Entries by tess
What’s Going On? Punk, Flowers & Fashion!
MAY, our favorite month, is when the busy came back to Sonic Pie Productions, LLC. Here’s some of the debut performance of Deep Fog (North Carolina Museum of Art asked us to engineer and multitrack–engineer Jasmine Battle at the helm.) This is #PUNK #INDIE from Laura King (Bat Fangs, Speed Stick, Moaners), H.C. McEntire (solo, Mount Moriah, Bellafea), Nora Rogers (Solar Halos, […]
Etching the Days Into the Wall Since You Last Saw a Live Concert?
This week, Cardinal & Pine published an extensive feature about Covid’s impact on North Carolina’s music industry and economy, including part of a candid interview with Sonic Pie Production’s founder & CEO, Tess Mangum. From IBMA, J. Cole and Amythyst Kiah to Ramseur Records and PineCone, you’ll want to read the entire piece, by Jesse […]
Durham From The Heart Season 2 Livestream Series
Durham from the Heart is back, for a second season! Don’t let your week blur together–reclaim your Wednesday and mark the middle day with these 1-2 p.m. online performances at https://www.facebook.com/DowntownDurham Comment in real time or just hang out. Sponsored by Downtown Durham Inc., curated by Sonic Pie Productions. If you live or work in […]
Sonic Pie Productions Announces Partnership with Three Attic Entertainment
Through our partnership with Three Attic Entertainment, Sonic Pie Productions is prepared to handle all video needs for your event. Keep your YouTube, Instagram and other social media accounts fresh and reach worldwide viewers with concert videos, livestream, event videography, live conference panels, meet and greets, virtual real estate tours and historic site tours. Email […]
SELL OUT ALERT: Deep Fried Swap Meet Hootenanny ft. Rissi Palmer, Tamisha Waden and XOXOK
If you are ready for some in-person fun, join Tess in the big backyard of her 1935 farmhouse for fried chicken, deep fried mac & cheese, homemade coconut cake and more artery-clogging nibbles to enjoy with two glasses of craft beer or wine. It’s a Deep Fried Swap Meet Hootenanny! It’s especially monumental because it’s […]
The $25K phone call, Whippoorwill Arts Festival, Duke Performances and Rolling Stone–a smokin’ hot August for Kamara Thomas!
Duke Performances presented Kamara Thomas (represented exclusively by Sonic Pie Productions) as a part of Music in Your Gardens, a free eight-week online concert series showcasing nationally renowned artists who call Durham and the surrounding area home. The series brilliantly shifted Duke Performances’ longtime summer series, Music in the Gardens, normally held outdoors at Sarah P. Duke Gardens on […]
Sonic Pie Event Venue Now Accepting Outdoor Event Reservations!
Looking for an outdoor wedding venue you can make your own? We’re accepting reservations for outdoor weddings and receptions at our farmhouse! Read about it in Chapelboro.com. “Sonic Pie Productions already has PA systems. Staging. Lavalier mics. The ability to stream. Why not host micro weddings, receptions and birthday parties? Why not give folks a way […]
Downtime is the right time to create a strong “new normal”
The SPP Crew Takes Advantage of “Downtime” The Sonic Pie Productions 2020 dream team! Left to right: Atiba Berkley, Scram Reynolds, Ryan Moeller, Jasmine Dml Battle, Tess Mangum and Jick Wins-Low. What exactly is the “new normal” in the live events industry? Look closely at the photo above and you’ll notice the full crew is masked up and distanced. It’s the “new normal.” […]
The story behind the name Sonic Pie Productions
With a name like Sonic Pie Productions, you might hope to find a bakery, rather than a sound production company, but there is a pie connection. Choosing a name when incorporating a business is harder than it seems. It’s got to somehow represent a worldview, mission and purpose. It should be easy to remember, timeless–and […]
