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2011 BADASS Schedule is Posted!

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 15:12:15 -0400

We’ll have the exact times and rooms posted within the next few days so keep checking back here but still make plans to arrive early on Saturday, October 1, 2011. The first 200

BADASS 2011

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 09:00:14 -0400

Legendary Producers and Engineers like Don Puluse (Sly & The Family Stone, Chicago), Sean Slade (Radiohead, Hole), Mark Rubel (Alison Kraus, Rascall Flatts), Jim Anderson (Ron Carter, McCoy Tyner), Jon Pines (Wilco, Eminem), Jay Frigoletto (Alice in Chains, Black Eyed Peas), Brian McKeever (Toyota, Atari), J Franze (Hank Williams Jr., Dolly Parton), Nelly Pro Tools (Boston Celtics) and more!

Demos and Exhibitions by Avid, Apple, SSL, API, Sennheiser, Shure, Melodyne, GC Pro, DSP Doctor, Parsons Audio, Bose, Pro Audio Design, Richard Dean Associates, Apogee, Rupert Neve Designs, SE Mics, Fingerprint Audio, Sweetwater, Extreme Isolation Headphones, Genelec, PMC Speakers, Sadie, Maselec, Prism Sound, Sonic Space, Audio Precision, StudioShare.org, Sonnox Plug-ins, Shoreview Distribution, Performer Magazine, Audio Precision, Sonic Space, Auralex, SPARS, Digital Bear

Tutorials, Workshops, Seminars and Panel Discussions on Music Production, Jazz Recording, Mastering, Sound Design for TV, Nashville Recording, Phil Spector Wireless Microphones, Microphone Fundamentals, Compression, Building Studios for Rock Stars, Loudspeakers, Music Publishing, Promoters, Record Labels, Artist Management and much more!

Authors and Educators like Alex Case, Gary Gottlieb, Dan Cantor , Jordan Tishler, Pete Peloquin, Dave MacLaughlin, Sean MacLaughlin, Keith Sensing, Julie Viscardi, Dave Lefkowitz and Barry Marshall

Apple Logic Demos and a full day of expert tutorials from the Boston Pro Tools Users Group.

We’ll have free T-shirts for the first 200 students who register at 9am so get there early.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT TO PROMOTE STUDENT MEMBERSHIP IN THE
AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY.
Go to www.aes.org/join

Download the PDF Flyer for BADASS 2011

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:18:39 -0400

We need you to spread this around! Please print it out (in full color) and share it with your unenlightened audio pals!

BADASS SCHEDULE-From LAST YEAR 2010

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:53:45 -0400

HERE’S THE BADASS SCHEDULE From last year:

BADASS 2010...YOU’RE INVITED!...and it’s This Saturday. A Full Day of Workshops, Tutorials, Studio Demos...

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:36:10 -0400

This is our fourth year hosting this AES regional student summit and we’ve invited audio students, educators and enthusiasts for a full day of workshops, tutorials, studio and software demos and FREE t-shirts for the first 150 who show up at 9AM!

Saturday 9/25/10: SAVE THE DATE for BADASS 2010

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:41:55 -0400

Jim Anderson, Dave Moulton, Sean Slade, Dave Mattacks, Don Puluse, Alex Case, Gary Gottlieb....just a few of the great Audio Pros you will see at the 2010 Boston Area Definitive Audio Student Summit held on the campus of the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, MA. This is a one day FREE event to promote student membership in the Audio Engineering Society. More details to follow!

BADASS 2010...YOU’RE INVITED!...and it’s FREE 2

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:37:54 -0400

The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2010 AES Educational Grants for Graduate Studies.

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:16:11 -0400

New York (September 1, 2010)--The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2010 AES Educational Grants for Graduate Studies.

