[Hidden-tech] Time for New Media companies to come out

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Hi all,

Just noticed Carlyn Saltman's announcement of a meeting to discuss 
options for the Academy of Music. I can't attend, personally, as I 
will be out of the country if the weather allows.

But, as you know, Hidden-Tech has spearheaded efforts to promote new 
media companies throughout the Rt. 91 Knowledge Corridor. From 
animators to documentary, sound experts to screenwriters and feature 
film for TV and Hollywood, we've got it here. The Academy has been 
weak on promoting regional film makers of any kind and stripe.

I've never seen the place more packed than a year ago or so when they 
ran the documentary on the north county commune, the title of which 
has escaped me. There were opportunities for lectures, pot luck 
dinners on stage and any number of connecting events that would have 
filled the Northampton Center for the Arts next door and spilled into 
bookstores and galleries if there had been coordination between the 
Academy and the Northampton Chamber. Restaurants could have featured 
hippie food. Alas, a great opportunity was lost for lack of 
coordination and imagination.

But that doesn't have to be in the future. Hidden-Tech's newest board 
member -- Rick Feldman -- happens to be president of the Northampton 
Chamber AND treasurer of the Northampton Center for the Arts, or he 
was last fall. He ran for mayor and has many, many contacts. I'm sure 
Rick will be delighted to work with you to promote your work and 
economic development, following the examples of the new media program 
I designed while on the board such as Valleywood (Nancy Fletcher's 
name, by the way) and last October's New Media program held in Amherst.

Hey, working together as a team I'm sure we at Hidden-Tech can take 
those fledgling efforts and bring them to greater heights that could 
really assist the regional economy. So make sure you get out and be 
heard for me. Wish I could be there, but I have a child to care for 
and it's vacation week. Plus, I'm working hard to build market 
opportunities for new media companies nationally and globally.

best,

Amy Zuckerman
Hidden-Tech Founder