AES Show 2024 NY

Abstract: Humans and machines interact to create new and interesting music content. Here we look at video excerpts from a particular recording session where the behind-the-scenes action comes to the forefront. Artists working with each other, artists working with the producer and engineer, and the influence (good or bad) of the technology with which they work will all be discussed during the workshop.

Summary:
The workshop will center on a discussion of using recording studio sessions to study creativity as a collaborative, but often complex and subtle practice. Our interdisciplinary team of recording engineers/producers and musicologists aims to understand how the interactions of musicians, engineers, recording technology, and musical instruments shape a recording’s outcome. Statements by participant-observers and the analysis of video footage from recording sessions will provide the starting point for discussions. In addition to first-hand recollections by members of our team, we are interviewing musicians who participated in the sessions. The workshop will focus on both musical interactions and on the interpersonal dynamics that affect the flow of various contributions and ideas during the recording process. Technology used also plays a role and will be analyzed as part of the workshop. The first workshop of this kind was a huge success in Helsinki at the 154th AES Convention. The room was packed, and we had an engaging discussion between panelists and audience members. Part II took place last week in Madrid (156th Convention), with many attendees saying it was “one of the highlights of the convention”. The workshop room was quite full, even though it was in the last timeslot of the last day. For this third workshop we plan on looking under the hood of a recording session involving a funk band with full horn section, and three lead singers. We plan to dig deeply into analyzing underlying events that percolate over time; the “quiet voices” that subtly influence the outcome of a recording session.
Along with our regular team of experts we are very excited to invite a guest panelist this time around – a venerable expert in music production, collaboration, and perception, Dr. Susan Rogers. This workshop was also proposed for AES 155th New York last fall but was declined due to lack of presentation space. Our requirements are simply a PowerPoint video presentation with stereo audio playback.

Where are the files of my immersive production and why don't they open correctly on another DAW?
This workshop will outline some of the major challenges when working with archival materials and it will discuss ongoing activities in AES Standards Group SC-03-06 relating to multi-track and multi-channel audio. The workshop will give an overview of the status of the document, "Implementation of a Recommended Workflow for the Creation and Archiving of Digital Archival Materials from Professional Audio Production Formats," as well as why the interaction with related partner institutions (NARAS P&E Wing, SMPTE) and internal working groups is so important. The topic is relevant not only for preservation in an archival setting, but far beyond, for keeping audio productions safely stored and accessible in general.

Mary Campbell – In Memoriam
Manager Electric Lady Studios & Unique Recording, Sony Studios Booking Admin.

Mary Culum-Campbell was a legend of the NY studio scene for decades. She came from Montana in 1982 at age 21, and with a forged backstage pass and some other tales of delinquency talked her way into a job in the shop at Electric Lady Studios with tech extraordinaire Sal Greco, who went on to build Paisley Park for Prince. Sal’s comment recalling her job interview at her memorial was ‘She’s trouble. She’ll fit right in’. Within six months Mary became the studio manager. A trailblazer with attitude who also loved the music around her as a genuine fan, Mary was one of the few women in a power position at a major recording studio in the 80’s. Working in an intense and occasionally cutthroat environment during a tumultuous period in both music and music technology, she kept the studios booked and partied with the best (and worst) of them while managing both Electric Lady and the equally electric Unique Recording. She also had a stint working at the massive Sony Music Studios. The panel discussion will cover some of Mary’s history as well some of the history of the console and technology changes she presided over. Speakers will include former chief technicians Jim Gillis and Brian Macaluso, as well as associate Tony Drootin and engineer extraordinaire Ron Saint Germain.

Held together by Elliot Kissileff , Co-Moderator Roey Shamir

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