What a great time everyone had at Podcamp Ohio this weekend! One of the many highlights for me was the live music at lunchtime. Mike Genovese is someone I just met at Podcamp. I shot a ton of video this weekend, and I wanted to get this piece out as soon as I could, because I really like the sound of this guy’s music and I know that you will, too. (See video post above)

The majority of the video is at the end when he plays his first song. And, since most people were still in the lunch buffet line, the room didn’t look to crowded at first. But, by the end of his set, the room was packed.

As Mike was setting up, he was nice enough to do an impromptu interview. We talked about his upcoming album called “So The Story Goes” and he said that it will be released sometime in the next couple of months. So, definitely check out his website and his myspace page.

Talking about video, I saw a lot of people shooting video this weekend. As you put things together, I encourage you to share it at the Podcamp Ohio group on Viddler. There’s a feed over there to subscribe to, so that you will know exactly when I (and hopefully others) post videos to the site.

Read his official below to find out more, but I can tell you from experience, it’s sure to be a good time!

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Mike captures audiences with his engaging live performances. Inspired by artists Tim Reynolds, Howie Day and Joseph Arthur, Mike incorporates the use of a technique called “looping” or “sampling” that happens LIVE by adding layers of sounds, finally creating the presence of a full band. You’ll be tapping your feet when Mike cuts phat beats (yes, phat…) live on-stage to accompany his songs.

Although still relatively new to the music scene, Mike has shared the stage with many national acts including: Pat McGee Band, Ari Hest, Matt Wertz, Mat Kearney, Jump (little children), Lifehouse, Tim Reynolds, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Virginia Coalition, Jack Johnson, G. Love and Special Sauce, Blessid Union of Souls, Matt White, ZOX, Michael Tolcher, Rusted Root, Collective Soul, Cary Brothers, The Clarks, Josh Hoge, Mason Jennings, Blue October, Carbon Leaf, Red Wanting Blue, Oval Opus, Mieka Pauley, and The Damnwells.

Watch for Mike’s latest CD due out this year!

http://www.mgenovese.com

http://www.myspace.com/mikegenovese

We’re having a PodCamp meeting tonight at 8pm. Anyone planning to attend PodCamp Ohio is welcome to attend the weekly meetings.

Tonight’s agenda items:

• Hotels now accepting reservations
• More Sessions!
• Session Promotion Ideas!
• Press release 2 for next week
• After hours parties
• Seeking out sponsors (as always)
• What ever else comes up

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

There are three flyers to choose from. If you have a black and white laser printer, please use the black and white flyer for the best results.

PodCamp Event Flyers

“It’s all about learning, getting hands on with new media and spending time with folks that make up your online community,” said Angelo Mandato, coordinator of PodCamp Ohio. “By attending PodCamp Ohio, members of the blogging, podcasting, marketing, academic, and business communities will lead the charge toward embracing and effectively utilizing new and social media in our area,” he added.

PodCamp Ohio offers a unique opportunity for attendees to learn, share or grow their new media skills. They can attend informal sessions, created and driven by participants, about podcasts, blogs, digital music, web video and related aspects of new, Internet-based media. The format allows both beginner and expert media producers, as well as listeners, watchers and readers, to participate, discuss and network.

PodCamp Ohio is presented by ITT Technical Institute in Hilliard, OH (Columbus metro). The event is open to the public, but registration is required. To sign up or learn more, visit 2008.podcampohio.com. Experience with podcasting or blogging are not requirements to participate; professionals of any industry, hobbyists and students are encouraged to attend.
Sponsors are still being accepted. If you are interested in sponsoring PodCamp Ohio, contact Angelo Mandato by calling (614) 429-4474 or sending an email to angelo [at] podcampohio.com.

Download this release as a PDF

http://podcampohio.spreadshirt.com/

There are three types of shirts to pick from. Ladies pictured on the left and mens on the right. The “I Ohio Podcasting” T-shirts include the PodCamp Ohio logo on the back. The remaining T-shirts have the date of Podcamp (06.28.08) on the back.

