Several instructors and staff members from the Conservatory took their act on the road when they attended the 119th Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York City. This year’s show at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan was packed with over 20,000 attendees looking over gear and services offered by 452 exhibitors. For the second year in a row, the Conservatory sponsored the Mix Foundation’s TEC Hall of Fame awards. Since 2004, the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has recognized innovations and products that have had an important impact on audio technology by inducting them into the TEC Hall of Fame. “It’s quite an honor to be the sole sponsor of such a prestigious event,” says Administrator Kirt Hamm. “We look forward to being a part of this event in the years to come.”
In addition to seeing the latest cutting edge audio gear at the show, they met with a number of VIPs and manufacturers. “We had the distinct honor of having dinner with Les Paul,” says Mike Jones, Director of Education at the Conservatory’s Tempe location. “It was great to be able talk to him at length about recording and his contributions to audio. He’s an amazing person and I’d probably not be doing what I do today without Les and his inventions.” Other booth visits included chats with Professional Audio Design, Telefunken and Rupert Neve, who will be a guest speaker at the Conservatory in December. Neve, making his third visit to the Conservatory, will lecture students on analog and digital audio, console design and other related topics. The Conservatory has an active guest lecture program that invites the best and brightest from the world of audio to speak to the students. Other guest speakers have included Eve Anna Manley (Manley Labs), Andrew Kautz (Toby Keith productions), mastering engineer John Vestman, Bob Heiber of Chace Audio, Randy Weitzel of Yamaha and Ed Simeone from TC Electronic.
Photo caption: l to r: Mike Jones, Rupert Neve and CRAS instructor Jeff Harris
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In addition to seeing the latest cutting edge audio gear at the show, they met with a number of VIPs and manufacturers. “We had the distinct honor of having dinner with Les Paul,” says Mike Jones, Director of Education at the Conservatory’s Tempe location. “It was great to be able talk to him at length about recording and his contributions to audio. He’s an amazing person and I’d probably not be doing what I do today without Les and his inventions.” Other booth visits included chats with Professional Audio Design, Telefunken and Rupert Neve, who will be a guest speaker at the Conservatory in December. Neve, making his third visit to the Conservatory, will lecture students on analog and digital audio, console design and other related topics. The Conservatory has an active guest lecture program that invites the best and brightest from the world of audio to speak to the students. Other guest speakers have included Eve Anna Manley (Manley Labs), Andrew Kautz (Toby Keith productions), mastering engineer John Vestman, Bob Heiber of Chace Audio, Randy Weitzel of Yamaha and Ed Simeone from TC Electronic.
Photo caption: l to r: Mike Jones, Rupert Neve and CRAS instructor Jeff Harris
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