With just a week to go, as excitement for the AES New York 2022 Convention ramps up the Audio Engineering Society has announced that this year’s Heyser Lecture will be given by AES Fellow Dr. Gilbert Soulodre on Thursday, October 20, at 6:00pm.

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Heyser Lecture – The Twists and Turns of a Career in Audio” will take an inspiring look at Soulodre’s winding path of converging audio opportunities and breakthrough moments that have helped his career and contributions to the collective audio community.

“Audio engineering is truly a multi-disciplinary field that combines aspects of room acoustics, psychoacoustics, spatial perception, analog and digital signal processing, mathematics, electromagnetics, computer modeling, psychology, musicality and artistry,” shares Dr. Soulodre. “Working in audio allows you to try your hand in completely different areas while still moving toward the same goal. For me, the AES has always served as the primary crossroads between these various fields and is the unique place where diverse viewpoints from all disciplines can come together.”

“In this talk, I will discuss some of the research and product development work that I have done over the years, including a look at subjective listening test methods, spatial perception and immersion, loudness perception and metering, and sound source separation. During the unexpected winding path that my career has taken, I have had the great privilege of meeting and working with some of the ‘big names’ in the world of audio and acoustics. I will share anecdotes about some of these encounters and how they influenced my path forward, including a notable encounter with Richard Heyser early on in my career.”

Established in 1999 by the AES Technical Council and the Board of Governors, in conjunction with the Richard Heyser Scholarship fund, the Heyser Lecture series, featured at each AES Convention, brings eminent individuals in audio engineering and related fields to speak on a relevant topic of choice.

The Heyser Lecture is part of the AES New York 2022 Convention Special Event Series open to all registered Exhibits+ and All Access attendees.

The AES in-person Convention returns on October 19–20, with additional trining opportunities on October 18 and Tech Tours and Networking events on October 21. Then, on October 26–27, an online event will bring its own separately curated program of workshops and papers to a world-wide audience.

The Convention Schedule-at-a-Glance, full Tech Program listings and registration options are available at AESShow.com.

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The full nominations for the 94th Academy Awards have been announced including shortlists for the awards for music and sound. The awards show will take place in Los Angeles on March 27th at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The full list of nominations in the Best Sound, Best Original Song  and Best Score categories are below:

BEST SOUND

BELFAST
Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri

DUNE
Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett

NO TIME TO DIE
Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor

THE POWER OF THE DOG
Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb

WEST SIDE STORY
Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy

MUSIC – BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Be Alive” from KING RICHARD
Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

“Dos Oruguitas” from ENCANTO
Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Down To Joy” from BELFAST
Music and Lyric by Van Morrison

“No Time To Die” from NO TIME TO DIE
Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell

“Somehow You Do” from FOUR GOOD DAYS
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

MUSIC – BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

DON’T LOOK UP
Nicholas Britell

DUNE
Hans Zimmer

ENCANTO
Germaine Franco

PARALLEL MOTHERS
Alberto Iglesias

THE POWER OF THE DOG
Jonny Greenwood

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ISE 2022 Show has been moved till May 2022 and will now happen in Barcelona from 10 – 13 May. The full statement is below.

Barcelona, 11 January 2022: After consultation with the ISE exhibitor and visitor community and in the light of the increasing impact of the Omicron variant in Spain, Integrated Systems Events announces that ISE 2022, scheduled for 1-4 February, has been postponed and will now take place on 10-13 May 2022 at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía.

Mike Blackman, Managing Director of Integrated Systems Events, said today: “We’ve been closely monitoring the conditions in Europe and have been working hard on your behalf to balance health and safety concerns with the need for commerce and in-person interaction.  It’s been a challenging time for so many over the past two years, and whilst we cannot wait to meet up with everyone at ISE 2022, listening to our exhibitors, owners and stakeholders, we have agreed the best course of action is to postpone the show edition for three months.

“By moving the event to the spring, it provides time for our community to rebalance and for confidence in international travel and meetings to resume. We will be working closely with all our exhibitors and stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition to the new dates. We look forward to hosting the global AV community at ISE 2022 in May in our new home in Barcelona.”

