Project Studio Guy: Mamapalooza 2006

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May 30, 2006

Mamapalooza 2006

We made it!

Mamapalooza 2006 is now history, and perhaps a little history has been made.

Putting on an event like this is quite a challenge, especially in its inaugural year.

We learned a lot of lessons that we will apply to Mamapalooza 2007 (and there will be a Mamapalooza 2007! Everyone involved wanted to do it again, bigger and better.)

Unfortunately, we did not draw as many attendees as we were hoping for, so we did not break even financially. But that’s often how it happens in the first year of a planned yearly event.

The non-profits were able to spread the message of their work to the folks who were there, and many of the vendors made some valuable contacts and sold some goods.

The music was fantastic! It was both humbling and exciting to see so many members of our musical family performing at such a high level of excellence.

We plan to invite them all back for 2007.

Those “Crazy Radio Chicks”, Susan Ramon and Jackie McCoy from Tropic Wave Radio did a first-rate job as the emcees for the evening. They kept the show going with their lively banter and infectious enthusiasm, as it was broadcast over the Internet worldwide.

They plan to do the same for Mamapalooza 2007.

For next year we hope to get some additional sponsors, as well as our returning sponsors, more vendors displaying their wares, and more people attending the event.

Of course, we will have more time to put it together. This year Sheryl agreed to coordinate the Cocoa Beach Mamapalooza in March. Not much time! It’s hard to believe the sheer number of things she accomplished in such a short time.

I’m looking forward to seeing what will be accomplished with more time and more help. (And she already has quite a few offers to help!)

Our thanks to everyone involved in Mamapalooza 2006; the artists, the non-profits, the vendors, the sponsors, Tropic Wave Radio, the Cocoa Beach Holiday Inn staff, and all the volunteers. If I tried to personally name everyone involved I would surely omit a few and I don’t want anyone to be left out!

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