The Board of Directors and Foundation President Don Puluse revealed this year’s recipients:

• Julieta López received a grant to continue Ph.D studies in the Department of Theater, Film, and Television at the University of York, UK.
• Ivana Andjelkovic was awarded a grant toward earning a PhD in Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has an MS from George Washington University and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Belgrade, Serbia.
• This year’s John Eargle Scholar is Diego Antonio Mora Mendoza. He will pursue an MS from Carnegie Mellon School of Music. Diego graduated from Pontificia University at Javeriana, Bogotá, Columbia. The Eargle award is given annually to a student who excels in both technology and music.
• Zana Corbett has a Bachelor’s degree from Kaunas University of Technology Arts in Lithuania and will study for an MS in Sound Recording at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University.
• Elie El Noune has a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Computers from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She will seek an MA in Music, Science, and Technology from Stanford University.
• Maurício José Gargel studied Social Communications at the Universidade Metodista de São Paulo and audio at the Institute of Audio and Video, where he is currently a teacher. He is entering the Master of Science in Recording Arts program at the University of Colorado, Denver.

• Alan C. Johnson earned a BS in Computer Engineering at Iowa State University and has a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University. He will enroll in an MM Program at NYU’s Steinhardt School.
• Jeanne Montalvo studied Foreign Languages and Music and Mass Communications at the University of Central Florida, and Recording Technology at Georgia State University. She also has a Studio Recording Diploma from Microfusa in Barcelona. She will enter the MM Program at the NYU Steinhardt School.
• Philip Parenteau graduated from the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, with a concentration in Jazz Performance and Music Technology, and will continue at McGill for a Master’s degree in Sound Recording.
• Sergio A. Teran has a BS in Electronic Engineering from the University of Miami and plans to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology for a graduate degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering.

The AES Educational Foundation was established in 1984 to encourage the entry of talented students into the profession of audio engineering and related fields. Grants for graduate studies with emphasis on audio topics are awarded annually. Recipients are selected on the basis of demonstrated talent and achievement and on faculty recommendation.

Since its inception, the AESEF has presented grants to 200 students at nearly 60 universities worldwide. Grants have been made possible by contributions from AES, Inc.; the estate of John K. Hilliard; JBL, Inc.; the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio; and from John Eargle’s Estate and the family of David Smith. Support has also been provided from other benefactors, such as in-memoriam donors.

Application forms and additional information are available from the Audio Engineering Society, 60 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10165, USA, or on its web site: www.aes.org/education/foundation.

AES
www.aes.org

Current NEIA Audio Student Jeremy Paine Checks In From NBA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Broadcast

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:44:09 -0400

All Star Audio Student Jeremy Paine had great opportunity to work with his Professor, Rick Smith at the NBA Hall of Fame Induction ceremony held 8/13/10. The A2 for the show was Jon Lukason, who graduated from NEIA. Thursday was set day where they spent much of the day getting to know the building, production people, and needs of everybody. Rick spent much of his time setting up communications for all the different production staff, and Jeremy helped Jon set up mics and coms inside Symphony Hall. They sat through several rehearsals before they were done for the day, making sure that all of the different feeds, cameras, and communications were working properly.
Friday was the show day. They began in the morning by recording some voiceovers with the event host, Ahmad Rashad in the production trailer. Jon and Jeremy also spent some time on Friday helping out the A2 for the Red Carpet show, rewiring a com unit out front, as well as getting mics onto the cameras out front for his show.
During the show, Jeremy sat in the production trailer with Rick and Jon, experiencing the sometimes complex workings behind a live broadcast. Once the show was over, Jon and IJeremy headed out into Symphony Hall to strike all their gear. On the way in, they bumped shoulders with Barkley, Jordan, Bird, and the rest of the ’92 Dream Team, as they made a quick escape out the back door.

Hey Audio Students...Enter the International Loudspeaker Association’s Student Loudspeaker Design Competition

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:08:55 -0400

ALMA, (the International Loudspeaker Association), announces its’ inaugural Student Loudspeaker Design Competition. Entrants must be full-time students at an accredited college or graduate institution. Students will be invited to submit their designs and measurements for a pair of loudspeakers by mail. Finalists will be selected by an ALMA judging panel and will be invited to display their speakers and design data at the ALMA International Winter Symposium in Las Vegas Jan 4-5, 2011, two-days before the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The finalists will receive free admission to ALMA International’s two-day Winter Symposium and one free night at the Orleans Hotel and Resort. The final awards will be presented at the ALMA 50th Anniversary Gala on the evening of January 4.