All shirts are sold at cost. Thanks Brian for getting these together for us!

Register Now

I would like to thank Joe for his hard work developing the registration system. This custom registration system is allow us to gather information that we otherwise would not have gathered. If time allows, Joe will be adding some very cool features to the registration system that will allow us to see a Google map with points marked where attendees are coming from.

If you plan on attending PodCamp Ohio, we strongly encourage you to register as soon as possible that way we can accurately report attendance to sponsors, vendors and session planners.

If you will need accommodations, please visit the Travel Information page for special hotel rates and directions.

Details about the city voting may be found on Grammar Girl’s web site: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/xeriscape-zeroscape.aspx

Dave is going to look at the possibility of getting podsafe entertainment for the night before PodCamp. Dave and Matt are working on creating promos.

We go over the registration page that Joe designed, it is very close to going on-line. We also discussed the Attendee Directory page that will be going live when registration goes live. We’re going to twitter the users who register with the option selected to be included in the Attendee Directory. The twitter message will start with @twitter_name + description twitter style from registration. If you’re following PodCampOhio on Twitter, you’ll know who to follow who’s going to be attending PodCamp Ohio!

We talked about planning sessions. We discussed the idea of reviewing the proposed sessions with a committee or accepting sessions in the order they are received. We decided to stick with accepting session in the order they are received. While brainstorming we took Scott’s idea of having lightning sessions with the idea that the lightning session would be on a specific topic such as Web Site Tools.

We discussed revising the web site, we’ve removed the ‘The Podcasters’ section of the blog roll and created two pages, one for Organizers and Volunteers and another for PodCamp Ohio Fans.

Next Meeting
Next Talkshoe meeting is Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 8 pm.

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

Feel free to subscribe to our feed and calendar for the latest updates.

Here are my initial thoughts. The topics for these lightning sessions will need to attract multiple speakers, a topic that many podcasters and bloggers feel comfortable contributing to the conversation. Topics that come to mind are Web Site Tools (speakers talk for 5 minutes on tools they recommend for their blog/podcast web site) or Hardware Recommendations (speakers talk for 5 minutes on hardware they recommend, briefly how to use, etc…). What other session ideas are there that many podcasters would want to speak about?

Speaking for myself, I don’t plan on speaking at a full 1 hour session, but I would feel conformable speaking for 5 minutes on something specific such as WordPress plugins useful for WordPress web sites.

To see if this would work, please comment on this post with your ideas or thoughts if you would like to be a lightning speaker and/or what topics you would like in a lighting session. If there is enough interest, then we may give it a try with 1-2 sessions.

Next Meeting
Next Talkshoe meeting is Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 8 pm.

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

Feel free to subscribe to our feed and calendar for the latest updates.

Besides talking about PodCamp Ohio planning, we also talk about video editing, winamp, Miro and one click subscriptions.

The next Talkshoe meeting is planned for Thursday, January 10th, 2008 at 8 pm.

Meeting notes are outlined in detail the PodCamp Ohio Google Group.

Next Talkshoe meeting planned for next Thursday, December 13th at 8pm.

Out of all of the locations available, this location is the most ideal for Ohio’s PodCamp. Based on the needs expressed at the first meeting and meet-up, this location gives us the ability to implement many, if not all, of the ideas everyone had.

ITT Technical Institute, Hilliard, OH web site: http://www.itt-tech.edu/campus/school.cfm?lloc_num=22

Our next tasks will include obtaining event insurance, planning a budget for the activities and setting sponsorship levels.

We talked about potential venue locations, digged deep into event planning and got into a lot of details about how the event will function.

Meeting notes are outlined in detail the PodCamp Ohio Google Group.

Next Talkshoe meeting planned for next Thursday, December 6th at 8pm.

I am now looking for a venue to support the event here in the Central Ohio area. I now have a better idea what type of facility should be used for the event as well as the resources required.

If you are interested in assisting with PodCamp Ohio or have suggestions, please send me an E-mail (angelo at podcampohio.com).