{"id":107536,"date":"2021-06-13T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=107536"},"modified":"2021-06-15T11:23:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T15:23:04","slug":"sweetwaters-2021-gearfest-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/06\/13\/sweetwaters-2021-gearfest-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweetwater&#8217;s 2021 GearFest details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sweetwater_banner_new-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sweetwater_banner_new-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sweetwater_banner_new-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sweetwater_banner_new-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sweetwater_banner_new.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sweetwater is gearing up for its annual GearFest event on June 25 and June 26, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>DJ Jazzy Jeff, Lisa Loeb and Divinity Roxx to Appear at Sweetwater&#8217;s 2021 GearFest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (June 15, 2021) &#8211; Sweetwater, the world&#8217;s leading music technology and instrument retailer, is gearing up for its annual GearFest event on June 25th and June 26th. Similar to last year&#8217;s festivities, the world&#8217;s biggest celebration of music instruments and pro audio gear is bringing its annual physical event exclusively online.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring musical appearances, workshops and in-depth interviews, to exclusive new content and panels directly from your favorite manufacturers and the biggest music makers in the business, fans can experience live music, take advantage of some of the biggest gear deals of the year, enter exciting hourly giveaways, and learn directly from world-class musicians and industry leaders in the comfort of their own home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights of noteworthy music icons participating in GearFest 2021 include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>DJ Jazzy Jeff \u2013 Grammy\u00ae and American Music Award\u2013winning musician and producer (Solo artist, Will Smith)<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Loeb \u2013 Grammy\u00ae winning musician, singer, songwriter and actor (Solo artist)<\/p>\n<p>Steve Vai \u2013 Grammy\u00ae winning guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, producer (Solo artist, Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, G3, Whitesnake)<\/p>\n<p>Peter Frampton \u2013 Grammy\u00ae winning musician, singer, songwriter, producer (Solo artist, Humble Pie, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, David Bowie)<\/p>\n<p>Divinity Roxx \u2013 Grammy\u00ae nominated musician, songwriter, bassist (Solo, Beyonc\u00e9, Victor Wooten, Jay-Z, will.i.am, Gladys Knight)<\/p>\n<p>Quentin Gilkey \u2013 Producer, engineer, mixer, musician (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Anderson .Paak, Kendrick Lamar)<\/p>\n<p>Lynette Williams \u2013 Keyboardist, organist (Childish Gambino, Lalah Hathaway, will.i.am, Mariah Carey)<\/p>\n<p>Yvette Young \u2013 Guitarist (Covet, San Holo, Scale the Summit, Polyphia, Natalie Evans)<\/p>\n<p>Ian Hill \u2013 Bassist (Judas Priest)<\/p>\n<p>George Lynch \u2013 Hard rock guitarist and songwriter (Lynch Mob, Dokken)<\/p>\n<p>Doyle Dykes \u2013 Legendary guitarist (Solo artist)<\/p>\n<p>Chris Lord-Alge \u2013 Grammy\u00ae winning mix engineer (Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Prince, James Brown, Tina Turner, Madonna, Carly Simon)<\/p>\n<p>Joe Barresi \u2013 Producer, mixer, engineer, musician (Tool, Slipknot, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age)<\/p>\n<p>Phil X \u2013 Guitarist, songwriter (Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Kelly Clarkson, Tommy Lee<\/p>\n<p>Bianca Richardson \u2013 Drummer and producer (Marcus Miller, Conan Grey, Willow Smith, Madison Beer, Diana Gordon, Cory Wong)<\/p>\n<p>Carmen Vandenberg \u2013 Lead guitarist for Grammy\u00ae nominated London rock band (BONES UK, Jeff Beck)<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Scheps \u2013 Grammy\u00ae award winning engineer and producer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Audioslave, Metallica, U2, Johnny Cash)<\/p>\n<p>Andreas and Daniel Sennheiser \u2013 Third-generation owners of Sennheiser<\/p>\n<p>Steve Stine \u2013 Guitarist, instructor (Guitar World magazine, GuitarZoom, Grim Reaper, Avian, Dozer)<\/p>\n<p>Brett Young \u2013 Multi-platinum, ACM\u00ae winning country pop singer\/songwriter (Solo artist)<\/p>\n<p>Tim Pierce \u2013 Session guitarist and musical artist (Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins, Roger Waters, Rick Springfield)<\/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. Fans can also expect hourly prize giveaways valuing over $50,000.<\/p>\n<p>Last 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sweetwater.com<\/a> and all GearFest pages.<\/p>\n<p>GearFest 2021 will stream live on Friday, June 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT and Saturday, June 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT. Music lovers globally can stream the online event on Sweetwater&#8217;s Facebook and YouTube channels, in addition to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/gearfest\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.gearfest.com<\/a>. Fans interested in viewing the entire GearFest lineup can view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/gearfest\/presenters\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/gearfest\/presenters<\/a> or call (800) 222-4700 to learn more. To enter giveaways, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/giveaway\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/giveaway\/<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\">Return to the AroundFortWayne home page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/chuck_surack.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Chuck Surack, founder, president and CEO of Fort Wayne-based Sweetwater Sound. 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