Last weekend was the Minneapolis Indie Expo (MIX).  It was the first year of this particular show and, seeing as how it’s fairly close to home, I figured I should go sell some stuff there.  And so I did.

The show was held at the Soap Factory, a gallery space just on the outskirts of downtown (I think.  I don’t really know where we were…).  It was a re-purposed warehouse, so, while not exactly being “clean and neat,” still had a certain indie charm.  I imagine if you walked around the show barefoot, you would have, more than likely, needed a tetanus shot by the end of the day.  It was hot and muggy, but a smattering of fans keep the hot, muggy air blowing around the four or five small rooms the exhibitors had been broken up into.  I should say that I was seated in perhaps the coolest (temperature-wise) and least smelly (nose-wise) room, so, hooray for that.

There was a decent sized crowd of folks coming through the space, although they seemed more eager to grab a business card than actually bust out the cash.  But, I did have a good amount of sales (thanks to all you awesome people out there), just not what I had hoped for.  Hell, it paid for the trip, so I guess that’s something, right?  Right!

The show was very well-organized and very exhibitor-friendly.  They even provided us with pizza for lunch!  That’s like an instant win-me-over situation, right there.

So, all in all, in it’s first year, the Minneapolis Indie Expo gets a round of applause from me on a valiant effort.  Hopefully, this show will continue to grow and get more and more awesomer.  ‘Cuz, you know, I’ll keep attending if it does.  Done.