AES: A Weekend To Indulge Your Beatles, Motown, Mastering, Max/MSP and Haydn Curiosities

September 16th, 2009 by Trenton

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Go to the AES Convention for the gear, stay for the technical program. This year’s program of Events, Workshops, Tutorials and Tech Tours really has something for everyone.

Check out the full agenda here and below are some of SonicScoop’s top-picks of events, panels and tech tours:

Motown at 50 (Friday, Oct. 9 9-10:30AM): This discussion of Motown and its legacy kicks off the weekend, moderated by Jason King.

Recording The Beatles (Friday, Oct. 9 3-5): Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew co-authored the definitive book on the Beatles’ studio sessions, and will take you inside the stories behind the beloved recordings.

Duncan Sheik and other performers will participate in the Platinum Artists panel, alongside engineer/producers Kevin Killen, Bob Clearmountain and Scott Jacoby.

Platinum Artists (Sat, Oct. 10 11:30 – 1): Jonatha Brooke, Bob Clearmountain, Scott Jacoby, Kevin Killen, Maiysha and Duncan Sheik will share their perspective on the recording process.

Grammy SoundTable: Mixing With Attitude (Sat, Oct. 10 2:30 – 4): Chris Lord Alge, Tony Maserati and Nile Rodgers will talk about how to create mixes that stand out and sound great in every environment.

1080P and MP3: We Got the Picture. What Happened to the Sound? This panel includes John Atkinson, Stereophile; Steve Berkowitz, Sony / BMG; Greg Calbi, Sterling Sound; Alan Douches, West West Side Music; Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering & DVD and EveAnna Manley, Manley Audio Labs and will examine the incongruity between video’s leap from 480i 4:3 to 1080P 16:9 and the degradation of audio from 44.1 K/16 bit to low bit rate MP3. How can the industry reconnect consumers to good sound? Find out at this workshop

Pimp Your Mix (Mon. Oct. 12 4-6):  Grammy-winning (NYC-based) mixers Bassy Bob Brockmann (Christina Aguilera, Babyface, Fugees) and Ryan West (Rihanna, Kanye West, John Legend) will take a production previously mixed by an upcoming producer, tear it apart and reassemble it with state-of-the art and vintage analog gear.

Max for Live (Fri. Oct. 9 12-1): Yukio King, Ableton AG, and panel will explore the integration of Max/MSP/Jitter into the Ableton Live platform, and discuss Max for Live from the perspective of violinist and composer, Mari Kimura, in the context of her ongoing work with interactive performance technology.

Virtual Haydn (Sat. Oct. 10 9-10:30): Recording and Performing in Virtual Acoustics: Chair, Wieslaw Woszczyk, McGill University and panel will reveal how a leading keyboardist, producer, and virtual acoustics architect collaborated on the first application of “virtual acoustics” for the recording of Virtual Haydn, released this year on four Blu-ray discs by Naxos.

Tech tours going on off-site throughout the four-day Convention include:

NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions (Friday, Oct. 9 from 11:30 – 1:30): A 7500 + sq. ft. recording studio/teaching complex currently under construction near Washington Sq. Park with studio design & acoustics created by the Walters Storyk Design Group. The tour will be guided by John Storyk and David Kotch.

The brand-new Thomas Edison National Historical Park (Fri, Oct. 9 2-5):  Tour Thomas Edison’s laboratory and residence in West Orange, NJ.

Sterling Sound (Sun. Oct. 11 2-5): Tour Sterling Sound, the impressive mastering facility featuring nine studios and mastering suites, and 15 celebrated engineers including one dedicated to vinyl.

audioEngine (Mon. Oct. 12 9AM-noon): The audioEngine complex has eight mixing rooms and eight unique studio environments including the recently completed Studio E which specializes in theatrical mixing, and the Adirondacks-style inspired “Cabin In The Sky.”

Tickets for the Tech Tours are available on-site at the Javits, at the Reception Desk in the main lobby in advance of departure.