Contest details will be posted by the ALMA Education Committee, chaired by Matt Lyons, adjunct professor at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, on the ALMA website www.almainternational.org starting June 1, 2010. Educators are encouraged to contact Matt Lyons through the ALMA web site for more information. Design submissions will be due to ALMA in late October.

The ALMA Symposium theme “Loudspeakers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” celebrates the 50th anniversary of the founding of ALMA, the only international trade association dedicated to improving the design and manufacture of loudspeakers. The 2011 program will highlight the 50-year legacy of ALMA and the loudspeaker industry. Stu Lumsden, President of ALMA and Vice President of Engineering at Polk Audio said, “The creation of this student design competition is an excellent opportunity to involve students in the real practical challenges of loudspeaker design today and highlight ALMA’s 50th anniversary. This industry is one of the most interesting, fun and dynamic fields in which students can apply their engineering skills. We need the best and the brightest, and as an industry we want to extend a hand to new talent.”

To find out more about the competition, speaking, exhibiting or attending this show, please contact Carol Bousquet, Executive Director, ALMA International. Tel: +1 (978) 772-6977. Fax: +1 (617) 848-9935. Email: cbousquet@almainternational.org

ALMA is happy to issue invitations to exhibitors and visitors from overseas to assist attendees with obtaining a visa.

NEIA Audio Alumni Adam Brass of Mercenary Audio Speaks to Current Students

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:16:10 -0400

Adam Brass, who graduated in 2002, has gone on to furnish over a million dollars of gear to some of the world’s finest studios. He’s made a name for himself in the Pro Audio Industry as one of its most opined experts.
On Wednesday, July 28, he returned to his alma mater to speak to students in John Krivit’s Industry Seminar Class.

Dropkick Murphy’s FOH Engineer Mike LaPierre returns to his Alma Mater to Speak with Current Students

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:04 -0400

Mike LaPierre graduated in 2002 from the New England Institute of Art with an AS in Audio Production. He’s gone on to receive a Platinum Record for his engineering work on Plans by Death Cab for Cutie. He’s currently traveling the globe as the FOH engineer for the ubiquitous Boston rocker’s The Dropkick Murphy’s
Mike returned to his alma mater to speak with John Krivit’s Audio Production Seminar students.

Bay State College Audio Students Gain Experience in the Field

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:32:08 -0400

Bay State College’s Live Sound Instructor Mitch Bosse brought along two of his star pupils to assist him with a recent gig in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Beth Glennon and Christine Zombik are pictured above.

Marblehead July 4th Arts Fest Sparkles with technical expertise of NEiA students!

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 10:49:44 -0400

For more than a decade, NEiA Audio students have been an integral part of the Marblehead Arts Festival and this 4th of July was no exception! A crew of NEIA audio students provided critical technical support for this year’s festival by the sea. Associate Professor John Krivit recruited 29 students who worked from July 1-5, gaining valuable skills, camping overnights on the stage and learning from a supervisory staff that included NEIA Alumni.

The Festival’s Performing Arts Chairman Brian Wheeler reported in with “Great Team, great work, great fun!”

Emil Torick 1931-2010

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:21:05 -0400

Emil Torick passed away and I’m sorry if you never got to meet him. It was always my pleasure to see him each year at the AES convention. Emil always took the time to talk with me and the mere fact that this well-accomplished man in my field generously availed himself to me was a reminder of why the AES is such a great organization.
Emil's career in Audio Engineering began in 1958, when he joined the professional staff of CBS Laboratories. It was the beginning of a twenty-eight year association, which resulted in more than sixty technical publications and sixteen U. S. patents, a number of which were awarded
for his inventions of audio signal processing devices for broadcast and recording applications. As the CBS Vice President for Audio Technology, Emil led all advanced audio and acoustics research for the CBS Radio and Television and for CBS Records. He also served as Director of R & D for the CBS Musical Instruments Division which included such companies as Steinway Pianos and Fender Guitars.
Emil Torick’s most lasting accomplishment came not from his great scientific mind but from his heart. He started in 1984, and ran for 25 years, the AES foundation which has awarded thousands of dollars to almost 200 students pursuing graduate degrees in the field of audio. This work lives on as scholarship funds that can be applied for each year. If you are an audio student, you might want to look into this great opportunity that was made possible by Emil Torick. More information about the AES Foundation can be found at www.aes.org/education/foundation/.
-John Krivit