David Labuskes, AVIXA CEO, commented: “While balancing the commitment to both commerce and gathering has been difficult in these uncertain times, we believe the postponement of the ISE show until May does just that.  Our community hungers for the opportunity to reconvene in 2022. This schedule makes that all the more possible for all of us.  Beginning with ISE, we are looking forward to the summer of AV where we will have the opportunity to come together at InfoComm in June and InfoComm Beijing in July – it could not be a better way to gather and reinforce the opportunities and success for our industry.”

Daryl Friedman, CEDIA CEO, added: “We want to ensure ISE 2022 will be a great success for visitors and exhibitors alike as it has been for nearly two decades, and that starts with bringing together as much of our community as possible. We know the entire home technology industry is enthusiastic about coming together in-person, and we are confident this move to May will ensure the most vibrant return for all participants. We cannot wait to connect with all of you in Barcelona this spring.”

We look forward to making this event a success and would like to thank our stakeholders – exhibitors, sponsors, visitors, media partners, contractors, and the team at Fira Barcelona – for continuing to support us through this difficult and ever-changing situation.”

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Soul Asylum Studios Acoustics & Design Firm, part of the Atlanta-based Soul Asylum Studios Group, has given a preview of its setup for Summer NAMM 2021.

Rafael Capone, Owner of Soul Asylum Studios Group, previewed the mock set-up on LinkedIn ahead of the show.

In the post, Capone said: “I’m gonna show the world what a self-financed recording engineer who also owns a top recording studio brand can do – research and independently develop world class high quality active reference monitors #ForThoseWhoWantToHearMore & feel it.”

The post shows images of the company’s products, including its distinctive SA25M studio monitor, created by Capone.

Celebrated as a 100% Black-owned design and manufacturing studio monitors company, the brand received excellent feedback on its SA25M.

Speaking at the time of the SA25M’s launch last year, Capone said: “Being an engineer myself, I experienced the need for a higher quality sound at a faster and more efficient rate. I soon realized after searching internationally, what I was looking for didn’t exist. At that point, my desire and need for a superior class of monitors was just a thought. Therefore, if I wanted this creation, I needed to build it myself, so I started my research.”

Capone says that he will be showcasing a line of seven products at Summer NAMM, including premium cables.

Soul Asylum Studios Acoustics & Design Firm can be found at booth #112 at Summer NAMM.

This year’s Summer NAMM sees a return to a live show after last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic and 2021’s Winter NAMM became the virtual ‘Believe in Music’ week. NAMM suggested that 93,000 virtual visitors attended the previous show.

NAMM has worked closely with the City of Nashville and local authorities to devise a plan that will enable the this summer’s show to go ahead.

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Studio monitor specialist Augspurger has introduced a new 2-way near-field monitoring setup, which will make its debut at Summer NAMM 2021.

The MX-65 MinimaX is the first product in the brand’s new MX-series which boasts many of the same high-end features as its SOLO and DUO series and aims to put the company’s audio and immersive capabilities in a more compact and portable package.

Designed to enhance the immersive features of Dolby Atmos, the MX-65 delivers 70 x 110 degree dispersion for controlled, highly accurate directivity of the sound.

The MinimaX is built in mirror-image pairs for flexible placement. They can be positioned either horizontally or vertically thanks to the rotatable solid maple horn which operates across more than four octaves, making the product ideal for classic audio recording and post-production rooms.

The MX-65 has been designed to deliver a main monitor experience in a near-field position. What’s more, it’s expandable to a full-range 3-way system with the addition of Augspurger subwoofers. For larger playback spaces where sound needs to travel further,  it can be complemented with the company’s SOLO range.

Like the rest of the Augspurger line, the new MX-65 packs a 99.97% pure beryllium diaphragm.

The MX-series MinimaX will make its debut at Summer NAMM on the Augspurger booth (#212).

The Augspurger MX-65 is set to land in Q4 2021 with a price tag of $10,995.00 per pair, including Augspurger SXE Series amplification, exclusively from Pro Audio Design Inc (US only). Pre-orders are open now at Augspurger.com.

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This year’s Summer NAMM sees a return to a live show after last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic and 2021’s Winter NAMM became the virtual ‘Believe in Music’ week. NAMM suggested that 93,000 virtual visitors attended the previous show.

