, thieves in the night with honey lips...

Hello. We're Scissors For Lefty. Garza's & Krimmel's. We attempt to write songs in order to open or close little chapters of our lives. ..ing little adventures really. Flirting with disaster, reiterating current events, poking fun at love gone wrong. All excuses for us to just hang out. We've shared the stage with greats to us, such as The Arctic Monkeys, Dirty Pretty Things, Panic @ The Disco, Every Move a Picture, The Fiery Furnaces, The 1990's, The Cheat, Lemon Sun, The Situationists, Paul Weller, DJ AM, Grandaddy, Little Wings, The Faraday Effect, Black Heart Procession, Locksley, The Coral, I am Spoon Bender, Pedro The Lion, Inner, Rykarda Parasol, The Wildlife, and many, many more. I dunno, I think we've played about Ninety Nine shows by now, but it's not like we are tight or anything. We would like to bust out 9000 shows, and then, maybe then, we'll fade away...

San Luis Obispo is where we met, and now San Francisco is where we happily reside. Steve Garza, yes another Garza brother, will be cutting a rug with us in 2007. As for Robby, he'll be with us as much as we can steal him away. We all work our asses off, and believe in this band. So, let's share amps, let's share kits. We're broke, and if you are playing with us, you probably are too. Here's to always being hungry...

Bryan Garza: Vocals, Guitar
Peter Krimmel: Piano, Guitar
James Krimmel: Drums
Robby Garza: Bass
Steve Garza: Bass

SFL were named the BEST UP AND COMING INDIE ROCK BAND in the SF WEEKLY BEST OF 2006 ISSUE. SF Magazine also named us one of the seven hottest bay area groups along with: E40, Rogue Wave, Erase Errata, Matmos, Sean Hayes and Honeycut.

"Eager rock magpies come bearing bright, catchy gifts... huge hooks and playful pleasures win the day... So cheerily unpretentious, it's almost irresistible." - SPIN

"...plenty of undeniable, butt-shaking riffs...your feet will be shuffling to the irresistable, anthemic guitar hooks." - Paste

"...scruffy, dancey pop that's gleefully euphoric. Bryan Garza sings like an indie-rock James Brown, yelping, cooing, and slurring his lines in a boyishly seductive fashion..." - Rated: A, San Francisco Magazine

"…San Francisco newcomers Scissors for Lefty… threatened to steal the night from the '80s British duo [Erasure] with a frisky, fun 40-minute romp through its catchy indie album Underhanded Romance." – Miami Herald

"Scissors for Lefty...ambitious, sarcastic sophistopop.... quirky, promising and quite possibly awesome. - NME

"4/5 stars....combining the quirky pop flair of the Killers with the Anglophile indie purism of their underrated Californian labelmates the Tyde, the debut album from this San Francisco quartet shows real potential..." - The Times UK

"5/5 stars...they're stellar to the core. As happy on the dancefloor as in the headphones, SFL have a plethora of tunes that can take their place alongside Franz Ferdinand and We Are Scientists in the 'rock music you can swing to' category...There isn't a single bad song on the entire album, and every listen is an absolute joy. If there is any justice we'll see Scissors for Lefty emulating the mainstream puncturing success that We Are Scientists have achieved in recent times. This immediately makes an entry into the Top Ten albums of 2007." - Alternative Ulster UK

"sublime electro-synth..." - Spin.com

"...a charismatic front-man who squeals and mumbles; a guitarist who discharges tight, delirious hooks; and a rhythm section that pumps up the jams, motherfucker..." - SF Weekly Best of 2006

"...exuberant, fast-moving danceable rock/pop full of darting keyboards, Strokes-like guitar riffs, and disco rhythms..." - Billboard

"...infused dance-pop drips with wit and brims with energy — the sound of four guys having a good time." - LA Times "Buzz Band"

"SFL have an artistic edge, a lot of esoteric flavors, and a Brian-Ferry-meets-Jarvis-Cocker vibe...one of the most compelling, exciting, and commercially viable bands to emerge out of the rich SF music scene in years! " -Aaron Axelson, Live 105/Popscene

"Two pairs of brothers are bringing dancing back to the rock concert floor - thank God...Sexy, twitchy rock with herky-jerky rhythms, '80's-style synth melodies, and a very charismatic lead singer. Sort of a Bay Area version of the Strokes, only with less attitude and more fun." - SF Magazine

"...squelchy synths and snappy, disco-happy drums...infectious, soulful,and extremely tight." - SF Bay Guardian

"In their heyday, Pulp swaggered around the Brit-pop party with a bottle of bubbly in one hand and dancing shoes in the other. They were calculated cool with enough rock to help the club kids do the stiff shuffle all night. San Francisco's Scissors for Lefty follow a similar trajectory, with electronic beats, and whispered nightcaps. Stylish without sounding too self-aware, Scissors for Lefty are an interesting amalgam of calculated styles. - Seattle Stranger

VITRUVIAN

Vitruvian is an addictive five-piece, rock band from Tempe,

With common rock 'n' roll influences, the band found a natural connection and flow that made it effortless to write music with meaning and substance. Vitruvian has recently toured the west coast promotion their freshman album, "It could be beautiful," and are currently preparing for the release of their new album, "Gnosis and Sophia," and upcoming summer tour. Vitruvian has had the privilege of sharing a stage with a variety of bands such as Strung Out, Aderna, Thirty Seconds to Mars, and Incubus.   You can see them live at the Santa Fe Muzik Festival Aug 12.

www.myspace.com/vitruvian

Ultrachronic broke out onto Denver's burgeoning music scene in early 2005 and proved its success by becoming "one of Colorado's best up and coming acts" [Colorado Music Buzz, June 2006]. Gaining its notoriety by playing Colorado's most reputable venues, Ultrachronic has garnered a strong following and has drawn sellout crowds both as a headliner and as a supporting act.

After rising to the top as one of Denver's strongest emerging bands, Ultrachronic's ride came to a screeching halt in the summer of 2006 when guitarist D.Scott Morris was diagnosed with an extraordinarily rare, but benign tumor in his chest that was up to 20 centimeters in width. After undergoing thoracic surgery and making a remarkable recovery, D.Scott and Ultrachronic are back stronger than ever and are picking up where they left off - armed with new songs, an upcoming LP, new life, and new energy. A post-hiatus debut at Albuquerque's Hyperactive Music Festival and Conference kicked off Ultrachronic's climb back to the top of Denver's music scene in May of 2007 - and the band is continuing to gain success both at home and in new markets.

Ultrachronic's bread and butter sound can be described as the fusion of funky bass, aggressive beats, flowing rhymes, infectious melodies, and gritty, funky guitars. Their mission: to get their people hopping. Visit Ultrachronic on the web at www.ultrachronic.com for songs and information on the band, and to sign up for news and ticket alerts to upcoming shows.

www.myspace.com/ultrachronic