Hey Audio Students! Get yourself a ticket to the annual AES Banquet and meet some people like three time Grammy winner Russ Titleman who will be the keynote speaker!

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:40:56 -0400

You are cordially invited to the Annual BAES Banquet
June 8th, 2010 - 6pm
The Henderson House – 99 Westcliff Road, Weston, MA 02493-1409
http://www.northeastern.edu/henderson/house.html
Featuring Guest Speaker- Three-time Grammy Winning Producer Russ Titelman
Admission - $40 Includes: Cocktails, h’orderves, buffet style dinner w/ dessert & coffee.
Payment should be pre-paid by June 1st. Our preferred payment method is Paypal, which is linked below. We will also accept cash or check at any AES event, or checks by snail-mail to our Treasurer by May 31st. Please note, payment at the door is $50 and would need to have an RSVP made by Fri. June 4th. Checks can be sent to: Adrian Gates, 7 Hazel St., Fitchburg, MA 01420.

To RSVP send an email to RSVP@bostonaes.org / Please include your name and method of payment

Hey Students...John F. Allen brings us another great event on Saturday June 5 discussing the technology behind the Metropolitan Opera’s HD Theatercasts.

Sat, 5 Jun 2010 15:23:51 -0400

ASA - AES - BAS - SMPTE
Please reserve the morning of Saturday, 5 June 2010 for a special event:
Mark Schubin discussing the technology behind the Metropolitan Opera world-wide live HD theatercasts.
Mark Schubin, the Metropolitan Opera HD Theatercasts’ Engineer-in-Charge, will describe:
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The history of opera and on-stage operatic effects and illusions. The history of operatic broadcasting, including many audio and video firsts that occurred with opera broadcasts and recordings. The technology behind the HD theatercasts (including cameras and microphone placements, the production trucks, the international satellite links, and the multiple audio and video formats), plus the very tight schedule and constraints under which they prepare and produce the broadcasts.
Schubin will play a short excerpt from a Met Opera HD broadcast. **********
Date/Time: Location:
9AM, Saturday, 5 June 2010
AMC Framingham 16 (Theatre #7) 22 Flutie Pass, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 www.AMCEntertainment.com/Framingham/ (Located between Route 9 and Route 30
and between the Natick Mall and Shoppers World) Contact David J. Weinberg (301.593.3230; WeinbergDJ@BostonAudioSociety.org) for more information.
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The Metropolitan Opera live HD theatercasts (“Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD;” www.MetOperaFamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_current.aspx) began in 2006 and have been astonishingly successful worldwide, with a monotonically increasing number of theaters showing the Saturday afternoon broadcasts to overflowing audiences. The technological and managerial complexity of these broadcasts involves a staff of more than 70 people at the opera house who overcome severely restrictive access and constraints, always with the stress that comes from knowing that it must work perfectly the first — the only — time.
Mark Schubin (http://SchubinCafe.com) is a multiple-Emmy-award-winning SMPTE Fellow with a degree in chemical engineering who has been working in television for more than 40 years and written about it for almost as long. He has worked “in just about every aspect of television technology from design and manufacturing to program distribution.”
Schubin has taught forensic analysis of video and testified as an expert witness on cinema and television technologies and their histories.
He has even dabbled in lighting, sound, camera, editing, and appeared on screen.
He was involved in Japan’s first regularly scheduled HDTV broadcast and has worked on standards including the VU meter, digitally compressed video transmission, and the Barbados national TV system. His clients include the Metropolitan Opera, Court TV, and the AFL-CIO. His writing has been translated into French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.
********** This event is being produced by
John F. Allen (High Performance Stereo; www.HPS4000.com) and David J. Weinberg.
It is being underwritten by the New England sections of the Acoustical Society or America (ASA; www.GBCASA.org), the Audio Engineering Society (AES; www.BostonAES.org), and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE; www.SMPTE-NE.org), plus the Boston Audio Society (www.BostonAudioSociety.org), AMC Theatres (www.AMCEntertainment.com), Sony Corporation of America (www.Sony.com/SCA), and Christie Digital (www.ChristieDigital.com).