NAMM has worked closely with the City of Nashville and local authorities to devise a plan that will enable the this summer’s show to go ahead.

Here’s what to expect at Summer NAMM 2021…

Summer NAMM 2021: Keynote speakers

NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond will host a kickoff session to explore the state of the industry after a challenging year and a half.

Also among the event’s sessions at Summer NAMM 2021 is Public Enemy’s Brian Hardgroove speaking on cross-cultural issues in the music industry. Another highlight is The Record Shop studio owner Sean Giovanni talking about how studios can thrive through disruption.

Nashville pro audio icon and BlackBird Studio founder John McBride will be interviewed on post-Covid protocols for live sound while music tech expert Craig Anderton will speak on the five technologies that are set to revolutionise the music industry. 

Also on the lineup is a panel discussion on the future of livestreaming featuring StageIt CEO Stephen White and Fireplay CEO Nick Whitehouse. 

The NAMM Young Professionals (YP) keynote will feature a discussion with Sabian President Andy Zildjian, who will speak on leadership, career development and the role of mentorship in the music industry.

Summer NAMM 2021: Performances

Performances announced so far include live appearances from guitarists David Wolak, Ray Cummings, Zach Seabaugh and Nashville duo Southerland at the Fred Kelly Picks booth (#1603).

The Magslide booth (#1622) will feature demos from Jimmy Dormire, Richie Scholl, and Patrick Sweany along with slide guitar wizard Boscoe France, and ‘the Blues Doctor’ Stacy Mitchhart.

Summer NAMM 2021: Gear

IK Multimedia is teasing a launch for 15 July with the tagline “The finest tones ever finally break free”. Some have speculated that the announcement could see the brand’s AmpliTube guitar processor plugin integrated into a physical amp.

Studio monitor specialist Augspurger has already revealed its new 2-way near-field monitoring setup – the MX-65 MinimaX – which will make its debut at Summer NAMM 2021 on the Augspurger booth (#212).

Soul Asylum Studios Acoustics & Design Firm, part of the Atlanta-based Soul Asylum Studios Group, will showcase seven products, including its distinctive SA25M studio monitor on booth #112.

Other brands attending the show include everyone from Gibson, Gretsch and D’Addario to Augspurger Monitors and Alclair Audio.

Head over to the Summer NAMM website to view the full events schedule and exhibitor list. 

NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond recently confirmed that planning is already underway for Winter NAMM in January 2022.

A roaring success or a muted affair? Pro audio biz gives its verdict on NAMM 2021

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The winner of the 2021 Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year will be voted for by members of The Ivors Academy.

This is the first time in over 20 years that Academy members have been able to vote and decide who wins an Ivor.

The Songwriter of the Year award recognises a songwriter or songwriting team for their outstanding body of successful songs commercially released in the previous year.

The nominees for the award will be revealed on 10 August. The Winners will then be announced at the ‘The Ivors with Apple Music’ ceremony at Grosvenor House in London on 21 September.

The award was first presented in 1970 with previous winners including Ed Sheeran, Adele, and Damon Albarn.

“An Ivor Novello is the only music award bestowed by creators to honour the creative achievement of our craft,” said Chair of The Ivors Academy, Crispin Hunt. “The Songwriter of the Year Award marks the pinnacle of that craft and a highlight of every Songwriter’s career. Now that this award will be chosen by our Academy members makes it even more unique and special than ever.”

The nominee for The Ivors’ Rising Star Award will be announced on 27 July.

Only those with Academy-tier membership, reserved for established professional songwriters and composers, will be able to vote. 

To qualify to vote, members must be registered by 31 July.

The Ivors Academy recently expanded the eligibility for entries for The Ivors Composer Awards 2021 to reflect the impact of the pandemic on live performances. 

In addition to live concerts and broadcast performances, music that was played through a live-streamed concert is also be eligible for this year’s awards. 

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The Tileyard Connected series of online events is set to return in July, with an online discussion named ‘Let’s Talk About Sync’. 

The webinar will bring together some of the biggest tastemakers in sync who will be discussing their work curating music and soundscapes for visual content, and taking a deep dive into the competitive world of music libraries, publishing and intricate audio productions.

