Wisconsin Public Radio and WRST-FM proudly present the first annual Music & Media Conference. This conference will celebrate the media field - specifically how to thrive and enjoy being in a diverse and challenging field. By attending, expect to meet students, community members, media-lovers, and those who work in media. The conference is free and open to the public. See you there!
Tuesday, September 9
Special Preview Night with filmmaker,
Jason Paul Collum
9:30pm in the UW-Oshkosh Reeve Union
Jason will be screening his film October Moon staring Brinke Stevens. Here's the synopsis: Elliot, a shy young man, is shunned by his family, friends and fiancee when he falls in love with another man. Unfortunately, his love interest already has a boyfriend, and as Elliot finds himself rejected at every turn, he slips into paranoia and rage, determined to get what he desires most....
Afterwords, Jason will also field questions from audience members.
Wednesday, September 10
Conference
Noon-2p:Student Showcase of Short Films, moderated by Tony Palmeri (Reeve Theatre)
UW-Oshkosh Film Society
2-3p: Real Life: Living & Working In Media, moderated by Tony Palmeri (Reeve Theatre)
UW-Oshkosh Director of Radio Services (WRST-FM), Randall Davidson
Patty Murray, Reporter, Wisconsin Public Radio
James Moran, Publisher, the Scene Newspaper
Jim Lundstrom, Editor/Columnist, the Scene Newspaper
Jon Helm, Promotions Producer, WISN-TV, Milwaukee
3-4p: Recording/Production Time: Creative Options in a Smaller Community moderated by Tony Palmeri (Reeve Theatre)
Troy Perkins, filmmaker
Jason Paul Collum, filmmaker
Justin Perkins, Engineer, Smart Geeks, music
Jeremy Helbling of Topsoil Studios, music
4-5p: Doing What You Love...and Maybe Not Getting Paid, moderated by Sarah Owen (Reeve Theatre)
Frances Perkins, film
Mary Flynn, host, Wisconsin Public Radio
Chris Kuborn, host, Wisconsin Public Radio
Janet Planet
5p-6p: Starving Artists: Life as a Local Musician, moderated by Sarah Owen (Reeve Theatre)
Richie Plass of the Flying Feather Band
Marty Robinson
Mike Underwood
Andrew Zimmerman
Aaron Baer
7-10p: Concert featuring local music (Titan Underground)
Tony Memmel
Gabriel Reed
Northern Room
Learn More About the Participants
Randall Davidson
UW-Oshkosh Director of Radio Services (WRST-FM)
Patty Murray
Wisconsin Public Radio News Reporter
Jim Lundstrom
Editor for Fox Valley’s SCENE Newspaper
James Moran
Publisher for Fox Valley’s SCENE Newspaper
Jon Helm
WISN-TV Promotions Producer, UW-Oshkosh Radio-TV-Film Alumni
Troy Perkins
UW-Oshkosh Radio-TV-Film Professor, Wisconsin Filmmaker, specializing in short films, UW-Oshkosh Radio-TV-Film Alumni
Jason Paul Collum
Wisconsin Filmmaker, specializing in horror/slasher feature films
Justin Perkins
Recording Engineer, has worked with various Wisconsin Studios including Smart Studios in Madison, Topsoil Studios in Oshkosh, Simple Studios in Green Bay, etc., as well as having played guitar with several local groups
Jeremy Helbling
Recording Engineer at Oshkosh’s Topsoil Studios
Frances Perkins
UW-Fond du Lac Communications Professor, Wisconsin Filmmaker, specializing in short films
Mary Flynn
Wisconsin Public Radio host of The Blue Side
Chris Kuborn
Wisconsin Public Radio host of Jazz Odyssey
Richie Plass
Wisconsin Public Radio host for Native American music, Local Musician in The Flying Feather Band
Marty Robinson
UW-Oshkosh Trumpet/Jazz Professor, Local Musician/Composer/Arranger, has composed many jingles for radio and television, including music for ER, the Sopranos, NFL films, and national jingles for Burger King, ADT Security, Gillette, etc.
Mike Underwood
Local Musician, percussionist/drummer for Fox Valley groups such as The Jazz Orgy, Sly Joe & The Smooth Operators, Greg Waters and The Broad Street Boogie, Pandora’s Groove Steel Drum Band, and many more, UW-Oshkosh Alumni
Andrew Zimmerman
Local Musician, bass guitarist for Oshkosh based rock group The Bakers
Aaron Baer
Local Musician, jack of all instruments (vocals, guitar, ukulele, banjo, washboard, kick drum, harmonica, the list goes on), has played with many Fox Valley groups such as vaudeville group Dr. Kickbutt’s Orchestra of Death, jug band The Jackson Street Polecats, and Irish band Sheamus Fitzpatrick and The McNally Boys, UW-Oshkosh Alumni
Tony Palmeri
UW-Oshkosh Communications Professor, Member of the Oshkosh Common Council, Media Rants monthly columnist for SCENE Newspaper
Sarah Owen
Lifestyle Reporter for the Oshkosh Northwestern, Local Music Enthusiast, UW-Oshkosh Alumni
Tony Memmel
Local Musician out of Milwaukee, WI, acoustic/folk singer/songwriter, UW-Oshkosh Alumni
Gabriel Reed
Local Musician out of Madison, WI, electronic/pop/rock singer/songwriter and guitarist, formerly of electro-pop group Ellestel
Northern Room
Local Band out of Milwaukee, WI, rock/pop/alternative, recent winners of 88.9 Milwaukee’s first annual Milwaukee Music Awards
Janet Planet
Accomplished Jazz Vocalist based out of Oshkosh, WI. Co-owns record label Stellar Records and local studio Steel Moon Recording with husband/saxophonist Tom Washatka