JUNE PTUG (PRO TOOLS USER GROUP) MEETING: Advanced Sound Creation and Design for the Modern Producer, using Kontak 4 and Pro Tools, with sound designer Dr. Andrea Pejrolo

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:12:36 -0400

- 7pm, Wednesday, June 2, at Parsons Audio. No RSVP needed.
- Presentation: Advanced Sound Creation and Design for the Modern Producer, using Kontak 4 and Pro Tools, with sound designer Dr. Andrea Pejrolo   GENERAL
PTUG meetings usually take place on the first Wednesday of the month, at 7PM, at Parsons Audio. No RSVP needed. They are co-ordinated and moderated by David Lefkowitz of NEIA(617/448 2284; lefko@comcast.net). If you are on the Parsons Audio e-mail newsletter list, you will receive advance notice of every meeting. Each meeting includes an open forum for exchange of information by attendees -- operating tips and tricks, system configuration, etc. -- so bring your questions and knowledge! Every meeting also features a special presentation. All Pro Tools users are welcome to attend. However, discussions and presentations tend to be at intermediate to advanced levels. (NOTE: This month's presentation is suitable for all levels.)

Dr. Andrea Pejrolo is a composer, producer, audio engineer and bassist. He is also the Assistant Chair of the Contemporary Writing and Production department at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Sir George Martin to be honored with honorary AES membership on final day of the 128th London Convention

Tue, 25 May 2010 14:31:20 -0400

Everyone in the audio industry knows of Sir George Martin because of his association with the Beatles, whose records from 1962 to 1970 he produced almost exclusively. But as impressive as these achievements are, Sir George has achieved much besides in an audio industry career that began as a humble assistant at EMI's Abbey Road studios in 1950. He was one of the first independent producers, leaving his tenure as an EMI staff producer in 1965 to set up Associated Independent Recordings (AIR), he helped to establish the concept of producers receiving a percentage of sales income on the records they help to create, and was instrumental in founding AIR studios in Central London and Montserrat in the 1970s and 80s, and latterly in the 90s in Hampstead (as AIR Lyndhurst). He has been actively involved in the audio industry throughout his career, and remains President of the Association of Professional Recording Services (APRS), the first professional body to look after the interests of those working at all levels of the UK audio industry. With this year's Convention taking place in London, the APRS have had an important role to play in organising some of this year's most prestigious AES industry seminars, making the presentation of the Honorary Membership to Sir George a fitting event for the final day of the Convention.

“The AES is delighted to present George Martin with this award,” comments AES Executive Director Roger Furness. “The ranks of those who have previously received an AES Honorary Membership include Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Walt Disney, and Herbert von Karajan, and I can think of no finer addition to their number than Sir George Martin. We’re also excited to welcome Masataka Goto to London to deliver the Keynote Address at the opening ceremony — we expect a good time will be had by all who can attend.”

Masataka Goto's address will be delivered at 12.30 on Saturday May 22nd, whilst the presentation to Sir George will take place before the final AES/APRS-organised seminar at the Convention, at 2pm, Tuesday May 25th. All visitors to the AES Convention are welcome to attend.

Are Contracts Really Worth The Paper That They Are Written On?

Tue, 25 May 2010 01:33:04 -0400

Are Contracts Really Worth The Paper That They Are Written On? Come hear Publisher Jon Hichborn duke it out with Manager John Lay in room 256 at the New England Institute of Art. Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 4pm. The public is invited to this event which is sponsored by the Student Chapter of the AES at the New England Institute of Art!