Tileyard Connected is a platform for leaders within the creative industries to share topical discussions based on their contribution and experience across a wide range of curated themes.

The event series is divided into four core strands: gamechangers, tastemakers, thought leaders and hitmakers. Upcoming themes are set to include new marketing trends, creation and innovation, and the art of artist branding.

Special guests for the latest event will include Sentric Music’s Global Director Of Music Services Simon Pursehouse, SyncVault’s Director Of Business Development Kali Bradford, SoundLounge Head Of Procurement Thomas Johashen-Wright, Felt Music’s Head of Broadcast & Special Projects Liz Williams.

The ‘Let’s Talk About Sync’ webinar will take place at 5pm BST/6pm CEST/12pm EDT on Wednesday 14 July on Zoom and tickets are free.

Tileyard is the largest community of independent artists and creative businesses in the world comprising a long list of companies and individuals that includes Apple Radio, Noel Gallagher, Spitfire Audio and Liam Howlett.

The original Tileyard campus is based in London’s King’s Cross while a new development is coming soon to Wakefield in West Yorkshire. 

The Tileyard group also includes management, publishing, and record company Tileyard Music, along with postgraduate and professional education centre Tileyard Education. 

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The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is returning to in-person events with the news that registration is now open for the AES Show Las Vegas 2021 in October. 

Part of the AES Audio Engineering Month events series, the AES Show Las Vegas 2021 runs 11-13 October and will be collocated with the NAB Show at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.

The AES Show Fall 2021 International Convention will be streamcast to a worldwide audience on 20 – 23 October. The call for submissions remains open with the deadline for papers coming up on 25 June. The deadline for workshops and tutorials is 1 July, while the E-brief proposal deadline is on 30 July. 

“The Audio Engineering Society is no stranger to innovation, and this October we’re doing something new once again – the first ever hybrid Audio Engineering Month!” said AES President Jonathan Wyner. “We’re getting back to hosting in-person presentations and technology demonstrations from some of the biggest names in the industry at our in-person convention in Las Vegas, and then we’re doubling the programming with a comprehensive Technical Program taking place online during AES Show Fall 2021 International Convention the following week. 

“Our dedicated event chairs and expert committees are working to meld our successful experiences from the past two years hosting online events with our rich history of in-person events. The result is more content, available in more ways than ever before for our attendees, alongside new ways to network. Join us and ‘Reconnect’ during this year’s Audio Engineering Month.”

To register, visit AESShow.com/Fall2021Home. Events can be registered for individually or as a package. There is also an ‘early bird’ discount on rates until 15 August 2021. Full Audio Engineering Month registration is now $315 for AES Members and $430 for non-members. The latter also includes one year of full AES Member benefits.

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Metropolis Studios’ Stuart Hawkes has been award Mastering Engineer of the Year in the Music Producers’ Guild Awards 2021. 

With no, in-person ceremony this year, the MPG Awards 2021 are being announced on Twitter.

With a 25-year career as a mastering engineer, Hawkes primarily uses analogue audio equipment and has worked with the likes of Amy Winehouse, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Jessie Ware. 

Hawkes’ work was highlighted at the BRIT Awards 2021 when J Hus picked up the Male Solo Artist award. His album, Big Conspiracy, was mastered by Hawkes.

He has also recently worked with Headie One, Disclosure, Clean Bandit and Laura Mvula.

‘I am thrilled to win the engineer of the year award and I’d like to thank the MPG for the honour,” said Hawkes. “I’d also like to thank all the artists, A&R teams, labels and managers I have worked with in this most difficult of years for all their support and brilliant music.’

Metropolis is also on the shortlist for Studio of the Year, alongside Liverpool’s Parr Street Studios and Rockfield in Monmouth, Wales. 

The winners of the MPG Awards 2021 are being announced gradually via Twitter, with two winners revealed per week since 14 June 2021. 

Winners announced so far include Shuta Shinoda as Breakthrough Engineer of the Year, and Hannah Peel, Michael Keeney and Kris Stronge for their work on the soundtrack for TV drama The Deceived with won Original UK Score Recording of the Year.

Prince’s former sound engineer Susan Rogers has also been revealed as the recipient of the the Outstanding Contribution To UK Music award.

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